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.
Its standard version fits better: Polish instead of Russian.WWGD said:
But his name is clearly Polish.WWGD said:
No, it will only shift it from those that use the latin alphabet to those that use the Cyrillic.fresh_42 said:
I am skeptical about your reduction to a mere shift. Russian has a couple of sh-sounds and each one has its own Cyrillic letter. Writing these letters with the Latin alphabet requires constructions with "c", "z", "t", "ch", "sh" and combinations of them. This is way more than a "shift". You can find similar constructions in Hungarian where "s", "cs", "sz" all mean something different.martinbn said:
That I'd be sceptical of.martinbn said:
Well, I am Bulgarian and I have no idea how to write that (or most) Polish name in Cyrillic. To me it will be equally aukward and strange. The joke would accually work well in my language too.fresh_42 said:
I didn't mean that it is an actual name. I mean that it is made to look Polish, not Russian. The joke works better with Polish (at least for some, for most it would be the same).Bandersnatch said:
WWGD said:
I understand. I just disagree that it looks Polish. Speaking as a Pole, I'd peg the 'first name' as maybe Czech, and the 'surname' as either Russian or Ukrainian. These are of course completely garbled bundles of meaningless letters, but certain clusters are characteristic of a language. Which is what the joke hinges on. E.g. there's plenty surnames here ending with the stereotypical '-ski' but you won't find one where the /s/ is voiced to make a z as rendered above. Similarly, ending '-ij' is something common beyond our Eastern border but rare here. One or two other clusters raise the eyebrow like that.martinbn said:
Is that what "90° out of phase" means?fresh_42 said:
It appears to be a circuit breaker tester.fresh_42 said:
Well, the circuit is broken alright...Ibix said:
Das translater-geheit?fresh_42 said:
I didn't know how to translate the spirit and "Sauber!" The closest would be:WWGD said:
Is it wrong of me to have this insane desire to lick it?fresh_42 said:
That's a trick question. Before or after the circuit is energized? Before: you must like the taste of plastic. After: you must like the taste of burned plastic and molten metal. During: (nevermind...).topsquark said:
Google Translate suggests: "Magic, he got it"P.S. Just in case: Some of our readers in different parts of the world might not be aware that, in Europe and some other parts of the world, brown and blue are standard colours for single-phase mains electricity power supply (live and neutral).fresh_42 said:
And if not neutral, then live and let die.DrGreg said:
topsquark said: