What do you think is the best joke from your country? I saw this in a readers digest but the jokes weren't very good, the insight of what different countries find funny was fun to read though, types of humor and what not. So what joke do you like best in your country?
Here's one
Sainthood For Marcos
I heard recently that no Filipino saints have ever been selected and feel this is a wrong that must be righted. I know of at least one Filipino who has passed the criteria for sainthood (performing three miracles), Ferdinand Marcos. The miracles he performed are:
1) He took millions, possibly billions of dollars out of one of ...
Here's one
Sainthood For Marcos
I heard recently that no Filipino saints have ever been selected and feel this is a wrong that must be righted. I know of at least one Filipino who has passed the criteria for sainthood (performing three miracles), Ferdinand Marcos. The miracles he performed are:
1) He took millions, possibly billions of dollars out of one of the world's ...
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Originally Posted by alicejb
1) He took millions, possibly billions of dollars out of one of the world's poorer nations.
I know its a joke, but for what its worth, the Philippines was one of the top asian economies when Marcos came into power. It's really sad what that man and his cronies did to the ...
I'm a Chinese Canadian, and this was sent to me by group email.
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why chinese shouldnt have foreign names
a scenario:
caller: hello, can i speak to annie wan?
operator: yes, you can speak to me.
caller: no, i want to speak to annie wan.
operator: you are talking to someone! Who is this?
caller: im sam wan. And i need to talk...
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Originally Posted by Kaiminani
I know its a joke, but for what its worth, the Philippines was one of the top asian economies when Marcos came into power. It's really sad what that man and his cronies did to the people of Philippines.
Oh yeah, it is. I'm filipino--I was there through it all. We didn't have ...
I typed out a joke the other day but deleted it when I realised that the local internet police (not city-data, mind you) might not like it. So, I will try again with a different joke.
Here is a joke that I heard in China, told by Chinese, about Americans.
An American couple living in China had two sets of twins (I know, unusual). They were asked by a Chinese person, in halting English, ...
I have a Malay colleague who is quite funny at times. Sometimes it helps to see the usage of words in English from the perspective of a second language user.
We were talking about his studying in the USA for his bachelors degree, and I asked, "Did you study overseas for a long time?"
He replied, "I have never studied over seas; I have always studied over land."
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Originally Posted by Teak
I have a Malay colleague who is quite funny at times. Sometimes it helps to see the usage of words in English from the perspective of a second language user.
We were talking about his studying in the USA for his bachelors degree, and I asked, "Did you study overseas for a long time?"
He replied,...
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Originally Posted by Teak
I have a Malay colleague who is quite funny at times. Sometimes it helps to see the usage of words in English from the perspective of a second language user.
We were talking about his studying in the USA for his bachelors degree, and I asked, "Did you study overseas for a long time?"
He replied...
If you google "Gordon Campbell's clock", it'll lead you to the source of this story. So this one is a Canadian joke. Author unknown. Um, it's still safe to laugh at our politicians here in North America. Gordon Campbell's Clock Taking a wee break but couldn't resist this one: A man died and went to Heaven. As he stood in front of the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked,...
Quote: Originally Posted by dougie86 I think I just burst my lung laughing. ha ha ha .. with due respect not at the Scottish people whose virtue of thriftiness is admirable. Yes, the Scots are known for thrift, or stinginess, take your pick. Loved your joke, irman!! Of course, there is that famous one-line double entendre: Wherever you find four Scotsmen, you will always find a fifth.
Walking thru Chinatown, the stores are all labeled with true Chinese names, like Yee Sing or something like that. Then there is that one store that says, Macintosh Souvenirs ..... Inside is this rather old Chinese gentlemen and welcomes the visitor. Visitor asks, Why is the store called Macintosh Souvenirs ? Old gentleman explains: I came to this country long time ago. I come thru and the guy in front of me is from Scotland. Official asks:...
Quote: Originally Posted by alicejb 1) He took millions, possibly billions of dollars out of one of the world's poorer nations. I know its a joke, but for what its worth, the Philippines was one of the top asian economies when Marcos came into power. It's really sad what that man and his cronies did to the people of Philippines.
What do you think is the best joke from your country? I saw this in a readers digest but the jokes weren't very good, the insight of what different countries find funny was fun to read though, types of humor and what not. So what joke do you like best in your country?
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