Jokes???

[Oldfeller]

[WirralBoy]

[Oldfeller]

On 10/07/2025 at 09:16, Oldfeller said:

many years ago I had a good friend,a workmate both on tools, and on doors, a larger than life character, massive giant of a man,strong as an ox, loved life,friends,music, had a sense of humor about every aspect of the world, got told he would not see 40 due to terminal illness , he passed at 37, he was still telling jokes 10 hours before he slipped away.

I guess a little of his persona rubbed off onto those that worked with him.

I'm 72, my humor is still present, my memory,,, not so much

Just to say, recounting this sad event would probably not have gone down well with my friend John, he would have I'm sure  preferred me to let people know of his great sense of humor, and tell some of the examples of it.

I'm quite happy to do exactly that, would anyone be up for it? some of them are hilarious. with a few well known artists included too.

[sime42]

[sime42]

[sime42]

[Oldfeller]

Ok, here we go with Big John, tale#1,

one of my pastimes when younger was running dogs, lurchers, salukis, even whippets, John was always interested and loved dogs, but due to knowing he had a short time left, could not own one, but he accompanied me on many occasions, so we were returning from a successful morning, I had a couple of hundred quid and a  decent Sunday dinner for me and the wife, I should point out at this time it was legal, and we had full permission from the landowner, so flushed with success I suggested a pint to celebrate, realizing we were a way from home and our local would be closed, John suggested, "just stop at the next pub we see" not long along the way we spot a pub and pull into the car park, I have never left any dog in the vehicle,  as a good lurcher is a valuable friend and provider  I don't want it getting stressed from heat, or getting stolen by any passing ne'er do wells, so I put him on his lead and we make our way to the door of the pub, John, ever helpful and happy to be able to walk him, asks "can I take him"

"yeah sure" and I hand him the lead, about the same time I notice a small sign on the door,, NO DOGS, EXCEPT GUIDE DOGS.  which I point out to John, 

"it'll be ok" he says,

and walks through the pub door, about roughly 5 steps in,, landlord looks at us, and says,, "Oi", no dogs except guide dogs"

John answers,, "it is a guide dog"

landlord,, " don't come that here mate, guide dogs are Labradors"

John, no hesitation at all, stares vacantly into blank space, reaches down to the lurcher, runs his hands over it and says,,,

"Well what have they given me then"

****************in' place erupted,, landlord is in stiches,, "you can stay, and the dog too, that's the best laugh I've heard in my pub for a long while" 

It was typical of John Humor, always quick thinking, and if you didn't know his history you would never know he would be gone in such a relatively short time.

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[WirralBoy]

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