Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Joking Around, State-by-State

We'll get to Illinois...

Alaska: An Alaskan was on trial in Anchorage. The prosecutor leaned menacingly toward him and asked, "Where were you on the night of October to April?"

Louisiana: What differentiates a zoo in Louisiana from other zoos? The Louisiana zoo has a description of the animal on the front of the cage, along with a recipe.

Wisconsin: Sven notices his neighbor has a sign in his yard-"Boat for Sale.""Ole," he says, "you don't own a boat. All you got is your old tractor and your combine.""Yup," said Ole. "And they're boat for sale."

OK, OK, here's Illinois:

This is how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, "Gee, I'm enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't cold enough."--Richard Jeni

HT: The Hatted One