Sunday, 5 March 2023

I WENT INTO HOSPITAL FOR MINOR SURGERY # 16

 

I went into hospital for minor surgery

The staff did not fill me with a sense of security

As I was going under I heard the surgeon say

“Hand me that...uh...that uh... doohicky”

MY FATHER TRADES ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE

 

My father trades on the stock exchange

He really enjoys the thrill

Last week he traded boxes of Oxo cubes

For multiple jars of Bovril

YOU’VE BURNED THE DINNER AGAIN

 

“You’ve burned the dinner again” he said

To the plate with the burnt offering on

“It’s not burned, its caramelized” she retorted

“Well, you’ve caramelized it to carbon”

CROSSWORD CONUNDRUM

 

“Seven down, “Fizzy Drink” eight letters”

I said to my fellow traveller’s arrayed

They looked at me blankly, then one said

“If it was seven up, it would be lemonade”

AN ACCIDENT IN THE KITCHEN

 

An accident in the kitchen

When the condiments ignited

Blew mixed herbs in my eyes

And left me Parsley-sighted

WHEN ASKED WHAT HE DID FOR A LIVING # 1

 

When asked what he did for a living

He replied furtively “I’m a spy”

When told he was dressed as a farmer

He added “I’m a shepherd Spy”

I THOUGHT HE WAS SHOT IN THE FOREST

 

I thought he was shot in the forest

But I was wrong, and the reason

Was a simple misunderstanding

He was shot in the Lumbar region