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Friday, December 30, 2011

Dalai Lama Joke

Sometimes, even good jokes fall flat. 
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Here's the classic that failed.

A Dalai Lama walks into a pizza shop and says, 
"Can you make me one with everything?".
~ Karl Stefanovic, Australian TV Presenter & Anchor for "Today," Channel Nine, 2011 Jun 15.

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Videos on YouTube:

Karl Sefanovic tries to tell a Dalai Lama joke - to the Dalai Lama.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkDFBVczcGY

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I found this on the internet that I thought added more to the joke...

Question:
I'm not sure if this question is on topic (maybe it just needs to be rephrased), but since this made global headlines due to the Dalai Lama not being able to understand it, I figure most non-native speakers would have trouble getting the joke too. {The Dalai Lama walks into a pizza shop and says "can you make me one with everything?"} As can be seen, the Dalai Lama was a bit confused. The thing is, I don't get it either. Is there some sort of pun in there somewhere? Can someone please explain to me why this is a joke?

Here's the best answer:
The joke here is the use of the phrase one with everything. It can be used with either of the following meanings. 1). Spiritual: to be one with everything means to be unified with everything else. This is a main concept in Buddhism, Hinduism, etc. where one feels that everything else is a part of self. To be one with everything is one of the higher aims of such religions. 2). The other meaning of the phrase is to get a pizza with every (available) topping.

Here's an answer that I thought was hilarious:
After the Dalai Lama got his pizza, he paid it with a $100 bill. When the pizza-cashier took the $100 bill, the Dalai Lama asked for his change. "Change," said the pizza-cashier, "must come from within."
 – psmears Jun 17 at 15:37

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English Punctuation Jokes

These jokes addresses the importance of the punctuation.

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A Panda

A panda walks into a cafĂ©. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and proceeds to fire it at the other patrons. 'Why?' asks the confused, surviving waiter amidst the carnage, as the panda makes towards the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder. 'Well, I'm a panda,' he says, at the door. 'Look it up.' The waiter turns to the relevant entry in the manual and, sure enough, finds an explanation. 'Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves.'

The joke is putting the comma after "Eats" as in... 
"Eats, shoots and leaves" instead of... 
"Eats shoots and leaves". 

You can read more about this here at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eats,_Shoots_%26_Leaves

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Dear John

Dear John, I want a man who knows what love is all about.  You are generous, kind, thoughtful.  People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior.  You have ruined me for other men.  I yearn for you.  I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart.  I can be forever happy - will you let me be yours?, Betty.

Dear John, I want a man who knows what love is.  All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you.  Admit to being useless and inferior.  You have ruined me.  For other men, I yearn.  For you, I  have no feelings whatsoever.  When we're apart, I can be forever happy.  Will you let me be?, Yours, Betty.

Both paragraphs simulating a written letter have the exact same words... but with punctuation at different places... the meanings between the first and second letter is very different.

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Your Grandpa's Life Depends Upon It

Let's eat Grandpa!
Let's eat, Grandpa!

Commas... they save lives.

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Who's supplying the drugs?

Say 'NO' to Drugs from your Neighborhood Police Officers.

That one missing comma turned police officers into drug dealers. It should be...

Say 'NO' to Drugs, from your Neighborhood Police Officers.

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Labels:
Joke, English, Panda, Punctuation, Comma,
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Art by ~ ukuleleChicken ~ A sketchbook diary by Robin Hoffman

I just stumbled upon this Art Website. Interesting art work. Look like using color pencils but I am sure it's more than that. If you like his drawings... go to his website at http://blog.ukulelechicken.com/ for more.

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Art by ~
ukuleleChicken
A sketchbook diary by Robin Hoffman

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Sample/s

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By the amazing Robin Hoffman http://blog.ukulelechicken.com/
 
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Karen Duffy, 12.23.11. Drawing by and © Robin Hoffman, 2011
Karen Duffy, 12.23.11. Drawing by and © Robin Hoffman, 2011
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The Little Brothers, 10.22.11 Drawing by and © Robin Hoffman, 2011
The Little Brothers, 10.22.11 Drawing by and © Robin Hoffman, 2011
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The Little Brothers, 06.12.11. Drawing by and © Robin Hoffman, 2011
The Little Brothers, 06.12.11. Drawing by and © Robin Hoffman, 2011
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