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- •If they can put a man on the moon,
- •It is forbidden for a lady to eat chocolates on public transport (Stupid law of England).
- •It is unlawful to drag a dead horse down Yonge Street (Toronto) on a Sunday (Stupid law of Canada).
- •Illiterates don’t have to read this.
- •It is not legal for a Member of Parliament to enter the House of Commons wearing a full suit of armour
- •Irs agents never quit. They just don’t do anything too taxing anymore.
- •If sex is a pain in the ass you’re doing it wrong.
- •It is against the law to frown' at a police officer
- •It is a crime to delay or detain a homing pigeon
- •I have 75 balls and drive women crazy. I am best known as Bingo!
- •I’d give my left arm to be ambidextrous.
- •It is a crime to wear a mask in public
- •It is a crime for an owner of a pig to call him swine or 'Napoleon' (Stupid law of France).
- •If a man is caught kissing a woman in public the death penalty may be enforced (Stupid law of Greece).
- •It is illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas (Stupid law of Arkansas us).
- •Vampires are a pain in the neck.
- •In one Dutch region it is a crime to breach the dykes of a river, even though the region has no rivers (Stupid law of Holland).
- •I am too jung to see a psychologist.
- •It's a crime to set up a mousetrap without a hunting license
- •If someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your commode, you are obliged by law to allow them entry (Stupid law of Scotland).
- •If the opposite of pro is con, then what is the opposite of progress?
- •It is an offence to possess a hippopotamus
- •I looked in my wallet this morning and realized some Drunk spent all my money Last Night!
- •I bet you I could stop gambling.
- •I’ve been faithful to my girlfriend several times.
- •It is considered an offence to shower naked
- •I haven’t had sex for so long I think I’m a virgin again.
- •I avoid all relationships. A “relationship” is when you’re screwing your cousin.
- •I’ll never forget the night I got so drunk I couldn’t remember anything.
- •If a sheep is a ram, and a donkey is an ass, how come a ram in the ass is a goose?
- •It is against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp in Atlanta (Stupid law of Florida us).
- •Important discovery just in from the Psychology Department: The majority of accidents are caused accidentally.
- •It is against the law to speak English
- •It is considered an offence if a woman appears in public unless she is accompanied by a male relative or guardian.
- •It is illegal to whisper dirty things in lover's ear during sex (Stupid law of Oregon us).
- •I am an optimist. I think women are bad.
- •I wish I could drink like a man. I can take one or two. Three puts me under the table. And four puts me under the host.
- •Virginity is like a balloon – all it takes is one prick and it’s gone.
- •I was ruined twice. When I got married and when I got divorced.
- •It is illegal for a monkey to smoke cigarettes
- •It is illegal for over 16 women to occupy a house together because that constitutes a brothel ... However up to 120 men can live together without breaking the law.
- •It is illegal to utter profanities when talking about country music singer Loretta Lynn (Stupid law of Kentucky us).
- •In the event that a horse refuses to pass a car on the road, the owner must take his car apart and conceal the parts in the bushes (Stupid law of Pennsylvania us).
- •Приложение I Неофициальные названия языков, штатов, городов, стран и жителей этих стран и городов
- •Приложение II numerals and how they function
- •In modern english
- •Thousand
- •In two minds about something
- •In two shakes of a lamb's tail
- •Приложение III
- •A visit to the language zoo.
- •Goose – гусь
- •Fish – рыба
- •It’s better to be a small fish in a big pond than to be a big fish in a small pond.
- •It’s time to fish or cut bait – (дословно: или ловить рыбу, или снять с крючка наживку), «сматывать удочки» в виду отсутствия клева или бесполезности предприятия, время принимать решение.
- •Bird – птица
- •Wolf – волк
- •Butterfly – бабочка
- •Lion – лев
- •Crow – ворона
- •Duck – утка
- •Vixen – лиса (самка)
- •Rat fink.
- •Vulture – гриф
- •Varmint – вредное животное
- •Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed eager beavers.
- •Приложение IV-бонус! Занимательные и широко употребительные выражения повседневного английского языка, граффити, каламбуры, заголовки, опечатки, рекламные ляпы и многие другие казусы
- •Продолжение весёлого бонуса! From the Mouths of Babes
- •Losing the Human Race
- •Science Friction
- •Stop the Music!
- •Pullet Surprising Literature¹
- •Poly-Tickle Speeches
- •A Guide to Sportspeak
- •Blessed Bloopers
- •Gavel to Gabble
- •Premedicated Humor
- •Laugh Insurance
- •Signs of Trouble
- •New and used antiques Come in We are closed
- •In case of enemy attack
- •Headline Headaches
- •Study: those without insurance die more often
- •Banner Boners
- •Partial jury chosen for tyson case
- •How to combat that feeling of helplessness with illegal drugs Galley Oops!
- •Brand New Bloopers
- •Mrs. Malaprop Lives!
- •A bachelor's life is no life for a single man.
- •Closed for official opening.
- •Under a Spell
- •Back to Grammar School
- •Those Dang(ling) Modifiers
- •Самые смешные граффити!
- •I like my job. It's the work I don't like.
- •It's the little things that count.
- •I lost my job, my wife and my Mercedes.
- •I sure miss that Mercedes.
- •Веселые истории, шутки, заголовки, опечатки и слоганы.
- •It’s cute, but can you pick up peanuts with it?
- •It hangs around after the man leaves and gives the woman a hug.
- •It’s not a big deal unless you’re not getting any.
- •It has 14 gears. Thirteen go in reverse and one forward, in case the enemy attacks from behind.
- •Men vs women jokes
- •Vive la difference
- •I need some space
- •Art and literature
- •Art and literature: batty books
- •Art and literature: World’s shortest books
- •Chat-up Lines
- •Chat-up Lines: extra cheesy
- •Dyslexia
- •Education
- •Education: absentees
- •Education: college
- •Education: dumb exam answers
- •Шутливый медицинский словарь
- •А теперь лингвистический десерт !!! language and linguistics: Etymological conundra
- •Is there another word for synonym?
- •Тематический указатель политика. Государство и власть
- •Бизнес. Экономика и финансы
- •Наука и техника. Образование
- •Сми и пиар
- •Человек
- •Литература и искусство
- •Географические названия
- •Персоналии
- •Ключевые слова "трудных" контекстов
- •Вопрос 799, 832, 881
Art and literature: World’s shortest books
Guide to French Hospitality
Amelia Earhart's Guide to the Pacific
Career Opportunities for History Majors
Different Ways To Spell Bob
Everything Men Know About Women
Everything Women Know About Men
Staple Your Way to Success
The Amish Phone Directory
The Australian Book of Foreplay
The Big Book of Foreplay
The Big Book of Tasty Bile Recipes
The Book of French Military Victories
The Engineers' Guide to Fashion
The Lawyers Code of Ethics
The Ronald Reagan Memoirs
The Very Best of German Humour
Things I Can't Afford by Bill Gates
Zagat's Guide to Cities Without a Starbucks
Chat-up Lines
"Tell me about yourself – your struggles, your dreams, your phone number." Peter Arno
Excuse me, I just noticed you noticing me and I just wanted to give you notice that I noticed you too.
Hi, I'm new in town. Can I have directions to your house?
I'd look so good on you.
Inheriting eighty million pounds doesn't mean much when you have a weak heart.
I seem to have lost my number. Can I have yours?
Chat-up Lines: extra cheesy
Are you a parking ticket? Because you have fine written all over you.
Are you from Tennessee? Because you're the only ten-I-see!
Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by again?
Do you know CPR? Because you take my breath away.
If I could rearrange the alphabet I'd put U and I together
If I had eleven roses and you, I'd have a dozen.
Is it hot in here or is it just you?
Is that a ladder in your stockings or the stairway to heaven?
Is your dad a terrorist? Because you're a bomb!
Is your name Gillette? You're the best a man can get.
You're so sweet you're giving me a toothache.
Dyslexia
A dyslexic man walks into a bra..(bar)
Did you hear about the atheist dyslexic? He didn't believe there was a dog. (God)
Dyslexics have more fnu! (fun)
Dyslexics of the world, untie! (unite)
Man, to job applicant, "The spelling in your resume is very erratic. Are you sure you don't have dyslexia? "Applicant, "Have it? I can't even spell it."
What does DNA stand for? The National Dyslexics Association.
Why is dyslexia so hard to spell?
Did you hear about the dyslexic devil worshipper? He sold his soul to Santa. (Satan)
Did you hear about the dyslexic pimp who bought a warehouse?
Education
"And who can tell me the name of the Speaker of the house?" asks the fourth-form teacher. Billy's hand shoots up, "Mummy."
A class has been photographed and teacher is trying to persuade them to buy a copy of the group picture. "Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say "There's Jennifer – she's a lawyer" or "That's Michael – he's a doctor". A small voice calls out, "And there's teacher – she's dead!"
Farther, to son, "Let me see your report card." Son, "You can't. My friend just borrowed it. He wants to scare his parents."
A small boy is walking slowly to school. "Hurry up! You'll be late!" shouts out his mother. "There's no rush, he replies. They're open till three-thirty.
Make little things count. Teach arithmetic to dwarves.
An English teacher says to her pupils, "There are two words I don't allow in my class. One is gross and the other is cool." From the back of the room a voice calls out, "so, what are the words?”
An English teacher spots a boy staring out of the window and calls a question, "You, boy! Give me two pronouns." The boy looks round and says, "Who? Me?"
Mother, to son: "What did you learn in school today, dear? " Son: "How to write." Mother: "And what did you write? " Son: "I don't know, they haven't taught us to read yet."
Professor, to medical student: "What happens when the human body is immersed in water? " Student: "The telephone rings."
Teacher: "Can anyone tell me how many seconds there are in a year?" Pupil: "Twelve. The second of January, the second of February...!"
Teacher to pupil: "When you yawn, you're supposed to put your hand to your mouth!" Pupil: "What? And get bitten!"
Teacher, to pupil: "Where's the English Channel?" Pupil: "I don't know, my TV doesn't pick it up."
Why did the cross-eyed teacher get sacked? He couldn't control his pupils.
"Just look at this report card!" yells the angry father. "Your friend John doesn't come home with C's and D's on his report cards!" "No," comes the reply. "But he's different. He's got smart parents!"