Q: Have you heard about the CIA’s Sinatra cover band?
A: Well, My Way is sheer torture, but they do an extraordinary rendition of Strangers in the Night.
Tasteless? Too convoluted? Throw your tomatoes at me, Dopers. Failing that, hit me with some more grim humor about spies, terrorists, and/or the secret police. Just make sure not to leave any marks.
Oddly enough, I just read that joke on a Popsicle stick less than three days ago. I think you’ve got some moneys coming your way, DooWahDiddy. Or a free box of Popsicles or something.
Q: Why did the canary nest in the Golden Gate Bridge?
A: He wanted to be the San Francisco Tweet.
(Got no excuses, I was an adult when I made this one up. Or, at least, old enough to drink. Not that I do, much, so I don’t even have the excuse of being drunk.)
Dammit, I knew that would happen! Oh well, I’ve always been ahead of my time. I better send them my address so they know where to send the lifetime supply of Popsicles (cherry, please!).
There’s one kind of similar to Hokkaido Brit’s that goes: What do you call a fish with no eyes?
Answer: A fsssssshhhhhhhhh.
I didn’t make that one up… but it’s kind of cute anyway.