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It's Friday, so....................................[apologies to any Greeks out there]
Jul 17, 2015 @ 14:05



Some years ago a small rural town in Spain twinned with a similar town in Greece.
The mayor of the Greek town visited the Spanish town. When he saw the palatial mansion belonging to the Spanish mayor, he wondered aloud how on earth he could afford such a house.
The Spaniard replied:‘You see that bridge over there? The EU gave us a grant to construct a two-lane bridge, but by building a single lane bridge with traffic lights at either end, I could build this place.’
The following year the Spaniard visited the Greek town. He was simply amazed at the Greek mayor's house: gold taps, marble floors, diamond doorknobs, it was marvellous.
When he asked how he’d raised the money to build this incredible house, the Greek mayor said:‘You see that bridge over there?’
The Spaniard replied:‘No.’




 




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Syria has appealed for international assistance today, after a boatload of 500 Greeks arrived seeking a better life.




What are the first three letters of the Greek alphabet?
I.O.U.







I'm investing in a new currency...the George Foreman Euro.
Same as the other Euro, but no Greece.




 




Alex Tsipras has said that Greece will "Bounce Back".
Just like it's cheques.




 




My son wanted to know what it was like to live in Greece, so I took his pocket money off him.




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Some years ago a small rural town in Spain twinned with a similar town in Greece.
The mayor of the Greek town visited the Spanish town. When he saw the palatial mansion belonging to the Spanish mayor, he wondered aloud how on earth he could afford such a house.
The Spaniard replied:‘You see that bridge over there? The EU gave us a grant to construct a two-lane bridge, but by building a single lane bridge with traffic lights at either end, I could build this place.’
The following year the Spaniard visited the Greek town. He was simply amazed at the Greek mayor's house: gold taps, marble floors, diamond doorknobs, it was marvellous.
When he asked how he’d raised the money to build this incredible house, the Greek mayor said:‘You see that bridge over there?’
The Spaniard replied:‘No.’




 




As of this week, all new Euros are to be printed on Greece-proof paper.







Syria has appealed for international assistance today, after a boatload of 500 Greeks arrived seeking a better life.




What are the first three letters of the Greek alphabet?
I.O.U.







I'm investing in a new currency...the George Foreman Euro.
Same as the other Euro, but no Greece.




 




Alex Tsipras has said that Greece will "Bounce Back".
Just like it's cheques.




 




My son wanted to know what it was like to live in Greece, so I took his pocket money off him.





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Jul 17, 2015 @ 15:41

 


Probably an oldie but still a goodie


A farmer, Stephen, received a letter from the Department for Work & Pensions stating that they suspected he was not paying his employees the statutory minimum wage and they would send an inspector to interview them.


 


On the appointed day, the inspector turned up. "Tell me about your staff," he asked Stephen.


 


"Well," said Stephen, "there's the farm hand, I pay him £240 a week, and he has a free cottage.


 Then there's the housekeeper. She gets £190 a week, along with free board and lodging.


 There's also the half-wit. He works a 16 hour day, does 90% of the work, earns about £25 a week along with a bottle of whisky and, as a special treat, occasionally gets to sleep with my wife."


 


That's disgraceful" said the inspector, "I need to interview the half-wit."


 


"That'll be me then," said Stephen. 


 


And another little one...'


Self Awareness (lack of)


 


Two friesians were chewing their cuds in a field.


One cow says “It’s a bit of a worry, this mad-cow disease’.


“Doesn’t worry me “ says the second cow “I’m a penguin”.

The text you are quoting:

 


Probably an oldie but still a goodie


A farmer, Stephen, received a letter from the Department for Work & Pensions stating that they suspected he was not paying his employees the statutory minimum wage and they would send an inspector to interview them.


 


On the appointed day, the inspector turned up. "Tell me about your staff," he asked Stephen.


 


"Well," said Stephen, "there's the farm hand, I pay him £240 a week, and he has a free cottage.


 Then there's the housekeeper. She gets £190 a week, along with free board and lodging.


 There's also the half-wit. He works a 16 hour day, does 90% of the work, earns about £25 a week along with a bottle of whisky and, as a special treat, occasionally gets to sleep with my wife."


 


That's disgraceful" said the inspector, "I need to interview the half-wit."


 


"That'll be me then," said Stephen. 


 


And another little one...'


Self Awareness (lack of)


 


Two friesians were chewing their cuds in a field.


One cow says “It’s a bit of a worry, this mad-cow disease’.


“Doesn’t worry me “ says the second cow “I’m a penguin”.


Jeffery S, Jul 17, 2015 @ 15:41
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