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Would you get this joke?

78 replies

DottyDotDot81 · 30/08/2019 19:31

“I’ve just been on a once in a lifetime holiday ... never again!”

I made a twat of myself asking where they went 😞

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SmellbowSpaceBowl · 30/08/2019 20:02

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Purplecatshopaholic · 30/08/2019 20:11

I like Tim Vine (it’s his joke) - he is v witty

AliceLutherNeeMorgan · 30/08/2019 20:12

Yes I’m also a Tim Vine fan. I like his sideways way with words

tillytoodles1 · 30/08/2019 20:16

I love Tim Vine and I think that joke is really funny.

EleanorReally · 30/08/2019 20:20

i love tim vine
the joke is a bit groansome

EleanorReally · 30/08/2019 20:20

i decided to get rid of the hoover, it was just collecting dust!
boom boom

BoringUserName00 · 30/08/2019 20:21

🤣🤣🤣

Freddiefox · 30/08/2019 20:31

Still don’t get it Hmm,

I get the it’s a once in a life time so won’t go again. But Did they go on a holiday of a life time?

gigi556 · 30/08/2019 20:32

I don't get it Confused

SoftBlocks · 30/08/2019 20:35

I got it. Amusing.

Belfield · 30/08/2019 20:36

It’s a silly joke so I would have said what you did.

ginghambox · 30/08/2019 20:37

It was the Fringe's funniest joke in 2010.

managedmis · 30/08/2019 20:39

Lmao

Solihooley · 30/08/2019 20:45

I got it after thinking about it for over a minute.

Ohflippineck · 30/08/2019 20:46

Yes. Really like Tim Vine. Daft. Just what we need right now. Also Stuart Frances, going to see him soon. Can’t wait.

EerieSilence · 30/08/2019 20:52

It’s funny for me but it’s my sense of humour. Don’t worry, my otherwise very smart DH doesn’t get those jokes either. You’re not not smart, you just don’t have a very weird and twisted sense of humour.

RelaisBlu · 30/08/2019 21:00

For some reason it reminds me of this joke:

Jesus, Mary & the Holy Ghost were trying to decide where to go on holiday but everywhere they suggested, Mary said she'd already been.
Jesus: "How about Bethlehem?"

Mary: "No I've already been there."
HG: "Egypt?"
Mary: "No I've been there too."
Jesus: "I've got it! How about Lourdes?"
Mary: "Ooh yes - I've never been there!"

Misty999 · 30/08/2019 21:10

I've read everyone's explanations and i still don't get it, it's not funny.

tttigress · 30/08/2019 21:15

What was the context? You told us it was a joke, so it was very obvious.

I think it would still be pretty obvious written down, if not highlighted as a joke.

Spoken totally depends on the delivery, could be blatantly obvious, could be not so clear.

user1473878824 · 30/08/2019 21:17

You can get a joke without finding it funny ffs.

@DottyDotDot81 don’t worry about it at all! You don’t look silly.

Freddiefox · 30/08/2019 21:23

Isn’t the joke meant to be:

I went on a once in a life time holiday..

Would you go there again.

user1493759849 · 30/08/2019 21:44

I get the joke.

3/10 not very funny.

Like the winner of funniest joke at the fringe this year..

“I keep randomly shouting out ‘Broccoli’ and ‘Cauliflower’ – I think I might have florets.” by Olaf Falafal

Not very funny. IMO. DH thought it was.

Some of the others in the top 10 were funnier.

2.”Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they’re happy” – Richard Stott
3.”What’s driving Brexit? From here it looks like it’s probably the Duke of Edinburgh” – Milton Jones

  1. “A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, ‘Yes, of course. – That’s 20 cows'” – Jake Lambert
  2. “A thesaurus is great. There’s no other word for it” – Ross Smith
  3. “Sleep is my favourite thing in the world. It’s the reason I get up in the morning” – Ross Smith
  4. “I accidentally booked myself onto an escapology course; I’m really struggling to get out of it” – Adele Cliff
  5. “After learning six hours of basic semaphore, I was flagging – Richard Pulsford
  6. “To be or not to be a horse rider, that is Equestrian” – Mark Simmons
10. “I’ve got an Eton-themed advent calendar, where all the doors are opened for me by my dad’s contacts” – Ivo Graham
user1493759849 · 30/08/2019 21:50

Some funny ones here! Some of Tim Vine's best! :)

inews.co.uk/light-relief/jokes/tim-vine-best-jokes-and-one-liners/

PrincessHoneysuckle · 30/08/2019 22:10

Yes I got it-fucking hate Tim Vine

PrincessHoneysuckle · 30/08/2019 22:11

I hate tim vine because my ex h loved him,no other reason Blush