Herman by Jim Unger for November 19, 2023

“Either that or I just gave you the message.”

This is why they used to kill the messenger.

“Marshall McLuhan says, ‘The Medium is the Message’.”

Why pen and paper were invented.

“Drink More Ovaltine.”

A long way to go for nothing.

“Here’s your pizza.”

Off with his head.

I know people like this, they start a story off in the middle without any context, ramble for long stretches at a time, bring in a dozen dangling sub-plots and then forget the “punch line.”

According to the family legend, our name began with a French Huguenot who successfully delivered a message through enemy lines and became known for the compliment (now archaic), “Bon pas!”

There goes the medal….LOL

the message is….ack (drops dead)

“You’re fired.”

Should have taped it to one of those arrows in his back

“Off with his head”, comes to mind……

ba dum tss

Well he’s been a bit distracted.

One time I was 81 miles tall and had to lie down.

He should have just made something up: “Hi, honey, battle’s going well. Take care of the kids. Be home soon as I can.” Because guess who’s going to have to retrace every step of those 1000 miles — both ways!

Shoulda scribbled it on a post-it note!

“The warranty on your chariot is about to expire…”

This Joke was in the Goon Show “Call of the West” 1959.