Now that made me laugh, Parson. I wish world leaders would get the point. Set aside all this wrangling and chest beating.
ParsonWayne
Dec 8, 2017
But I enjoy playing chess.
pixipixil
Dec 8, 2017
I guess you like to check up on folks.
ParsonWayne
Dec 9, 2017
Especially on my mate.
pixipixil
Dec 9, 2017
Think about where that line of punishment might lead! I was going to do a comeback but decided to let you have the last pun.
ParsonWayne
Dec 9, 2017
If she were from Czechoslovakia, I could say, "Czech, mate."
pixipixil
Dec 9, 2017
You'd have it hard finding anyone from there any more. Czech is now free of Slovakia. But I suppose mates don't always tell the whole story--only the good half. Does that mean she's been playing you all along?
ParsonWayne
Dec 17, 2017
She did once a-pawn a time.
pixipixil
Dec 18, 2017
Sounds like you've been rooked.
ParsonWayne
Dec 19, 2017
And we have our own castle.
pixipixil
Dec 19, 2017
Even with her checkered past? You must never be board.
ParsonWayne
Dec 20, 2017
Oh no, Never board. We give each other space - especially when one of us is jumpy or needs to move around.
That reminds me of the story of an Anglican Bishop who walked straight into a tavern and was immediately thrown out because bishops can only move diagonally.
pixipixil
Dec 20, 2017
And that reminds me of the knight who was thrown out of chapel for horsing around.
ParsonWayne
Dec 21, 2017
Neigh! Say it isn't so.
Johann Strauss was an avid mountain climber who once waltzed himself into deep trouble. He lost his footing and found himself hanging by his fingertips over a bottomless gorge.
Another climber heroically came to his rescue and just managed to grab Johann by a strap of his backpack to save the Maestro's life.
Since then, the act of trying to get out of a seemingly hopeless situation has come to be known as grasping at Strauss.
What do you call Santa Clause after he's fallen into a fireplace?
Krisp Kringle
Who sings "Love Me Tender" and makes Christmas toys?
Santa's little Elvis
Which of Santa's reindeers needs to mind his manners the most?
"Rude Olph"
What did the Gingerbread Man put on his bed?
A cookie sheet
pixipixil
Dec 21, 2017
All terrific but my fav is the cookie sheet.
Who makes the toys in Africa? The elf-ants.
Seeing Santa take off always sleighs me.
Folks use their mantels when stocking up on gifts.
ParsonWayne
Dec 23, 2017
I put some turnips, his least-favorite vegetable, on my eleven-year-old son's dinner plate and instructed him to eat everything. He cleaned his plate, except for the turnip.
I pointed out to him that if he'd eaten it earlier, he wouldn't have been left with its taste in his mouth at the end of the meal.
Thoughtfully, he replied, "I guess I was just trying to delay the inedible."
pixipixil
Dec 23, 2017
Many folks turnip their noses at that veg.
ParsonWayne
Dec 23, 2017
A few more puns:
Have you heard about the Chinese restaurant that stays open twenty-four hours a day? It's called Wok Around the Clock.
What do you call a secondhand clothing store in India? Whose Sari Now.
Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.
Two blondes walk into a tanning salon. The receptionist asks, "Are you two sisters? "
"Heck, no, we aren't even Catholic!
Mischievous lambs post their videos on EweTube.
Back in the days when the guillotine was first used, people wondered, "Is this what we may beheaded for in the future? "
pixipixil
Dec 24, 2017
Love the one about the sisters. I have to pass that one to my husband. He loves jokes although puns aren't his favorite kind but I think he'll like this one.
If you tell them often enough you become a re-pun-zealot.
Purple is thought of as a royal colour so I believe it belongs on a Christmas tree. Loved the puzzle. One of my favourite colours, the other being shades of blue. And of course, it's shades of purple. Take care, everyone.
lilbc77
Dec 3, 2017
Yes I read a book once that described in detail which colors were to be worn by royalty and which colors were "allowed" for peasants....believe it or not it was a crime to wear purple if you werent' royalty.
pixipixil
Dec 7, 2017
Purple is the liturgical color for Advent--the season in preparation for Christmas in the Catholic Church.
Just beautiful...absolutely love the colors. Might just pull out my Christmas tree from under the garage steps and put the darn thing up this year. Hoorah.
"And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth, " I said;
"For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men! "
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth he sleep!
The Wrong shall fail,
the Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men! "
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
That Carol was always a favorite of mine and the story behind it truly deep. Too all who have lost a loved one this year it is really a hard time but don't stay alone mix and mingle.
aussiesapphire
Dec 3, 2017
Rose - and to you as well. I lost a dear friend, Anne, a couple of weeks ago and her daughter contacted me to let me know and her name is Rose :) Hugs.
aussiesapphire
Dec 3, 2017
Lovely thoughts Canyonman - My sister has a son and daughter and five granddaughters and last year she went to their place for Christmas lunch. Her daughter-in-law has a large and noisy family lol. This year we are having a nice quiet lunch alone. Cold meat and pavlova - and she makes a great one!!!. Hugs.
That reminds me of the story of an Anglican Bishop who walked straight into a tavern and was immediately thrown out because bishops can only move diagonally.
Johann Strauss was an avid mountain climber who once waltzed himself into deep trouble. He lost his footing and found himself hanging by his fingertips over a bottomless gorge.
Another climber heroically came to his rescue and just managed to grab Johann by a strap of his backpack to save the Maestro's life.
Since then, the act of trying to get out of a seemingly hopeless situation has come to be known as grasping at Strauss.
What do you call Santa Clause after he's fallen into a fireplace?
Krisp Kringle
Who sings "Love Me Tender" and makes Christmas toys?
Santa's little Elvis
Which of Santa's reindeers needs to mind his manners the most?
"Rude Olph"
What did the Gingerbread Man put on his bed?
A cookie sheet
Who makes the toys in Africa? The elf-ants.
Seeing Santa take off always sleighs me.
Folks use their mantels when stocking up on gifts.
I pointed out to him that if he'd eaten it earlier, he wouldn't have been left with its taste in his mouth at the end of the meal.
Thoughtfully, he replied, "I guess I was just trying to delay the inedible."
Have you heard about the Chinese restaurant that stays open twenty-four hours a day? It's called Wok Around the Clock.
What do you call a secondhand clothing store in India? Whose Sari Now.
Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.
Two blondes walk into a tanning salon. The receptionist asks, "Are you two sisters? "
"Heck, no, we aren't even Catholic!
Mischievous lambs post their videos on EweTube.
Back in the days when the guillotine was first used, people wondered, "Is this what we may beheaded for in the future? "
If you tell them often enough you become a re-pun-zealot.
"And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth, " I said;
"For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men! "
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth he sleep!
The Wrong shall fail,
the Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men! "
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Take care and God bless. Hugs.