The mastery of timing and a quick mind
The genius who came out with the following retort will go down in my memory for ever and ever.
It was a quiet saturday lunchtime in my local boozer about 10 years ago.
our landlord was a genuine good laugh who could handle the piss takes as well as dish them out. Thing was, he had a slight disadvantage in that he weighed the best part of 30 stone. Anyways up, our small group of about 5 of us are stood at the bar talking footy etc when in walks a complete stranger. You know how it is when that happens in a local, the place falls silent ( see slaughtered lamb in american warewolf). The said stranger is wearing the loudest knitted jumper you have ever seen and our landlord seeing a gilt edged opportunity jumps in head first
" Hello mate , i like your jumper" ( looks at us for approval).
Stranger , without hesitation replies.
" You probably would, it's a medium"
Cue 5 human beer fountains.
(boarders You won't catch me with my trousers, Sun 27 Nov 2011, 22:02, 5 replies)

I don't understand
OK, so the landlord was fat, but why would he like the jumper because it was a medium sized one? Or is this some spiritualist reference?
(ubergeekian, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 9:23, closed)

Glad I'm not the only one not to get this.
The only thing that came to mind was that the landlord would have loved to be able to fit into a medium-sized jumper rather than the XXXL variety he usually wore, but it seems a bit convoluted.
( .Yeti., Mon 28 Nov 2011, 10:31, closed)

Tenuous, but that's probably it.
Besides which, is insulting new customers really a good business strategy?
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 10:44, closed)

I think that is comedy gold.
Well played knitted-jumper wearer.
(FUXTIX Not my words, Carol, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 20:04, closed)

I like this.

( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Wed 30 Nov 2011, 16:20, closed)