A bit of humour

[codash1099]

 

[JessicaTam]

All very amusing, and fits the stereotype, but… if you flipped the clock to have the six in the correct position, then it would be upside down, and look like IA (without the crossbar in the A). So it appears as if it’s staged or photoshopped satire (or maybe it’s been produced by AI… coincidence or not???)

Definitely funny that it is upside down. Roman numeral clocks have the 'bottom' of each number towards the middle of the clock. So the clock is correct, just upside down.

 

[There'sOnlyOneJimmy]

Just by coincidence, today in the only bar in a very small village in rural Spain, I saw this clock… (also running backwards)

 

[Hvr]

 

[Port Power]

Courtesy of @ellen10 as shown in “The view from my office” thread, this old clock shows how Roman numerals are actually printed on clock faces. Yes, IA instead of VI as all numbers are viewed from the centre as @JessicaTam stated.



Take that, “influencer”!

 

[Buzzard]

Just by coincidence, today in the only bar in a very small village in rural Spain, I saw this clock… (also running backwards)

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I used to own a clock like that.
Shame I sold it.

 

[AIRwin]

I used to own a clock like that.
Shame I sold it.

Its time was up?

 

[prozac]

 

[SYD]

 

[anat0l]

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Ironic when you then read that Reshevsky went on to become one of the strongest US (and even world) chess players in history; nearly rivalling the level of World Chess Champion. Nothing like fellow countryman Bobby Fischer, but still of notable repute.

 

[codash1099]

 

[prozac]

Similar to a joke Kinky Freedman tells, but I can't print his joke.
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The king wanted to go fishing, and he asked the royal weather forecaster the forecast for the next few hours. The palace meteorologist assured him that there was no chance of rain.
So the king and the queen went fishing. On the way he met a man with a fishing pole riding on a donkey, and he asked the man if the fish were biting.
The fisherman said, "Your Majesty, you should return to the palace! In just a short time I expect a huge rainstorm."
The king replied: "I hold the palace meteorologist in high regard. He is an educated and experienced professional. Besides, I pay him very high wages. He gave me a very different forecast. I trust him."
So the king continued on his way. However, in a short time a torrential rain fell from the sky The King and Queen were totally soaked.
Furious, the king returned to the palace and gave the order to fire the meteorologist. Then he summoned the fisherman and offered him the prestigious position of royal forecaster.
The fisherman said, "Your Majesty, I do not know anything about forecasting. I obtain my information from my donkey. If I see my donkey's ears drooping, it means with certainty that it will rain."
So the king hired the donkey.
And thus began the practice of hiring dumb cough to work in influential positions of government.

The practice is unbroken to this date.

 

[Blackadder]

 

[VPS]

Similar to a joke Kinky Freedman tells, but I can't print his joke.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The king wanted to go fishing, and he asked the royal weather forecaster the forecast for the next few hours. The palace meteorologist assured him that there was no chance of rain.
So the king and the queen went fishing. On the way he met a man with a fishing pole riding on a donkey, and he asked the man if the fish were biting.
The fisherman said, "Your Majesty, you should return to the palace! In just a short time I expect a huge rainstorm."
The king replied: "I hold the palace meteorologist in high regard. He is an educated and experienced professional. Besides, I pay him very high wages. He gave me a very different forecast. I trust him."
So the king continued on his way. However, in a short time a torrential rain fell from the sky The King and Queen were totally soaked.
Furious, the king returned to the palace and gave the order to fire the meteorologist. Then he summoned the fisherman and offered him the prestigious position of royal forecaster.
The fisherman said, "Your Majesty, I do not know anything about forecasting. I obtain my information from my donkey. If I see my donkey's ears drooping, it means with certainty that it will rain."
So the king hired the donkey.
And thus began the practice of hiring dumb cough to work in influential positions of government.

The practice is unbroken to this date.

Boy I haven't thought about Kinky Freidman for ages - just checked and he is still alive

 

[Flashback]

Training complete.

 

[TheRealTMA]

 

[Blackadder]

 

[codash1099]

Too real to be funny.

https://fb.watch/rYxVPJOCof/

 

[anat0l]

An IRS inspector visits a hospital and is chatting to the CEO. Attempting to create an opportunity to trap the CEO and score some fines, he asks the CEO, "I notice you use a lot of bandages here. What do you do with the leftover roll of bandage at the end of the roll that's too short to use?"

The CEO replies, "Well, we don't waste anything in this hospital. We take all the leftover bandage and send it back to the bandage company. They send us a free roll of bandage every so often."

The inspector is a bit annoyed, but continues to try and trap the CEO. "I notice you use a lot of plaster here for casts. What happens with the leftover plaster that isn't useful any more?"

The CEO replies, "We don't waste anything! We send the leftover plaster to the plaster company. They send us a free shipment of plaster every so often."

The inspector is really annoyed now, but he thinks he has the question. "What do you do with all of the foreskins from circumcisions?"

The CEO replies, "Nothing goes to waste. We send the foreskins to the IRS. Every so often, they send us a complete...."

 

[anat0l]

Three ladies pass away and arrive at Heaven's gates. St Peter tells the three ladies that there's only one rule in Heaven: don't step on any of the ducks.

The gates open and the ladies see that there are ducks absolutely everywhere.

One woman is fairly clumsy and within minutes she steps on a duck. St Peter appears with a very ugly man and a pair of handcuffs. "For stepping on a duck," says St Peter to the woman, "your punishment is to be handcuffed to this man for eternity."

Another of the women attempts to be very careful, but a couple of hours later she accidentally steps on a duck. St Peter appears with an even uglier man and a pair of handcuffs. "For stepping on a duck, your punishment is to be handcuffed to this man for eternity."

The third woman notices all of this and becomes extremely paranoid and careful. She manages to go a year without stepping on a duck, when suddenly St Peter appears with a very handsome man and a pair of handcuffs. St Peter cuffs him to the woman and disappears. "What's going on?" the woman asks. "I don't know about you," replies the handsome man, "but I just stepped on a duck."