It's a public holiday in Singapore (local time) -- Hari Raya Haji. Sheep, used for the Muslim ritual of Korban for the occasion, have been in the news. It seems the world's trickiest tongue twister has to do with sheep. Here it is:
The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick.
I would say a close contender is:
Can you can a canned can into an uncanned can like a canner can can a canned can into an uncanned can? (Seems easy if you recite it slowly, but you gotta say it fast, over and over again to get the full hilarious effect. Ditto for the previous one.)
As for the world's funniest joke, this here is claimed to be the one (but I will leave it to your judgment):
Two men were out hunting in some desolate place. Suddenly, there is a shot. One of the men took out his cellphone and called the emergency service. "Hello, I've just shot my friend. His eyes are glazed and he does not seem to be breathing. What shall I do?"
The operator very, very calmly told him: "Sir, can you make sure if he is dead?"
There is a long pause before the operator heard the sound of a gunshot.
The guy comes back on the line: "Yes, he is now definitely dead. What do I do next?"
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