Christmas joke

[Captain Scarlet]

One Christmas Eve, a frenzied young man ran into a pet shop looking for an unusual Christmas gift for his wife. The shop owner suggested a parrot, named Chet, which could sing famous Christmas carols. This seemed like the perfect gift.

"How do I get him to sing?" The young man asked, excitedly.

"Simply hold a lighted match directly under his feet." was the shop owner's reply.

The shop owner held a lighted match under the parrot's left foot. Chet began to sing: "Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells! ..." The shop owner then held another match under the parrot's right foot. Then Chet's tune changed, and the air was filled with: " Silent Night, Holy Night..."

The young man was so impressed that he paid the shop-keeper and ran home as quickly as he could with Chet under his arm. When the wife saw her gift she was overwhelmed.

"How beautiful!" She exclaimed, "Can he talk?"

"No," the young man replied, "But he can sing. Let me show you."

So the young man whipped out his lighter and placed it under Chet's left foot, as the shop-keeper had shown him, and Chet crooned: "Jingle Bells! Jingle bells!..." The man then moved the lighter to Chet's right foot, and out came: "Silent Night, Holy night..."

The wife, her face filled with curiosity, then asked, "What if we hold the lighter between his legs?"

The man did not know. "Let's try it," he answered, eager to please his wife. So they held the lighter between Chet's legs. Chet twisted his face, cleared his throat, and the little parrot sang out loudly like it was the performance of his life:

"Chet's nuts roasting on an open fire...."

Scarlet>:D<

[HonaloochieB]

The answer is three wise men and a virgin.

The question?

[Loz]

What's hard to find on the East Dulwich Forum?

[jumpinjackflash]

Who are Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, Aristotle and the Pope?

[felt-tip]

a snowman turns to another snowman: can you smell carrots?

[Loz]

HonaloochieB Wrote:

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> The answer is three wise men and a virgin.

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> The question?

What would be the worst boy-band of all time?

What is the least accurate way of describing the Strictly Come Dancing judges panel?

[Narnia]

Loz Wrote:

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> What's hard to find on the East Dulwich Forum?

The joke thread, thereby requiring a new thread for every new joke it seems.

[Loz]

Narnia Wrote:

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> Loz Wrote:

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> > What's hard to find on the East Dulwich Forum?

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> The joke thread, thereby requiring a new thread

> for every new joke it seems.

No, no, you misunderstand (though you are correct). It was supposed to be an answer to HonaloochieB "The answer is three wise men and a virgin."

[KidKruger]

"Who are Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, Aristotle and the Pope?"

The Three Wise Men ?

[Jeremy]

Feeling a bit slow today, KidKruger?

[KidKruger]

What !

I thought, that was an astute, funny and relevant answer !!

Clearly, the Pope is excluded from the answer - you do get that don't you ??

maybe I'm slow, but racing past YOU eh, Jessers ?!

[Loz]

I must admit, I'm with Jezza here.

[KidKruger]

OK, OK.

I did skip the other posts in my eagerness to post my answer.

I get it now and will do the walk o' shame...... (really slowly)