To tell you this awesome Christmas joke

[MizCrackerJoke]

... I made up?

Who does Santa call to book agency workers for the festive season?

The Elf Reservation Society!

Hilarious, or AIBU? I have never made a joke up before and am quite proud of myself!

I don’t get it?

Ha! 😁
And now I’ve got that song in my head...thanks for that! 🤦‍♀️

Do you have to sing the punchline?

A play on the theme tune.

I’m not sure I get it, sorry!

Not Christmas joke but:

What is Paul McCartney's favourite part of the alphabet?

Letter B, letter B, letter B, letter B
There will be an answer, letter B

The vocal version of the tune is

"SELF PRESERVATION SOCIETY"

ELF RESERVATION SOCIETY.

Get it?

Oh. I kinda thought that would be a universal cultural reference!! Maybe I’m “of a certain age”. Thanks for explaining it WTF. (Not sure that’s the mark of a great joke, like )

Darth Vader to Luke Skywalker: I know what you're getting for Christmas

Luke Skywalker: How?

Darth Vader: I felt your presence

also of a certain age.

Lol jovial I like that one!

I feel like maybe a future in stand up comedy isn't on my cards, though...

Milkman rings doorbell. Door is opened by glamorous 'housewife' in sexy negligee (we are in 1970s territory for the sake of the joke). She invites him in, leads him upstairs, takes off his milkman's uniform, undresses, and makes mad passionate love to him. Milkman, bewildered, but not complaining, goes along with it, but is baffled when she presses a pound coin into his hand.
'What's this for?' milkman says.
'Well', says the woman, 'this morning at breakfast I said to my husband, the milkman will be round today and it's so near Christmas I should give him a Christmas tip. Do you think i should give him £5?'
Husband says, 'A FIVER!!! Fuck 'im, give him a pound'.

I don't get it even after is has been explained.

What is this certain age, roughly?

“I don't get it even after is has been explained.”

If you are not familiar with the classic film The Italian Job you can follow the suggestion to look up the theme tune, made above.

“We are the self preservation society...”

Wait Alfie you don’t get the Italian Job reference or the joke itself? Cos if you’re not familiar with the concept of elves, we possibly are fighting a losing battle here!

You're not thinking of becoming a comedian are you, op.
(Lighthearted obvs hence the he grin)

Well obviously not now - this thread has been the internet equivalent of tumbleweed!