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A man went into a pet store and said to the owner, I'd like to buy a pet that is out of the ordinary - unusual.

The pet shop owner replied, well, I have one Rairy-bird left... The man said, I've never even heard of a Rairy-bird, that certainly makes it unusual, I'll take it!



So the man brought home his new Rairy-bird and soon found out that it had a huge appetite! It was always hungry!! Finally, the Rairy-bird was so big and fat that it wouldn't fit inside the house anymore, much less the cage! The man said to himself: I've got to get rid of this animal-I can't afford to feed it!

So he rented a huge dump truck, put the Rairy-bird into the back, and drove to the edge of a high cliff. He then dumped the Rairy-bird out of the truck and over the cliff!! Thinking that all his troubles were over, the man was driving home when he suddenly heard this singing coming from the back of the dump- truck:

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"It's a long long way to tip-a-Rairy!!

OH THERES MORE THERES MORE I TELL YA

COME CLOSER



ITS THE WAY I TELL EM:wah::wah::wah::wah::wah:

Chezzie;828931 wrote: A man went into a pet store and said to the owner, I'd like to buy a pet that is out of the ordinary - unusual.

The pet shop owner replied, well, I have one Rairy-bird left... The man said, I've never even heard of a Rairy-bird, that certainly makes it unusual, I'll take it!



So the man brought home his new Rairy-bird and soon found out that it had a huge appetite! It was always hungry!! Finally, the Rairy-bird was so big and fat that it wouldn't fit inside the house anymore, much less the cage! The man said to himself: I've got to get rid of this animal-I can't afford to feed it!

So he rented a huge dump truck, put the Rairy-bird into the back, and drove to the edge of a high cliff. He then dumped the Rairy-bird out of the truck and over the cliff!! Thinking that all his troubles were over, the man was driving home when he suddenly heard this singing coming from the back of the dump- truck:

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"It's a long long way to tip-a-Rairy!!


Excuse me, what does this joke mean? What the 'Rairy-bird'...? I‘m a teacher and I want to tell some British jokes to my students, in order to help them get a better understanding of 'British humor' and the culture. THX~~~

Hi Lee and welcome to FG. Hope you enjoy your stay here:-6



Tipperary is a county in Ireland. The song "It's a long way to Tipperary" was a sung by British soldiers during WW1...



Here's a link for the origin of the song.

Its a Long Way to Tipperary - World Cultures European



Meaning of joke:



The pet owner wanted to rid of the rairy (made up name for a bird) and tried to dump him over a cliff. Since the bird was too heavy, he didn't fall out of the truck.



Driving home, the owner thought he was rid of the bird, only to hear him singing in the back of the truck the song "It's a long way to tip-a-rairy" (tip the bird out of the truck) instead of using the word Tipperary....It's a play on words....



Jasus...these Yanks don't understand UK humour, do they:wah: Kidding Lee...that's another joke for another time:wah:

Kathy Ellen;1227114 wrote: Hi Lee and welcome to FG. Hope you enjoy your stay here:-6



Tipperary is a county in Ireland. The song "It's a long way to Tipperary" was a sung by British soldiers during WW1...



Here's a link for the origin of the song.



Meaning of joke:



The pet owner wanted to rid of the rairy (made up name for a bird) and tried to dump him over a cliff. Since the bird was too heavy, he didn't fall out of the truck.



Driving home, the owner thought he was rid of the bird, only to hear him singing in the back of the truck the song "It's a long way to tip-a-rairy" (tip the bird out of the truck) instead of using the word Tipperary....It's a play on words....



Jasus...these Yanks don't understand UK humour, do they:wah: Kidding Lee...that's another joke for another time:wah:
thank you sooooomuch, it is really fun~It's a long way to Tipperary~~:wah:

I seems that uderstanding British jokes requires not only the use of slangs, but also some knowledge of British history 囧.

By the way, the "play on words" you mentioned made me think of another funny joke I saw in other place. It was about the "helicopter crips (have any flavour crips)" and "plane crisps (plain crips)". I guess that "have any flavour" sounds like "helicopter" when we speak the phrase fast. isn't it？

:-2 I'm not a Yank....At least Yankee live in an English speaking country~ It is more easy for them to understand, just may be~囧

LEEfish;1227655 wrote: :-2 I'm not a Yank....At least Yankee live in an English speaking country~ It is more easy for them to understand, just may be~囧


Oh, I am sorry Lee....I thought you were a Yank due to the time and date posted to the left of your post. It looked to me like you were on Alaska time....think you may have put the wrong time zone...If you wish we have a "World Time" chart you can look at...You could go to "Home" in the above green strip under where it says "Forum Garden", and then click on site navigation.



You can learn all about all the ins and outs of "posh UK speaking" if you read Carol's thread here....



http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/gener ... words.html



Lee, Why don't you start an introduction thread and tell us a bit about yourself. It would be fun to learn about your country and teaching style. We have a few teachers here in FG, including myself.:-6



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