NFR Humor (No political jokes)

Non-fishing related
I am the very model of a Russian Major General
My standing in the battlefield is growing quite untenable
My forces, though equipped and given orders unequivocal
Did not expect the fight to be remotely this reciprocal

I used to have a tank brigade but now I have lost several
My fresh assaults are faltering with battleplans extemporal
I can't recover vehicles but farmers in a tractor can
It's all becoming rather reminiscent of Afghanistan

My ordnance is the best but only half my missiles make it there
I would have thought by now that we would be controllers of the air
But at the rate the snipers work my time here is ephemeral
I am the very model of a Russian Major General

Courtesy, Gilbert and Sullivan adapted by…

Andrej
 
I was watching Seinfeld episodes, and came across the one where Elaine's boss was trying, without any success, to see whatever image was hidden in one of those 'magic eye' posters that were the rage in the late 1980's...and it brought to mind my days working in a laboratory that had an entire wall made of glass that allowed a view into the laboratory from the adjacent high traffic hallway. Like being in a fishbowl all day long.

We managed to 'turn the tables' by placing one of the magic eye posters on the glass, where we were able to entertain ourselves watching the weird gyrations people went through to discover the hidden 3D image. Most got it after a bit of study, while some never managed.

Somebody in the lab then acquired a magic eye poster that looked authentic but actually contained no image....which meant we were treated to an endless stream of employees working very hard using the standard approaches....squinted eyes, cross eyes, insane sideways looks meant to tease out an image that didn't exist. Many would show up several times a day, waiting impatiently for their time in front of the poster.

Often, out of frustration, they would enter the lab and propose what they thought they might be seeing...to which we always replied...."you're almost there!".
 
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Always good for a laugh...



Puts ya in a good mood all day when ya laugh in the morning...
 
Mossback said:
Always good for a laugh...



Puts ya in a good mood all day when ya laugh in the morning...
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I found this depressing - - not funny. This guy is really angry and serious!

In a small way it reminds me a bit about the woman who was complaining to a DJ on a call-in show about a deer crossing sign. (I ran into that tidbit on the 'other' fly fishing forum.) She wanted to know why the powers that be wanted the deer to cross at that particular spot in the road and thought somewhere else would be much better for the deer to cross.

You just can't make this sh*t up!
 
Evidently sausage is a serious thing if you're a Texas man....he never stutters or says uh, or umm...just flat out let's it rip.

The 16 oz roll is back, FYI.
 
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