Buddhist joke

[sean dixie]

Can anyone help? I've come across this joke a few times and I've never got it. I could be thick :o Can anyone alluminate me with an explanation to the following joke.

A Buddhist walks up to a hotdog seller and says,
"I'll have one with everything"

That's it folks.

Thanks in advance. :p

[MikeWilliams]

The punchline should be "Make me one with everything".

Does that make more sense? If not, just treat it as a koan.

There was a follow-up joke to it - but I can't remember what it was. Anyone?

[Joshua Lerner]

The long version of the joke goes like this -

...........

A Buddhist walks up to a hot dog vender and says, "Make me one with everything."

The vender gives him the hot dog and says, "That'll be $2.50." The Buddhist hands him $5, but the vender doesn't give him any change back.

The Buddhist then says, "Where's my change?"

The vender replies, "Change must come from within."

..........

Sean -

"Make me one with everything" is a play on the idea of "becoming one with everything".

I hope I haven't just short-circuited your chances for satori.

[Brian Owens]

Originally posted by MikeWilliams
If not, just treat it as a koan.
You mean like, "Does a (hot)dog have the Buddha Nature?"

Or how about, "What is the sound of one lip smacking?" ;)

[Exorcist_Fist]

I GOT IT!

What is the sound of one hand clapping/What is the sound of one hand clapping/What did the five fingers say to the face... All have the same answer!

"SLAP"

[Bod]

And I thought the one hand made the same noise as the tree that falls in the forest when there is nobody there.

[ulvulv]

MUUUUUU

[TimoS]

Originally posted by Silent Dan
What is the sound of one hand clapping

The sound of one hand clapping is obviously CL. The other hand makes the AP :)

That was in one of the Discworld books, but can't quite remember which one

[Peter H.]

Reaper Man if I remember my Discworld correctly.

[Mitch Saret]

well, almost!

Because a buddhist doesn't eat meat he must know the vendor does not use kosher hot dogs, but vegetarian.

[joe yang]

Okay, there is a joke about a beatnik and train tracks, but I can't remember. Anyone?

[Brian Owens]

Originally posted by Mitch Saret
Because a buddhist doesn't eat meat he must know the vendor does not use kosher hot dogs, but vegetarian.
Remember the story of the Buddhist who goes to Thanksgiving dinner at his mother's (non-Buddhist) home.

When told he is a vegetarian, mamma starts crying over all the time and effort she put into making a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, and after all she's done for him over the years, this is the thanks she gets, etc., etc.

"In the end" he said "I had more compassion for my mother than for the turkey, so I ate the turkey."

[Peter H.]

Joe, you realize that Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers don't have a very long career don't you.
Go for something easier that is compatible with your lack of skill but over active imagination like prognostication/astrology.:D

[Aozora]

Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocaine during a
root canal?


He wanted to transcend dental medication.


Now while you're getting your lynch mob together, please realize I didn't this up... it was so bad I had to share the PUNishment.

:up:

[joe yang]

Peter, I intend to be the teacher with longevity, I'm bringing Dux Ryu Ninjitsu to Hogwarts. Why should lack of skill hold me back?

[Synik]

Though this is not Buddhist in nature, it is in spirit? Ok, it's spiritually themed.

--

Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him…

…a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.

--

Tony Stevens

[Brian Owens]

Originally posted by Aozora
Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocaine during a
root canal?

He wanted to transcend dental medication.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I am now cleaning Diet Cola of my keyboard, and trying not to hyperventilate. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Peter H.]

Joe, brining in Dux Ryu Ninjitsu, it'd have to be magic, only that and delusional psychosis explain Dux.