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Caje's Joke o de day
After Quasimodo's death, the Bishop of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, France sent word through the streets of Paris that a new bell ringer was urgently needed.
The Bishop decided that he would conduct the interviews personally and went up into the belfry to begin the screening process.
After observing several applicants demonstrate their skills over a long period, he decided to call it a day and to continue the interviewing process the following day.
Just then, an armless Frenchman approached him and announced that he was there to apply for the bell ringer's job. The Bishop was incredulous.
But, you have no arms, Monsieur !' No matter,' said the man. 'Observe me, Excellency !' And, pushing his way past the Bishop, he began striking the bells with his ugly face, producing a most beautiful melody on the carillon.
The Bishop listened in astonishment convinced he had found a sensational replacement for Quasimodo.
But, suddenly, as he rushed forward to strike the bells again in encore, the armless Frenchman tripped over a mallet and plunged headlong out of the belfry window to his death in the street far below.
The stunned Bishop rushed down two hundred and ninety five church steps to reach the street. A crowd had by now gathered around the fallen figure, drawn by the beautiful music they had heard only moments before.
As they silently parted to let the Bishop through, one of them asked, 'Bishop sir, who was this man ?'
'I don't know his name,' the Bishop sadly replied........
.................. BUT HIS FACE RINGS A BELL !'
WAIT ! WAIT ! There's more....
The following day, despite the sadness that weighed heavily on his heart due to the unfortunate death of the armless campanologist, the Bishop continued his interviews for the bell ringer of Notre Dame.
The first man to approach him said, 'Your Excellency, I am the brother of the poor armless wretch who fell to his death from this very belfry yesterday. I pray that you honor his life by allowing me to replace him in this duty.'
The Bishop agreed to give the man an audition, but, as the armless man's brother stooped to pick up a heavy mallet to strike the first bell, he groaned, clutched at his chest, twirled around, and died of heart failure on the spot.
Two monks, hearing the Bishop's cries of anguish at this second shocking tragedy, rushed up the stairs to his side.
'What has happened ? Who is this man?' the first monk asked, breathlessly.
'I don't know his name,' sighed the now distraught Bishop, 'but...'
'HE'S A DEAD RINGER FOR HIS BROTHER.�
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...And I tuned in early for this?????
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You should have called the thread.…
Caje's BAD. Joke o de day. 
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Made me laugh; I like 'em!
I must admit... I was a little nervous when I opened the thread, but those are actually clean and not too offensive.
Who are you and what did you do with our consigliere?  
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Made me laugh; I like 'em!
I must admit... I was a little nervous when I opened the thread, but those are actually clean and not too offensive.
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Yup, Caje is out fishing today and left his office computer logged in here.
Maybe his new boss has a sense of humor after all......
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Once in a while the swamp solicitor comes up with a pretty good one...I don't know what the rest of you are complaining about??? I heard the first part but the second was good.
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Mmmm...Somehow I can't picture him working "for the man." Joe
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30 seconds of my life that I can never, ever retreive.
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^ It could be worse. He could post that video of the badgers again. 
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C'mon guys! We all need to read or hear a "groaner" once in a while. Sorta keeps things in perspective, no?
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So what do you call an attorney with a warped sense of humor?
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Actually I was sitting at counsel table killing time while the judge was sentencing some inmates. They call it "Boykinizing" The criminal practitioners know what I'm talking about. After the prosecutor and defense counsel does their work and strikes the deals, we get to sit down and relax while the trial judge does what is referred to as a Boykin. It lasts for about an hour when you are doing a group and is mind numbing exercise that must be gone through to get on the record that the defendant understands all of his rights, is pleading guilty freely and without coercion, is happy with his lawyer, etc, etc and makes a nice clean record in case the defendant wants to complain tat he plead guilty "only because his lawyer told him."
During this time it's the judge's show and the lawyers usually sit around reading their kindles, or in my case checking out the forum while the judge drones on until it's over.
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Do you submit your clients to this?
"I did it, your Honor! And that other thing, too! Make him stop! Please, make him stop!"
Sounds bad for business.
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Thanks Snubby, I needed that. A most appropriate comment.
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I started telling a version of that joke almost 40 years ago. It has not improved with age.
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Take to Bud's and call me in the morning...
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NO. NO. NO. not the badgers again.
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It could always get worse. Ever see a bunch of Cajuns eating crayfish and swigging down beer? One Cardinal rule. Never, ever, wear a white shirt to a Cajun crayfish boil.
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