Granny Aching had been an expert on sheep, even though she called them “just bags of bones, eyeballs, and teeth, lookin’ for new ways to die.” Other shepherds would walk miles to get her to come and cure their beasts of ailments. They said she had the Touch, although she just said that the best medicine for sheep or man was a dose of turpentine, a good cussin’, and a kick. Bits of paper with Granny’s own recipes for sheep cures stuck out all over the book. Mostly they involved turpentine, but some included cussin’. – on Granny Aching’s sheep cures | Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
Little Bo Peep had fallen asleepAnd dreamt that she was all aloneBut when she awokeAnd pulled back her cloakShe saw that her sheep had come home.Not as much fun when you don’t play along with the joke.
The only good thing about sheep is that they are herd animals, so usually they go off and get lost together, which makes them easier to find. It’s also good that they are “heard” animals; you can follow the bleats.
mr_sherman Premium Member almost 5 years ago
But they know that joke rrreeeeeaaaaalll well.
Concretionist almost 5 years ago
Based on my experience, sheep know two jokes: They can get lost. And they can die. Even chickens are smarter than sheep.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
That makes me superior. I know two jokes.
stellanova87 almost 5 years ago
Shawn The Sheep must be a mutant, he knows a lot of jokes.
Bilan almost 5 years ago
“Knock knock”
“Who’s there?”
“Ewe”
“Ewe who?”
“Ewe’ll never find us!”
einarbt almost 5 years ago
Now I feel like eating lamb.
Kind&Kinder almost 5 years ago
They only k now the one joke, but it’s really Baaaaaaad!
Sanspareil almost 5 years ago
I expect the Wiley Bears to show up soon!
katzenbooks45 almost 5 years ago
Granny Aching had been an expert on sheep, even though she called them “just bags of bones, eyeballs, and teeth, lookin’ for new ways to die.” Other shepherds would walk miles to get her to come and cure their beasts of ailments. They said she had the Touch, although she just said that the best medicine for sheep or man was a dose of turpentine, a good cussin’, and a kick. Bits of paper with Granny’s own recipes for sheep cures stuck out all over the book. Mostly they involved turpentine, but some included cussin’. – on Granny Aching’s sheep cures | Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
gopher gofer almost 5 years ago
bet ol’ bo peep feels pretty sheepish that they keep pulling the wool over her eyes…
danketaz Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Another victim of woolly thinking.
hariseldon59 almost 5 years ago
They’re just trying to pull the wool over her eyes.
Wizard of Ahz-no relation almost 5 years ago
Shawn the Sheep, he’s Shawn the sheep…
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Well, in truth, sheep haven’t really been bred over the millennia to be clever. They turn grass into wool and that magic is good enough.
ljfuson Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Playing Hide & Sheep
khmo almost 5 years ago
And thus the origin of today’s “Sheeple”
J Quest almost 5 years ago
The Connivance of the Lambs…
sandpiper almost 5 years ago
Bo Peep probably wouldn’t enjoy data entry job at a car wash either.
greggie1 almost 5 years ago
Where’s the bears?
mapguy almost 5 years ago
They’re pulling the wool over her eyes.
MKester almost 5 years ago
Okay, I didn’t wanna be lame, but I don’t get it: what’s the ONE joke that sheep know?
garcoa almost 5 years ago
Little Bo Peep had fallen asleepAnd dreamt that she was all aloneBut when she awokeAnd pulled back her cloakShe saw that her sheep had come home.Not as much fun when you don’t play along with the joke.
Herb L 1954 almost 5 years ago
Where are Sam the Sham,and the Pharaohs?Wooly Bully ;)
marilynnbyerly almost 5 years ago
And then the Big Bad Wolf showed up, and it turned from a joke to a tragedy. Stupid sheep!
PO' DAWG almost 5 years ago
“Son of a b_itch!” “They always pull this crap fifteen minutes before quitting time.”
DCBakerEsq almost 5 years ago
They tried that “bucket of water on the door sill” gag once, but it didn’t get a very big laugh.
mistercatworks almost 5 years ago
The only good thing about sheep is that they are herd animals, so usually they go off and get lost together, which makes them easier to find. It’s also good that they are “heard” animals; you can follow the bleats.
Andrew Sleeth almost 5 years ago
Don’t tell me that little tart is still stuck on knock-knock jokes.
Ginny Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Our wild animal park here in Escondido has lost several sheep to a predator, and has hired a professional hunter to track him down. Scary.
Debra Gilbert Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Sheep will decide it’s a good day to die.
GiantShetlandPony almost 5 years ago
They’re on the lamb.
Ewe knew I had to go there.
Lee26 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
That was a bleating good cartoon today.
Godfreydaniel almost 5 years ago
Sheep, like the hedgehog, do one thing well……..
saltylife16 almost 5 years ago
Hear about the shepherd who tried to count how many sheep he had. He’s still asleep.
Cactus-Pete almost 5 years ago
That’s not the joke. This is the joke: Why did the ram fall off the cliff? He didn’t see the ewe turn!
jbruins84341 almost 5 years ago
“Yes, but why are they up in the trees?”
JP Steve Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep
The radar has failed to find them
They’ll all face to face meet in parallel space
Preceding their leaders behind them.
……………….The Space Child’s Mother Goose
dsjwriter almost 5 years ago
The sheep only know one joke, and it’s a baaaaaaad one.
LeslieAnn Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Those sheep are pretty cute.