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Its not super clean, but clean enough.
Before he died (see post #580) Bob was a train conductor. He loved being a train conductor, but he wasn't particularly good at being one. In fact, he was the worst train conductor in the history of the railroad. Eventually he had worked for, and had been fired from, every railroad company in the United States, and could not find a job. With his finances dwindling, Bob decides to rob a bank. Unfortunately, Bob is an even worse bank robber than he was a train conductor, and in the process of robbing the bank he accidentally shoots and kills the bank manager. Bob is arrested, tried, convicted, and given the death penalty. When the day comes, Bob is escorted from his cell to the execution chamber, which contains the state's only electric chair. The Warden asks Bob if he has any last requests, and Bob replies by asking the Warden how many volts they're going to use. The Warden explains, "Most states use 2,000 volts, but we use 2,500 volts to make sure we get the job done." As his last request, Bob asks for a $25 Mother's Smothers cigar. No one at the prison has ever heard of this particular brand, so Bob explains, "It's a private brand. You can only get them at a little cigar shop that's within walking distance of this prison. You go down the steps in front of the prison, around the corner, down the street, around the corner, and you'll see steps leading into the basement of the building. That's where the shop is. Ask for Saul." The warden instructs one of the guards to retrieve one of these cigars, so the guard goes down the steps, around the corner, down the street, around the corner, down the steps into the basement shop, where he asks Saul for a $25 Mother's Smothers cigar. Saul disappears through a curtain separating the shop from a back room, and a moment later returns and hands the guard a cigar. So the guard goes up the steps, around the corner, up the street, around the corner, up the steps into the prison, and into the execution chamber. He hands the cigar to Bob, lights it for him, and they all wait while Bob enjoys his last cigar. After Bob has finished the cigar, they strap him into the electric chair, place a hood over his head, throw the switch, and...nothing happens. The switch is pulled, deactivating the chair, and the Warden removes the hood to find Bob smiling at them in perfect health. They remove the straps, releasing Bob, and escort him back to his cell.
Over the next week, two things happen. First, electricians inspect every part of the electric chair and the circuit that powers it, but find nothing wrong. Second, Bob is given a battery of medical tests, all of which reveal the electric chair has caused him no injury whatsoever. Bob's execution is re-scheduled, and when the day comes he is once again escorted to the execution chamber. Again the Warden asks if he has any last requests, and again Bob asks how many volts they're going to use. The Warden informs Bob that they've doubled up and are going to use 5,000 volts, and for his last request Bob asks for a $50 Mother's Smothers cigar. So the guard from the previous week goes down the steps, around the corner, down the street, around the corner, down the steps into the basement shop, and asks Saul for a $50 Mother's Smothers cigar. Again, Saul disappears into the back room of the shop, and a moment later returns and hands the guard a cigar. The guard goes up the steps, around the corner, up the street, around the corner, up the steps into the prison, and into the execution chamber. He hands the cigar to Bob, lights it for him, and, again, they all wait for Bob to finish smoking his last cigar. After Bob finishes the cigar he is once again strapped into the electric chair, the hood is once again placed over his head, the switch is once again thrown, and...nothing happens. Again the switch is pulled deactivating the chair, again the hood is removed, and again they find Bob smiling and unharmed. They remove the straps, and Bob is again escorted back to his cell.
During the next week, electricians inspect the electric chair and the circuit that powers it not once, but twice, and again find nothing wrong. Bob is given another battery of medical tests which, again, reveal the electric chair has caused him no harm. Bob is the picture of health, which is more than can be said for the Warden. He's beside himself because of the two failed executions that remain unexplained, and is certain the Governor will lose faith in the Warden's abilities to do his job. Bob's execution is again re-scheduled, and when the day comes he is again led into the execution chamber. The Warden again asks if he has any last requests, and again Bob asks how many volts they're going to use. The Warden explains, "Well, Bob, we've already tried this twice, and failed. If we fail this third time, state law says we have to let you go. So, just to make sure, we've doubled up again and we're going to give you 10,000 volts." For his last request, Bob asks for a $100 Mother's Smothers cigar. So the guard once again goes down the steps, around the corner, down the street, around the corner, down the steps into the basement shop, and asks Saul for a $100 Mother's Smothers cigar. Again Saul disappears into the back room, and again returns moments later and hands the guard a cigar. Again the guard goes up the steps, around the corner, up the street, around the corner, up the steps into the prison, and into the execution chamber. Again he hands Bob the cigar and lights it for him, and they all wait for the last time (one way or the other) for Bob to finish his last cigar. As soon as he's finished, they once again strap him into the chair, once again drop the hood over his head, anxiously throw the switch, and...nothing happens. They deactivate the chair and remove the hood to find Bob grinning from ear to ear. They remove the straps, and escort him back to his cell where he'll wait for his release.
Once again the chair and circuit are inspected, once again Bob is given a battery of medical tests, and once again no explanation is discovered; state law demands Bob be released. Because of the unusual circumstances, the Warden decides to personally escort Bob out of the prison. While they're walking, the Warden asks, "Okay Bob, what the hell happened? We hit you with 2,500 volts, then 5,000 volts, then 10,000 volts, and you're not only still alive, but you're probably the healthiest person in the entire prison. And what's the story with those cigars? Are they the reason you're still alive?" With a slight grin, Bob replies, "No, Warden, the cigars had nothing to do with it. You tried to kill me using electricity; everyone knows I'm a bad conductor."
Only funny for certain tastes:
Heisenberg and Schrödinger get pulled over for speeding.
The cop asks Heisenberg "Do you know how fast you were going?"
Heisenberg replies, "No, but we know exactly where we are!"
The officer looks at him confused and says "you were going 108 miles per hour!"
Heisenberg throws his arms up and cries, "Great! Now we're lost!"
The officer looks over the car and asks Schrödinger if the two men have anything in the trunk.
"A cat," Schrödinger replies.
The cop opens the trunk and yells "Hey! This cat is dead."
Schrödinger angrily replies, "Well he is now."
Thinking that the presidential candidate needed to show a more human side of himself, his committee advised him to visit an old age home. Walking into the room of an old man, with the cameras whirring, the nominee was surprised when the old man offered him some peanuts from a bowl on the table. “Thank you”, said the nominee after being offered more for the 3rd time, “why don’t you have some yourself?” “Oh, I can’t eat it” said the old man, “I don’t have any teeth.” “So why do you have them?” asked the confused nominee. “Oh, I like the chocolate around it” was the glib reply.