The Joke's on us!

Compiled by Dave Johnston

A loon phones up the local paper to put an ad in the obituary section.

"Yes sir, what would you like to say?"

"Peter Reid, deid."

"Is that all? I'm sure there's more than one Peter Reid."

He hangs up and calls back in a few minutes.

"Ok, Peter Reid fae Peterheid, deid."

"Sir, the first eight words are included in the price. Are you sure that's all you want to say?"

"Right," he says, "Peter Reid fae Peterheid, deid. Tractor for sale.

This joke from Scotland's Northeast has a regional word that is not to be confused with a bird common to Canada. A "loon" is the word for "boy" widely used in Aberdeenshire where this joke originates.

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