I was talking to an online friend on another message board, and he was sharing jokes that have been passed down from many generations. Some are quite funny. I know there are people from all over the world here. Or jokes about another (rival) country..
shareIn Imperial Russia, most political jokes were of the polite variety that circulated in educated society. Few of the political jokes of the time are recorded, but some were printed in a 1904 German anthology.
A man was reported to have said: "Nikolay is a moron!" and was arrested by a policeman. "No, sir, I meant not our respected Emperor, but another Nikolay!" - "Don't try to trick me: if you say "moron", you are obviously referring to our tsar!"
A respected merchant, Sevenassov (Semizhopov in the original Russian), wants to change his surname, and asks the Tsar for permission. The Tsar gives his decision in writing: "Permitted to subtract two asses".
There's an Iraqi, American, French, and an Egyptian on an airplane. The American takes a pack of cigarettes, takes a few puffs, and throws them out the window. The Iraqi asks "Why did you do that?" "Oh, we have a lot back in our country". A Frenchman has a bottle of cologne, sprays once, and throws it out his window. The Iraqi asks "Why did you do that?" "Oh, we have a lot back in our country". So the Iraqi guy is looking around, and finally throws the Egyptian out the window.
The rest are in horror. They ask "Why did you throw him out of the airplane?"
"We have a lot of Egyptians in our country"
Soviet Russia:
1. An official at the American embassy tells his Russian counterpart, "We have freedom of speech in America. I can stand in front of The United States Capitol and denounce America." The Russian replies, "That's nothing. I can stand in front of the Kremlin and denounce America as well."
2. A Soviet worker has risen to the rank of manager at his factory and can now afford a car. He goes to the Moscow dealership, puts down a deposit, and is told to come back for his car in one year. "In the morning or evening?", asks the worker. "What difference does it make one year from now?," inquires the dealer. "I'm getting my phone in the morning," replies the worker.
3. New postage stamps of Gorbachev are falling off envelopes. An investigation concluded that people were spitting on the wrong side.
Why didn't the Soviets ever put a man on the moon?
They were afraid he wouldn't have wanted to come back.
In Feudal Japan, a toll could be charged to cross a bridge. A young woman approaches such a bridge and pays with a small coin. "That is 1/2 the price," states the bridgekeeper. "Oh, I don't intend to cross," replies the young woman, "I'm going to the middle, and I'm going to jump off."
shareDid you hear about the Irish sea scout?
His tent sank!