Russian Jokes in English
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Topic: Russian Jokes in English
Posted By: Woon Deadn
Subject: Russian Jokes in English
Date Posted: January 13 2017 at 16:16
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Not every Russian joke is funny to the Western or Eastern ears, and vice versa - but in most cases our senses of funny undoubtedly coincide. Let's start with this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_political_jokes" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_political_jokes
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: January 14 2017 at 07:08
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A few years ago, I saw on TV a documentary about this kind of jokes, and I remember this one: In a gulag, a guy hears his cellmates saying numbers to each other and bursting in laugh: "37! - Oh, yeah! Ha ha ha! Very good one!" Rather puzzled, he asks the other guys what they are doing: "Well, we're in the gulag for having made political jokes and, since we don't want to spend more years here, we created a code: we gave each joke a number to identify them. So, when we want to tell a political joke, we just have to say a number - Oh yeah? That simple?! Can I try it, too? - Of course! - Well... So, what about... 14?!" The two other guys look at him, then they look at each other, then they look at the walls... "What? It's not a funny joke? - Er... In fact, it is a funny joke, but... You don't tell it very well..." |
Posted By: Woon Deadn
Date Posted: January 14 2017 at 09:06
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: January 14 2017 at 10:18
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not exactly a joke, but the stories by Daniil Kharms, for example http://www.sevaj.dk/kharms/stories/shops.htm" rel="nofollow - this one |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: January 14 2017 at 10:54
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: January 14 2017 at 17:42
So he then says "72" and they fall to the floor, rolling about with laughter for almost an hour. "Why is that so funny?" He asks. "We've never heard that one before".
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CPicard wrote:Posted By: Woon Deadn
Date Posted: January 22 2017 at 13:20
Posted By: Woon Deadn
Date Posted: January 30 2017 at 14:38
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The classic modern Russian joke. There are three levels of having no money for an ordinary Russian: I have no money I completely have no money It's time to exchange my dollars A totally realistic joke.
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Posted By: Woon Deadn
Date Posted: February 01 2017 at 13:36
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Most of the time (since 2:15) you don't need translation in this sketch in broken English. |