There’s an oft-told story in Ghana — perhaps apocryphal, perhaps not entirely — of Richard Nixon’s visit as vice president in 1957, during the newly born nation’s independence celebrations. Turning to a group of revelers drunk on the emotions of the day, Nixon asked, “How does it feel to be free?”
“We wouldn’t know,” came the reply. “We’re from Alabama.”
Can’t remember who it was, but one of those bluer comedians, Bernard Manning or Chubby Brown or someone. You know the type that picks on you and gives you a hard time if you get out of your seat to go and have a pee or get a drink. A guy gets up and wanders of, comic says something along the lines of” oi where the **** are you going” guy answers back without breaking stride, ” just going to get a drink before the comedian comes on”
In a student house back in the day we had an unpaid lodger on our sofa who showed no intention of leaving and was becoming an increasing PITA as time went on. One day, after about 4-5 months, things came to head so I said to him “Rich, are you going to sort your sh*t out, or are you just going to be a c**t for the rest of your life.”
He moved out the next day
Sgt major pokes pace stick into soldiers chest and says ” there’s a piece of shit on the end of this stick”. Soldier looks at it and replies “nothing my end, sir”
I think this comes from the legendary Don Whillans, whilst trying to push some new routes in the mountains. A group of German climbers, after nabbing the first ascent, said to him “Ha, we have beaten you English at your own game!” to which Whillans flatly replied “We beat you at yours. Twice.”
A lad I used to work with was a nice bloke but liked a drink and would frequently be off on a Monday after a drunken weekend. One day the manager asked him “why do you only work 4 days a week?”
I think this comes from the legendary Don Whillans, whilst trying to push some new routes in the mountains. A group of German climbers, after nabbing the first ascent, said to him “Ha, we have beaten you English at your own game!” to which Whillans flatly replied “We beat you at yours. Twice.”
Close, but I think it was actually on the 1972 International expedition to Everest, after they received the result of a W Germany V England football match “We have beaten you at your national game”…
A lad I used to work with was a nice bloke but liked a drink and would frequently be off on a Monday after a drunken weekend. One day the manager asked him “why do you only work 4 days a week?”
The reply – “because I can’t live on 3”
Sort of a related answer…
After the SAS Iranian Embassy siege, allegedly in debriefing one of the soldiers was asked why he’d shot a terrorist 18 times.
He answered “I ran out of bullets, sir”