Why should you never mention the number 288 in a polite conversation?
Because it’s too (two) gross!
My friend asked me to help him with his crossword puzzle as he was struggling with 4 across.
"What's the clue?" I asked.
"Overworked postman," he said.
"How many letters?"
"Thousands!"
All power corrupts...
But what can we do, we need electricity!
During a conference, I was pleasantly surprised to be seated next to a very handsome man. We flirted casually through dinner, then grew restless as the dignitaries gave speeches. During one particularly long-winded lecture, my new friend drew a # sign on a cocktail napkin. Elated, I wrote down my phone number.
Looking startled for a moment, he drew another # sign, this time adding an X to the upper-left-hand corner.