FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[MiacMan]

Merry Christmas to all of you! Have a very blessed and joyous Christmas Season. Prayers to those fighting adversity beyond our control.

[AO]

David McCoy of WCCO thinks the Martin Luther knights are better than St. John's or St. Thomas (and maybe Alabama and Clemson).  http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/12/26/college-football-playoffs/?utm_campaign=true_anthem&utm_content=5a43856704d301236bfd215a&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=social

[OzJohnnie]

For the Royals lurking over the holidays:

A man walks into a bar, orders three pints of Guinness and sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn.  When he finishes them he comes back to the bar and orders three more.  The bartender approaches and tells him, "You know, a pint goes flat after I draw it and it would taste better if you bought one at a time."

The man replies, "Well, you see, I have two brothers. When we all left home we promised that we'd drink this way to remember the days we drank together.  So I drink one for each of my brothers and one for my self."  The bartender admits that this is a nice custom, and leaves it there.

The man becomes a regular in the bar and always drinks the same way: He orders three pints and drinks them in turn.  One day he comes in and orders two pints.  All the other regulars take notice and fall silent. When he comes back to the bar for the second round the bartender says, "I don't want to intrude on your grief, but I wanted to offer my condolences on your loss."

The man looks quite puzzled for a moment then a light dawns and he laughs.  "Oh, no, everybody's just fine," he explains, "It's just that I married a Bethel coed and I had to quit drinking.  But it hasn't affected my brothers though."

[edward de vere]

Ha!  Plus one for that!

(Though somehow I doubt this started out as a Bethel joke. . . .)

[Mr. Ypsi]

Ha!  Plus one for that!

(Though somehow I doubt this started out as a Bethel joke. . . .)

Adapted from a joke in Prairie Home Companion's Pretty Good Joke Book.  Whether or not it was original there, I have no idea.  In PHC's version, it is an Irish drinking joke.  The punchline is: Oh, my brothers are both fine, but I decided to quit drinking.

As long as we are stealing jokes:   God calls up the Pope:  I have good news and bad news.  I've decided from now on there should be only one church, one religion; avoid all the confusion.  Pope: That's wonderful!  What's the bad news?   God:  I'm calling you from Mecca.

[MUC57]

OzJohnnie

The way I heard it ended thus - my brothers are fine, I gave up beer for Lent. But it's a great joke with a variety of endings.
Have a Happy New Year and may your boomerang come back. (Pathetic attempt at down under humor)!

[MUC57]

OzJohnnie

Question for you. I know that while we are having winter, you are in summer. So, since we will be celebrating new year's, I guess you will be celebrating July 4th. Right? I know what you're thinking. Boy, is this guy dumb. It's OK, I know it's not a holiday down there so no big deal. Just another day!
I hope your didgeridoo does. (Again, pathetic)

[MUC57]

57Johnnie

A big Happy New Year to ya. I'm sure you and I have seen more of these than most of the people on these boards. Don't know if that's good or not. Of course it's good, means we're still around.
Best to St. John's in 2018. Would love to see them do well. Chat with you next year!

[badgerwarhawk]

57Johnnie

A big Happy New Year to ya. I'm sure you and I have seen more of these than most of the people on these boards. Don't know if that's good or not.Of course it's good, means we're still around.
Best to St. John's in 2018. Would love to see them do well. Chat with you next year!

Always best to be vertical and taking in air.

[HSCTiger74]

Ha!  Plus one for that!

(Though somehow I doubt this started out as a Bethel joke. . . .)

Adapted from a joke in Prairie Home Companion's Pretty Good Joke Book.  Whether or not it was original there, I have no idea.  In PHC's version, it is an Irish drinking joke.  The punchline is: Oh, my brothers are both fine, but I decided to quit drinking.

As long as we are stealing jokes:   God calls up the Pope:  I have good news and bad news.  I've decided from now on there should be only one church, one religion; avoid all the confusion.  Pope: That's wonderful!  What's the bad news?   God:  I'm calling you from Mecca.

The version I heard made it Salt Lake City, but I think yours is better.   

[sfury]

David McCoy of WCCO thinks the Martin Luther knights are better than St. John's or St. Thomas (and maybe Alabama and Clemson).  http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/12/26/college-football-playoffs/?utm_campaign=true_anthem&utm_content=5a43856704d301236bfd215a&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=social

I liked this segment because I'm a big fan of the My Team is Better than Your Team website -- and the transitive property in sports arguments -- but it is a bit weird Martin Luther got the attention for this, since you can do the same with literally every team in the country. Including Trinity Bible!

http://bit.ly/2Dr2Fe9

[57Johnnie]

57Johnnie

A big Happy New Year to ya. I'm sure you and I have seen more of these than most of the people on these boards. Don't know if that's good or not. Of course it's good, means we're still around.
Best to St. John's in 2018. Would love to see them do well. Chat with you next year!

Back at you
Remember, they keep coming around faster and faster 

[OzJohnnie]

OzJohnnie

Question for you. I know that while we are having winter, you are in summer. So, since we will be celebrating new year's, I guess you will be celebrating July 4th. Right? I know what you're thinking. Boy, is this guy dumb. It's OK, I know it's not a holiday down there so no big deal. Just another day!
I hope your didgeridoo does. (Again, pathetic)

The worst part is since it's summer here we don't celebrate Christmas on Dec 25th. We need to wait until it's winter in July.

[57Johnnie]

OzJohnnie

Question for you. I know that while we are having winter, you are in summer. So, since we will be celebrating new year's, I guess you will be celebrating July 4th. Right? I know what you're thinking. Boy, is this guy dumb. It's OK, I know it's not a holiday down there so no big deal. Just another day!
I hope your didgeridoo does. (Again, pathetic)

The worst part is since it's summer here we don't celebrate Christmas on Dec 25th. We need to wait until it's winter in July.

Do you celebrate with Vegemite, Marmite or Promite.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Ha!  Plus one for that!

(Though somehow I doubt this started out as a Bethel joke. . . .)

Adapted from a joke in Prairie Home Companion's Pretty Good Joke Book.  Whether or not it was original there, I have no idea.  In PHC's version, it is an Irish drinking joke.  The punchline is: Oh, my brothers are both fine, but I decided to quit drinking.

As long as we are stealing jokes:   God calls up the Pope:  I have good news and bad news.  I've decided from now on there should be only one church, one religion; avoid all the confusion.  Pope: That's wonderful!  What's the bad news?   God:  I'm calling you from Mecca.

The version I heard made it Salt Lake City, but I think yours is better.   

Oh, man.  On Christmas, I was with a predominately Mormon crowd (my #1 son is a convert, and the 'crowd' was his in-laws and friends).  I told the joke with Salt Lake City as the punchline.  I thought I was being original!

I'm now convinced that few, if any, jokes are original - they've all been 'stolen' and modified!