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Best comedy one-liner?

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I don’t think this has been done before, and I was pondering while listening to R4’s “I’m sorry I haven’t a clue”. I’ll start.

Capt Mainwaring in Dad’s Army: “ Don’t tell him, Pike”.

Simple, harmless, clever, funny.

Other suggestions?
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Many years ago, I and some mates went into a pub and saw a drag act, where some young Herbert made a snide comment.

As quick as you like, the drag artist said ' go home and tell mummy you saw one '

He ran out of pub, head down, red of face, whilst everyone else laughed.

Ordinarily I wouldn't sit and watch this kind of act, but this bloke was razor sharp with his wit and funny as fu!k. Changed my opinion of this type of show.
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Buckaroo wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:18 pm Many years ago, I and some mates went into a pub and saw a drag act, where some young Herbert made a snide comment.

As quick as you like, the drag artist said ' go home and tell mummy you saw one '

He ran out of pub, head down, red of face, whilst everyone else laughed.

Ordinarily I wouldn't sit and watch this kind of act, but this bloke was razor sharp with his wit and funny as fu!k. Changed my opinion of this type of show.
That went over my head :(
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Wossname wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 1:18 pm I don’t think this has been done before, and I was pondering while listening to R4’s “I’m sorry I haven’t a clue”. I’ll start.

Capt Mainwaring in Dad’s Army: “ Don’t tell him your name, Pike”.

Simple, harmless, clever, funny.

Other suggestions?
Actually "Don't tell him Pike" :)
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ZRX61 wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:34 pm
Wossname wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 1:18 pm I don’t think this has been done before, and I was pondering while listening to R4’s “I’m sorry I haven’t a clue”. I’ll start.

Capt Mainwaring in Dad’s Army: “ Don’t tell him your name, Pike”.

Simple, harmless, clever, funny.

Other suggestions?
Actually "Don't tell him Pike" :)
Ah. I stand corrected. Even simpler, clevererer, funnier.
I’ll edit it.

<<crawls away, embarrassed>>
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Buckaroo wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:18 pm Many years ago, I and some mates went into a pub and saw a drag act, where some young Herbert made a snide comment.

As quick as you like, the drag artist said ' go home and tell mummy you saw one '

He ran out of pub, head down, red of face, whilst everyone else laughed.

Ordinarily I wouldn't sit and watch this kind of act, but this bloke was razor sharp with his wit and funny as fu!k. Changed my opinion of this type of show.
Saw one what?
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JackyJoll wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 3:42 pm
Buckaroo wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:18 pm Many years ago, I and some mates went into a pub and saw a drag act, where some young Herbert made a snide comment.

As quick as you like, the drag artist said ' go home and tell mummy you saw one '

He ran out of pub, head down, red of face, whilst everyone else laughed.

Ordinarily I wouldn't sit and watch this kind of act, but this bloke was razor sharp with his wit and funny as fu!k. Changed my opinion of this type of show.
Saw one what?
The snide comment was about ' fuc!!ing queer' hence the drag artist's comment.

Maybe I should have passed on this one...... that'll teach me :thumbdown:
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Buckaroo wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 6:49 pm
JackyJoll wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 3:42 pm
Buckaroo wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:18 pm Many years ago, I and some mates went into a pub and saw a drag act, where some young Herbert made a snide comment.

As quick as you like, the drag artist said ' go home and tell mummy you saw one '

He ran out of pub, head down, red of face, whilst everyone else laughed.

Ordinarily I wouldn't sit and watch this kind of act, but this bloke was razor sharp with his wit and funny as fu!k. Changed my opinion of this type of show.
Saw one what?
The snide comment was about ' fuc!!ing queer' hence the drag artist's comment.

Maybe I should have passed on this one...... that'll teach me :thumbdown:
No worries- this conversation is pretty funny!
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Wife, both sons, eldest boy's fiancee and I were all in N.I. staying at the BiL's (over his back fence was a bit of the NW 200 course). We'd just had dinner and eldest boy's fiancee (T) was helping to clear up.

T: What should I do with this cabbage?
Trumps (my youngest lad): Why don't you just marry him?
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Yambo wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 10:54 am Wife, both sons, eldest boy's fiancee and I were all in N.I. staying at the BiL's (over his back fence was a bit of the NW 200 course). We'd just had dinner and eldest boy's fiancee (T) was helping to clear up.

T: What should I do with this cabbage?
Trumps (my youngest lad): Why don't you just marry him?
Reminds me of the Thatcher sketch of her and the Cabinet having a meal.

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Groucho Marx had so many one liners.

Anyone who says he can see though women is missing a lot.

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Skub wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:28 am Groucho Marx had so many one liners.

Anyone who says he can see though women is missing a lot.

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