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Jokes What’s more difficult to translate than a joke? Two jokes! If there is one thing that is difficult to translate, it's jokes. Although, they can provide a nice five-minute break.

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Old 03-22-2008, 12:32 PM   #1
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Default A Blond Joke

A blonde, a brunette, and a redhead all work at the same office for a female boss who always leaves early.

"Hey, girls," says the brunette one day, "let's go home early tomorrow. She'll never know."

So the next day, they all leave right after the boss does. The brunette goes home and does some gardening, the redhead goes to a bar, and the blonde goes home to find her husband having s*x with her female boss.

She quietly sneaks out of the house and goes back to work.

In the morning, the brunette says: "That was fun, we should do it again sometime."

"No way," says the blonde. "I almost got caught."
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Old 03-27-2008, 07:09 AM   #2
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Not that good... real good jokes are hard to find!
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Old 03-27-2008, 09:13 AM   #3
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Is this better?

Once upon a time there was a blonde with long hair, blue eyes, she was sick of all the blonde jokes.

One day, she decided to get a make over, so she cut and dyed her hair.

She also went out and bought a new convertible.

She went driving down a country road and came across a herd of sheep.
She stopped and called the sheepherder over.

"That's a nice flock of sheep." she said.

"Well thank you" said the herder. "Tell you what. I have a proposition for you.", said the woman.

"Okay", replied the herder.

"If I can guess the exact number of sheep in your flock, can I take one home?", asked the woman. "Sure", said the sheepherder.

So, the girl sat up and looked at the herd for a second and then replied "382".

"Wow", said the herder. "That is exactly right.

Go ahead and pick out the sheep you want to take home."

So the woman went and picked one out and put it in her car.

Upon watching this, the herder approached the woman and offered, "Okay, now I have a proposition for you".

"What is it?" queried the woman.

"If I can guess the real color of your hair... can I have my dog back?"



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Old 03-27-2008, 11:13 AM   #4
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hahahahahah very funny!!!
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hahaha, good one
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Old 04-09-2008, 09:30 PM   #6
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I thought the blonde would say "No we shouldn't try it again because I will caught our boss again in my house"
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I thought the blonde would say "No we shouldn't try it again because I will caught our boss again in my house"

Jajaja! That's funny too but not the context of the joke as I see it.

But this is the trouble with translating jokes. To me the blond is showing her complete stupidity by saying that SHE almost got caught, as if her leaving work was worse than her boss sleeping with her husband.

Any other woman would have been infuriated that her boss was in her house with her husband but she was more worried that she would be in trouble for leaving work early!!!

Oh well, jokes are sort of like paintings. Not everyone sees them the same way.
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I´m happy to be a brunette!! ajjajaaj
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I have one!!
Although I have to say I don't agree with blond jokes. I have some natural blond friends who are very smart!!

What's a blond that dyed her hair brunette?
Artificial intelligence, hehehehhe

(do I need to say I'm a brunette? )
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Although I have to say I don't agree with blond jokes. I have some natural blond friends who are very smart!!

What's a blond that dyed her hair brunette?
Artificial intelligence, hehehehhe

(do I need to say I'm a brunette? )
Hi Veronica, for me a blonde with dyed brown hair would have to be the most intelligent of hair color families. Thats what I have heard anyway :-.)
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