Rest In Peace.
The rest of us will now.
(one of his jokes)
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"What's the difference between Frank Carson and the M1?
You can turn off the M1"
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I had no idea he was still alive.
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I had no idea you could win a talent show three times. Wouldn't you win and use that to progress?
At least he was fairly harmless as a comedian. I don't think he was as rude as some.
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>> I had no idea he was still alive.
+1
Another cracker gone.
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He had a good motoring joke.
Murphy: I cant get rid of my car, no will buy it - its got 90,000 miles on the clock
Patrick: Why don't you wind back the clock?
Murphy: Bejesas, why didn't I think of that!
Later
Patrick: Did you ever sell your car?
Murphy: Sell it! why should I - its only got 12000 miles on the clock.
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Very Good !
On a serious note, a friend in the motor trade told me that it was much easier to sell at a premium price a poorly treated and presented car with low miles than an equivalent well maintained model with higher miles.
It is his opinion at least that most "amateurs" place too much importance on the odometer reading and not enough on the general condition and service history of second hand vehicles. Similarly, a tatty but more recently registered model will fetch more in the main than a good one with an older ( even by 6 months which can at it's extreme mean one day ) registration mark.
I guess we are all guilty of such prejudices to a greater or lesser extent but it's interesting at least to ponder on I suppose.
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One of his from the radio this morning:
Seargeant to Soldier - 'I didn't see you at camouflage practice this morning'
Soldier 'Thank you Sir'
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I liked this one, even though I'm not sure I liked Carson's act very much:
Patrick and Murphy have been out drinking, and have missed the last bus. So they decide to steal one. Patrick goes into the yard whilst Murphy keeps watch.
After about twenty minutes Murphy shouts "What are you doing in there?"'
Patrick: "I can't find a number fifteen"
Murphy: "Well pinch a number seven and we'll walk from the roundabout".
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Just been looking back at a few of his jokes.
Paddy calls a wrong number at 3am. "Is that O'Malley's Bar?" he asks.
"No it's not, this is a private residence."
"Oh, I must have the wrong number. Sorry to have troubled you," says Paddy.
"Ah it's no trouble," says the stranger. "I had to get up to answer the phone anyway."
And a motoring related one - Did you hear about the Irishman who reversed into a car boot sale and sold the engine?
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My favourite ......
Ice cream man found dead in his van covered with chocolate sauce and nuts....
At the inquest the Coroner decided that he had topped himself........
Thats a cracker......
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Huge explosion at the ice cream van rally. Tragic loss of hundreds and thousands.
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Does this mean Whitney can now talk to Frank?
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>> Does this mean Whitney can now talk to Frank?
It wouldn't be a meeting of minds. She wouldn't understand his accent or get the jokes. It would be the way he'd tell'em.
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If you are in average health, take your current age away from the current average lifespan. If you're already over that the following becomes even more acute. Now take a third or so of what remains away again ( you'll be asleep for that bit ) Now you're left with a figure which might reasonably be assumed as your likely remaining time on the planet failing exceptions.
Makes me quite selective about certain things.
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Good friend Bobby Ball interviewed on Northwest news at lunchtime. Said Frank was a lovely man, he was just the same in real life and didn't resort to swearing or smut. Just clean and often corny family jokes.
News also reported that another original member of ' The Comedians ' , Ken Goodwin , has died at 78 yrs..
Ted
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Frank Carson has died. That's a croaker.
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>> Ken Goodwin , has died at 78 yrs<<
"Settle down now, settle down".
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Frank did a corporate dinner act for us in the mid 90's and it was my job to look after him in the bar afterwards. He had the whole place in stitches for hours.
Donated his fee to local charities and only had minimal expenses/
A great man, RIP.
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R.I.P. Frank - Lygonos
