Just curious if anyone else out here is a fan of the shaggy dog stories. Long and drawn out jokes, with a pun as the punch line always amused my father, and by extension myself. One of my favorites, (my father could stretch this out over at least half an hour), follows here:
Sam the clam and Fred the fish were best friends for the longest time, and played in a band together. Sam played the harp, and Fred played the drums in the band, and they always had a blast playing the old classics wherever they went. Music was the only thing that either of them every truly loved. Sam was always somewhat of a womanizer, and a bad person in general. Conversely, Fred the fish was always a stand up guy with good morals, and treated everybody well. One day the two were playing a show in the band, and the venue burnt to the ground, tragically killing them both. Because of the way they had lived, Sam the clam went straight to hell, while Fred the Fish went directly through the pearly gates. After a few weeks in heaven, St. Peter noticed that Fred the fish didn't seem all that happy, and decided to ask him about it. Fred the fish said that he loved heaven, and that everything was great, but that he really misses his best friend, Sam the clam. After a few hours of talking, St. Peter decided to grant Fred the fish access to go to hell for one evening to visit his friend one last time. St. Peter told him "Go and Sam one last time, but after this evening you'll never see him again... be sure to be home by midnight, or you won't be allowed back into heaven". So Fred thanks St. Peter, and ventures down to hell, where Sam has begun a business as a nightclub manager. They play one last show together, and everything is perfect. They have such a good time playing together that Fred the fish looses track of time. At 5 till midnight, Fred realizes that he has to go, wishes Sam the Clam a final farewell, and rushes back to heaven. He returns just as the gates are slamming shut, and thanks St. Peter for his chance to see his best friends one last time. All of a sudden Fred the fish has a panic attack, and pleads St. Peter to let him go back for just a second. St. Peter responds, "I told you, you had only until midnight... there is no way that you can go back. What could possibly be so important?".
Fred the fish replied; " I left my harp..... In..Sam Clam's disco........."
So what are some of your favorites. I'm sure that some of you gents have one to beat that... let's hear them.
Sam the clam and Fred the fish were best friends for the longest time, and played in a band together. Sam played the harp, and Fred played the drums in the band, and they always had a blast playing the old classics wherever they went. Music was the only thing that either of them every truly loved. Sam was always somewhat of a womanizer, and a bad person in general. Conversely, Fred the fish was always a stand up guy with good morals, and treated everybody well. One day the two were playing a show in the band, and the venue burnt to the ground, tragically killing them both. Because of the way they had lived, Sam the clam went straight to hell, while Fred the Fish went directly through the pearly gates. After a few weeks in heaven, St. Peter noticed that Fred the fish didn't seem all that happy, and decided to ask him about it. Fred the fish said that he loved heaven, and that everything was great, but that he really misses his best friend, Sam the clam. After a few hours of talking, St. Peter decided to grant Fred the fish access to go to hell for one evening to visit his friend one last time. St. Peter told him "Go and Sam one last time, but after this evening you'll never see him again... be sure to be home by midnight, or you won't be allowed back into heaven". So Fred thanks St. Peter, and ventures down to hell, where Sam has begun a business as a nightclub manager. They play one last show together, and everything is perfect. They have such a good time playing together that Fred the fish looses track of time. At 5 till midnight, Fred realizes that he has to go, wishes Sam the Clam a final farewell, and rushes back to heaven. He returns just as the gates are slamming shut, and thanks St. Peter for his chance to see his best friends one last time. All of a sudden Fred the fish has a panic attack, and pleads St. Peter to let him go back for just a second. St. Peter responds, "I told you, you had only until midnight... there is no way that you can go back. What could possibly be so important?".
Fred the fish replied; " I left my harp..... In..Sam Clam's disco........."
So what are some of your favorites. I'm sure that some of you gents have one to beat that... let's hear them.