Comments on: A ruler has twelve inches . . . Queen Elizabeth was a ruler . . . Queen Elizabeth was also a ship.

By: yclipse

yclipse — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:33:38 +0000

This is funny, but don’t take it too seriously. There will always be some misses.

My spam filter is regularly accompanied by Google Ads for spam recipes. I haven’t yet written to protest that “it’s a different thing”.

By: John Armstrong

John Armstrong — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 01:52:22 +0000

Just because A-associates-with-B and B-associates-with-C does not mean that A-associates-with-C.

So association is not associative?

By: former child

former child — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:23:53 +0000

Do you know why fire engines are red?

Fire engines are the only thing that are red, books and magazines are read too. Two times two is for, and four times three is twelve. There are twelve inches in a ruler, Queen Elizabeth was a ruler, but Queen Elizabeth was also a ship. Ships sail in the sea, and fish also swim in the sea, and fish have fins. The Finns fought the Russians, who are also called reds. Since fire engines are always rushing, that’s why they’re red.

By: steve lubet

steve lubet — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:22:40 +0000

i don’t know the version you learned, but in my childhood it ended this way:

. . . and that’s why firemen wear red suspenders (because they’re always rushin’ around)!

By: greglas

greglas — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 22:46:32 +0000

Hope springs eternal!