Good Thread Mr. Joe,

One of those LONG - five minute jokes.

"Please don't stick me for the drinks!"

Cannibals (USA) wanted to gain the secret to an Olympic gold medalist swimmer's success (DE) and figured if they ate the arms, legs, of the swimmer they would become triumphant through his strength ... it does not work....the swimmer can STILL outswim ALL the cannibals even without arms or legs....finally the cannibals (USA) decide to drink the German swimmer's blood.

West Coast circa 1958 "Herman the German" (also the name of the world's largest crane repatriated from WWII USA to Deutschland in about 2000)"Herman the German - The Greatest Swimmer in the World" - tag line after the cannibals had cut off his arms and legs - and proposed to drink his blood...."please, please, don't stick me for the drinks!" Pun to the USA alcohol bar expression "The guy down there is paying for this....and the pleading poor soul at the end of evening."

Sincerely,
Gargoyle