| Saturday, October 31, 2009 |
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| Knock Knock |
Answer of the DayKnock knock. Who's there? Nobel. Nobel who? Nobel, so I knocked.
Okay, so it's a bad joke. Aren't most knock-knock jokes bad? Isn't that the point? Knock-knock jokes are considered to be one of the lowest forms of humor. Here are some more examples of how low it can go.
Knock knock. Who's there? Jewel. Jewel who? Jewel know when you open the door.
Knock knock. Who's there? Spell. Spell who? W-H-O.
Knock knock. Who's there? Norm. Norm who? Normally these jokes are funnier.
Knock knock. Who's there? Dewey. Dewey who? Dewey have to keep telling these dumb jokes?
It's National Knock-Knock Day. Drive someone crazy with a knock-knock joke.
Knock knock. Who's there? Tank. Tank who? You're welcome.
Quote"Knock knock. Who's there? Dozen. Dozen who? Dozen anyone ever answer this door?"
Word of the dayfainéant
A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity
This week: words you wouldn't want to be called.
Today's History
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| Mount Rushmore Under Construction |
- 95 Theses: Martin Luther launched the Protestant reformation when he posted his written opposition to indulgences to the door of the castle church in Wittenberg, Germany (1517)
- Harry Houdini: master magician/escape artist died of peritonitis resulting from a punch to the stomach that ruptured his appendix (1926)
- Mount Rushmore: drilling and sculpting work on the four presidents' heads near Keystone, South Dakota, was finished (1941)
- Indira Gandhi: the prime minister of India was assassinated outside her residence by her Sikh bodyguards (1984)
Today's Birthdays
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| Dan Rather |
- Jan Vermeer (1632-1675): Dutch painter of Girl With a Pearl Earring
- John Keats (1795-1821): Romantic poet of odes
- Vallabhbhai Patel (1875-1950): Indian leader who peacefully unified the princely states
- Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975): Nationalist leader of the Republic of China and later of Taiwan
- Dick Francis (89): former jockey to Queen Elizabeth and prolific mystery novelist
- Dan Rather (78): CBS Evening News ex-anchor; and TV journalist Jane Pauley (59)
- Michael Landon (1936-1991): TV actor in Bonanza, Highway to Heaven; also actors Ron Rifkin (70), David Ogden Stiers (67), John Candy (1950-1994) and Rob Schneider (46)
- Peter Jackson (48): New Zealand-born director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy
- Vanilla Ice (41): Miami-born white rapper of "Ice Ice Baby"
