A nurse is giving a new intern a tour of the hospital.
The intern approaches one bedridden patient and asks, “Why are you here?”
The patient replies, “Wee sleket cowerin’ timrous beastie/O, what a panic is in thy breastie.”
The intern moves on to the next bed and asks the same question.
The patient answers, “O, my luve’s like a red, red, rose that’s newly sprung in June.”
At the third bed the intern asks again, “Why are you here?”
The third patient replies, “The best laid plans of mice and men, may often gang awry.”
At this, the intern turns to the nurse and asks, “What ward is this anyway?”
The nurse answers, “It’s the Burns Unit.”
*splurt* Funniest so far!
Oh, groooooan. I love a good pun, and this was for poets only, methinks!
Keep ‘em coming, Linda. We need all the laughter we can get, truly. Amy
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Verra guid, as Jock would say. I read it aloud to him, but corrected the misquotation in the last one: “The best laid plans of mice and men, may often gang awry.” should be “The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley.” That was to avoid giving him an apoplexy at the sacrilege!
I found so many versions, I chose the one that sounded most Scots
He says: what can you expect from Sassenachs.
Give the fishkisser a hug from me xx
OK… so I had to read this first. I’m going with a smile now.
Excellent
You made me splutter with a mouthful of hot water and lemon (can you tell I am trying to be healthy?)
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Now that’s a most appropriate joke!
Ye dinnae say
*screams ‘Och, nae!’ and tears at hair*
That’s ‘agley’,
By the way!
I found about eight versions of it
Perfect x 2!
Two smiles for you, then:
- It’s the serious Burns Unit, indeed.
There once was a jokester named Tilly
Whose jokes were often quite silly
But when it came to a pun
She was rarely outdone
And the one from above is a dilly!
Nice one, Al!
My new pal.
Love from this gal.
Good ones, thanks !
☮ ♥. Siggi on the Downeast Coast of Maine
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