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Locke and Marx take tea

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Locke and Marx take tea
 There once was an English philosopher named John Locke. Locke took the position that the labour of a man's body and the work of his hands are properly his, in other words he was an advocate for private property.

 One day Locke had been invited to tea by the great Communist Karl Marx. After the preliminary  good mannered greetings to satisfy custom the two great men sat down.
 Marx poured a steaming brew into Locke's teacup before serving himself. As the Communist began to speak, Locke took a deep draft of his drink. But before Marx had even completed his first sentence Locke spluttered and exploded a throat-full of hot tea right into Marx's face and all down his thick beard.

 "Yuck!" said Locke, "That is the most disgusting tea I've ever had the misfortune of almost drinking!! Marx, what kind of tea is this stuff?"

 "Why, it's tea made from coal dust, dog ear wax and hot water. Is something wrong?"

 Locke's eyes went wide, he couldn't believe what he was hearing. "But that's not proper tea!"

 Now it was Marx's turn to loose his temper. "Of course not! Proper tea is theft!"


- Extract from the NZB3 podcast last week

Added by Rick Giles
on 8/30, 3:01am

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