{"id":10353,"date":"2013-08-19T19:21:26","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T00:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/wp\/?p=10353"},"modified":"2013-08-19T19:21:26","modified_gmt":"2013-08-20T00:21:26","slug":"why-do-engineers-confuse-halloween-and-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/why-do-engineers-confuse-halloween-and-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do engineers confuse Halloween and Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Because Oct 31 = Dec 25<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"So<\/a>
So Ponsonby Britt lives in New England?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In lieu of a substantive post, here’s some miscellaneous nonsense I came across recently.<\/p>\n

\"Attention<\/a><\/p>\n

Two Gentile jokes<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A Gentile goes into a men\u2019s clothing store, where he sees an elegant suede jacket. \u201cHow much is that jacket?\u201d he asks the clerk. When the clerk tells him $1,200, the Gentile says, \u201cI\u2019ll take it.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the last minute, a Gentile calls his mother to announce that, owing to pressure at work, he will be two hours late for the family Thanksgiving dinner. \u201cOf course,\u201d his mother says, \u201cI understand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Put Jews in both of those situations and you have the working premise for at least 50 possible jokes….<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The most harrowing performance of Bach you’ll ever see (via Dick Stanley<\/a>):<\/p>\n