JDPNYY's Question of the day #285 - Friday 1/8/10

[JDPNYY]

My answer:

Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York.
This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico...
But as we know... the great ship did not make it to New York... The ship hit an iceberg and sank. The cargo was forever lost...
The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery... were disconsolate at the loss...
Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning which they still observe to this day...
The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th... and! is known...of course... as...
Sinko de Mayo.





This concludes Friday's Question of the day




Post of the Day:
http://forums.nyyfans.com/showpost.p...1&postcount=26




Points Standings
JDPNYY 101
Soriambi & fredgmuggs 34
Mr Coffee 30
RYMASTER 28
JL25and3 25
BxBomber44 20
TinoFan84 15
Trish 12
Yankchic22 & Stupid Flanders & b-ball-lunachick & GiambiRocks & Coney36 10
Mantle'sMutt & CptCrunch & johnnyyankee 5
Maynerd 2
MassNYYfan 1


Negative Points Crew
All negative points have been wiped clean for the new year. Look for more opportunities to earn points in the upcoming weeks.


I have decided to forgive Sam as we head into this new year. No need for an apology or a thank you. Sam is back in the QoD's good graces.


Feel free to carry on any discussions.

Please don't give any new answers to this QoD.

Feel free to discuss today's award.

[Ram Man]

I move that JDPNYY be awarded the POD by acclamation. Is there a second?

[JL25and3]

I move that JDPNYY be awarded the POD by acclamation. Is there a second?

Yeah, he pretty well steamrollered the competition.

[penguin4]

I move that JDPNYY be awarded the POD by acclamation. Is there a second?

Yeah, he pretty well steamrollered the competition.

[JDPNYY]

Fret not. JDPNYY is not eligible to win the PoD.

[BxBomber44]

You can win Playa of the Day though.

[JDPNYY]

For Dr. John:

Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?

For muggs:

Show me a piano falling down a mine shaft, and I'll show you a flat minor.

For the Political Soapbox:

When two egotists meet, it's an I for an I.

For Bonus Cantos & Jenn:

A pessimist's blood type is always b-negative.

For Trish & Vickie:

A hangover is the wrath of grapes.

for the Jakester:

A sandwich walks into a bar, The barman says, "Sorry, we don't serve food in here".


A dyslexic man walks into a bra.


A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says, "A beer please, and one for the road".

For Brad:

Four fonts walked into a bar and the barman shouted, "Get out, we don't want your type in here".

For Iowa Todd:

One ear of corn said to the other 'You're getting husky'.

For Sam & CapnCrunch:

Aspiring physicians go to college and get indoctorinated.

for TifoLou:

Looting a drugstore is called Pillaging.

for Mr. Coffee:

I phoned the zoo but the lion was busy.

for johnnyyankee:

Some men view marriage as a matter of wife and debt.

for Rhody:

An accountant at a coffee company is known as a bean counter.

for Linda:

People in the desert have dry humor.

for Karen:

It's quiet in a bowling alley because you can hear a pin drop.

for Ruben:

Those who drink too much at night have to worry about the mourning after.

for philleotardo:

Old postal workers never die, they just visit the old stamping grounds.

for the Hot Dob Thread fans:

The hot dob vendor answered, with a tone quite frank.

for Bub:


Meetings - where we take minutes and waste hours.

for -tz:

A library should have several floors because it is a multi story building.

for the rymaster:

I always prayed before my trigonometry tests. I was hoping for a sine from above.

...another for Vickie:

Marathon runners with bad footwear suffer the agony of defeat.

For the dragoon:

The grammarian was never late. He was always very punctual.

for allybear:


Why was six afraid of seven? Because seven eight nine.

for Tim the missing Sox fan:

Archers study arrow dynamics.

for Ryan_Yankees:

The weather forecast was for freezing rain, and sure enough it was an ice day.

for Steve (hitman):



May the 4th be with you.

for Trevor:

A reporter was at an ice cream store getting the scoop.

for MassNYYfan:


Any golfer will tell you the gospel truth. Your next shot always depends on the lie.

for Penguin4:


Writer's cramp is also known as Authoritis.

for da Boz:


When computer programmers are hungry they take mega-bites.

for Maynerd:

During his air test a young pilot flew through a rainbow. He passed with flying colors.

for Deadsox:


For a chemist disappointed in an experiment the reaction was on his face.

for xxltaco:

When I treated my friends to lunch at the Mexican fast food restaurant I had to pay the taco bill.

for Soriambi:


I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.

for MunsonNY15:

To write with a broken pencil is pointless.

for theDurk:


When traveling between Russia and Alaska, you first must get your Bering Strait.

for BXBomber44:


From the middle of the Pacific, the shipwrecked survivor found his way to the California coast purely by occident.

for b-ball-lunachik:

Sherlock Holmes turned to Dr Watson and announced: "The murderer lives in the house with the yellow door."

"Good grief, Holmes," said Watson. "How on earth did you deduce that?"

"It's a lemon entry, my dear Watson."

for Ram Man:

The failure of the vehicle's brakes caused an instant ram-ification.

for TinoFan84 & Gring...

The parsley farmer couldn't pay his child support, so the courts garnished his wages.

for smr15:

Little Jimmy told his teacher he never saw a humming bird but he had watched a spelling bee.

Points Opportunity

One of the puns above is more appropriate for the forumer than any of the others.

On guess per person.

15 points to the first person to guess the most appropriate pun. 5 extra points if you can explain why.

[YankeePride1967]

My guess is the political soapbox pun.

[MassNYYfan]

It's true, I'm a professional golfer.

[smr15]

my guess:

Originally Posted by JDPNYY
for Steve (hitman):



May the 4th be with you.

[CptCrunch]

Dr. John's because he was Dr. Pavlov's assistant.

[fredgmuggs]

I'll say Maynerd. It seemed very fitting for him.

[JavyVazquezIsSick]

Deadsox...Scientist.

[JDPNYY]

my guess:

Your guess is correct.


The bonus points are up for grabs....

[JL25and3]

Your guess is correct.


The bonus points are up for grabs....

He's getting married again?

[b-ball-lunachick]

He's getting married again?

that would have been my guess...I'm a little worried.

JDP- those puns were great..thanks for the laugh this morning!

[JL25and3]

Dr. John's because he was Dr. Pavlov's assistant.

Don't be silly. I was nowhere near Russia back then.

[smr15]

Your guess is correct.

Wooo HOOOO!!

Things are already looking up in 2010!

[JDPNYY]

He's getting married again?

Close enough. He's been married 3 times and hasn't been around for a while... He must be closing in on 4.


15 points for Sue
5 for John.

[4bronxbombers]

For Trish & Vickie:

A hangover is the wrath of grapes.

[4bronxbombers]

...another for Vickie:

Marathon runners with bad footwear suffer the agony of defeat.

I like that one.

[4bronxbombers]

Wow John, you put a lot of thought and work into all the puns you assigned people. Thanks, that was very nice of you. Seriously.

[Trish]

Wow John, you put a lot of thought and work into all the puns you assigned people. Thanks, that was very nice of you. Seriously.

You're thanking him for singling us out at as the forum lushes?

Not much work had to go into that revelation.

[4bronxbombers]

You're thanking him for singling us out at as the forum lushes?

Not much work had to go into that revelation.

Well not really thanking him for that but for....nvm.

[JDPNYY]

You're thanking him for singling us out at as the forum lushes?

Not much work had to go into that revelation.

Just a little vino now and then. I didn't make you out to be lushes. Sigh.

[4bronxbombers]

Just a little vino now and then. I didn't make you out to be lushes. Sigh.

It's ok John....no secret that Trish and I like a little vino now and again.

[YankeePride1967]

I feel so left out

[JL25and3]

It's ok John....no secret that Trish and I like a little vino now and again.

And again. And again.

[Trish]

Just a little vino now and then. I didn't make you out to be lushes. Sigh.

Oh, I'm a lush.

[MunsonNY15]

for MunsonNY15:

To write with a broken pencil is pointless.

Aw, thanks John.

I'm sorry I missed this thread. But had I answered, it would have been the one you gave Ally. It's guaranteed for a laugh from any 6 year old you tell it to.

In fact, the reason I was away yesterday is that I was baby sitting my two nieces. One of the places we went was a book store where my 7 year old niece wanted to buy a joke book, so I spent all day yesterday hearing kids' jokes (hmm, did she read this thread beforehand?). Here's one of my favorites:

What's the difference between a coyote and a flea?

One howls on the prairie and one prowls on the hairy.

Yuk, yuk, yuk.
Heidi

[MunsonNY15]

Points Opportunity

One of the puns above is more appropriate for the forumer than any of the others.

On guess per person.

15 points to the first person to guess the most appropriate pun. 5 extra points if you can explain why.

I can spot personal reasons for a few of them, but I'll go with the one for Muggs.

Heidi

EDIT: Whoops, didn't see the correct guess had already been made. A day late again....

[fredgmuggs]

Close enough. He's been married 3 times and hasn't been around for a while... He must be closing in on 4.


15 points for Sue
5 for John.

And he's a big Star Wars fan so that makes the pun work even better. Well done, JDP.

[JDPNYY]

And he's a big Star Wars fan so that makes the pun work even better. Well done, JDP.

Indeed.


It was cool that 7 or 8 people saw this. I though my work was gonna go by the boards.

[smr15]

Hey, I got the inference!!

I may look like I don't have a clue, but sometimes I do.