Funniest Line In a Book Ever

[cowiz]

On holiday in Turkey a few years back I was reading this:



Sat at a bar, sipping a beer and enjoying my read.

The scene, the hero of the story is checking into a hotel with his brat, the brat is playing up so he gives it a good clip around the ear.

A German woman behind him in line says:

"In Germany we do not hit our children"

The response.........











"In Ireland we don't gas our Jews"

I actually fell off my barstool.

[charlou]

ouch

[Faithfree]

[Pappa]

War of the Worlds - H. G. Wells

End of chapter 14.

The bells of the neighbouring church made a jangling tumult, a cart carelessly driven smashed, amid shrieks and curses, against the water trough up the street. Sickly yellow lights went to and fro in the houses, and some of the passing cabs flaunted unextinguished lamps. And overhead the dawn was growing brighter, clear and steady and calm.

He heard footsteps running to and fro in the rooms, and up and down stairs behind him. His landlady came to the door, loosely wrapped in dressing gown and shawl; her husband followed ejaculating.

As my brother began to realise the import of all these things, he turned hastily to his own room, put all his available money--some ten pounds altogether--into his pockets, and went out again into the streets.

It took a while for me to realise that word used to have a quite different meaning.

[cowiz]

War of the Worlds - H. G. Wells

End of chapter 14.

The bells of the neighbouring church made a jangling tumult, a cart carelessly driven smashed, amid shrieks and curses, against the water trough up the street. Sickly yellow lights went to and fro in the houses, and some of the passing cabs flaunted unextinguished lamps. And overhead the dawn was growing brighter, clear and steady and calm.

He heard footsteps running to and fro in the rooms, and up and down stairs behind him. His landlady came to the door, loosely wrapped in dressing gown and shawl; her husband followed ejaculating.

As my brother began to realise the import of all these things, he turned hastily to his own room, put all his available money--some ten pounds altogether--into his pockets, and went out again into the streets.

It took a while for me to realise that word used to have a quite different meaning.

Conan Doyle used that a lot. "No fucking way Holmes, Watson ejaculated"

[Pappa]

War of the Worlds - H. G. Wells

End of chapter 14.

The bells of the neighbouring church made a jangling tumult, a cart carelessly driven smashed, amid shrieks and curses, against the water trough up the street. Sickly yellow lights went to and fro in the houses, and some of the passing cabs flaunted unextinguished lamps. And overhead the dawn was growing brighter, clear and steady and calm.

He heard footsteps running to and fro in the rooms, and up and down stairs behind him. His landlady came to the door, loosely wrapped in dressing gown and shawl; her husband followed ejaculating.

As my brother began to realise the import of all these things, he turned hastily to his own room, put all his available money--some ten pounds altogether--into his pockets, and went out again into the streets.

It took a while for me to realise that word used to have a quite different meaning.

Conan Doyle used that a lot. "No fucking way Holmes, Watson ejaculated"

I think I literally did a double-take the first time I read it.

[cowiz]

War of the Worlds - H. G. Wells

End of chapter 14.

The bells of the neighbouring church made a jangling tumult, a cart carelessly driven smashed, amid shrieks and curses, against the water trough up the street. Sickly yellow lights went to and fro in the houses, and some of the passing cabs flaunted unextinguished lamps. And overhead the dawn was growing brighter, clear and steady and calm.

He heard footsteps running to and fro in the rooms, and up and down stairs behind him. His landlady came to the door, loosely wrapped in dressing gown and shawl; her husband followed ejaculating.

As my brother began to realise the import of all these things, he turned hastily to his own room, put all his available money--some ten pounds altogether--into his pockets, and went out again into the streets.

It took a while for me to realise that word used to have a quite different meaning.

Conan Doyle used that a lot. "No fucking way Holmes, Watson ejaculated"

I think I literally did a double-take the first time I read it.

He also used "spunked" quite a lot

[Coito ergo sum]

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it. - D. Adams, HHG2G

[Pappa]

He also used "spunked" quite a lot

What does that mean?

[cowiz]

He also used "spunked" quite a lot

What does that mean?

As in "Pappa spunked all over pawiz's chest then licked it all up"

[Pappa]

He also used "spunked" quite a lot

What does that mean?

As in "Pappa spunked all over pawiz's chest then licked it all up"

Like we did when I came for that secret visit we've never mentioned on the forum?