I have just looked at the latest posts here and, as a result, re-read the original phrasing of B3's joke. My assumption that corps was a misspelling of corpse, I now believe was wrong. Of course, the sentence structure did not support it either, but hastily assumed that in jokes, as occasionally in poetry too, a purposely disjointed structure is employed to drive the joke home or, in the case of poetry, to mirror the underlying theme.
Looking again, I feel it probably refers to a corps (of ballet dancers, soldiers, or the like) rather than to corpses.
However, I still don't know how the pies and the ears relate to a corps of any kind!
I find such bigots hideous. I imagine they think themselves patriotic when expressing such blanket hatred against all Moslems and truly fear they call themselves "Christian". As a Christian, I do object. However, their lack of even basic education says it all.
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I love the innocence and matter-of-factness of children, Phaidra!
I have heard about corpses being abused B3 but making pies out of their ears? Sweeney Todd-ish...
Your spies must be hard working, Jo! I suppose the soup is by now a once-upon-a-time?
I have just looked at the latest posts here and, as a result, re-read the original phrasing of B3's joke. My assumption that corps was a misspelling of corpse, I now believe was wrong. Of course, the sentence structure did not support it either, but hastily assumed that in jokes, as occasionally in poetry too, a purposely disjointed structure is employed to drive the joke home or, in the case of poetry, to mirror the underlying theme.
Looking again, I feel it probably refers to a corps (of ballet dancers, soldiers, or the like) rather than to corpses.
However, I still don't know how the pies and the ears relate to a corps of any kind!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Pioneer_Corps
Pie'n'ear.
No it was definitely Pioneer Corps. Pps right.
Ha!, that's good!
Thank you for the link, PP.
I must've really loved it, I can see that I even used 2 punctuation marks together!
Some times, the more punctuation marks the better, Phaidra!
My sister came across this and sent it to me, asking if I had any idea what it was trying to say. Sadly, NO.
Unfortunately I do understand it.
So, where is the land of the MOOSE LIMBS, Joyce?
I find such bigots hideous. I imagine they think themselves patriotic when expressing such blanket hatred against all Moslems and truly fear they call themselves "Christian". As a Christian, I do object. However, their lack of even basic education says it all.
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