Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!microsof!fluke!kurt From: kurt@fluke.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: jokes as cliche Message-ID: <582@vax2.UUCP> Date: Fri, 24-Jun-83 14:04:16 EDT Article-I.D.: vax2.582 Posted: Fri Jun 24 14:04:16 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 26-Jun-83 07:23:58 EDT Lines: 20 Some jokes have become cliche's by intense overuse, media exposure, or due to the fact that they are associated with a very fameous commedian. I would like to know what jokes are cliche's, and therefore launch this survey. I will summarize any responses that do not come from net.jokes. As examples, consider: My xxxxx is so small the yyyyy are hunchbacked. (for xxxxx a house/car/hotel room and yyyyy a rat/louse/cockroach) And how about: Waiter, there's a fly in my soup. Please sir, everybody will want one. (and infinite variations of this) Please do not consider lightbulb jokes or Patty O'Furniture Jokes. They are cliche's but only on the usenet. I want jokes which are recognized everywhere by the time you have spoken the third or fourth word. {decvax!microsof,uw-beaver,allegra,lbl-csam,sb1}!fluke!kurt