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Rock the Garden's a joke

Posted May 7, 2008

This one goes out to Taylor, who's hoping to score tickets to Rock the Garden (Andrew Bird, New Pornographers, Cloud Cult, Bon Iver): The Walker's hosting a contest, in honor of artist Richard Prince's joke paintings, in which they're soliciting the best one-line jokes. Winner gets two tickets to the June 21 outdoor concert plus a pair of admissions to "Adventures in Mating" by Joseph Scrimshaw. Curiously, not many entries yet.

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I'm not into any of those bands(and the prices, my god, the ticket prices!), but it might not be that bad of a place to see a show now that they have that huge grassy hill over the parking garage.
»» Submitted by »»» joyride at 12:10 PM on May 7



Paul is right, there haven't been many entries.

Curious since there are many funny and talented people living in Minneapolis.

You don't have to be a fan or even understand borscht-belt humor to submit your funny gibes. And, considering this election season and the past eight years we've endured, there is no shortage of good material to draw from. So, send away to allison.herrera@walkerart.org

Winners will be announced June 5th during Joseph Scrimshaw's gallery tour of the Richard Prince show at 7pm.
»» Submitted by »»» aherrera at 12:38 PM on May 7



Ah, man. I used to host the post-Garden party every year. Anyone here remember walking up the hill to the chateau in Kenwood? You were there then. The last one had something like 500 people.
»» Submitted by »»» rex at 1:09 PM on May 7



I hear the Chambers has a pretty suite sweet (?) available that weekend.
»» Submitted by PaulS at 1:23 PM on May 7



I submitted 3 jokes!
»» Submitted by »»» Bixby at 1:30 PM on May 7



Lay one on us, Bixby!
»» Submitted by NotRobinWms at 1:33 PM on May 7




3. Given today's political climate, you'd think more people would be tazed during laugh riots.
»» Submitted by »»» Bixby at 1:36 PM on May 7



Winner!

»» Submitted by tinnie at 2:07 PM on May 7



Here's my joke:

I am going to stencil this onto a canvas and slap on a million dollar price tag to evoke a sublte sense of irony and deadpan comedic timing.



»» Submitted by tinnie at 2:11 PM on May 7



Oh yeah? Well, the jerk store called. They're running out of you!
»» Submitted by George Costanza at 2:35 PM on May 7



To Tinnie, It's actually 3 million and I really like that one. Is that your official entry?


»» Submitted by »»» aherrera at 4:13 PM on May 7



That's a joke, right?
»» Submitted by tinnie at 4:40 PM on May 7



THAT is your official entry.
»» Submitted by »»» Bixby at 5:02 PM on May 7



The huge grassy hill over the parking garage will be off limits due to the Mini-Golf installation.

oh noes!
»» Submitted by i noes! at 6:41 PM on May 7



This is my favorite meta-joke, but it's not one line:

I like to tell jokes, but I don't want to offend anyone, so instead of saying the joke is about a particular ethnic group or blondes or lawyers, I just made up this planet called Pookalooka, and I tell the joke about Pookalookans.

For example, these two black Pookalookan guys.... (trail off into hilarity)
»» Submitted by »»» kurtis at 12:56 PM on May 8



Rex - I remember going to your place with Gerg a couple years. I was always a fan of the smoking lounge perched atop a roof with no guard-rail. I was always waiting for someone to take a tumble, but it never happened. Also loved the computer showing Logan's Run over and over. Additionally, free Summit. I owe you one.

»» Submitted by David Foureyes at 1:29 PM on May 8



Anyone have extra tickets for this?? I need to pick some up for a friend who slept on this and is in dire need! He's willing to pay up to $60 per ticket. Please email me if you can help.

cmjenslosh@msn.com
»» Submitted by »»» cmj at 4:19 PM on May 9



Anyone else see the line up for the Taste of Minnesota this year?

Badfinger, Eddie Money, REO Speedwagon, The Zombies (think the locals will hold a special edition pub crawl for them?).
»» Submitted by »»» mnblrmkr at 4:24 PM on May 9



Well, does it have to be an original one-line joke? If not, let me submit a Mitch Hedberg classic (not that he had any shortage of one-liners):

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it."
»» Submitted by »»» StevenD at 10:20 AM on May 12



Ah, now I see how it works; it does have to be original. Well that, obviously, will require a bit more thought!
»» Submitted by »»» StevenD at 10:26 AM on May 12



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