Ugh.
- Q: How many [insert chosen group here] does it take to change a lightbulb?
- A: Any quantity n — one to hold the lightbulb and n-1 to behave in a fashion generally associated with a negative stereotype of that group.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
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From the same site: just FYI
There is no uniformity as to the target of derision: in America it has been the Polish people, while in Great Britain it is the Irish who are lampooned (in Wales it is the 'Cardis'). In Australia the New Zealanders are the target of the jokes, and in New Zealand the Australians are made fun of. The Canadians target their own Newfoundlanders, or "newfies". The jokes are by no means limited to English-speaking countries. For example, the Russians tell the same joke about the Moldavians, Chukchi and Ukrainians. The Ukrainians, in turn, tell it about Russians; the Spanish make fun of the inhabitants of Lepe, while the Colombians make fun of the inhabitants of Nariño, and the rest of the Spanish-speaking population laugh at the Galicians; the Brazilians mock the Portuguese; the Portuguese mock the Brazilians; the Norwegians laugh at their Swedish neighbours, and conversely, the Swedes tell the same joke about Norwegians; the Germans target the East Frisians; The Dutch and French target their Belgian neighbours and the Indians target the Pakistanis. The Finns target everyone, including themselves. In Costa Rica, people joke about foreigners from Nicaragua.
If you have to explain it, it's not funny.
Of course, the fact that you have to explain it can be funny in and of itself.
I'm not explaining that.
Here's my favorite one and, as a bonus, it doesn't follow the n-1 rule:
Q. How many Vietnam veterans does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A. YOU DON'T KNOW, MAN! YOU WEREN'T THERE!
It'll all about the delivery.
That... is freakin' hilarious.
I still hold out hope for the Vietnam MMORPG, you know.
/in the trees, man! VC number ten!
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