There was an old man and his daughter
Who fell head over heels in deep water,
Said the man " Her can't swim,"
( And no more couldn't him)
" I wish someone had tortoise, or taughter."
That's the first one here's the next one ...
What do cannibals play at parties ?
"Swallow my leader."
Here's the third one ..
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Here's another ... I hope you're enjoying them ...
CALLING ALL DRS !
When you think of the hosts without No.,
Who are slain by the deadly cuco.,
It's quite a mistake
Of such food to partake,
It results in a permanent slo.
Here's the last, and possibly the most tricky one ...
PCRUMBS !
There was a young lady called Psyche,
Who was heard to ejaculate " Pcryche!
For when riding her pbych,
She ran into a ptrych,
And fell on some rails which were pspyche.
First off, I have to confess that I didn't make these jokes up ..they're all from my recently-acquired copy of .....
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Well that doesn't work at all . Basically, it doesn't work in Spanish... nor would it work in German, or French, or Welsh, or Arabic, or whatever.
BUT ... there's always a "but" .... there must be some Spanish jokes that are Spanish-based ... a joke that rhymes "desazón" with "corazon" or bases a joke on "zarpa" turning into "arpa" when you drop the" z ".. that sort of thing.
The truth is, I'm sure I must have read one or two Spanish jokes like that ..... but I can't remember them ...and I have precisely no Spanish joke books. The nearest I've got to Spanish-specific jokes is probably some of the word-play in El Gigante Bonachon.
Anyway, the upshot of all this, is that I'm going to try to find some, and maybe even try to make some of my own ... and the extra upshot is that I think you lot should have a go as well... you could send them in... there's a comment thing down there somewhere ... or to [email protected]
I expect it would be a good idea to start by trying to think up some of your own in English ( or whatever your first language is) to get you used to the whole idea. It's all a bit more subtle than your average joke.
Meantime, music ... I tend to put this on whenever I feel a bit duff ..... it's just smashing .....and uplifting ... no, it's not about cranes or elevators ..... mind you, the subject matter is a bit dodgy, ethics-wise ..... but I don't live in Essex so I'm OK ... Nena Daconte ... " Disparé" ...