Comments for Panda Joke VII

Panda Joke VII

2006-03-12T20:58:43Z

Ladies and gentlemen, for the seventh year in a row, it's the Panda Joke!

A panda walks into a restaurant, sits down, and orders a sandwich. He eats the sandwich, pulls out a gun, and shoots the waiter dead. As the panda stands up to go, the manager shouts, "Hey! Where are you going? You just shot my waiter, and you didn't even pay for your sandwich!"

"Hey, man, I'm a PANDA!" the panda shouts back. "Look it up!"

The manager opens his dictionary and reads:

Panda:: A tree-dwelling marsupial of Asian origin, characterized by distinct black and white coloring. Eats shoots and leaves.

Comment from Kunal Anand on 2006-03-13

2006-03-13T06:22:10Z

Haha - that's good stuff!

Comment from Sameer Vasta on 2006-03-13

2006-03-13T12:30:23Z

I was waiting for it. At first, I thought you'd forget it this year. Forgive me for being a doubter Anil.

Comment from Veronica on 2006-03-14

2006-03-14T14:05:12Z

Just because you said it cannot be done, i'm going to attempt to actually tell someone this joke and see if they get it. I love it, by the way.

Comment from Andy Baio on 2006-03-16

2006-03-16T18:25:10Z

Isn't there a rule that you're only forgiven for that joke if you actually show up to SXSW?

Comment from Wesley Mason on 2006-03-18

2006-03-18T11:17:13Z

And yet the joke's actual meaing is completely lost if you forget the comma.

Comment from Sumeet on 2006-03-30

2006-03-30T13:50:51Z

Very nice. And extra points for using a definition list in the code.

Comment from Jake on 2006-03-31

2006-03-31T22:35:09Z

So so so bad. Yes, I laughed, but still, bad.:)

Comment from sylvia on 2006-04-03

2006-04-03T13:49:24Z

forgive me for asking a stupid question because i've never been to this site before, but, the panda joke--do you know there's a punctuation book by Lynne Truss called EATS, SHOOTS AND LEAVES? It has a panda on the cover of course.

Comment from sylvia on 2006-04-03

2006-04-03T13:50:29Z

Comment from Cloy Tobola on 2007-01-25

2007-01-25T19:43:23Z

Um, the joke ONLY makes sense with a comma after the word "eats" in the dictionary definition.

That's the point of Lynne Truss' book -- that a misplaced comma can significantly change the meaning of a sentence.

Comment from Dar on 2007-03-21

2007-03-21T13:17:37Z

I hate to be nitpicky, but pandas are placental mammals, not marsupials.

Comment from Anil on 2007-03-21

2007-03-21T15:47:02Z

pandas are placental mammals, not marsupials

This is true. However, they are also not prone to committing violent crimes, so I think we are just granting some license in this case.