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Play on Words
It's no fun to kiss a girl over the phone unless you happen to be in the same booth.
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He heard this at work
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Keyword(s): Booth ; Boy ; DATING ; Girl ; KISS ; Phone
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Retort
Telephone Joke:
Question: "Are you the lady that washes?
Answer: "No."
Response: "Gee, you must be dirty!"
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Learned this during school days. We'd call any number in the telephone book and ask the question. When the party answered "no," we gave the punchline.
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Keyword(s): Call ; COMEBACK ; HUMOR ; INSULT ; Prank ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; TELEPHONE ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
riddle
Question: What's black and white and red all over?
Answer: A newspaper.
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Keyword(s): Black ; COLOR ; Homophone ; Language ; NEWSPAPER ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; Read ; Red ; RIDDLE ; White ; WORDPLAY
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Saying
Telephone Answer:
"Riedy's Morgue, you kill 'em, we chill 'em!"
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Answer ; Chill ; GREETING ; Kill ; Morgue ; RHYME ; Saying ; TELEPHONE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Saying
Telephone Answer:
"Riedy's Morgue, You stab 'em, we slab 'em!"
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Answer ; Morgue ; Morgue ; Saying ; Slab ; Stab ; TELEPHONE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Verse
Telephone Answer:
"Ring...."
"City Morgue, you stab 'em, we slab 'em." (sic)
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
Keyword(s): Answer ; JOKE ; Language ; Morgue ; RHYME ; Slab ; Stab ; TELEPHONE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Verse
Salutations:
Say when you answer the telephone:
"City Morgue...you stab 'em, we slab 'em."
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): GAME ; GREETING ; Language ; Morgue ; RHYME ; Salutation ; Slab ; Stab ; TELEPHONE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |