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Ethnic jokes

An ethnic joke relies for humorous effect on stereotypes about particular ethnicities, often those from different (neighbour) nations or minorities. For example Finns tell jokes about Swedes and Gypsies. Sometimes they are considered in good taste, meant to poke fun at about another culture, while other times they are considered offensive or racist. Sometimes the difference between the two judgements is in the nature of the joke itself, and sometimes the difference is in the perception of those hearing it.

In an attempt to preserve the humor of ethnic jokes without their derogatory nature, on rare occasions such jokes are told with the word ethnic or some variant in place of the nationality of the subject. For example: "Two ethnics are out duck hunting. They hunt and hunt and hunt and still have not killed one duck. Finally, ethnic #1 says to ethnic #2: 'Maybe we'd do better if we threw the dog up higher.' " Another twist is letting people of that same target group enjoy a monopoly on telling jokes about themselves.

Examples

• An old gypsy goes to his local council and says, "My wife has become ill, and we need to come off the road. Can we have a council house?"

• A Somali stole a magic bottle from a bazaar. He opened the bottle and a spirit came out. The spirit promised two wishes to man who got him free. Somali thought a moment and answered: "First, I'd like to be fully white, and second I'd want to go inside a white women." The Somali was turned into a tampon.

• when God said "let there be light", she flipped the switch!

• that when she was born the doctor slapped your mother!''

• that he was fired from the M & Ms factory for throwing away all the Ws!''

Political jokes

Political jokes tell about politicians and heads of states.

Examples

• Bush approved of a new method of testing ready-to-eat meat for the potentially lethal Listeria bacteria found in factories. According to the legislation, ready-to-eat meat will have to pass standardized tests as part of Bush's "leave no hot dog behind" campaign.

• Democrats name their children after currently-popular sports figures, politicians, and entertainers. Republican children are named after their parents or grandparents, according to where the money is.

;Why did the tachyon cross the road?

Because it was on the other side.

Profession-targeted jokes

These target the perceived flaws of people in certain trades. Lawyer jokes are traditionally popular in the United States.

Italians trade jokes about the Carabinieri national police force, and this fact is rather good-humouredly acknowledged even in the force's own website, probably because the Carabinieri know that, jokes aside, they do enjoy a high degree of respect. Carabinieri are factually known to be occasionally willing tell a few such jokes themselves. It is also known that they have a small office in Rome devoted to tracking, developing and collecting jokes (but this is a joke).

Example

• Our officers, eager to keep their patrol cars clean, will capsize it at the end of every shift in order to empty the ashtray. [Adapted from the official Carabinieri website].

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