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Did you hear that sound? It was a cultural reference going over your head.
Nagy is well aware that "humor" is the American spelling of humour. However, as an Englishman, he is obliged to pretend not to understand whenever anyone uses the American spelling of a word. It's the law - if we don't do it, the Queen will come round and have us executed for treason.
And whilst Americans speak a (mangled) version of the English language, even they would object to being called "English people".
As for Americans understanding sarcasm...
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote: As for Americans understanding sarcasm...
... They're experts!
It's irony they don't get.
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Mark_Wallace wrote: ... They're experts!
I thought the 'merkin idea of sarcasm was to say something, pause, and then shout "NOT!" very loudly. I don't think I've ever seen an American comic do sarcasm properly.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I think you missed the irony a tad, there.
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"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote: And whilst Americans speak a (mangled) version of the English language, ...
Really? Pronounce the following words:
- America
- Theater/Theatre
- New York
- Rubbish
- Gloucestershire
Windows 8 is the resurrected version of Microsoft Bob. The only thing missing is the Fisher-Price logo.
- Harvey
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OK, I've done that; GCHQ are now trying to work out the secret code.
Your turn:
- Squirrel
- Buoy
- Vase
- Lieutenant
- Route
- Thames
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Ioan-Alexandru wrote: english jokes tend to be sarcastic or "dry".
American jokes tend to be sarcastic or cruel.
English jokes tend to be funny.
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ok enough, it was a just a joke ...
We study and learn new things our whole life and yet we still die without knowing everything.
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Ioan-Alexandru wrote: it was a just a joke
It's that PoV that's led to such a lengthy debate.
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I object. I don't think english jokes are funny
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Is this a five-minute argument, or the full half hour?
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Mark_Wallace wrote: Is this a five-minute argument, or the full half hour?
You're in the wrong forum. Two doors down the hall.
Windows 8 is the resurrected version of Microsoft Bob. The only thing missing is the Fisher-Price logo.
- Harvey
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You mean, to have no fun whatsoever, right?
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: Come to that, what is "humor"?
It's what Not-James-Bond did in The Rock.
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I would say he's Amish, they describe the Merkins as "The English", but that raises a larger question, why is an Amish person using a computer?
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Keith Barrow wrote: why is an Amish person using a computer?
To get to the other side?
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Romanian people and their humour
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We study and learn new things our whole life and yet we still die without knowing everything.
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Ioan-Alexandru wrote: "What's the difference between capitalism and communism?" The former is good, and the latter is bad. Communism equals socialism, so it must be bad
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: Communism equals socialism, so it must be bad No, no, no!
We don't have to be afraid of communists or socialists, any more!
Now we've got ter'r'rists!
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Huh, global warming no more?
Veni, vidi, vici.
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I've come to expect this sort of joke from Polish people.
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