Joke about Paul McCartney being high on a spliff

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Fans of Sir Paul McCartney queued through the night for a chance to attend his book signing.

The former Beatle will sign copies of his children's book, High In The Clouds, at a London branch of Waterstone's on Wednesday.

The bookshop gave out 200 special wristbands which guarantee a meeting with the star.

Fans camped out all night outside the branch in Piccadilly.

The first person to get a wristband was 20-year-old Lauren Rassam, from north London, who began queuing at 9am on Sunday.

Others had travelled from as far afield as Texas and Holland, while Macca fan Graeme Clark took an 11-hour coach journey from his home in Aberdeen.

High In The Clouds follows the adventures of character Wirral the Squirrel and is inspired by Sir Paul's commitment to animal rights.

The 63-year-old star said he became interested in animal welfare as a child after watching Bambi.

― trappist monkey, Monday, 12 December 2005 13:03 (twenty years ago)

You see, it's funny because the book is called High In The Clouds, as in, high off of a marijuana cigarette. The humor lies in Sir McCartney's background as a recreational user of marijuana and other drugs. It is doubly funny because it the humor is unintentional; the real meaning of the title may refer to actual physical height or metaphorical grandeur, but it is highly unlikely that it would mean high in the "slang" sense of the term.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 12 December 2005 22:57 (twenty years ago)

No, it's funny because the main character is called Wirral the Squirrel, which is code for "whirl the squirrel", a game played by animal cruelty enthusiasts.

― Aimless (Aimless), Monday, 12 December 2005 23:01 (twenty years ago)

wha

― 57 7th (calstars), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 02:26 (twenty years ago)

First, you vivisect a squirrel, then you put the body parts in a bag at the end of a tether...

― Aimless (Aimless), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 02:29 (twenty years ago)

...and we all know that 'clouds' are code for the aftermath of an illegal sheep fetshists leg-breaking party.

― mzui (mzui), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 10:53 (twenty years ago)

It is doubly funny because it the humor is unintentional

It isn't even singly funny. Plus I'm sure the title is intentional, it's not like Paul McCartney is stupid or anything.

― We Buy a Hammer For Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 11:11 (twenty years ago)

he's the richest man in England, of course he's stupid

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 11:49 (twenty years ago)

He's obviously stupider than you and me

― We Buy a Hammer For Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 11:50 (twenty years ago)

precisely!

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 11:59 (twenty years ago)

... Wirral the Squirrel hopped gaily through the woods until he came across his chums, Raoul the Owl, Rodger the Badger, Pat the Rat, Scouse the Field Mouse and Spliffy the jolly little Vole.

"Hello chumlies!", exclaimed Wirral, "I'm going to the big field to pick some of those lovely 'special' mushrooms!"

He gave the cutesy-wutesie creatures a knowing wink.

"I'm going to sing my shiny Frog Song in the Heather too! A big mean evil scarey stoat ate off her leg, but I'm going to lend one of mine! From behind!"

He gave the cutesy-wutesie ickle-furry oochie-coochie baby-wabey ~~creatures ~~cweatures anoher knowing wink, this time with an edge of sexual menace.~~~~

~~And off merrilly hop-hop-hopped Wirral, whistling a pale shadow of his earlier whistles and making a mental note to have the remaining Beatles songwriting credits reasigined to himself.~~

~~"*cough* cunt *cough*", squaked Raoul.~~

― mei (mei), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 12:16 (twenty years ago)

We can still read you username!
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 12:24 (twenty years ago)

oooo
― AaronK (AaronK), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 13:55 (twenty years ago)

fun!
― AaronK (AaronK), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 13:55 (twenty years ago)

Contribute an answer

Ooh, do not contribute an answer?
― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 14:00 (twenty years ago)

Off.
― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 14:05 (twenty years ago)

OFF!
― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 14:06 (twenty years ago)

Sorry!
― mei (mei), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 16:41 (twenty years ago)

― mei (mei), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 16:41 (twenty years ago)

Now I REALLY feel like an idiot!
D'oh!
Why doesn't the forward slash strike command work???
― mei (mei), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 16:42 (twenty years ago)

haha
he's got a ticket to GLIDE!
hahahahhahaha
how's that?
― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 16:43 (twenty years ago)

oops
― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 16:43 (twenty years ago)

oh man
― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 16:44 (twenty years ago)

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 16:46 (twenty years ago)

haha

he's got a ticket to GLIDE!

hahahahhahaha

how's that?

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 16:46 (twenty years ago)

Ken saved ILX!

― melton mowbray (adr), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 16:50 (twenty years ago)

three months pass...

The menace of milk is next in the sights of environmental campaigner Heather Mills-McCartney.
The wife of the ex-Beatle is joining a campaign launched in May by the Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation to highlight the health hazards of the humble pinta.
Experts who will join McCartney at the campaign launch claim milk can cause cancer.
The White Lies campaign questions whether we need milk at all.

McCartney, already a dairy-free vegan, says her diet helped her overcome an infection after her leg was amputated.

What. The. Fuck? http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-13515843,00.html

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Sunday, 26 March 2006 11:42 (twenty years ago)

That's a cracking next Paul McCartney album title!

― mark grout (mark grout), Sunday, 26 March 2006 13:15 (twenty years ago)

..grommit!

― mark grout (mark grout), Sunday, 26 March 2006 13:15 (twenty years ago)

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