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RE: Punday Monday 44! Come for the prizes stay for the laughs!

in #contest6 years ago (edited)

After decades of inviting, pleading, cajoling, the Lord finally accepted the Devil's invitation to come to Vegas and see the playground Satan had built. Satan was beside himself, this was a shot at forging an alliance he had been working toward since he chatted with Christ in the desert. Punk kid, who needs Him? The Big Guy was coming to town!! All of Satans minions were given orders to really roll out the red carpet, this was the MOST honored guest ever to hit the casinos.
At last the big day arrived, and God Himself strolled up to the blackjack table. The dealer gave them each a face down card, then a face up one. The Almighty took a peek at his hidden card. He pushed a few chips toward the center of the table and said "I'll hold."
Lights began to flash, sirens began to scream, ladies began to faint and grown men began to weep. An announcement came over the PA system letting everyone in Las Vegas know, the Alpha Bet had been made.

Bada BING, you been punned!
See, it is funny because God refers to Himself as "The Alpha and the Omega" and "alpha" also means "first" or "highest" PLUS it is the actual start of the list of letters we call the "alphabet." So when God walks into a casino (which is a pretty funny premise on its own) you think He would be there to do a little Sodom and Gomorrah number on them but no. He strolled to a table and placed the first bet by the highest deity...

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No, it is OK, you don't really have to laugh at puns, you can roll your eyes and groan in appreciation too!

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You didn't have to explain the Alpha part. I totally got it. This was a great joke, and well written. I loved it!

P.S. I hope you don't mind, I'd like to read it at my upcoming show on Wednesday. I host a stream on steemstar.net and the audience chats from my discord channel here: https://discord.gg/eYqN8Yy

Feel free to join us! Let me know if you'd like more details.

I would be honored to have you read it! And yeah, the thing with that contest is he says you have to explain why it is funny. Puns are not painful enough without explaining the obvious... lol! Will try to catch the show, I seem to be an expert at tuning in right after they are over...

Exactly! You got it! The funny is all in the T D M...

bada BING, you been PUNNED!
Get it? Because T D M sounds like tedium, and some people think joke explanations are tedious, (though not t.d.US, amirite?). And even though joke explanations are the funniest part of the joke, it's popular to say, "Oh, yeah, I LOOOve it when people explain jokes" all sarcastic-like, it's true, they really do love it. Because then they get to say that, and that makes them feel good, and jokes are all about giving people the opportunity to feel good. Also, T, D, and M are all letters in the alphabet.

Lol! You are a goofball!

Got it. Well, that makes sense to explain it, what with all of the possible language barriers going on and so forth.

Thanks for the link and heads up!

Thanks for joining us yesterday! It was great having you on board. Hope to see you again next week! It should be pretty fun. We'll have a guest host this time. I think you'll love her.

Thanks - I will try to catch it when I get back in town. We are going to be on the road for most of May, I have been scrambling like mad to get ready lol! It was fun "meeting" you and I will be back when I am back!

A lot of thinking went into that one!! Very good @fishyculture

Alpha bet Brilliant...

Thanks! It is lovely when my silliness amuses more people than just myself lol!

HA! I love a good shaggy dog story, especially when it involves the friendship and admiration of two who often lack empathy! Almost as good as puppies snuggling with kittens!

Thanks! Glad you liked it lol!

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