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From the Dept. of Unintentional Humor - Printable Version +- MacResource (https://forums.macresource.com) +-- Forum: My Category (https://forums.macresource.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=1) +--- Forum: Tips and Deals (https://forums.macresource.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=3) +--- Thread: From the Dept. of Unintentional Humor (/showthread.php?tid=54368) |
From the Dept. of Unintentional Humor - ka jowct - 05-05-2008 Spotted in an ad for a David Baldacci novel (in the subway): "When Baldacci is on fire, nobody can touch him." Well, duh. That's what fire extinguishers are for. Re: From the Dept. of Unintentional Humor - vision63 - 05-05-2008 I sniggled. Re: From the Dept. of Unintentional Humor - Jim Williams - 05-05-2008 That's a good one. One of my favorites came from a newspaper headline: "Sex Seminar Cancelled Due to Lack of Response". Re: From the Dept. of Unintentional Humor - simonm - 05-05-2008 This kind of stuff is referred to as "Coleman Balls" in the UK - name after a UK sports commentator famous for "unintentional humour". Do a google on the phrase and you'll find stuff like this: http://www.btinternet.com/~homepage/ballsa.htm One nice example from that page:" That's the fastest time ever run - but it's not as fast as the world record." Re: From the Dept. of Unintentional Humor - cbelt3 - 05-06-2008 in the US it's Yogi Berra-isms. Re: From the Dept. of Unintentional Humor - blooz - 05-06-2008 This thread is deja-vu all over again. Re: From the Dept. of Unintentional Humor - richorlin - 05-06-2008 This "Coleman Balls" has got to be the topper: The front wheel crosses the fininsh line, closely followed by the back wheel. Doh! |