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wickedfleaDid you know that Fort Payne, AL, which I have passed through many times, is not only the home of hideous redneck country band Alabama, but ALSO the Sock Capital of the World? It's true!
Hey, that reminds me of a joke: Turtle and a rabbit are standing at the side of the road and waiting for a break in traffic so they can cross. Rabbit starts to walk across. Turtle says, "Hey, man, watch out--there's a car coming!" Rabbit stops and gives turtle a dirty look. A few minutes pass and there's still no break in traffic. Rabbit starts across the road again. Turtle says, "Wait, dude--you're gonna get run over!" Rabbit stops, sighs, and says, "Damn, man, what do you think I am, a SOCK?"
It's one o' them crazy little jokes that ain't funny. You know, the ones that you tell in a group of people, all of whom know what's happening except for one person. When you get through with the joke, everybody laughs, and you end up getting to make fun of the one person who wasn't in on the ruse but laughed just because everyone else did.
But of course, this joke isn't really fair, because it really is funny--you just can't put your finger on why. I think it's because socks are always funny. Put a sock in any situation and it's funny, dammit. Like the sock capital thing. And this. Socks are comedy gold, baby.
Hey, that reminds me of a joke: Turtle and a rabbit are standing at the side of the road and waiting for a break in traffic so they can cross. Rabbit starts to walk across. Turtle says, "Hey, man, watch out--there's a car coming!" Rabbit stops and gives turtle a dirty look. A few minutes pass and there's still no break in traffic. Rabbit starts across the road again. Turtle says, "Wait, dude--you're gonna get run over!" Rabbit stops, sighs, and says, "Damn, man, what do you think I am, a SOCK?"
It's one o' them crazy little jokes that ain't funny. You know, the ones that you tell in a group of people, all of whom know what's happening except for one person. When you get through with the joke, everybody laughs, and you end up getting to make fun of the one person who wasn't in on the ruse but laughed just because everyone else did.
But of course, this joke isn't really fair, because it really is funny--you just can't put your finger on why. I think it's because socks are always funny. Put a sock in any situation and it's funny, dammit. Like the sock capital thing. And this. Socks are comedy gold, baby.
