Comments on: are jokes funny if they need explaining? http://www.chuckler.org/blog/2008/06/24/are-jokes-funny-if-they-need-explaining/ the ramblings of a time-wasting buffoon Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:09:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Papasmurf http://www.chuckler.org/blog/2008/06/24/are-jokes-funny-if-they-need-explaining/#comment-1317 Papasmurf Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:37:55 +0000 http://www.chuckler.org/blog/?p=1234#comment-1317 I laughed too..... but for a different reason. I remember what it was like working "on the other side". I also remember when we tried to enrol a boy from overseas (Country shall remain nameless) which caused a computer problem. His name was Christian. So what you ask? It turns out that he only had one name, but the computer wouldn't allow a single name entry. ie. without a family name! So we tried 'Christian Christian'......... We thought that was a great solution! Unfotunately the student didn't, and cracked right up, throwing the proverbial wobbly right in the waiting area insisting that he had only a single name....and get used to it! I forget how we overcame the problem............. Having a poor memory does have it's blessings after all! I laughed too….. but for a different reason. I remember what it was like working “on the other side”.

I also remember when we tried to enrol a boy from overseas (Country shall remain nameless) which caused a computer problem. His name was Christian. So what you ask?

It turns out that he only had one name, but the computer wouldn’t allow a single name entry. ie. without a family name! So we tried ‘Christian Christian’……… We thought that was a great solution!

Unfotunately the student didn’t, and cracked right up, throwing the proverbial wobbly right in the waiting area insisting that he had only a single name….and get used to it!

I forget how we overcame the problem………….

Having a poor memory does have it’s blessings after all!

]]> By: Chuckler http://www.chuckler.org/blog/2008/06/24/are-jokes-funny-if-they-need-explaining/#comment-1316 Chuckler Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:36:21 +0000 http://www.chuckler.org/blog/?p=1234#comment-1316 Oh yeah? Well John emailed me privately to assert: "Incidently, his sister Suzie'); DROP DATABASE INCLUDING BACKUPS NOPROMPT; COMMIT; was expelled." so imagine how little you could be friends with HIM! Oh yeah? Well John emailed me privately to assert:
“Incidently, his sister Suzie’); DROP DATABASE INCLUDING BACKUPS
NOPROMPT; COMMIT;
was expelled.”
so imagine how little you could be friends with HIM!

]]> By: Lara http://www.chuckler.org/blog/2008/06/24/are-jokes-funny-if-they-need-explaining/#comment-1315 Lara Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:33:01 +0000 http://www.chuckler.org/blog/?p=1234#comment-1315 I'm sorry, I don't think we can be friends anymore :p I’m sorry, I don’t think we can be friends anymore :p

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