Another old one
but I've been chuckling at this for 20 years, it's so awful.


Three bits of string go into a bar. The first one says it's his round and goes to buy the drinks.

"Three pints of lager, please", says the first bit of string.

The barman takes one look and says, "Hang on - you're a bit of string. I'm not giving you any drink - we don't serve bits of string in here."

So the bit of string goes back to his mates and tells them that he isn't getting served. The second bit of string, who is a bit coarser and thinks he may get away with it, goes up to the bar.

"Three pints of lager, barman", he commands.

The barman looks at him, and after a couple of seconds, replies, "Hang on - you're a bit of string. I thought you may have been rope, but no, you're definitely string. We don't serve bits of string in here. Sorry".

So the third bit of string comes up with a plan. He ties himself in a knot in the middle, ruffles his ends and goes up to the bar.

"Three pints of lager, if you please", he says.

Again the barman looks carefully and replies, "Hang on, you're a bit of string too, aren't you?"

Whereupon he declares, "No. I'm a frayed knot".
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 6 Oct 2008, 11:49, Reply)