Re: CHAT: HUMOUR: comparative Christian theology

* Adam Walker said on 2001-09-23 06:58:36 +0200
> That's cute, and has a grain of truth to it.  To bring this back
> around to a conlang connected topic -- have any of you developed
> "genre" jokes in your conlangs like these silly lightbulb jokes
> or Aggie jokes or "no arms, no legs" or little moron or *snicker*
> elephant jokes?  Are there categories of inherently funny things in
> your conlangs?
What about region-jokes? Norwegians tell jokes where Swedes do
stupid things and I guess the Swedes do the same to us. USians joke
about Canucks and rednecks, correct? Parisians about anything that
isn't from Paris ;) you get the idea. I know that in {xaldea},
understatement is a definitive genre, and making fun of CityofSworders,
of course. CityofSworders just curse. (which is a rather dull joke in
itself)

Q: How do you know when a {xaldea}n is joking?
A: When the other {xaldea}ns start talking about the weather, how
   peaceful the times are or how polite CityofSworders are.

Q: How do you know when a CityofSworder is joking?
A: When (s)he stops punching you in the face.

Q: How do you recognize a smart CityofSworder?
A: (S)he knows words that can't be construed as dirty.

Q: How do you recognize a very smart CityofSworder?
A: (S)he is capable of keeping his/her mouth shut.

Q: How do you recognize a straightforward {xaldea}n?
A: A straightforward {xaldea}n? You're kidding, right?

Needless to say, there's a (not always) friendly rivalry between those
cities :)


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