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Old 04-02-2003, 03:39 PM   #26
Vedran
Lord Soth
 

Join Date: July 28, 2002
Location: Sisak, Croatia
Age: 40
Posts: 1,930
Oh my GOD, Nubilus!
Ahhhhh... I can't believe it.

Hmmm. How to depict the egg joke? It is not really a joke, it is a parody of a joke. The funny thing about it is that it is so stupid that it isn't funny. There is nothing "to get" here, there is no "hidden meaning". People expect a joke, and they get something like this, but they still laugh. An interesting phenomenon, I must say, but thankfully limited to our town .
Such a "jest" cannot be translated, and even if it could be, it is not funny if written - it has to be heard.

PS. Don't be fooled by my shameful cousin, we have good jokes here as well.
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