Petey

[DoctorDoom]

Petey was a snake, only sooo big. Petey lived in a pit with his mother.

One day Petey was hissing in the pit when his mother said, "Petey, don't hiss in the pit. If you must hiss, go outside the pit and hiss."

Petey went outside the pit to hiss. Petey was hissing all around, when he finally leaned over a little and hissed in the pit.

Petey's mother heard Petey hissing in the pit and said, "Petey, if you must hiss in the pit, go over to Mrs. Potts' pit and hiss in her pit."

But Mrs. Pott was not at home, so he hissed in her pit anyway.

While Petey was hissing in Mrs. Potts' pit, Mrs. Pott came home and found Petey hissing in her pit and said. "Petey, if you must hiss in a pit, don't hiss in my pit, go to your own pit and hiss."

This made Petey very sad and he cried all the way home. When Petey got home, his mother saw him crying and said, "Petey, what's the matter?" Petey said, "I went over to Mrs. Potts' pit to hiss in her pit, but she was not home so I hissed in her pit anyway. Mrs. Pott then came home and found me hissing in her pit and said, "Petey if you must hiss in a pit, go to your own pit and hiss, and don't hiss in my pit."

This made Petey's mother very angry. She said, "Why that mean old lady. I knew Mrs. Pott when she didn't have a pit to hiss in."

[Teenager]

????

:question:

[DoctorDoom]

You're too young to appreciate it. However, there's an old expression about not having a pot to piss in.

All jokes lose something in the explanation.

[Teenager]

Oh.

:frow34:

[DoctorDoom]

Don't sweat it, dude. Anyone under 30 probably never heard it.

In medieval London, people did not have indoor plumbing. It was common to use a chamber pot as an indoor toilet. The chamber pot could then be dumped out a window into the street gutter below. A person who did not have a "pot to piss in" was poor indeed.Idioms & Axioms currently used in America (http://www.pride-unlimited.com/probono/idioms2.html)

[OurDubya]

This made Petey's mother very angry. She said, "Why that mean old lady. I knew Mrs. Pott when she didn't have a pit to hiss in."

Oh Doom, major groaner! I love these kind of jokes. If I can make someone groan with a pun, then I feel I've done my job :)

[Melz]

Okay that was hilarious. I am tempted to pass it on to others in my mass email-joke elaborate scheme I have going on.

[TheBeast]

Doom, why did you explain the joke?!

I was so about to do it. :(

Is it weird that my reaction to the joke was 'Poor Petey' when he 'cried all the way home' rahter than 'what an awful massacre of a common idiom'?

[Peachdiane]

:thumb:

I haven't heard that one before, honest. What a keeper!

I'm trying to teach my boy idioms to help bridge the gap between him and the regular hearing students he's with. He struggles terribly with those such as "bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." But it's a real joy to see his eyes light up when he finally gets it.

I'll tell ya though, sign language is even more confusing when using idioms. I'm glad I didn't go that route. For example, there's nothing in sign language for "Missed the boat" so they sign "Train Go Sorry." Boy, talk about major confusion....

Sorry to hijack!

[TheBeast]

Teach him 'When de boat comes in'