New topic! W00t! It's been a while.... Anyhoo, this joke has two parts. The second part starts after the first spoiler. So yeah, otherwise it might be a tad confusing. Let the corniness commence!
A bishop in a city needs somebody to ring the bell each day at the top of every hour. So he holds auditions. A lot of people show up to try out. Some are good, some are okay, some suck. At the very end of the audition, a guy comes in who has no arms. So the bishop asks, "Well, I don't mean to be rude, but how are you going to ring the bell?"
So the guy says, "Watch me." And he takes a few steps back, gets a running start, and slams his face into the bell. The bell produces this beautiful sound. It's clear and sharp and really really pretty.
The bishop asks, "Well, that's good, but at noon you'll have to ring this bell twelve times. Can you do that?"
"Well, let's see," the guy replies, and starts to take a few steps back. He "rings" the bell about six or seven times. But then, all of a sudden, he loses his balance, falls down the shaft, and dies.
As the bishop is tending to the dead man, the townspeople start to gather around him. Someone asks, "Who is this? What happened?"
"Well," the bishop says, "he didn't tell me his name, but his face sure rings a bell!"
So the bishop still needs someone to ring the bell. The auditions continue. He calls back the people to ring the bell. Once again, some are good, some are okay, some suck. At the end, another guy comes in who has no arms. Surprised, the bishop asks, "Who are you? How are you going to ring the bell?"
"Do you remember the man who died yesterday? I'm his twin brother. I've come to do what he wanted to do," says the guy.
"Well, let's see how you do," replies the bishop.
Once again, the man takes a running start and slams his face into the bell. Once again, the bell produces a sharp, clear, pretty sound. The bishop asks, "Well, you'll have to ring the bell twelve times at noon. Can you do it?"
The man replies, "Well, let's see." And he proceeds to "ring" the bell. After about the sixth or seventh one, he also loses his balance, falls down the shaft, and dies.
As the bishop is tending to him, the townsfolk gather again. Someone asks, "Who is he? What happened?"
"He didn't tell me his name either," the bishop replies. "But he's a dead ringer for his brother!"
:lol: :lol:
Please don't kill me for the corniness!
Also, since I feel like credit is due, this has been taken [with permission, of course ] from my amazing, wonderful, Debate coach. Thanks, Coach!
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New topic! W00t! It's been a while.... Anyhoo, this joke has two parts. The second part starts after the first spoiler. So yeah, otherwise it might be a tad confusing. Let the corniness commence!
A bishop in a city needs somebody to ring the bell each day at the top of every hour. So he holds auditions. A lot of people show up to try out. Some are good, some are okay, some suck. At the very end of the audition, a guy comes in who has no arms. So the bishop asks, "Well, I don't mean to be rude, but how are you going to ring the bell?"
So the guy says, "Watch me." And he takes a few steps back, gets a running start, and slams his face into the bell. The bell produces this beautiful sound. It's clear and sharp and really really pretty.
The bishop asks, "Well, that's good, but at noon you'll have to ring this bell twelve times. Can you do that?"
"Well, let's see," the guy replies, and starts to take a few steps back. He "rings" the bell about six or seven times. But then, all of a sudden, he loses his balance, falls down the shaft, and dies.
As the bishop is tending to the dead man, the townspeople start to gather around him. Someone asks, "Who is this? What happened?"
So the bishop still needs someone to ring the bell. The auditions continue. He calls back the people to ring the bell. Once again, some are good, some are okay, some suck. At the end, another guy comes in who has no arms. Surprised, the bishop asks, "Who are you? How are you going to ring the bell?"
"Do you remember the man who died yesterday? I'm his twin brother. I've come to do what he wanted to do," says the guy.
"Well, let's see how you do," replies the bishop.
Once again, the man takes a running start and slams his face into the bell. Once again, the bell produces a sharp, clear, pretty sound. The bishop asks, "Well, you'll have to ring the bell twelve times at noon. Can you do it?"
The man replies, "Well, let's see." And he proceeds to "ring" the bell. After about the sixth or seventh one, he also loses his balance, falls down the shaft, and dies.
As the bishop is tending to him, the townsfolk gather again. Someone asks, "Who is he? What happened?"
Please don't kill me for the corniness!
Also, since I feel like credit is due, this has been taken [with permission, of course
] from my amazing, wonderful, Debate coach. Thanks, Coach!
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