Posted on March 26, 2008 by bigrab
From my friend Stevie G who sends me a blizzard of stuff. This is a cracker.
ROYAL NAVAL RETIREMENT
The Navy found they had too many officers and decided to offer an early
retirement bonus. They promised any officer who volunteered a bonus of
£1000 for inch measured in a straight line between any two points [...]
Filed under: Comedy | Tagged: navy joke | No Comments »
Posted on March 23, 2008 by bigrab
From Left, Des McLean, Pat Rolink, John Htet Khin
Having drunk one or two small glasses of red wine last night and dined on the fantastic five course meal served up by Robert Sloan and his staff, it is a rather fragile blogger who presents himself here this morning. The Sonstrust Dinner in aid of youth [...]
Filed under: Comedy, dumbarton fc | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 16, 2008 by bigrab
A great night last night in the intimate surroundings of the State Bar (downstairs).
Pat Rolink was funny as ever. He described how his grandfather, Anton Rolink who was Dutch, came to Airdrie as a young man and supported the local team until he died. Pat says they scattered his ashes on Broomfield’s playing surface, only [...]
Filed under: Comedy, Diary | No Comments »
Posted on February 27, 2008 by bigrab
Then listen to this.
Filed under: America, Comedy | Tagged: marketing calls, Tom Mabe | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 27, 2008 by bigrab
They are Re-Making the Exorcist in Boston……
Where a woman enlists the help of the Devil to get an evil priest out of her son.
Filed under: Comedy | Tagged: exorcist remake | No Comments »
Posted on February 11, 2008 by bigrab
The only confirmed photo of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg (seated), taken about noon on November 19th 1863 just after Lincoln arrived and some three hours before he spoke. To Lincoln’s right is his bodyguard, Ward Hill Lamon.
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the birthday of one of the USA’s greatest presidents Abraham Lincoln in Hodgenville Kentucky in 1809. [...]
Filed under: America, Comedy, Featured Videos | Tagged: abraham lincoln, bob newhart, gettysburg, lincoln's birthday | No Comments »
Posted on February 10, 2008 by bigrab
I’m not sure of the actual date of this quite brilliant piece of stand -up comedy by Bob Newhart but I’d guess at about 40 years old. I remember hearing this as a primary school kid because one of my more hip teachers was into him. It is an imaginary telephone conversation between Sir Walter Raleigh [...]
Filed under: Comedy, Featured Videos | Tagged: bob newhart, sir walter raleigh, tobacco | No Comments »