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Some one-liners wot I wrote

I try to write at least a dozen or so short jokes on Twitter per week, here's a selection, feel free to give me some feedback;

1.Gave myself a coffee enema this morning, perked me up but I got thrown out of Starbucks.

2.I wanted to find out the fastest speed a horse can run so I commissioned a Gallup poll.

3.After my shower I sprayed on some lynx, I'm now banned from the zoo.

4.Took a cutting from the paper, so now I can grow my own.

5.After this gig I'm attending Hippies Anonymous, at the drop out centre.

6.Was going to go to the out of town psychedelia centre but it's too far out.

7.Yesterday played French cricket, which is like normal cricket but with tongues.

8.When I first met my girlfriend working at London Zoo, I thought "She's a keeper".

9.Poppers are supposed to help with anal sex, but when I tried them I just ended up with an arse full of confetti

10.Went into a pet shop earlier looking at cat flaps, got thrown out and called a pervert.

11.When my Spanish friend moved to the US he took a course called "How to talk like a native", he now speaks perfect Apache.

12.Apparently too much sodium in your diet is bad for you, to be honest I'd take that with a pinch of salt.

13.Entered my Fantasy Football team, I've gone for a unicorn in goal, several elves in defence & a dragon up front.

14.Was at an orgy and a man came all over my moobs, had to get that off my chest.

15.Great unanswered questions from history - Were King Cnut's parents dyslexic?

16.Little know historical fact - Nazi goosestepping was officially known as the 'Brandenberg Gait'

17.Just come back from a spa holiday, it was rubbish, just a week working in a small convenience store.

18.The bloke that invented the key for the symbols on maps, LEGEND

19.Ironically the book I got out of the library called "Dealing with Back Pain" has a damaged spine.

20.Got a phone call asking me to do a gig for ADHD but I lost interest halfway through.

21.Just asked my friend who has synesthesia what his favourite colour is, he replied "E flat major".

22.One of my other friends was a gay beekeeper, he had to quit because he was always coming out in hives

23.Apparently to be a great comedian you need a USP, so after the gig I'm off to "PC World" to pick up a cable.

24.Went for a pizza & the first bloke in the queue fell over which started a chain reaction of people falling over,bloody Dominos

25.Was driving the other day and saw a sign saying "Hidden Dip", went round the corner and crashed into a huge tub of Guacamole.

26.I like to go down hills by doing somersaults, cos that's the way I roll.

27.What do you call a magician who's been done for sexual harrassment? David Cop a feel.

28.The Body Mass Index, possibly the most intrusive section of the phone directory.

29.Got in trouble with my girlfriend for leaving a window open, must remember to close down porn before I go to sleep.

30.My girlfriend & I like to dress up as Adrian Balboa & Apollo Creed, think we're going through a Rocky patch.

31.My porn movie shot in the forest was a disaster, you couldn't see the wood for the trees.

32.Saw a sign in a shop that said "Stamps sold by the book", it's good to know that someone follows the rules

33.Found out that the technical term for re-cycling teabags to make compost is not 'teabagging'. Embarrassing.

34.People often ask me how I got my job as a book editor, well to cut a long story short...

35.During the Vietnam War it must've been very dangerous to be an American soldier called "Charlie".

36.Just come back from a drag race, boy those trannies can shift.

37.When I announced that I'd baked the largest cake in the world all my neighbours scoffed.

38.Ironically I always forget Remembrance Sunday.

39.With the current financial crisis & Swine Flu, has there ever been a worse time to be a manufacturer of Piggy Banks?

40.The waiter asked me if I wanted to hear the specials, I said 'Yes' and he started singing "Ghost Town".

41.I'll tell you what really makes my blood boil, faulty sunbeds.

42.They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but it doesn't seem to work when on a first date with a stutterer.

43.Can't say that I'm entirely happy with the concept of 'Assisted Suicide' but I'll make an exception for Piers Morgan.

44.I was asked my sexual orientation the other day, I said "usually facing my computer monitor".

All very nice and slick, shame 118 118s not buying anymore.

Do like 44 and 30

Cheers guys.

I'm trying to work as many as I can into my stand up, but the only trouble is it means changing from an anecdotal, more story based style to one-liners (which is what I want to do eventually, Tim Vine, Milton Jones and Gary Delaney being my fave comics).

Also, I find it difficult to remember them all on stage! If anyone has any tips for this I'd be grateful.

Impressively high hit rate - ones that particularly pressed my buttons were 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 29, 32, 34, 36, and 37.

In some cases the gag could benefit from a little more room to breathe, e.g. the fantasy football team one should end on something sillier than a dragon, e.g. Varg the destroyer of Worlds.

Quote: sootyj @ November 6 2009, 5:42 PM GMT

All very nice and slick, shame 118 118s not buying anymore.

Do like 44 and 30

I'd love to find someone to sell some of them to but everyone seems to want sketches or topical stuff.

Quote: Timbo @ November 6 2009, 5:54 PM GMT

Impressively high hit rate - ones that particularly pressed my buttons were 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 29, 32, 34, 36, and 37.

In some cases the gag could benefit from a little more room to breathe, e.g. the fantasy football team one should end on something sillier than a dragon, e.g. Varg the destroyer of Worlds.

Cheers Timbo, have to be honest though, it's only a high hit rate because I've already filtered out a lot of the chaff!

These are brilliant! :D

number 30 is killer

I like these. Very good. :)

I like 41, 40, 19, 17 and some egg fried rice.

There are some very funny ones there. Do you do anything with them other than put them up on Twitter?

Puns for me are annoying at best, which is stupid that I am commenting really, so I apologise. As puns go you get a 30% hit rate for me.

Stick to the story based comedy, puns are cheap and empty laughs. None of it will be remembered or quoted. Tim Vine and Co have good memories and excellent delivery, comedy genius' they ain't.

My opinion only, appreciate it's horses for courses

I'll leave quietly now

Very good Tony. Have you tried to sell them to a stand up?

Quote: bigfella @ November 6 2009, 7:39 PM GMT

Very good Tony. Have you tried to sell them to a stand up?

I believe Tony is a professional stand-up. :)

Quote: Minty @ November 6 2009, 7:37 PM GMT

Puns for me are annoying at best, which is stupid that I am commenting really, so I apologise. As puns go you get a 30% hit rate for me.

Stick to the story based comedy, puns are cheap and empty laughs. None of it will be remembered or quoted. Tim Vine and Co have good memories and excellent delivery, comedy genius' they ain't.

My opinion only, appreciate it's horses for courses

I'll leave quietly now

I never thought I liked one-liners either, but when you see someone really good doing them live, they are very funny.

Quote: Dolly Dagger @ November 6 2009, 7:50 PM GMT

I believe Tony is a professional stand-up. :)

Whopps! Hi Tony Wave

Want to buy some one liners? :)

I liked these:

Quote: Tony Cowards @ November 6 2009, 5:41 PM GMT

4.Took a cutting from the paper, so now I can grow my own.

5.After this gig I'm attending Hippies Anonymous, at the drop out centre.

6.Was going to go to the out of town psychedelia centre but it's too far out.

7.Yesterday played French cricket, which is like normal cricket but with tongues.

8.When I first met my girlfriend working at London Zoo, I thought "She's a keeper".

12.Apparently too much sodium in your diet is bad for you, to be honest I'd take that with a pinch of salt.

15.Great unanswered questions from history - Were King Cnut's parents dyslexic?

19.Ironically the book I got out of the library called "Dealing with Back Pain" has a damaged spine.

23.Apparently to be a great comedian you need a USP, so after the gig I'm off to "PC World" to pick up a cable.

24.Went for a pizza & the first bloke in the queue fell over which started a chain reaction of people falling over,bloody Dominos

26.I like to go down hills by doing somersaults, cos that's the way I roll.

28.The Body Mass Index, possibly the most intrusive section of the phone directory.

30.My girlfriend & I like to dress up as Adrian Balboa & Apollo Creed, think we're going through a Rocky patch.

34.People often ask me how I got my job as a book editor, well to cut a long story short...

37.When I announced that I'd baked the largest cake in the world all my neighbours scoffed.

44.I was asked my sexual orientation the other day, I said "usually facing my computer monitor".

24 made me laugh the most for some reason I don't understand. :D As said, very Tim Vine.

Quote: Nil Putters @ November 6 2009, 8:13 PM GMT

I liked these:

24 made me laugh the most for some reason I don't understand. :D As said, very Tim Vine.

A bit filthy for Tim Vine. I can't see him talking about coffee enemas in Starbucks.

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