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| Author: | talanhart [ Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Italian Cookies |
ITALIAN COOKIES An elderly Italian man lay dying in his bed. While suffering the agonies of impending death, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite Italian anisette sprinkle cookies wafting up the stairs. He gathered his remaining strength, and lifted himself from the bed. Leaning against the wall, he slowly made his way out of the bedroom, and with even greater effort, gripping the railing with both hands, he crawled downstairs. With labored breath, he leaned against the doorframe gazing into the kitchen. Were it not for death's agony, he would have thought himself already in heaven, for there, spread out upon waxed paper on the kitchen table were literally hundreds of his favorite anisette sprinkle cookies . Was it heaven? Or was it one final act of heroic love from his devoted Italian wife of sixty years, seeing to it that he left this world a happy man? Mustering one great final effort, he threw himself towards the table, landing on his knees in a rumpled posture. His parched lips parted, the wondrous taste of the cookie was already in his mouth, seemingly bringing him back to life. The aged and withered hand trembled on its way to a cookie at the edge of the table, when it was suddenly smacked with a spatula by his wife... "Back off!" she said, "They're for the funeral. |
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| Author: | Darcie [ Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Italian Cookies |
I've heard this joke with an old German couple. Must be a popular sentiment (and I can totally see my great grandmother doing this...). |
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| Author: | JesBelle [ Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Italian Cookies |
Garrison Keillor tells it as an "Ole and Lena" joke. "Those're for the funeral!" is shorthand around here for "Hands off the cookies, Bub." |
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| Author: | talanhart [ Thu Nov 01, 2012 2:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Italian Cookies |
I just read some of the Ole and Lena jokes. Too funny. |
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