Steve Webb: Merry Christmas! This is day 15 of the 2022
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James Cooper: Hello, and welcome to day number 15 of the
Lifespring why Christmas Show. Today Steve has joined me to
find out a bit more about Christmas crackers and we're
gonna tell you some of the good and not so good jokes in them.
Steve Webb: Well, hello to you, James. You know we don't have
these much in the US of A but they can make a great addition
to the Christmas dinner table. They were first made, as you
know in the UK in 1850 by a London sweet maker called Tom
Smith, and his name is still a big one in crackers in the UK.
He wanted a new way of selling his sweets. Tom had been over to
Paris and seen how they wrap their posh sweets called bonbons
in colored paper and he wondered if he could do a similar thing.
Then one night while he was sitting in front of his log fire
the crackling of the fire made him think...
James Cooper: What if I wrapped my sweets in colored wrapping
paper. And then you could open them and they go bang oh and I
could include a toy in them as well then people would be bound
to buy them.
Steve Webb: So the first Christmas cracker was born.
Crackers today are short cardboard tubes wrapped in
colorful paper. There's normally a cracker next to each plate on
the Christmas dinner table. In a cracker you'll find a colorful
party hat, a toy or gift and a festive joke. The party hats
look like crowns and it is thought that they symbolize the
crowns that might have been worn by the wise men.
James Cooper: But the most famous thing about crackers is
the jokes. They are notoriously bad or corny. So for your
listening pleasure... well, something like that...are a
selection of Christmas cracker jokes about Christmas.
Steve Webb: You first
James Cooper: I say I say I say how does good King Wenceslas
like his pizza.
Steve Webb: I don't know James, how does good king Wenceslaus
like his pizzas
James Cooper: he likes one that's deep Pan crisp and even.
Steve Webb: These are bad. Here's one for you. Why did
Santa's helper see the doctor?
James Cooper: You know I'm not sure about that.
Steve Webb: Well, it's because he had low elf esteem.
James Cooper: What did Adam say on the day before Christmas?
Steve Webb: It's Christmas, Eve.
James Cooper: Haha.
Steve Webb: That one I knew. How about this one. Why don't
penguins fly?
James Cooper: I thought it was something to do with genetics
that their wings weren't big enough to
Steve Webb: Oh, no, no, no, no, it's because they're not tall
enough to be pilots.
James Cooper: And what does Santa suffer from if he gets
stuck in his chimney?
Steve Webb: I don't know.
James Cooper: Claustophobia.
Steve Webb: James, what do you get if you cross Santa with a
duck?
James Cooper: A quismas quacker
Steve Webb: of course. What else? Let's see. I think it's
your turn.
James Cooper: Who delivers presents to baby sharks at
Christmas?
Steve Webb: Oh, I don't know. A brave person?
James Cooper: No, that would be Santa Jaws.
Steve Webb: Hey, James.
James Cooper: Yes?
Steve Webb: What carol is heard in the desert.
James Cooper: I do know this one. It's O Camel Ye Faithful.
Steve Webb: That's right. Hey, wait, wait a minute. I have to
do this next one. What kind of motorbike does Santa ride?
James Cooper: It probably has a trailer out the back for all the
presents, I'm guessing?
Steve Webb: No, it's a Holly Davidson.
James Cooper: And how to sheep in Mexico. say Merry Christmas.
Steve Webb: Oh, let's see. I thick it must be Fleece Navidad.
James Cooper: Well if you'd like to know more about crackers or
see some more bad Christmas jokes, then head on over to
whychristmas.com The links are in the show notes at
lifespringmedia.com
Steve Webb: Come on back tomorrow when James will be
telling you about Christmas carols. So for day 21 of the
Lifespring Why Christmas show, it's goodbye from me,
James Cooper: and it's goodbye from him.