KYsheeplover06  +  195482 Sat, 11 Feb 06 03:11 PM Here's a short joke I heard at school this past week: "What did the fish say when he swam into a concrete wall?" "Dam(n)!" I thought this was quite amusing, but it's much funnier when delivered aloud. KYsheeplover06 Joined on Mon, Jun 27 2005 Full Member 251 "It's easy to see without looking too far that not much is really sacred." - Bob Dylan Jokes

	warrener  +  195737 Sun, 12 Feb 06 04:04 AM But I don't get it. What's funny when people answer "Damn" ?  I am a newbie. Thank you for your reply :-) warrener Joined on Sun, Feb 27 2005 Full Member 145

	warrener  +  195738 Sun, 12 Feb 06 04:06 AM Another gramma question: Why was this joke stated in a past tense? Can we say: "What does the fish say when he (it ?) swims into a concrete wall?" "Dam(n)!" warrener Jokes, Tenses, Past Tenses

	KYsheeplover06  +  195740 Sun, 12 Feb 06 04:19 AM It's not funny only because the fish said "damn", but what he swam into (the concrete wall) is also called a dam, (pronounced the same way). It's sort of a play on words. As for your second question, I don't quite understand what you're asking, perhaps you could ellaborate. KYsheeplover06

	KYsheeplover06  +  195742 Sun, 12 Feb 06 04:22 AM Alright, after going back and reading and thinking about what you wrote, I understand now. Yes, I guess you could say it in the present-tense, it wouldn't really matter. It was in past-tense for now particular reason. KYsheeplover06 Tenses

	Tearsofjoy  +  195963 Sun, 12 Feb 06 05:20 PM Warrener, welcome to EF! We have a great time here, and we hope you will too! Sarah... nice one! In my school, we have a teacher whose surname is Dam. Although it's pronounced differently ("thahm" with the "th" as in "the"), you can expect what we call her! Nasty, aren't we? Cheers! (Sarah, I'll mail you when I have a bit more time, okie?)  - Joy Tearsofjoy Joined on Mon, Sep 19 2005 India Contributing Member 1,324 God help you if you are a phoenix And you dare to rise up from the ash A thousand eyes will smolder with jealousy While you are just flying past - Ani DiFranco (32 Flavours)