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The thread centers around sharing and enjoying lame jokes, with participants contributing various humorous quips and puns. The discussion explores the nature of humor, particularly focusing on jokes that are intentionally corny or groan-inducing.
There is no clear consensus on what constitutes a "lame" joke, as participants express a range of opinions on the humor shared. Some jokes are appreciated by certain individuals while others find them lacking, indicating a diversity of taste in humor.
Some jokes rely on specific cultural references or wordplay that may not be universally understood, leading to varied interpretations among participants.
You are not alone with/in your failure to understand...raised speaking English and there's nothing humorous about/in/with some of the submissions/offerings...this is from an incurable punster.wrobel said:When I see a humor like this I hold myself with effort not to cry. I have been learning English for all my life and I still understand nothing.
A bigoted teacher told the kids that before they could go out for recess they had to spell a word. He asked the white girl to spell cat, the white boy to spell dog, and the boy he didn't like to spell Worcestershire sauce.wrobel said:When I see a humor like this I hold myself with effort not to cry. I have been learning English for all my life and I still understand nothing.
It may be more of a regional/specialized joke, though. It's about the pronounciation of words like 'Worcester', 'Leicester', pronounced respectively as 'Wooster', 'Lester', etc. Maybe some Brits like @DrClaude can expand on it? Or don't know if there are Massachusettsians around?wrobel said:When I see a humor like this I hold myself with effort not to cry. I have been learning English for all my life and I still understand nothing.
I'm Canadian, not British. You should ask me how to pronounce ReginaWWGD said:It may be more of a regional/specialized joke, though. It's about the pronounciation of words like 'Worcester', 'Leicester', pronounced respectively as 'Wooster', 'Lester', etc. Maybe some Brits like @DrClaude can expand on it? Or don't know if there are Massachusettsians around?
Im not Thai, but will pronounce Phuket.DrClaude said:I'm Canadian, not British. You should ask me how to pronounce Regina![]()
D'Oh!sysprog said:@wrobel, maybe side-by-side pics will mae it easier to understand:
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looks like ##\arctan x,\quad x>0##WWGD said:
Lower left is a Lada Nivaartis said:A military expert comments on the recent Russian supply column seen heading towards Ukraine...
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I had been looking at this picture for about 5 min and finally I had got it. What can I say? A guy who has associations like that is completely sick :)sysprog said:maybe side-by-side pics will mae it easier to understand:
It's like a Picasso; takes a while to get it ;).wrobel said:I had been looking at this picture for about 5 min and finally I had got it. What can I say? A guy who has associations like that is completely sick :)
I've read the explanation for how Romans were such great engineers despite using this number system, like MM times, but I've never remembered it. Edit: I mean, if we must compute MMLV * XVI -CDII =?jack action said:
yes, Picasso was crazy as well:)WWGD said:It's like a Picasso; takes a while to get it ;).
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