The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum / A Stupid Radio Joke You Can Only Tell In Toronto

**Posted by RadioActive** February 12, 2025 11:01 am

This is a terrible joke, but a friend of mine, who does TV audio, used to tell it all the time, insisting only people who live in the GTA would get it.

It's pretty bad, but here's how it goes:

I really want to move to 123 Teston Rd. That way, whenever someone asks me where I live, I can honestly say:

"Teston. Teston. 1-2-3 Teston."

I apologize in advance but what do you expect from a guy who does mic checks for a living?

**Posted by Jody Thornton** February 12, 2025 11:12 am

Just above, there's a city you could likely make jokes about. It would "Barrie" this one

**Posted by g121** February 12, 2025 11:27 am

*chuckles* the bar of "Dad Jokes" goes lower : )) ..

**Posted by RadioActive** February 12, 2025 11:30 am

Another friend of mine used to say he once worked at a radio station where everyone used a phony name.

Everyone.

Even the men's room was called a "George."

**Posted by mace** February 12, 2025 11:47 am

I once worked for a company that permitted you to name your own salary. I named mine Fred.

**Posted by Scarboroughbluffsradiof99** February 12, 2025 12:50 pm

I think stations in bary like Fresh radio, cool fm and rock 95 could use that joke about there own city.

**Posted by newsguy1** February 12, 2025 12:56 pm

I worked at a radio station once where, if anything went wrong and needed fixing, we'd always be told the engineers were "at the transmitter" and would not be back for the rest of the day.
It didn't matter when, they would always be "at the transmitter."
My fellow news people and DJ's made up this story that there must be code for a strip joint called "The Transmitter."
(in those days all radio engineers were male).

**Posted by Scarboroughbluffsradiof99** February 12, 2025 1:14 pm

newsguy1 wrote:
I worked at a radio station once where, if anything went wrong and needed fixing, we'd always be told the engineers were "at the transmitter" and would not be back for the rest of the day.
It didn't matter when, they would always be "at the transmitter."
My fellow news people and DJ's made up this story that there must be code for a strip joint called "The Transmitter."
(in those days all radio engineers were male).

I think that's funny.
Now, there should be one co-gendered one called the controlle room or the zoom room.

**Posted by Scarboroughbluffsradiof99** February 12, 2025 1:16 pm

mace wrote:
I once worked for a company that permitted you to name your own salary. I named mine Fred.

If I get my dream of being a broadcaster, and I got to name my AI clone, I would name it teddy, ned or andy.