Jokes / Joke du jour!

A wasp expert walks into a record shop and asks the assistant, “Do you have ‘European Vespidae accoustics’? Volume 2…it was released this week on vinyl?" “Certainly” replies the assistant, somewhat taken aback. Anxious if this a prank or a mistake, he follows it up with: “Would you like to listen to this before you buy it…?” and offers the expert a pair of headphones. The expert puts the headphones on. A minute later, he calls the assistant back. “I am a expert on European wasps and this is not accurate at all! Are you sure this is the correct recording?”. Flustered, the assistant checks the turntable, and relays that it is indeed European Vespidae accoustics (Volume 2) the assistant apologies and lifts the needle onto the next track. Two minutes later and the expert is fuming with rage. storming up to the counter he demands an explanation from the assistant. “This is unforgivable! No European wasp ever made a sound like this. This is false advertising!”. “I am terribly sorry, sir replies the assistant, mortified and motioning for his manager. The Manager arrives and has the expert conveys his concerns regarding the recording. Looking at the turntable, he immediately realises the problem.

“Many apologies sir, it appears we have been playing you the bee side”.

if you had transposed** Vespidae toHymenoptera **it may havebeen funnier. An album of Vespidae wouldn't have a Bee side.

Or maybe not