tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post6293929443684861936..comments2023-10-22T12:21:47.291-04:00Comments on Geoffrey Philp: Bad T'ings Mek Joke: Jamaican HumorGeoffrey Philphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13442948340176713964noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-42483291131635727482009-09-12T20:22:41.271-04:002009-09-12T20:22:41.271-04:00Headline space is a relevant factor, true. There&#...Headline space is a relevant factor, true. There's the story of a <i>Gleaner</i> headline during World War II, which celebrated an Allied victory by proclaiming "Russians' Push Bottles Up German Rear" (or, alternatively, "Russians' Push Bottles Up 10,000 Germans," I've heard both).<br /><br />There are lots of people with wits sharper than mine, several of them are my colleagues.FSJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15803079547494458258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-31881251323517307912009-09-12T20:15:19.482-04:002009-09-12T20:15:19.482-04:00Fragano, I've also heard "Bad t'ings ...Fragano, I've also heard "Bad t'ings mek joke" and given the headline space, well,...Geoffrey Philphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442948340176713964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-21828207716394974072009-09-12T20:12:27.593-04:002009-09-12T20:12:27.593-04:00Fragano, yes, definitely by deferring.
I would no...Fragano, yes, definitely by deferring.<br /><br />I would not want to mess with your friend. A wit sharper than yours? Such a person does not exist!Geoffrey Philphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442948340176713964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-8130142504976586122009-09-12T19:59:31.821-04:002009-09-12T19:59:31.821-04:00Isn't the expression "Tek serious t'i...Isn't the expression "Tek serious t'ing mek joke"?FSJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15803079547494458258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-72462643758187133432009-09-12T19:59:00.462-04:002009-09-12T19:59:00.462-04:00Picong is something I engage in with a Trinidadian...<i>Picong</i> is something I engage in with a Trinidadian colleague, mainly in self-defence. He has a a sharper wit than mine.<br /><br />A lot of it is a means of dealing with grief by deferring it, I think.FSJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15803079547494458258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-47736100791645531352009-09-10T16:53:32.341-04:002009-09-10T16:53:32.341-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Robert. This was a great t...Thanks for stopping by, Robert. This was a great topic.<br /><br />Peace,<br />GeoffreyGeoffrey Philphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442948340176713964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-48884505760196555182009-09-10T16:34:49.221-04:002009-09-10T16:34:49.221-04:00"... even if the oppressor is as implacable a..."... even if the oppressor is as implacable as death, humor asserts that it is how we live our lives--joyously and fearlessly--that matters."<br /><br />Very good statement, Geoffrey! I'd have to agree wholeheartedly that it's how we live our lives that dictates how we'll face... well, whatever. I'd much rather go with a smile on my face, wouldn't you?<br /><br />Hey, a tip o' the hat for the WILF entry, Bubba!Robert Hruzekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370792068453896515noreply@blogger.com