Ping pong balls...
Tue Jun 01, 2004 10:08 pm
Okay, there was once this little kid named Johnny. His dad was really rich and nice. Johnny's second birthday was coming up, so his dad asked him what he wanted. He said, "Pingpong balls, daddy!" His dad was confused, but he nonetheless went out and bought a packet of three balls for his son. The big day came, and Johnny was delighted with his present of pingpong balls. He happily went upstairs with them. A little while later, his dad came up to check on him, but the balls were all gone. He asked Johnny what happened to him, but got only a blank toddler stare. Johnny was really happy, though, so he didn't think about it too much.
A year went by, and Johnny's dad again asked Johnny what he wanted. "Pingpong balls!" he said. "Are you sure?" "Yes, daddy! Pingpong balls!" The dad shrugged and went to the store, where he bought two sleeves this time. He figured Johnny could lose one and still have the other. Well, the same thing happened: Johnny was overjoyed, took the balls to his room, and they seemed to vanish. He was still pleased, though, so his dad sorta shrugged and didn't worry about it.
Well, this happened every year. Johnny's dad got him an increasing amount of pingpong balls every year, and they always disappeared mysteriously. He got him a whole wheelbarrowful at age 8.
Johnny was now almost 16, and his dad knew the drill by now. "You want pingpong balls, right?" "Duh, dad. Of course." "Well, normal teens want cars, so I'm getting you a car, too." "Sweet!" The big day came, and Johnny's dad led him out to the driveway, where this sweet red convertible was parked. And it was completely filled with~you guessed it- pingpong balls. "Wow, dad! Can I take it for a spin around the 'hood?" "Sure!" So Johnny drove off in ecstasy, and nobody was really surprised when he came back, all the ping pong balls gone.
Well, Johnny was getting married to Janie. For a wedding gift, Johnny's dad gave them this HUUUUUGE estate. He airdropped pingpong balls on it until the entire place was waist-deep in 'em. He even built a few silos and filled them, too. All told, there were countless millions of pingpong balls.
The next day, Dad decided to drive out there to see if Johnny and Janie were okay (Johnny had a history of not getting along with girls...) He also was curious if the balls were still there (again, nothing from the peanut gallery). Well, he got there, and noticed that the balls were all gone, but the main thing he saw was an ambulance. Some paramedics were carrying Johnny out on a stretcher, and they told Dad that he'd fallen down the stairs and hit his head. And so, everyone rushed to the hospital, and Johnny went to the ER. After a few hours, the doctor brought Dad and Janie in to speak to him. "He's not doing so great," the doc said. "He might not survive the operation."
They went in, and talked for a bit. Finally, Dad said, "Son, there's just one more thing I want to know. What on Earth did you do with all those pingpong balls?"
Johnny looked at his father for a minute, then slowly rose to a sitting position with great difficulty. "Well, Dad," he said. Then he died.
A year went by, and Johnny's dad again asked Johnny what he wanted. "Pingpong balls!" he said. "Are you sure?" "Yes, daddy! Pingpong balls!" The dad shrugged and went to the store, where he bought two sleeves this time. He figured Johnny could lose one and still have the other. Well, the same thing happened: Johnny was overjoyed, took the balls to his room, and they seemed to vanish. He was still pleased, though, so his dad sorta shrugged and didn't worry about it.
Well, this happened every year. Johnny's dad got him an increasing amount of pingpong balls every year, and they always disappeared mysteriously. He got him a whole wheelbarrowful at age 8.
Johnny was now almost 16, and his dad knew the drill by now. "You want pingpong balls, right?" "Duh, dad. Of course." "Well, normal teens want cars, so I'm getting you a car, too." "Sweet!" The big day came, and Johnny's dad led him out to the driveway, where this sweet red convertible was parked. And it was completely filled with~you guessed it- pingpong balls. "Wow, dad! Can I take it for a spin around the 'hood?" "Sure!" So Johnny drove off in ecstasy, and nobody was really surprised when he came back, all the ping pong balls gone.
Well, Johnny was getting married to Janie. For a wedding gift, Johnny's dad gave them this HUUUUUGE estate. He airdropped pingpong balls on it until the entire place was waist-deep in 'em. He even built a few silos and filled them, too. All told, there were countless millions of pingpong balls.
The next day, Dad decided to drive out there to see if Johnny and Janie were okay (Johnny had a history of not getting along with girls...) He also was curious if the balls were still there (again, nothing from the peanut gallery). Well, he got there, and noticed that the balls were all gone, but the main thing he saw was an ambulance. Some paramedics were carrying Johnny out on a stretcher, and they told Dad that he'd fallen down the stairs and hit his head. And so, everyone rushed to the hospital, and Johnny went to the ER. After a few hours, the doctor brought Dad and Janie in to speak to him. "He's not doing so great," the doc said. "He might not survive the operation."
They went in, and talked for a bit. Finally, Dad said, "Son, there's just one more thing I want to know. What on Earth did you do with all those pingpong balls?"
Johnny looked at his father for a minute, then slowly rose to a sitting position with great difficulty. "Well, Dad," he said. Then he died.
Tue Jun 01, 2004 10:13 pm
i don't get it. what did he do with those ping pong balls? eat them? *puzzled*
Tue Jun 01, 2004 10:46 pm
yea... *confused* I don't get it?
Wed Jun 02, 2004 12:41 am
I have never been so insanely confused by a JOKE in my whole life.
Wed Jun 02, 2004 12:53 am
o.O
I don't get it either - someone mind explaining it to me?
I don't get it either - someone mind explaining it to me?
Wed Jun 02, 2004 1:30 am
Was that a joke? O.o
Did he eat the ping-pong balls then?
Did he eat the ping-pong balls then?
Wed Jun 02, 2004 2:08 am
I know a joke like thatout loud, a bit different though... the joke is (translated from hebrew) "For a kid's first birthday, he's asked what he wants, he says ping pong balls. For his second birthday..." like that up to 100 and then he's at the hospital, he's asked why all the years he wanted ping pong balls. He starts answering (The reason I wanted them all these years is...) and then dies. That's the point, that you don't know what happens and you want to know why he wanted ping pong balls, and in this joke, to where the disappeared, but then he dies. That's what I think, at least, it's supposed to be.
Wed Jun 02, 2004 4:45 pm
that's not very funny. Stupid and sad, but not funny.
Wed Jun 02, 2004 5:31 pm
The whole point is to frusturate you lol. It's one of those really long jokes that go on forever with no ending.
Wed Jun 02, 2004 6:08 pm
And I read through all of that and pondered the answer for nothing? Hm. That really is frustrating. Although if you think about it.. what could he have possibly done with ping pong balls?
Wed Jun 02, 2004 7:01 pm
Heee. heee. heee.
You know I'm tired when I find that far more amusing than I should.
I also enjoy the confusion.
Oh good times withs confusion.
You know I'm tired when I find that far more amusing than I should.
I also enjoy the confusion.
Oh good times withs confusion.
Fri Jun 04, 2004 10:32 pm
XDDDD Thats the best joke I've read today.
Sat Jun 05, 2004 8:19 am
you sure can annoy someone with that joke 
Sat Jun 05, 2004 12:40 pm
Stop with the confusion! XD I still don't get it.
Tue Jun 08, 2004 5:47 pm
My friend told me a similar joke, except it took longer because instead of a ping pong ball he would say "I want a red ball, a blue ball, and a green ball".
Its alot funnier when you say it verbally, it really gets the other person POed
Its alot funnier when you say it verbally, it really gets the other person POed