Love The Scots June 24, 2013
Posted by nrhatch in Humor, Joke, Word Play.trackback
Bono, lead singer of the rock band U2, is famous for being somewhat self-righteous.
At a recent U2 concert in Glasgow, Scotland, Bono asked the audience for total quiet.
Then, in the silence, he started to slowly clap his hands, once every few seconds.
Holding the audience in total silence, he leaned into the microphone and said, “Every time I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies.”
From the front of the crowd a voice with a broad Scottish accent pierced the quiet . . .
“Well, fooking stop doing it then, ya evil bastard!
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Spirit Lights The Way 
That. Is. Awesome!
Glad you enjoyed! Granny sends me some funny stuff. When I’m too busy (er, lazy) to write . . . they come in handy.
I love the Scots too.. 😀
I can see this happening just this way. 😀
That is like something you would hear in a Dublin audience!
I could see it happening there too.
I’m 1/8 Scottish, but I’m also 1/8 self-righteous, so I’m not sure how I feel about this.
😉
Hahaha! I love this joke . . . but I’m 50% Scottish and only 23.47% self-righteous.
Bahahahahah! oh wow….that is priceless!
Often, when we take things “literally,” hilarity ensues. 😉
Hahaha… oh, wow… that is pretty funny! I have to admit I do like U2, and I really do appreciate the work they do, but, yeah… sometimes it can come across a bit… well… you know.
🙂
I’m with you, SiG. I have nothing against Bono or U2 and am glad to see celebrities use their fame to improve the world. But when celebrities use their time in the spotlight to bring attention to issues of import, they’re walking a tightrope.
It’s easy the “privileged few” to come across as sanctimonious.
Only a Scot can respond like that, lol – Love to know how Bono responded.
Added my vote.
It sound grand in a broad Scottish brogue. I could see this as a Monty Python skit. 😛
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Haha. Good for her.
Kathy sends me some funny stuff. 😀
There is self-righteous and there is confidence…I don’t think he is self righteous to bring a message…and what a comment 🙂 you have to love a scot for lightening the mood. 🙂
Oh, I agree . . . I appreciate confident celebrities who “do good” with the airtime they have at their disposal. I debated taking “self-righteous” out of the joke before posting but decided to leave it “as is.”
It was perfect as is, fully enjoyed the read 🙂
Thanks.
LOL! The Scot’s response caught me by surprise. 😀
It’s that surprise that makes for the best jokes. Glad you enjoyed.
If only it were that simple, huh? My dad is Scotch…his mind does work like that. LOL!
Yes. Definitely not a “clap on, clap off” sort of problem.
Some might see the Scot in this joke as “simple minded” (for missing the point of Bono’s clapping). I see him as awake and aware. He really HEARD what Bono said and responded in kind.
hehe – very few of these megastars manage to escape becoming complete nobs. Bono, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, to name but a few – this recent narcissitic babble from Mr Pitt:
“My wife got sick. She was constantly nervous because of problems at work, personal life, her failures and problems with children. She has lost 30 pounds and weighted about 90 pounds in her 35 years. She got very skinny, and was constantly crying. She was not a happy woman. She had suffered from continuing headaches, heart pain and jammed nerves in her back and ribs. She did not sleep well, falling asleep only in the morning and got tired very quickly during the day. Our relationship was on the verge of break up. Her beauty was leaving her somewhere, she had bags under her eyes, she was poking her head, and stopped taking care of herself. She refused to shoot the films and rejected any role. I lost hope and thought that we’ll get divorced soon… But then I decided to act on it. After all I’ve got the most beautiful woman on the earth. She is the ideal of more than half of men and women on earth, and I was the one allowed to fall asleep next to her and to hug her shoulders. I began to pepper her with flowers, kisses and complements. I surprised her and pleased every minute. I gave her lots of gifts and lived just for her. I spoke in public only about her. I incorporated all themes in her direction. I praised her in front of her own and our mutual friends. You won’t believe, but she has blossomed. She became even better than before. She gained weight, was no longer nervous and she loved me even more than ever. I had no clue that she CAN love that much.
And then I realized one thing: “The woman is the reflection of her man”
Yes, Brad, it’s all about you…
Wow! It’s a good thing he gets to read scripts for a living because he sounds “more stoopider” than the spammers who land in my in-box. He sounds retarded.
And “ewww” . . . he is just creepy obsessed with her looks (and, no doubt, his own).
Good grief – I love the Scottish humor! If I go to a concert I paid to be entertained, not to be preached to 😉
That’s an excellent point. It’s one thing if it’s a Fund Raising Concert for disaster relief ~ and quite another if you just want to Rock Out for the night.
Another hysterical post tonight! I could hear the Scottish brogue 🙂 He probably thinks he has the power to make someone die with the clap of his hands.
An unexpected surprise + the ring of truth = a funny joke. 😆