With some recent spam related threads being on my mind I read a piece that slipped through the net.. <sorry> because it didn't look like spam at first..

I have a few Russian friends and know quite a few good lads and lassies from that fine country, so this isn't a racist comment.. but I tell you what.. one thing they need a lot of work on, in my years of experience with Russians, is their humour.... and it hasn't improved any..

This is the spam.. <now blocked by the way>

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Well that sample joke was such a knee slapper that i thought I'd share it with the fine folks here.. :rolleyes:

Cheers..

Coool what a joke :)

:rolleyes:

Originally posted by felix220
Especially for you:

A Russian and an American are talking: - When I'm in a good mood I drive a car painted a light color, says the American. When I'm busy or have a lot of troubles, I drive a darker colored car. When I go for vacation overseas, I pick a brightly colored car. - Things are much easier in Russia, says the Russian. If you are in a good mood, they will give you a ride in yellow car with a blue stripe (police car). If you feel bad, the car will be white and the stripe red (ambulance). I was abroad only once, and there I drove a tank.

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Pictures it being read in a thick Russian accent... Is that their best? Yikes :eek: That's the type of joke that gets you the cricket sound when you are up on stage. *taps mic to make sure it is on*

Funny... yes? You laugh good?

Ahhhha thats a funny joke, maybe because i'm russian :)

Originally posted by Chicken

Funny... yes? You laugh good?

LOL :laugh:

umm i think years of being shot if you didnt laugh at the state entertainment has left them with the impression that you dont have to be funny to tell jokes. a punch line isnt what happens when the back row doesnt laugh :)

How is that joke Russian?