Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 1:04 PM

Yesterday, we asked for jokes that moved beyond the bounds of Brezhnev's Russia. And so you gave us ... Hungary.
From reader Nicholas19, one from a land whose very name is a pun:
One
day, all the leading politicians in Hungary are going on a trip by bus, when
the bus crashes into a ditch near a farm. The next day the police arrive to
question the farmer.
"Where are the politicians?" the policeman asks.
Says the farmer, "I buried them all."
"Were they dead?"
"Well, some of them claimed to be alive, but I don't believe a word they say!"
And from Holland, from reader Dolf, who explains helpfully: "True, this joke is funnier if you're Dutch. The fourth of May is Remembrance Day, the fifth of May is Liberation Day."
A German walks into a bar in Holland and says to the barkeeper: "It sure is quiet today."
"Well," says the barkeeper, "that's because today is the 4th of May."
"So what is it about the 4th of May?" asks the German.
Says the barkeeper: "On this day we remember the hundreds of thousands of deaths due to the Second World War."
The German:"Hundreds of thousands? Man, we had millions of deaths in that war!"
"Right" says the barkeeper, "but that, we celebrate tomorrow."
Tomorrow -- Bulgaria? Estonia? We can't wait -- but please, continue to send.
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Well the joke in Ireland used to be "Thank God for Greece." Unfortunately, Greece is no longer an adequate distraction...
Oedipal Debt: The Greek Financial Tragedy
http://open.salon.com/blog/robert_brenner/2010/03/08/oedipus_debt_the_greek_financial_tragedy
It looks like the URL got truncated. Let's try that again:
http://open.salon.com/blog/robert_brenner/2010/03/08/oedipus_debt_the_greek_
financial_tragedy
And it should be "Oedipus Debt."
A joke that circulated in France last year.
Nicolas Sarkozy decided condom would soon be the symbol of his party. Condom, as UMP, tolerates inflation, slows production, destructs the next generation, and protects dickheads. It also makes you think you're protected, though you're being fucked.
During the negotiations before the Treaty of Trianon, the Hungarian delegate rises to speak:
- All I want to say is that when we came to the Carpathians in 900, the Romanians stole our horses
The Romanian envoy is embarrassed, naturally. They ask the Hungarian whether he wants his remark to be registered, but he declines. The session continues, however, the Hungarian delegate rises again:
- All I want to say is that when we came to the Carpathians in 900, the Romanians stole our horses
The Romanian envoy turns red, but the remark is still kept off the record. After a few hours, the Hungarian rises again:
- All I want to say is that when we came to the Carpathians in 900, the Romanians stole our horses
The Romanian envoy couldn't hold back this time:
- WE WEREN'T EVEN THERE THAT TIME!
A quick background for the joke: India tested a nuke on 11 May 1998. Pakistan did the same on 28 May 1998.
The joke:
Question: Why were the Pakistanis 17 days late in testing their nuclear weapon?
Answer: They were getting the user manual translated from Mandarin.
This is from the time of Guatemala's civil war.
The United States, Japan and Guatemala are competing over which country has the most effective special operations force. The task is to track a rabbit in the jungle in the middle of the night: the animal is released and given a 15-minute headstart, then one of the teams goes in to find it, using whatever means they consider the most effective.
The US Navy SEALs go first, carrying machine guns and massive torches, lighting up the jungle and making plenty of noise. After 20 minutes, they return with the rabbit neatly tied up.
The Special Assault Team of Japan's national police force is up next. They take their night vision goggles, satellite phones and a bunch of gadgets the other teams have never seen and disappear into the jungle. They manage to capture the rabbit in only ten minutes.
Guatemala's kaibiles have no torches or gadgets. They sneak into the jungle and everything goes eerily quiet for half an hour. Then the other teams start hearing sounds: distant yells, cracks, screams. After an hour a disheveled-looking team of kaibiles emerges from the jungle, carrying a terrified little monkey by the back legs.
The Navy SEAL team leader opens his mouth first, but is interrupted by the monkey.
"Hey, that's not a –"
"I'm a rabbit! For the love of God, I am a rabbit!"
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