…over on the ‘I’m a Celebrity’ thread Georgie Parkers name was mentioned… every time that I hear the name of ‘Parker’ I immediately think of Parker who is the butler of Lady Penelope on ‘The Thunderbirds’…
…I loved that show as a kid… and I remember my dad telling us a typical ‘dad joke’ about Parker the butler… it’s probably not because of the actual joke itself but in the way our dad used to tell it that used to make us laugh so hard… our dad was so very good at mimicking people… he had a natural talent for it… even though he had a very strong Manchester accent… when he was mimicking people there was not a hint of it…
…when he told this joke he sounded exactly like Parker… and when he spoke Lady Penelope’s part he put on a feminine voice for her too lol!… to hear our dad do such a perfect female voice that sounded exactly like Lady Penelope was the funniest part of the joke to us… because his voice was usually so deep and ‘boomy’ it was hilarious whenever he told the joke… …we were always asking him to tell the joke just so we could hear his Lady Penelope accent lol!… anyway… the joke itself was quite funny in its day and perhaps not so relevant and as funny today but as kids?… it was as funny as hell… it’s probably my favourite ‘dads joke’ out of the hundred thousand jokes that he ever told us to this day lol!… here is the joke…
Lady Penelope:… “Parker!… can you come to my bedroom please?”…
Parker:… “Yes m’lady”…
Lady Penelope:… “Parker… could you take off my jacket please?”… (she says in her usual sexy and seductive tone)…
Parker:… “Yes m’lady”…
Lady Penelope:… “Parker… could you undo the buttons of my blouse and take it off please?”…
Parker:… “Yes m’lady”…
Lady Penelope:… “Parker… can you unzip my skirt and take it off please?”…
Parker:… “Yes m’lady”…
Lady Penelope:… “Parker… can you take my slip off please?”…
Parker:… “Yes m’lady”…
Lady Penelope:… “Parker… can you… um……….. can you………… unhook my brassiere and take it off please?”…
Parker:… “Yes m’lady”…
Lady Penelope:… “and finally……………….. can you take my frilly knickers off please?”…
Parker:… “Yes m’lady”…
Lady Penelope:… “and Parker”…
Parker:… “Yes m’lady”…
Lady Penelope:… “if I ever see you wearing my clothes again I will dismiss you from my employment!… is that understood?”
Parker:… “Yes m’lady”…
…not the funniest joke in the world but funny because of the way my dad telling Lady Penelope’s part in a prefect female accent lol!… pure gold for me anyway… its such a good memory!… I sure miss my dad’s sense of humour… whenever he told me his ‘dad’s jokes’ I used to roll my eyes and pretend that I wasn’t listening lol!… (but now I’m telling them lol!)… but not to that one… we always laughed openly lol!… mum would always say… “I’ve heard that joke thousands of times!”… lol!… geez I miss them both… cheers.