Accordion for Dummy

[RodionGork]

Dummy walks into the shop and after browsing a bit asks:

- Please, show me this green accordion

- We do not sell accordions to dummies! - was the response

Dummy is confused. He left to fetch grandpas glasses, put them onto his nose and enters the shop again, trying to create the most clever and professional impression

- Well, can I try this green accordion?

- No! You was already told - no accordions for dummies!

- But... well... how can you guess Im dummy?

- Oh dear, who else can call this an accordion??? (see image)

 

[Stephen Hawkins]

Rodion,

Very well done. I knew you would be able to tell a good joke if you tried.

Please keep it up.

Kind Regards,

Stephen.

 

[RodionGork]

Heh... sorry, this is not an invention of mine, just a sample of Russian humor... I hope sometimes it is not too abstract to seem awkward

Some village man comes to visit his newly married brother. He enters the hut and finds his brother playing bayan.

- Oh, great! And where is your wife?
- She's chopping firewood in a backyard!
- How? And you just sit here playing while she is working?
- Well... But what can be done if she can't play bayan?

 

[Stephen Hawkins]

Russian humour appears similar to British humour in many ways. We Brits often use humour as a safety valve in tense or difficult situations, or to lighten an embarrassing or awkward moment.

Some nationalities appear not to get humour, but Brits live for it.

 

[JerryPH]

Brits have the gift of VERY dry humor. To people not used to it, they half think you are serious and it doesn't go over all that well for either side. It took me several months to figure out my sister's Liverpool humor... lol

 

[Stephen Hawkins]

Jerry,

There are, of course, many aspects to British humour, ranging from very subtle and nuanced wit to bawdy and (slightly) cruel gut-busters.

One (true) story involves a very good guitar player who is a regular at a Folk Club which Brenda & I visit occasionally.

One evening, as he finished the tune he was playing, he asked if anyone had spotted his deliberate mistake. I immediately shouted out, "Which One?" Everyone laughed, including the player.

Our main Folk Club is noted for similar interjections, and I have known many evenings when off the cuff remarks have caused tears of laughter to roll down everyone's face. Nothing is said in a malicious way, and I have never known anyone take offence.