Thursday, February 19, 2015

Talk Opening Dilemma

I've done a gag about opening a talk with a definition. And I've done one about opening with a joke. Today's gag, featured in the February New Era, combines the two.
Posted by Arie Van De Graaff at 6:32 AM
Labels: , ,

1 comment:

  1. MeganFebruary 21, 2015 at 6:59 AM

    Someone was once asked to speak, stood up and said "Brothers and Sisters, do you know what I'm going to say?" They replied "No". The speaker said, "Neither do I" and left the podium. The Bishopric member who assigned talks said that this wouldn't do and gave him another talk for the following week.

    Next week, the speaker arose and said "Brothers and Sisters, do you know what I'm going to say?" The congregation, remembering the week before, said "Yes" to which the response was "Well, in that case there's no point in me saying it." And he left the podium once more.

    Still unhappy, the Bishopric gave him a final chance. He got up and asked "Brothers and Sisters, do you know what I'm going to say?" By now baffled, some of the congregation said "Yes" and some said "No".

    "In that case," said the speaker, "Those of you who know can tell those of you who don't" and he sat down.

    He was never asked to speak again.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)