SDN Poll: How many SDNers know the old joke about "no F in lettuce"?

[Former Member]

The nic <i><b>There's no "F" in FICO</b></i> is imaginative and very funny.

But it leads me to wonder how many SDNers actually get the joke?

That is: how many have heard the original joke about there being "no F in lettuce"?

As usual (since this is CC), no points awarded for responses to this poll.

djh

[ChrisSolomon]

It's not really off-color....it's more how people speak all the time (haha)....they use "those words" like many use punctuation....it's a comma for most folks! (haha)

As for the joke....think about it a bit...vocalize it...slow it down.....

"There's no effen lettuce!" - which might make some folks mad if they wanted a burger with all the fixings.

or

"There's no f'in lettuce! There's no f'n corn! There's no f'n tomatos! There's no f'in anything!!!" - might be a farmers response at a bad crop.

It's very similar to the same "Sofa King" joke. 😃 You can Google that one. wink

Enjoy!

[Former Member]

I think I get it..

Aneesh.

[Former Member]

Hi Christopher,

Thanks for the explanation but it's kind of lost it's humour when you break it down like that.

Word to the wise: Don't tell this one at Tech Ed it will go down like a lead balloon.

Regards,

Chester

[Former Member]

I don't know, CD ... the person who chose the nic "There's no 'F' in FICO" obviously thought the joke was pretty funny - otherwise, why choose the nic?

On a related note. have you ever heard that line of H.L. Mencken's about Presbyterians here in the US:

"A Presbyterian is a person who is really afraid that somewhere, someplace, someone might be having a little bit of fun ..."

Best regards

djh

[Former Member]

Hi D,

Excuse my pedantry and correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the nic actually "There's only one F in FICO!". I think the second 'F' they refer to is at the end.

She started the FLAGS thread in coffee corner.

Love the Mencken line though !

Regards,

CD

[Former Member]

OK Enough - move on to the next topic.

[Former Member]

Aneesh -

No, I'm not kidding. Honest! There really is a joke with that puncline.

I'm sure there's someone here who can confirm this ...Rich? Chris (Hanshew or Solomon)? Gareth? Mike?

Best regards

djh

[Former Member]

David,

I do believe that there is some kind of a joke with that punchline. But its really strange that no one here actually knows about it.

Aneesh.

[Former Member]

I don't believe I have heard that one. But my curiosity is now peaked.

[Former Member]

Is there an 'F' in "Sane person on SDN"?

[Former Member]

CD -

From that response, I suspect that you do know the joke.

And it's funny the way you've used it too.

Regards

djh

[che_eky]

I've had a good look and theres no 'F' in 'Sane person on SDN'

[ramki_maley]

I can confirm - There really is a joke with that punchline

[Former Member]

ATG -

Well if you don't know it, I guess I WILL have to wait for Marilyn's or Craig's OK before I tell it.

Suresh -

It's odd that you brought up the new 2010 version in response to Blag's question about lettuce.

I have it on good authority that the 2010 version will have a "Restaurant and Hotel" module designed by professors who teach in the famous Restaurant and Hotel program at Cornell University here in the US (assisted, of course, by Cordon Bleu chefs from the Culinary Institute of America.)

In this module, there will be a recipe for "Honeymoon Salad":

"Lettuce alone without dressing!".

In the on-line help for this module it will explain that:

1) In English, "honeymoon" is the term for the little vacation that a couple takes right after they're married;

2) In English, "Lettuce" sounds just like "Let us":

"Let us alone without dressing".

*****

BTW, all of the above has NOTHING to do with original joke ...

Best regards

djh

[Former Member]

I'm aware of that joke David -:) "no F in lettuce"...No clues? -:P

Greetings,

Blag.

[Former Member]

Hi ATG -

Now you make me really curious ...

Is there a version in Spanish that you know of?

If so, how does the punchline go in Spanish?

I may want to use it for a second nic if certain mosquitoes don't stop trying to bite me in the Forums ...

Regards

djh

[Former Member]

David...Actually...I missed a word on my previous post -:( Silly me....I should be....

I'm NOT aware of that joke David -:) "no F in lettuce"...No clues? -:P

If my English is not that bad....Is Letucce something that you can use in salads???

I'm really lost here.. -:)

Greetings,

Blag.

[suresh_datti]

>> If my English is not that bad....Is Letucce something

> that you can use in salads???

Since this thread started off from FICO, lettuce can be assumed as an SAP Module as well.. a component of SAP EVM? watch out for the all new version in 2010!

have fun

~Suresh

[Former Member]

Probably only David is aware of the joke "no F in lettuce". I did try googling it out, but didnt really get any good information except that <b>lettuce</b> stays good at 32<b>F</b>.

David, is there really such a joke or is it one of your innovations??

Aneesh.

[KjetilKilhavn]

I have not, so I will not mind reading it here. I don't imagine I will be at TechEd, so it is no good to me if you promise to tell it during the keynote - unless it is caught on video and made available here on SDN!

[Former Member]

Hi KK -

Well since you asked ... I'm going to have to get Marilyn's approval first, because it is a little off-color and there are rules-of-the-road.

Well maybe not ... the only off-color part of the joke has already been stated, and in fact, is also part of the "FICO" nic ... that's what makes the joke AND the nic so funny ...

BTW - how did you know I never listen to keynote speeches and just sit way in the back trading jokes with friends ...

Best regards

djh