Jennifer Saunders Fan Club -2-

While at a convention, Bill, Jim, and Scott shared a hotel suite �on the 75th floor. After a long day of meetings, they were shocked to find that the hotel elevators were broken and that they’d have to climb all the way up to their room.
“I have a way to break the monotony,” said Bill. “I’ll tell jokes for 25 flights, Jim can sing songs for the next 25, and Scott can tell sad stories the rest of the way.”
As they started walking up, Bill told his first joke. At the 26th floor, Jim began to sing. At the 51st floor, it was Scott’s turn.
“I will tell my saddest story first,” he said. “Once there was a man who left the room key in the car.”

Hi Muriel,
In all of the languages, speakers sometimes try to avoid swearwords.
The usual way is to transform words slightly such as in French "sacrebleu", "nom de nom", etc. or "Mer... credi !". In Provence, we use "pétard" in place of a very current word beginning with "P" in fact it's a word close to the Provençal "Petan".
"Freakin'" here is said in place of "fucking": no need to look into a sophisticated dictionary... I dare say it's cultural LOL
Again, it's like this in all of the languages.

Top Ten One Liners
1. Escalators don’t break down… they just turn into stairs
2. “I’m sorry” and “I apologize” mean the same thing… except when you’re at a funeral.
3. I intend to live forever… or die trying.
4. We never knew he was a drunk… until he showed up to work sober.
5. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
6. A blind man walks into a bar… And a table, and a chair.
7. At what age is it appropriate to tell my dog that he’s adopted?
8. Want to hear a pizza joke…. nah, it’s too cheesy. What about a construction joke? Oh never mind, I’m still working on that one. Did you hear the one about the rope? Skip it. Have you heard the one about the guy in the wheelchair? Never mind, it’s too lame.
9. I used to be in a band, we were called ‘lost dog’. You probably saw our posters.
10. I childproofed the house… but they still get in!