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[Simon]

I watched a rerun of live at the Apollo last night and laughed my head off at the simple, quick-fire comedy genius of Tim Vine. Cheesy yes...but I love a bit of cheese. Here are some of his quips.

I phoned the local gym and I asked if they could teach me how to do the splits. He said, "How flexible are you?" I said, "I can't make Tuesdays."

"So I was getting into my car, and this bloke says to me "Can you give me a lift?" I said "Sure, you look great, the world's your oyster, go for it.''

"You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said 'Parking Fine.' So that was nice."

"So I went down my local ice-cream shop, and said 'I want to buy an ice-cream'. He said Hundreds & thousands?' I said 'We'll start with one.' He said 'Knickerbocker glory?' I said 'I do get a certain amount of freedom in these trousers, yes.'

When I left home, my mum said "Don't forget to write", I thought, "That's unlikely"... It's a basic skill isn't it....

"Exit signs - they're on the way out aren't they?." "

This bloke said to me, 'I'm going to chop off the bottom of one of your trouser legs and put it in a library.' I thought 'That's a turn-up for the books."

"And the back of his anorak was leaping up and down, and people were chucking money to him. I said 'Do you earn a living doing that?' He said 'Yes, this is my livelihood.'

So I went to the dentist. He said "Say Aaah." I said "Why?" He said "My dog's died."

"Now, most dentist's chairs go up and down, don't they? The one I was in went back and forwards. I thought 'This is unusual'. And the dentist said to me 'Mr Vine, get out of the filing cabinet."

The price of hearing aids has gone up?Deaf people across the country are going "how much?"

"So I got home, and the phone was ringing. I picked it up, and said 'Who's speaking please?' And a voice said 'You are."

"So I rang up my local swimming baths. I said 'Is that the local swimming baths?' He said 'It depends where you're calling from.'"

"I rang up a local building firm, I said 'I want a skip outside my house.' He said 'I'm not stopping you.'

"Apparently, 1 in 5 people in the world are Chinese. And there are 5 people in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mum or my dad. Or my older brother Colin. Or my younger brother Ho-Chan-Chu. But I think it's Colin."

"I'll tell you what makes my blood boil?...crematoriums"

"So I was in my car, and I was driving along, and my boss rang up, and he said 'You've been promoted.' And I swerved. And then he rang up a second time and said "You've been promoted again.' And I swerved again. He rang up a third time and said 'You're managing director.' And I went into a tree. And a policeman came up and said 'What happened to you?' And I said 'I careered off the road.'

And I've got a friend who's fallen in love with two school bags, he's bisatchel.

But I'll tell you what I love doing more than anything: trying to pack myself in a small suitcase. I can hardly contain myself.

I saw this bloke chatting up a cheetah, I thought 'he's trying to pull a fast one'.

I was at sea the other day and loads of meat floated past. It was a bit choppy.

Now did you know if a stick insect laid it's eggs in a jar of Bovril it will give birth to a litter of twiglets.

So I rang up British Telecom, I said "I want to report a nuisance caller", he said "Not you again".

So I went down the local supermarket, I said "I want to make a complaint, this vinegar's got lumps in it", he said "Those are pickled onions".

So this bloke says to me, "Can I come in your house and talk about your carpets?" I thought "That's all I need, a Je-hoover's witness".

I was having dinner with my boss and his wife and she said to me, "How many potatoes would you like Tim?". I said "Ooh, I'll just have one please". She said "It's OK, you don?t have to be polite" "Alright" I said "I'll just have one then, you stupid cow"

"You know, I'm not very good at magic - I can only do half of a trick. Yes - I'm a member of the Magic Semi-circle"

You see I'm against hunting, in fact I'm a hunt saboteur. I go out the night before and shoot the fox.

You see my next door neighbour worships exhaust pipes, he's a catholic converter.

So Batman came up to me & he hit me over the head with a vase & he went T'PAU! I said "Don't you mean KAPOW?? He said "No, I've got china in my hand."

You invented Tipp Ex, correct me if I'm wrong.

I'm so lazy I've got a smoke alarm with a snooze button.

I bought some Armageddon cheese today, and it said on the packet 'Best Before End...'

So I went to buy a watch, and the man in the shop said "Analogue." I said "No, just a watch."

I went into a shop and I said, "Can someone sell me a kettle." The bloke said "Kenwood" I said, "Where is he?"

So I went in to a pet shop. I said, "Can I buy a goldfish?" The guy said, "Do you want an aquarium?" I said, "I don't care what star sign it is."

I was in this restaurant and I asked for something herby. They gave me a Volkswagen with no driver.

I went to the doctor. I said to him "I'm frightened of lapels." He said, "You've got cholera."

So I met the bloke who invented crosswords today. I can't remember his name, it's P something T something R.

I was reading this book today, The History Of Glue and I couldn't put it down.

I phoned the local ramblers club today and this bloke just went on and on.

My mate asked me "What do you think of voluntary work?? I said "I wouldn't do it if you paid me."

So I was in the jungle and there was this monkey with a tin opener. I said, "You don't need a tin opener to peel a banana." He said, "No, this is for the custard."

This policeman came up to me with a pencil and a piece of very thin paper. He said, "I want you to trace someone for me."

So this lorry full of tortoises collided with a van full of terrapins. It was a turtle disaster.

So I told my girlfriend I had a job in a bowling alley. She said "Tenpin?" I said, "No, it's a permanent job."

So I told my mum that I'd opened a theatre. She said, "Are you having me on?" I said, "Well I'll give you an audition, but I'm not promising you anything."

So this cowboy walks in to a German car showroom and he says "Audi!"

So I fancied a game of darts with my mate. He said, "Nearest the bull goes first" He went "Baah" and I went "Moo" He said "You're closest"

So I met this bloke with a didgeridoo and he was playing Dancing Queen on it. I thought, that's aboriginal.

I visited the offices of the RSPCA today. It's tiny, you couldn't swing a cat in there.

I was stealing things in the supermarket today while balanced on the shoulders of vampires. I was charged with shoplifting on three counts.

I bought a train ticket and the driver said "Eurostar" I said "Well I've been on telly but I'm no Dean Martin? Still, at least it's comfortable on Eurostar, it's murder on the Orient Express...

So I went to the local video shop and I said, "Can I take out The Elephant Man?" He said, "He's not your type." I said "How about Batman Forever?" He said, "No, you'll have to bring it back tomorrow. I said "How about Another 48 hours?" , he said "Tomorrow!"

[Charles.C]

Hi Simon,

Good stuff.

Here’s some, claimed, genuine résumé "blunders" that gave me a few chuckles.

1. Other Interests: “Playing with my two dogs (They actually belong to my wife but I love the dogs more than my wife)”.
2. Hobbies: “getting drunk every night down by the water, playing my guitar and smoking pot”
3. Why Interested in Position: “to keep my parole officer from putting back me in jail”
4. A woman had attached a picture of herself in a mini mouse costume
5. Hobbies: “Drugs and girls”.
6. Under “job related skills” – for a web designer – “can function without additional oxygen at 24,000 feet”.
7. The objective on one recent resume I received stated that the applicant wished to pursue a challenging account executive position with our rival firm.
8. Objective: “career on the Information Supper Highway”
9. Experience: “Stalking, shipping & receiving”
10. “I am great with the pubic.”
11. A candidate listed her e-mail address as pornstardelight@*****.com
12. The applicant listed her name as Alice in the resume but wrote Alyce on the onsite application.
13. One candidate’s electronic resume included links to her homepage, where the pictures were of her in the nude.
14. “…sent out my resume on the back side of a draft of a cover letter to another firm…”
15. “My duties included cleaning the restrooms and seating the customers.”
16. One applicant for a nursing position noted that she didn’t like dealing with blood or needles.
17. I once received a resume with a head and shoulders picture in the top left of the first page. The picture was of a lion’s head, wearing a coat, shirt, and tie.
18. One resume that came across my desk stated how the individual had won a contest for building toothpick bridges in middle school.
19. A resume… had several grease stains and a smudge of chocolate on it
20. Hobbies: “Having a good time”
21. “Skills: Strong Work Ethic, Attention to Detail, Team Player, Self Motivated, Attention to Detail”
22. Candidate explained an arrest by stating, “We stole a pig, but it was a really small pig.”
23. “Revolved customer problems and inquiries.”
24. “Seeking a party-time position with potential for advancement.”
25. “Received a plague for Salesperson of the Year.”
26. “I have an excellent track record, although I am not a horse.”
27. “Personal interests: donating blood. Fourteen gallons so far.”
28. “Am a perfectionist and rarely if if ever forget details.”
29. Job Duties: “Answer phones, file papers, respond to customer e-mails, take odors.”
30. Favorite Activities: “Playing trivia games. I am a repository of worthless knowledge.”
31. Experience: “Chapter president, 1887-1992.”
32. Languages: “Speak English and Spinach.”
33. Reason for leaving: “I thought the world was coming to an end.”
34. Qualifications: “I have guts, drive, ambition and heart, which is probably more than a lot of the drones that you have working for you.”
35. Skills: “Written communication = 3 years; verbal communication = 5 years.”
36. Salary requirements: “The higher the better.”
37. Objective: “Student today. Vice president tomarrow.”
38. Experience: “Child care provider: Organized activities; prepared lunches and snakes.”
39. Personal: “My family is willing to relocate. However not to New England (too cold) and not to Southern California (earthquakes). Indianapolis or Chicago would be fine. My youngest prefers Orlando’s proximity to Disney World.”
40. Background: “28 dog years of experience in sales (four human).”
41. On one of our applications, a girl wrote ” I’m 16, I’m pregnant and I can do anything.” At the same time she turned in her application, her boyfriend handed in his. On his: “Felony for breaking and entering.”
42. In the section that read “Emergency Contact Number” she wrote “911.”
43. Qualifications: “I have extensive experience with foreign accents.”
44. Work experience: “Responsibilities included checking customers out.”
45. Objective: “To become Overlord of the Galaxy!”

Rgds / Charles.C