Happy Christmas to all from Melbourne (I hope you all make millions on the Boxing Day Test between India and Aus at the MCG).
Having exhausted my list of Xmas jokes (after 2)I have included the following in deference to the literary types who inhabit this forum.
Luigi was a Roman Centurion posted in the Middle East. In one of his raids on a local potentate he was about to slaughter the potentate and his favourite wife when the potentate's wife said, "If you spare us, Centurion I will give a wondeful berry such as you have neve seen before in your life." Luigi was not impressed and stated bluntly, "Why would I spare you for a berry? I can walk along the road and pick a berry any time they are in fruit."
But the potentate's wife persisted saying, "This berry is 5 times the size of a normal berry and is made of solid gold covered with precious jewels."
Once he had seeen the berry Luigi was entranced and agreed to spare them in exchange for the wondrous berry.
Soon after, he was posted back to Rome whereupon he had the berry set on a gold chain so his wife could wear it around her neck. The Romans were amazed by the berry and it became the talk of the City. Day after day people would line up paying money to see the berry; hugely impressed by the gold and jewels.
One day towards evening, just as Luigi was about to close the exhibit, a Roman general appeared and asked him if he was Luigi of the berry fame.
Luigi advised the general that he was that forunate man and asked him if he too wished to admire his wife's famous berry.
To which the general replied,"I come not to praise her berry but to seize it!"
Yuletide joke
Is the punchline wrong? Should it not have said "Seize Her Berry"..Talkbet wrote:Probably just me but I just don't get it ?
Seize her = Caesar...?
There is a shakespeare line that says "Friend, Romans and countrymen, lend me your ears.. I come to bury Caesar not to praise him.." Marc Anthony..
See I did listen in school!