Thoughts about Jokes
Oct 12, 2015 15:21:29 #
quixdraw wrote:
u02bnpx --should have known from just the name -- good one!
Do you know the Russian joke that ends "...or knit a sweater?"
Do you know the Russian joke that ends "...or knit a sweater?"
Don't keep me hangin'. Never heard that one, so pass it on. Here's a Russian joke with lots of truth in it.
A Briton, a Frenchman and a Russian are viewing a painting of Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden. "Look at their reserve, their calm," muses the Brit. "They must be British." "Nonsense," the Frenchman disagrees. "They're naked, and so beautiful. Clearly, they are French." "No way! They have no clothes and no shelter," the Russian points out, "They have only one apple to eat, and they are being told they live in a paradise. Obviously, they are Russian."
Oct 12, 2015 15:34:50 #
romanticf16 wrote:
I agree. Something else that has gone overboard is "political correctness". What is wrong with offending every body a little bit, as long as it isn't too mean or hurtful? And if people of a certain belief don't like it they can always go back to the land they came from, rather than bombing us for our freedom of expression.
If one gets offended by a joke told by someone else, and one is not the subject of the joke (or even if one is, come to think of it), one needs to grow a thicker skin, grow up, and join the adult world of give and take.
If some one tells a joke about me, I am the first one to laugh, and usually the loudest. That really offends the joke teller. Gotcha :!:
Oct 12, 2015 15:39:43 #
I'll Bowdlerize it a bit, since this is a family site.
A Russian sailor has some shore leave in New York. He has been very lucky at cards with his shipmates and has a pocketful of money. He decides to have a fine meal, goes to an excellent restaurant, has wonderful food, drinks, wine and a good cigar. He still has a good bit of cash so he hails a cab and has the cabby take him to the best brothel in the area. He is greeted by the madam, explains his needs and is directed to the most attractive girl in the house. He enters her room, and there she is completely unclothed. He stops, shocked.
"What is this -- Russian girl have hair on armpits.
The girl doesn't say anything.
"And hair on chests.. and on their body..."
Girl says "You here to get L***, or knit a sweater."
A Russian sailor has some shore leave in New York. He has been very lucky at cards with his shipmates and has a pocketful of money. He decides to have a fine meal, goes to an excellent restaurant, has wonderful food, drinks, wine and a good cigar. He still has a good bit of cash so he hails a cab and has the cabby take him to the best brothel in the area. He is greeted by the madam, explains his needs and is directed to the most attractive girl in the house. He enters her room, and there she is completely unclothed. He stops, shocked.
"What is this -- Russian girl have hair on armpits.
The girl doesn't say anything.
"And hair on chests.. and on their body..."
Girl says "You here to get L***, or knit a sweater."
Oct 12, 2015 16:09:08 #
quixdraw wrote:
I'll Bowdlerize it a bit, since this is a family s... (show quote)
Good one. :thumbup: :thumbup:
This reminds me of an anecdote I heard in a graduate school lecture. A distinguished prof of Victorian studies informed us that John Ruskin, a much-read 19th century writer, never fully overcame the shock he experienced when, on his honeymoon night, he discovered that women possessed pubic hair. The class suppressed any giggles, because it was obvious that our prof was making a serious point about Victorian morality.
Oct 12, 2015 16:35:57 #
Really funny is the ad at the top of the page after I posted was "Senior dating Russian Women"!
As I'm sure you know, there were wide extremes in Victorian Society. Some of the upper classes' behaviors were scandalous, probably would be even today.
As I'm sure you know, there were wide extremes in Victorian Society. Some of the upper classes' behaviors were scandalous, probably would be even today.
Oct 13, 2015 05:38:12 #
quixdraw wrote:
When I was growing up, and through a good part of ... (show quote)
AMEN, A joke is a joke if they offend you don't listen.
Oct 13, 2015 05:53:15 #
It is a shame, that people can't laugh at themselves anymore.
The PC crowd has made it that way.
The PC crowd has made it that way.
Oct 13, 2015 06:12:31 #
alawry
Loc: Timaru New Zealand
quixdraw wrote:
u02bnpx --should have known from just the name -- good one!
Polish AND Russian a broad target in the old days!
Do you know the Russian joke that ends "...or knit a sweater?"
Thanks for the joke & contribution to the thread.
Polish AND Russian a broad target in the old days!
Do you know the Russian joke that ends "...or knit a sweater?"
Thanks for the joke & contribution to the thread.
If that's the one I'm thinking of, I always tell it "or knit me".
Oct 13, 2015 06:51:43 #
Oct 13, 2015 07:11:35 #
It's a fine line. When someone from Country X tells jokes about Country X, that's generally accepted. Someone else telling jokes about Country X can look like he's belittling those people.
Also, there are jokes, and there are intentional putdowns disguised as jokes. Laughing at Country X is fine - as long as that's not your homeland.
Also, there are jokes, and there are intentional putdowns disguised as jokes. Laughing at Country X is fine - as long as that's not your homeland.
Oct 13, 2015 07:13:05 #
quixdraw wrote:
Really funny is the ad at the top of the page after I posted was "Senior dating Russian Women"!
I get emails from them almost every day - beautiful, young Russian women who want to date old American men. One thing they don't mention is that they want those men to be rich.
Oct 13, 2015 07:13:19 #
And the sadist thing is when I encounter people with such sour dispositions - you know the type - your first thought is: "I bet this is a person who has never told a joke in their life". I enjoy starting my day with a laugh courtesy of those who post funny stories and jokes here.
I see so many patients who are depressed, they hurt, they are tired, etc. Sometimes their biggest problems are not physical but is a life without enough love, not enough laughter, not enough spirituality - and that may be through religion but also can be through an appreciation of art, music, and nature. (To me nothing makes me think there must be a God like the awesomeness of nature or the awesome talent of those like Beethoven, Mozart, daVinci, etc.) These are the things that make our lives rich.
I see so many patients who are depressed, they hurt, they are tired, etc. Sometimes their biggest problems are not physical but is a life without enough love, not enough laughter, not enough spirituality - and that may be through religion but also can be through an appreciation of art, music, and nature. (To me nothing makes me think there must be a God like the awesomeness of nature or the awesome talent of those like Beethoven, Mozart, daVinci, etc.) These are the things that make our lives rich.
Oct 13, 2015 07:33:43 #
sb wrote:
I see so many patients who are depressed, they hurt, they are tired, etc. Sometimes their biggest problems are not physical but is a life without enough love, not enough laughter...
As they say, "Laughter is the best medicine."
I try to see humor in everything, and I watch comedies on TV. Over the years, I come across people who simply have no sense of humor. Pity.
Oct 13, 2015 07:40:27 #
I had a Welsh Aunt who used to say "Laugh when your arse is on fire!"
How right she was. You never stopped laughing when she was around.
Keep those jokes coming. I need more laughs!
pc39
How right she was. You never stopped laughing when she was around.
Keep those jokes coming. I need more laughs!
pc39
Oct 13, 2015 08:03:39 #
Some of the best ethnic jokes come from within them. I knew an Italian guy that could keep you laughing about Italians forever!!! Same with one of my black engineers. The PC people would have a cow if I told any of them.
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