Saturday, December 12, 2009

"So Did the Fat Lady"

Another classic in the vein of Rubber Balls and Liqour and Pea Soup:


Person one: Say "so did the fat lady" after everything I say
Person two: So did the fat lady
Person one: I went to the zoo
Person two: So did the fat lady
Person one: I bought a balloon
Person two: So did the fat lady
Person one: I ate a whole lot of food.
Person two: So did the fat lady
Person one: The balloon popped
Person two: So did the fat lady
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2010 at 5:03 PM

    South Dakota, 1990s - we also had "Inspector Gadget"
    Who [did something]? Inspector Gadget. (repeat until)
    What did you do to your girlfriend last night? Inspector (inspect her) Gadget

    and "black banana"
    What did you eat for breakfast? Black banana
    What did you eat for lunch? Black banana
    What did you eat for dinner? Black banana
    What's between a black man's legs? Black banana

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  2. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 11:47 PM

    Maryland 60s Just like me
    I went up one flight of stairs
    just like me
    I went up two flights of stairs
    just like me
    etc etc etc (till you get tired) than
    I looked out the window
    just like me
    I saw a big black ape
    Just like me

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  3. UnknownFebruary 18, 2014 at 1:01 PM

    Central NJ, mid-1980's
    I head the "so did the fat lady" joke, almost word-for-word except I vaguely recall it being a circus or fair instead of a zoo. The only other notable difference is that we said "so did the BIG fat lady". The cadence of it (da-da-da dah dah da-da) had a droning, mildly hypnotizing effect that made the punchline more surprising.

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