Humour in Overalls

Paved With Gold

March 2009

A very old and very ill and very mean old building contractor was close to death but clung on to life to the wonder of all those around him. One night… [more…]

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Take Your Pick

March 2009

One frosty morning a team of road builders set out from their construction yard deep into the forest to continue work on the new bypass they were building.… [more…]

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Engineers!

March 2009

Many years ago during the height of the French Revolution a Countess, a Politician and an Engineer, all enemies of the Revolution, were about to be executed… [more…]

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Crystal Clear

March 2009

Mark the glazier, state of the art window manufacturer and salesman had to call a customer for non payment of her account. "Excuse me Mrs Halliday" Mark… [more…]

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Push Over

March 2009

A young, brash and an annoyingly over confident new labourer started work on the site and by the lunch time of his first day everyone was fed up listening… [more…]

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Shedding Tears

February 2009

Terry the joiner arrives home early from work one afternoon only to find his wife in bed with another man. He manages to hit the man over the head with… [more…]

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Funny Fotos Fore

March 2008

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Taxing Times

December 2007

Jesus returned to earth 2000 years after his first visit and this time turned up in central Scotland. He was soon summoned to his local Job Centre and… [more…]

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The Oldest Profession

December 2007

A physician, a builder and a politician were arguing over what the oldest profession in the history of the world could have been. The doctor said it… [more…]

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What Is It About Engineers?

December 2007

Two engineering students met each other walking across their campus the first one said to his friend 'Where did you get such a great new bike?' The… [more…]

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Lets Talk About This

December 2007

This is the story of a very unlucky but surprisingly upbeat Bricklayer, whose name as it happens wasn't Davy. This is the addendum to an accident report… [more…]

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The Mean Painter

December 2007

There was a mean old painter named Brian, he often thinned down his paint to make it go a wee bit further. He got away with this for some time, but one… [more…]

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Funny Fotos

November 2007

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Further Funny Fotos

November 2007

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Danger At Work?

November 2007

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Funny Fotos Three

November 2007

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Danger At Work Too

November 2007

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Cartoons

April 2007

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The Old Tree Swing

March 2007

I first saw this as a 16 year old apprentice in 1971. I have no idea how old it is or who first drew it but it doesn't look like much has changed in that… [more…]

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Don't Swear in Church

February 2007

A little joiner was fixing the roof of a church, when he hit his thumb with his hammer. "Damn it!" cries the little joiner, "I missed." The minister immediately… [more…]

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Blindman

February 2007

Two nuns are ordered to paint a room in the convent which is being renovated, and the last instruction of the Mother Superior is that they must not get… [more…]

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Big Bang

February 2007

Davy and Fraser were working on a building site digging footings when Davy hits something metallic with his shovel. At the same time Fraser also hits something. They… [more…]

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Fred

February 2007

A builder walks into a bar. After a few drinks of his beer he says to the bar tender "do you see those gates on the big house over there? It took me two… [more…]

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The Perfect Brickie

February 2007

Two labourers and a bricklayer were digging a foundation trench for a house extension in Edinburgh. It was cold and wet and the work was hard when Fraser,… [more…]

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Quality Sex? (A QS's Story)

November 2006

Husband no. 6.... A young man married a beautiful woman who had previously divorced five husbands. On their wedding night, she told her husband, "Please… [more…]

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Duck Tales

June 2006

A duck walked into the site office of a large building site and asked if there were any vacancies. The clerk of works was amazed and said to the duck… [more…]

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The Bulders Curse

June 2006

A construction company started work building a new house in Edinburgh. A family that lived in the house next to the building site had a lovely little… [more…]

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Contract Addendum

June 2006

Based on the old Liverpool principle 'always check where the exits are' Article 1 The work to be carried out should be clearly indicated on the attached… [more…]

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The Plumbers Bill

June 2006

An Edinburgh plumber went to an Advocate's house to fix a leaking pipe. It took him about 5 minutes to find the problem and fix the leak. He then wrote… [more…]

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Contemporary Architects

June 2006

Did you hear about the firm of contemporary architects who designed new housing in the jungle? The locals asked how they would be able to prevent monkeys… [more…]

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Useful Definitions

June 2006

Contractor - A gambler who never gets to shuffle, cut or deal. Competitive Tender - A poker game in which the losing hand wins. Successful Tender… [more…]

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Cannabilism

June 2006

The building site was really short of men so the contractors decided to employ 4 cannibals. The site foreman gets them started and shows them the canteen… [more…]

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The New Apprentice Painter

May 2006

Did You hear about the firm who started a new apprentice painter? On his first day his journeyman told him to go round the front of the house and undercoat… [more…]

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New Man on the Job

May 2006

There was a firm of joiners who started a new driver. On his first day he went to the merchants and asked for 30 8 x 2's. The guy in the yard asked… [more…]

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Hector, the simple minded joiner.

May 2006

Then there was Hector, the simple minded joiner. One Friday the foreman asked him to look after things while he went on a message. As soon as the foreman… [more…]