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Jeroen

(1,061 posts)
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 05:26 AM Mar 2020

Parachute

Plane with 5 passengers on board, Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel, The Pope and a ten year old school boy. The plane is about to crash and there are only 4 parachutes.

Trump said I need one. I’m the smartest man in the USA and am needed to sort out the problems of the World!’, takes one and jumps.

Boris said ‘I’m needed to sort out Britain’. He takes one and jumps.

The Pope said ‘I need one as the world needs the Catholic Church.’ He takes one and jumps.

Angela said to the ten year old: "You can have the last parachute. I've lived my life, yours is only just starting."

The 10 year old replied: "Don’t worry, there are 2 parachutes left, the smartest man in the USA took my school bag."

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Parachute (Original Post) Jeroen Mar 2020 OP
👍 captain queeg Mar 2020 #1
Heard it before but it's still funny. rickyhall Mar 2020 #2
Hilarious! SammyWinstonJack Mar 2020 #3
Hahahahahahahahaha! Callalily Mar 2020 #4
May the Pumpkin splat be huge and loud. Aussie105 Mar 2020 #5
I've been telling that joke in some variation for 50 years. MarianJack Mar 2020 #6
And I have been hearing it for over 50 years Chainfire Mar 2020 #7

Aussie105

(5,436 posts)
5. May the Pumpkin splat be huge and loud.
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 06:55 AM
Mar 2020

And make it to the evening news.

Hope the kid's schoolbag is ok though.

Good story, love it! Good laugh, that one!

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
6. I've been telling that joke in some variation for 50 years.
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:12 AM
Mar 2020

IMHO, it never stops being funny.

BTW, Donald Trump is an idiot and an ass hat.

RESIST!

Chainfire

(17,643 posts)
7. And I have been hearing it for over 50 years
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:27 AM
Mar 2020

However, like all good jokes, it is fully adaptable to the times.

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