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Text 4 What’s the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers? Mechanical engineers build weapons. Civil engineers build targets. Context: From David Shay’s “Workjoke.com”. URL: http://www.workjoke.com/
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Text 5 A mathematician, a physicist, and an engineer were all given a red rubber ball and told to find the volume. The mathematician carefully measured the diameter and evaluated a triple integral. The physicist filled a beaker with water, Continue Reading …
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Text 6 *This one is really funny. About computers’ support staff: Caller: Hello, is this the Help Line? HelpLine: Yes, it is. How may I help you? Caller: The cup holder on my PC is broken and I am within Continue Reading …
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You enter the laboratory and see an experiment. How will you know which class it is? If it’s green and wiggles, it’s biology. If it stinks, it’s chemistry. If it doesn’t work, it’s physics. Context: David Shay collected jokes circulating Continue Reading …
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Text 3 A chemist walks into a pharmacy and asks the pharmacist, “Do you have any acetylsalicylic acid?” “You mean aspirin?” asked the pharmacist. “That’s it, I can never remember that word.” Context: From David Shay’s “Workjoke.com”. URL: http://www.workjoke.com/
Theta Mom’s Night
Greek Families: Text 1 Contributor: Megan Colleen Hillier Informant: Melissa Hudson Title: Theta Mom’s Night Semester/Year: Fall 2005 “I do believe we went on a scavenger hunt ‘cause it wasn’t like, oh let’s all sit down in the rec. room Continue Reading …
The Showalter Fountain 3
Conversation 3: Another story about the Showalter Fountain is told in this way. This setting also takes place at my job on the same day (Wednesday the 28th) at around 5:30 when I asked had anybody heard the story of Continue Reading …
The Shower Gag
Text 2 Contributor: Reggie Watson Informant: Steve Head Title: The Shower Gag Semester/year: Fall, 2005 Instructor: John McDowell This next practical joke was told by my roommate Steve Head. He told it more like a story so I wasn’t able Continue Reading …
The Showalter Fountain 2
Conversation 2: “The Showalter Fountain” Tracy: “I need to find some legends about this campus.” Tanya: “Tell about the legend of the mermaid in the fountain. You’ve heard the story right?” Tracy: Um, refresh my memory.” Tanya: “My friend told Continue Reading …
The homecoming canon
Today, people in my classes were talking about a ghost that haunts the Career Development Center. They were saying that if you basement late night you can hear him moving around upstairs. Another student then said there is a ghost Continue Reading …