At least this image makes a 2nd joke

“Don’t you know it’s 3:30AM? People are sleeping!”

“Yeah… but not you!  Anyways– I saw you tweet two seconds ago.”

“Heh… busted.  What’s going on?”

It was an hour and a half of fun conversation with Caleb Jennings, one of my couches and co-adventurers.  I’m fairly sure that I’ve mentioned him before (he’s in my Heart Attack Grill posting), and I always look forward to our conversations.  Why (and Why, as compared to many other people’s conversations)?  Because adventure and travel always come up!  Also, while Caleb is young, he’s read more business books, psychology books, etc… than most people, so we always get to swap the latest ideas.  Just to brag a tiny bit more… he’s currently working with Joe Sugarman… copywriting LEGEND.

So… I mentioned some ladybug joke, right? Well… here’s what happened:(By the way… if you’re just dying to just read the damn joke already– scroll down to the very bottom)

You know how I’m always inspiring (pushing) people to not just dream big, but pursue those dreams? Well, one of my couches, Allison, had mentioned some of those “always wanted to” items were skydiving, getting a tattoo, and.. I think Karaoke.  So, last time we were in Vegas together (and of course, I was couch surfing at Caleb’s), we decided to squeeze in all her dreams in one evening– get a tattoo, sing some karaoke, and when the sun comes up, jump out of a plane.  That didn’t happen.

Last night, Caleb mentions that while Allison was in Vegas last weekend, she showed him her bandaged up Ladybug tattoo!  She went and did it!  And… I didn’t hear about it?? Grrrr… I was just on the phone with her yesterday (I just called her now to get permission to tell the world that she got a tattoo… since she is a business woman, and I didn’t want to ruin her reputation or anything.  She says it’s public knowledge, her kids know about it, and she was certain that she told me… on twitter or something).

“Oh man.. well.. if she didn’t tell you, I”m not sure if I was supposed to!”

“It’s cool.. I”ll just start it out with a joke about a ladybug… and she’ll either bring it up, or I’ll mention it” (For the record- that’s how today’s call went– she picked up, I read the joke out loud…. neither one of us laughed, and then I confronted her about it, and… well.. you read that last sentence in parenthesis.)… now to find one.

After searching for a while, I only found one joke.  I was stunned that there’s only one ladybug joke, and it’s the same one on a bunch of joke sites, sometimes worded slightly differently… I just don’t get it.  I don’t think it’s funny at all!  So, if the joke sucks, why am I telling it, and giving it its own blog entry?  Because it’s the ONLY joke about ladybugs!   How rare is that?  So.. here is that rare treat:

The joke:

A customer was sitting in a bar having a few drinks when he noticed a tiny little spot on the wall that seemed to be moving. He called it to the bartender’s attention. He glanced at it and said, “It’s a ladybug.” After a moment of stunned silence the customer said, “Good Lord, what incredible eyesight you have!”

*groan* If you know of any other ladybug jokes, PLEASE share them with me.  Or… if you want to collaborate on one…. let’s repopulate the species (of ladybug jokes)– hey!! Now my intro photo makes even more sense! What luck

And…can’t forget

Congratulations Allison for checking off an “I always wanted to… someday”item!

That leaves Karaoke, and Skydiving.  When I called Allison to get permission to blog about her tattoo, I reminded her that I’ll be in Florida in a week or two.  She mentioned we have to make a video.  I said we have to Karaoke.  She got all excited…..until I said “and skydive” “ummm… I’m sort of rethinking that one!”  “Oh come on! Skydiving is safer than karaoke!” (I can’t prove that last one… but skydiving IS safer than crossing the street).