"What's the matter Tom?" "Had to shoot my dog." "Was he mad?" "Guess he weren't so darned pleased." A little Down East humor from Bert & I.
Reminds me of an actual conversation my dad had. A friend asked him why he was dressed up. My dad replied: I've just been to Tom's funeral. Tom who? Tom Wilson. Is he dead? I hope so. We buried him.
Reminds me of the joke (with different variations as to who is involved)... What would Abe Lincoln say if he were alive today? Help! Help! Let me out!
Bert And I were(are)today's Abbott&Costello, except the former I think is more famous for shaggy dog jokes(no take on your dog pun, @Sara-s )
Lincoln was born in a log-cabin he built with his bare hands.(Qualifies as your essential brain-teaser!).
Why couldn't the frog make any sounds? (answer way at the bottom) Because he had a man(woman)in his throat.
My wife speaks Flemish, so she must come from Flem. My daughter speaks Dutch, does that make her a Dutchess? Is Angela Merkel a Gerwoman? My niece's name is Britt. If I see someone who looks like her, does that make her Brittish?
My boarding school friends referred to the country of "Canadia" quite often, but we had to be sure we were in with the Canadians first-some of them were kinda strong.