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  • R R Giskard Reventlov

    I was working in Tesco, re-arranging boxes of soap powder in aisle 7 when in walks the girl I'd scored with last night. She said "Oy! You said you were a stunt pilot you lying bastard!" I replied "No, I told you I was part of the Ariel display team!" **************************************************************** 2 things: 1) helps to know that Ariel is the name of a popular soap powder in the UK and 2) for the boys below who posted jokes that had no punchline or were incomprehensible - this joke may not be that funny but it has a punchline and is somewhat amusing (for a start, it makes sense) - something yours sorely lacked.

    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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    mark merrens wrote:

    helps to know that Ariel is the name of a popular soap powder in the UK and

    And India too

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      I was working in Tesco, re-arranging boxes of soap powder in aisle 7 when in walks the girl I'd scored with last night. She said "Oy! You said you were a stunt pilot you lying bastard!" I replied "No, I told you I was part of the Ariel display team!" **************************************************************** 2 things: 1) helps to know that Ariel is the name of a popular soap powder in the UK and 2) for the boys below who posted jokes that had no punchline or were incomprehensible - this joke may not be that funny but it has a punchline and is somewhat amusing (for a start, it makes sense) - something yours sorely lacked.

      "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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      mark merrens wrote:

      helps to know that Ariel is the name of a popular soap powder

      If you need to explain it then you've fallen at the first fence.

      Use the best guess

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        mark merrens wrote:

        helps to know that Ariel is the name of a popular soap powder

        If you need to explain it then you've fallen at the first fence.

        Use the best guess

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        R Giskard Reventlov
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        Richard MacCutchan wrote:

        If you need to explain it then you've fallen at the first fence.

        Seriously?

        "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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        • R R Giskard Reventlov

          Richard MacCutchan wrote:

          If you need to explain it then you've fallen at the first fence.

          Seriously?

          "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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          mark merrens wrote:

          Seriously?

          Seriously.

          Use the best guess

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            mark merrens wrote:

            helps to know that Ariel is the name of a popular soap powder

            If you need to explain it then you've fallen at the first fence.

            Use the best guess

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            Richard MacCutchan wrote:

            If you need to explain it then you've fallen at the first fence.

            He just explained it for you, as you are so old, that when you were young the Furs were cleaned by punching the dirt from them. All others here know Ariel. ;P

            Author of Primary ROleplaying SysTem How do I take my coffee? Black as midnight on a moonless night. War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.

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              Richard MacCutchan wrote:

              If you need to explain it then you've fallen at the first fence.

              He just explained it for you, as you are so old, that when you were young the Furs were cleaned by punching the dirt from them. All others here know Ariel. ;P

              Author of Primary ROleplaying SysTem How do I take my coffee? Black as midnight on a moonless night. War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.

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              ihoecken wrote:

              when you were young the Furs were cleaned by punching the dirt from them.

              Now that does need explaining.

              Use the best guess

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                ihoecken wrote:

                when you were young the Furs were cleaned by punching the dirt from them.

                Now that does need explaining.

                Use the best guess

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                :-\ I was talking about stoneages. Not your private fur. ;)

                Author of Primary ROleplaying SysTem How do I take my coffee? Black as midnight on a moonless night. War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.

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                  mark merrens wrote:

                  helps to know that Ariel is the name of a popular soap powder

                  If you need to explain it then you've fallen at the first fence.

                  Use the best guess

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                  The brand is known in Germany too. Though the name is pronounced differently here, the joke was still understandable without explaination. :)

                  The good thing about pessimism is, that you are always either right or pleasently surprised.

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                    mark merrens wrote:

                    helps to know that Ariel is the name of a popular soap powder

                    If you need to explain it then you've fallen at the first fence.

                    Use the best guess

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                    Richard MacCutchan wrote:

                    If you need to explain it then you've fallen at the first fence.

                    I don't know that I agree with that. There are enough different dialects represented here that a soap brand that is common in the UK (and elsewhere apparently) may not be available in other parts of the world. Being from the US, Ariel is the little mermaid, so I'm very confused by the joke without the explanation (though I try not to be one of the people who attack the jokes I don't understand or just aren't funny).

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                      mark merrens wrote:

                      Seriously?

                      Seriously.

                      Use the best guess

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                      R Giskard Reventlov
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                      Did you miss the "for illustrative purposes only" bit?

                      "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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                        :-\ I was talking about stoneages. Not your private fur. ;)

                        Author of Primary ROleplaying SysTem How do I take my coffee? Black as midnight on a moonless night. War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.

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                        Still none the wiser. :confused:

                        Use the best guess

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                        • R R Giskard Reventlov

                          Did you miss the "for illustrative purposes only" bit?

                          "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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                          I'll get me coat.

                          Use the best guess

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                            I'll get me coat.

                            Use the best guess

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                            R Giskard Reventlov
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                            Richard MacCutchan wrote:

                            I'll get me coat.

                            No, don't do that, you'll miss the real jokes!!! :-)

                            "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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