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Panda Joke VII
March 12, 2006
Ladies and gentlemen, for the seventh year in a row, it's the Panda Joke!
A panda walks into a restaurant, sits down, and orders a sandwich. He eats the sandwich, pulls out a gun, and shoots the waiter dead. As the panda stands up to go, the manager shouts, "Hey! Where are you going? You just shot my waiter, and you didn't even pay for your sandwich!"
"Hey, man, I'm a PANDA!" the panda shouts back. "Look it up!"
The manager opens his dictionary and reads:
- Panda:
A tree-dwelling marsupial of Asian origin, characterized by distinct black and white coloring. Eats shoots and leaves.
Previously: KICKless in Austin
Kunal Anand
Haha - that’s good stuff!
Sameer Vasta 
I was waiting for it. At first, I thought you’d forget it this year. Forgive me for being a doubter Anil.
Veronica
Just because you said it cannot be done, i’m going to attempt to actually tell someone this joke and see if they get it. I love it, by the way.
Andy Baio
Isn’t there a rule that you’re only forgiven for that joke if you actually show up to SXSW?
Wesley Mason
And yet the joke’s actual meaing is completely lost if you forget the comma.
Sumeet
Very nice. And extra points for using a definition list in the code.
Jake
So so so bad. Yes, I laughed, but still, bad.:)
sylvia
forgive me for asking a stupid question because i’ve never been to this site before, but, the panda joke—do you know there’s a punctuation book by Lynne Truss called EATS, SHOOTS AND LEAVES? It has a panda on the cover of course.
sylvia
forgive me for asking a stupid question because i’ve never been to this site before, but, the panda joke—do you know there’s a punctuation book by Lynne Truss called EATS, SHOOTS AND LEAVES? It has a panda on the cover of course.
Cloy Tobola
Um, the joke ONLY makes sense with a comma after the word “eats” in the dictionary definition.
That’s the point of Lynne Truss’ book — that a misplaced comma can significantly change the meaning of a sentence.
Dar
I hate to be nitpicky, but pandas are placental mammals, not marsupials.
Anil
pandas are placental mammals, not marsupials
This is true. However, they are also not prone to committing violent crimes, so I think we are just granting some license in this case.
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