This was today's joke on WND. I thought it was apt.
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Pythagorean theorem: 24 words.
Lord's Prayer: 66 words.
Archimedes' principle: 67 words.
Ten Commandments: 179 words.
Gettysburg Address: 286 words.
U.S. Declaration of Independence: 1,300 words.
U.S. Constitution with all 27 amendments: 7,818 words.
E.U. regulations on the sale of cabbages: 26,911 words.
It is said that for a joke to be funny, it must contain an element of truth. Some humor is just too true to be.
ReplyDeleteWhy doesn't this surprise me!
ReplyDeleteLet us not forget about Obama Care: 2000 plus pages!
ReplyDeleteIn the original Hebrew, the Ten Commandments were much less than 179 words probably closer to 50 words.
ReplyDeleteGood joke though.
S.L. I was about to ask the word count on Obamacare. If I couldn't find humor in the situation, I would be crying in my beer. If I drank beer that is.
ReplyDelete"Cabbages - 2.00 each."
ReplyDeleteThat's all the words you need.
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