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Last night I was watching tv, and a couple of US stand up comedians were telling 'here's your sign' jokes.
I got the jokes (duh) but I didn't understand what the 'here's your sigh' stuff was about.
A quick google later I found this
snopes.com: Here's Your Sign
Now I have a habit of answering stupid questions with stupid answers like this, but I assume you don't actually say 'here's your sign' after giving the answer in such a situation?
I am suddenly feeling very fortunate that I do not own a TV set!!
I don't watch tv much. mostly on sunday evenings.
The tv is usually on in the evening, but to me it is more of a background thing. I use it more for listening than for watching.
I could easily go without tv, but my wife thinks different :) (I think it comes automatically with being married).
Maybe the minister should've given given me a sign when I said 'I do' :roflmao
You better hope your wife doesn't peek at your posts when you're not around!:w:roflmao:roflmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
sometimes you do. I believe bill engvall originated this, but I might be mistaken. it's a pretty popular thing to say here in DFW.
Heres the bit Bill Engvall did where he explains what the sign is for.
YouTube - Bill Engvall-STUPID PEOPLE!
This is the origin of the joke. Its become so much a part of the culture that now he and others just say here's your sign when you make a stupid comment and we all get it.
Its his signature, kind of like Jeff Foxworthys "you might be a redneck"
Just like "wheres the beef" was in the 80's or "cha ching" in the ninties.
I love this bit!!!!!!!!!!!!!:roflmao
Interesting. So you can say this without getting kicked in the teeth. :hmmm: who'd have tought.
I suppose it is something that everybody knows, and as such it is not an insult anymore.
I didn't know about it before. I guess I need a signQuote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
Its pretty popular in America, I don't think its quite so elsewhere, your not missing much really...
I never heard it before.
Mybe its just my group of friends.
Of course to get to our house you have to "turn off the paved road"
I used to watch a lot of TV....like 8 hours a day...and like 3 channels at a time too...I have no cable in the apartment so I went from a bunch to none in one day lol...I've seen it all through the yellow window of the evening train....
and you call yourself american!!!! I think we know why the economy is not so good anymore - not owning a TV set, Mark has not spent his stimulus money to upgrade to the LCD-TV....Quote:
Originally Posted by JMS
Even I own a TV set, even though it's a 14" one and has been in the attic for years. I should send it to you - may be it'll get you hooked and we can get back on track to economic boom by november and McCain can win. :p
Thanks for the thoughtful gesture Ivan, but my goats and children are all the entertainment I need!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by gugi
Wheres my stimulus money!? I still haven't gotten it....Wait... now I can but that Tony miller strop and not feel too bad !!!!Boo yah!!
Aww Bruno it's not so bad you don't watch TV, anyone who reads Pratchett is ok in my book!:roflmao We have a 37" LCD - HD ready and cable, which we don't watch a lot of to be honest. Haven't heard of the "Here's your sign" thing before. Maybe it hasn't reached across the pond yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
once ya'll got yoself some rednecks across dat dem pond o'er der den mabe ya'll kin get des type'o jokes we's gots here, a'ight.
If your laughing at that then....................You might be a redneck!
I have them all, and I've read them all multiple times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silver
I am presently re-reading all the 'watch' books. Atm it is the Fifth elephant. I already did the others (not in order).
I think the ones I read most so far are Jingo, The Hogfather and Small Gods. About 6-8 times each.
It's probably silly to re-read them every other year, but they just keep on being funny, and after 2 years I've forgotten most of the details so the plot stays interesting.
OH YES!!! Fifth Elephant is my fave Pratchett. May be we should start a Pratchett Thread :bow:roflmao:yQuote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
Yeah I know:OTsorry
:roflmao I suppose it would have helped if I'd actually WATCHED the clip before I posted, DOH! Stupid people humour is just way too funny. Billy Connelly did a similar joke on his Tour of Australia footage involving a hair dryer, a shower and a "Here's Your Sign"!!:roflmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by Wildtim
As for rednecks, well y'see I got's me a little ol' redneck girlie fr'en dat I b knowin' fo 6 years, so there's YOUR sign. Oh and Spike's cousins are Gator wrestling Cajun's.";"