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Thread #40606 Message #1864898
Posted By: eddie1
21-Oct-06 - 04:07 AM
Thread Name: Double Entendre Anyone?
Subject: RE: Double Entendre Anyone?
I was at a wedding in Scotland conducted by a fairly young, progressive Church of Scotland minister. I knew him pretty well from various committees. As used to be often the case, he was roped in to MC the speeches at the dinner afterwards and he came out with the golden oldie about, "An after-dinner speech should be like a miniskirt – long enough to cover the subject and short enough to be interesting!" This raised a few polite laughs although some of the older generation remained rather tight-lipped. He followed this up by saying, "Only last week I heard the naval definition of a miniskirt – one inch below sea-level! (c-level)" I guffawed and realised I was the only one laughing.
Although, as I said, I knew him fairly well, I never did have the courage to ask him if he knew what he was saying!
How about the chorus of the song "Dumbarton's Drums"
"Dumbarton's drums, they sound sae bonnie
And they remind me o' my Johnnie.
Such fond delights, they steal upon me,
When Johnnie comes and kisses me."
Someone decided to do a clean-up job on it and the last line became
"When Johnnie kneels and kisses me."
Better or worse?
Eddie