The Joke Machine

This Week's Joke

How did the tick cross the road? He went on the lamb.

This joke was submitted by Sol Morrison from Santa Barbara, CA. Thanks!

Post to the Host

The Blind Cave Pigs of Lake Wobegon

To the Host:

Hello Mr. Keillor! For 35 years I’ve wondered: Did the people of Lake Wobegon manage to avoid the wrath of the Blind Cave Pigs? Or did the descendants of the wild pigs manage to break through the cellar walls, and exact some measure of revenge for having been driven underground by the menfolk of the town? I know the men did that to make the area safe for the children, but did it last? Many thanks if you can clear up this enduring mystery!

Michael Ferro
Endwell, NY Read more

The View From Mrs. Sundberg's Window

Funny How Things Work

Listened to the show Saturday and it was not bad. I had the good fortune of a last-minute ticket which allowed me to join the crowd at Macalester College, where Mr. Keillor and his friends put on One Fine Show out there on the Great Lawn. So many good people all in one place, and we sang “God Bless America” and Mr. Joe Newberry sang, “The Road is Rocky But It Won’t Be Rocky Long” and there were bagpipers wearing skirt marching through and Jearlyn and Jevetta sang “Until You Come Back to Me” and JD McPherson sang “North Side Gal” and Mr. Keillor told all about the Fourth of July Parade in Lake Wobegon and it was prime time fun and a lovely end to the show’s season. Read more

Russ Ringsak

Fault

This current mighty expedition began five weeks ago with a Caribbean ocean cruise. It started when we moved the stage gear from its lounging place in the trailer lot to a sound production company in South St. Paul, where five sturdy young men and a medium dog repacked it into smaller road cases, more neatly fitting to the petite passageways of a giant liner. Read more