Jamie123 Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) Just got back from work Christmas party. The jokes in the crackers were up to the usual standard: What do sheep say to each other at Christmas? Merry Christmas to ewe What would you call a cat in the desert? Sandy Claws Which playwright was afraid of Christmas? Noel Coward Can't remember the rest. I'll let you know if more come to mind... If you don't know what Christmas crackers are, here are some: they go bang when you pull them open and they contain jokes, paper hats and other small things (such as badly made plastic whistles, combs, thimbles, fortune-telling fish, tape measures, dice etc.) I say it should be the law that everyone must belly-laugh at all the jokes in all the crackers (however lame) and wear the paper hats, on pain of being crowned King (or Queen) Humbug for the evening. Edited December 18, 2023 by Jamie123 zil2 and NeuroTypical 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie123 Posted December 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 Now here is a very good woman wearing her hat and laughing at her joke: No Humbug for her! One more: How does Good King Wenceslas like his pizza? Deep and crisp and even zil2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 How much did Santa's sleigh cost? (It was on the house.) What do you call Santa if he's broke? (St. Nickel-less.) Hooray - I'm helping! Jamie123 and zil2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Jamie123 said: If you don't know what Christmas crackers are, here are some: they go bang when you pull them open and they contain jokes, paper hats and other small things (such as badly made plastic whistles, combs, thimbles, fortune-telling fish, tape measures, dice etc.) My sister once had a party where these crackers were on each of our plate. She described the tradition. No one's crackers actually "popped." We kinda wondered if there actually was any mechanism in them to make a pop, or if we just got gypped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, Carborendum said: My sister once had a party where these crackers were on each of our plate. She described the tradition. No one's crackers actually "popped." We kinda wondered if there actually was any mechanism in them to make a pop, or if we just got gypped. Just so we're all on the same page, I think @Jamie123 is talking about something like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, Vort said: Just so we're all on the same page, I think @Jamie123 is talking about something like this: Similar. Not quite the same. The picture he provided is more like what my sister had. They were wrapped up with gift wrap. And there was a pulling mechanism (somewhat like the mechanism that party poppers are based on. But it was like pulling apart a wishbone. If you pull it apart and it pops, you get your wish. If it doesn't pop, you don't get your wish. At least, that is what my sister did. And she said it was a tradition in the UK. But I'd depend on an actual Brit @Jamie123 to verify that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie123 Posted December 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Carborendum said: We kinda wondered if there actually was any mechanism in them to make a pop, or if we just got gypped. I think you got gypped. A proper cracker has a kind of cardboard strip inside it, which is bonded in the middle with a very tiny explosive charge. If both people grip the cracker tight and pull it goes off with a "crack" (similar to a squib). There are cheapo crackers out there that don't have this. Carborendum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie123 Posted December 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Vort said: Just so we're all on the same page, I think @Jamie123 is talking about something like this: We have those too, but they are not the same as crackers. Crackers look like this: Vort 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.