Well, now. I have to take a considerable interest in this thread. I post a monthly "Folking Around" in Central Florida. Just a listing of all the folk venues & events. The darn thing's gotten too long so I got in the habit of putting a folk-related joke at the top & the bottom. Theory being, of course, that the jokes are so good people will read to whole post just to get to them. (One reader even said that was true.) Thing is, I find it very hard to find actual folk-related jokes or stories. Pretty much gone through the available ones. The above good stories reflect this & rarely specify strictly folkish themes. I'd rather quit than be reduced to using those cheap-shot instrument bits. (Well, any more of them...) I'd rather use uplifting, generally humorous, non-spiteful ones. Or else really dirty ones. So I'll be reading this thread hoping for good material.

I find I have a few surplus musical jokes that are not folkish. Since I can't use them in my post, I reckon this is a good place to get rid of one & clean my hard drive thereby. A friend at Scottish Parliament sends:

Doc, I can't stop singing "The Green Green Grass of Home." That sounds like Tom Jones syndrome. Is it common? It's not unusual.