Can You Finish Me Off? thread.

[Malc]

This wasn't inspired by the chortling thread, this is a new idea.

One of us supplies the first bit of the gag, and the others throw in the punchline. No it HASN'T been done before, because these are ORIGINAL gags of our own making, not so-called classics that we're dredging up.

I'll start first.

[Malc]

Shakespeare was kicked out of pubs in his home town so often he was known as...?

[Colin]

Shakespeare was kicked out of pubs in his home town so often he was known as...?

a drunken bastard.Bum.

[Mince]

Banned of Brothers

[Tom]

Bard of Stratford.

[Malc]

You're getting there. Very slowly and painfully, but getting there.

[Colin]

Oh, oh, a drunken bardstard 

[Malc]

....and we've now taken a detour via Barking.

OK, here's the answer.

Shakespeare was kicked out of pubs in his home town so often he was known as...?

The Barred Of Avon

[Malc]

See? Gosh anyone would think you lot thought this thread was a load of boring tripe. Or something.

Here's another one.

The founder and creator of Fox News Channel is a well-known naturist. He is often known as...?

Here's a clue, just this once.

[Colin]

Pee Wee 

[Colin]

Rupert the Bear.

Rupert.

An umbrella.

[Malc]

*sigh*

Rupert The BARE!

[The Peepmaster]

I got it, Malc - but you'd already posted the answer. "Naturist" was the clue!

[Malc]

Yes, but "naturist" was only the...Oh, I know what's happening here...

Kettle is no good as the butt of your pranks because he never realises what's going on at the best of times, so you've turned your attention to me 

I can imagine the email now: "Malky's posted a new thread, let's pretend to misunderstand it as much as possible," is that it?

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

Yup!