The Enid Blyton Society

shadow wrote:Just bought a dog off an iron monger. First thing it did was make a bolt for the door.

Groan.

shadow wrote:Just bought a dog off an iron monger. First thing it did was make a bolt for the door.

If you spent your day in a well, can you say your day was well-spent?

If a wild pig kills you, does it mean you’ve been boared to death?

I saw an offer in a shop
“TV for £4.50 – the volume is stuck on maximum"
It was an offer I simply couldn’t turn down.

37 consonants, 25 vowels, a question mark, and a comma went to court. They will be sentenced next Friday.

What do you call the wife of a hippie?
Mississippi.

Have you heard about the fire in the shoe factory?
Hundreds of soles were lost!

Stairs cannot be trusted. They’re always up to something.

I got drunk yesterday and ate some scrabble tiles because it seemed fun. Now that I'm sober, I fear my next bathroom visit could spell disaster.

Ohhh noooo... especially the last one!!

Some good ones there.. thanks for the laugh IceMaiden and Pete.

pete9012S wrote:What's the difference between a hippo and a zippo?
One is really heavy, and the other is a little lighter.

Groan again

Oh how true that is!

Darrell71 wrote:I cringe every time I see those illustrations. You know I always crib about never getting any old editions, but honestly, I bought most of my EB books before 2012, and the new covers were still sensible back then. THIS is horrible.

This is from a while back, but I have to agree. I grew up with really well-illustrated comic books in the 70's and 80's and the artistry today is absolutely banal across the board. Can't tell whether nobody has any talent left or if they think they have talent and they're at the top of their game... Either way, it isn't great! I hate seeing these new books and the "dimsey" FF cartoons that are representative of the new talents in the field today. Hard stuff!

I was up late last night and ran across some music jokes and memes — here are the best (or the worst)...

Groan! Why did I open this thread?

Lashings Of Snow!

Rob Houghton wrote:Groan! Why did I open this thread?

So that Pete could keep making us laugh!

Brilliant, Pete.