Humor What it is

Actually, I do not find a lot of humor in most comedy routines or joke books. If a person analyzes humor, looking at the fact that most humor in the United States is about things that are really not that funny, such as excrement and sex, then, one can stop laughing at silly Viking humor. These jokes would be something that most Spanish people would find to be somewhat offensive. If you have ever heard the joke about the American stand up comedian who visits Spain, or any of its variations, you understand what I am trying to communicate to you.

Yes, this article is meant to help you create your own funny jokes. A lot of jokes are about ethnicity, race, and vomiting, too. Unfortunately, some of these less than subtle jokes cause knee-jerk reflexes in people who are eating or drinking, such as gagging or choking. There is a difference between a joke and a choke, and some of this so-called humor goes over the line of what is really funny. There are probably a lot of Latin European jokes about American stand up comedians going around, which we here in the United States of America usually do not hear, and might not ever get, even if told.

I remember only vaguely having attended a children's comedy show in Spain, where the humor was as delicate as the audience. People were smiling the entire time that the comedian was on stage, and clapped a bit after every joke, some laughing a bit, others just smiling. Every routine ended with a small burst of audible laughter, which was as precise and as lovely as a rainbow after a light rainfall in the late spring. Hopefully, you, dear reader, will be able to attend that sort of comedy show somewhere during your lifetime.

The ribbings of the almost violent laughter felt after most pranks or jokes by many of the American comedians might be construed as funny when a person is confused or disoriented. Most of what passes for comedy is actually a psychological "kazushi" or rendering a person into a mental state of imbalance. This word is similar to "kabuki", or ante-bellum Japanese working-class theater, most of which is still more sophisticated than your average late-night television comedian, or local stand-up comic.

Have you ever been overseas and felt like a joke? I know that I certainly have, and have decided that until I know how to avoid being an American comedian while trying to be a tourist, I am going to remain here in the United States rather than upset anyone with my bad jokes. This is in fact, a printable polysemy for American tourist or stand-up comedian, or visiting American, or traveler.

The following jokes are a downscaled version of a comedy routine that is survivable. I am only part Danish, and am trying to encourage survivability of Viking comedy routines. There is a difference between Danish comedy routines and spam, however, this is a subtle one that few people are able to understand without a translator.

There is also Canadian humor, much of which has been handed down to the modern Canadians from Viking tradition, which many Americans find to be mind-bogglingly hilarious. However, even if this is the case, I would advise avoiding attending the discounted comedy routines, which are usually full of off-color humor and jokes in poor taste, much like avoiding the purchase of a Japanese joke book printed in Vladivistock or a Russian joke book printed in Stockholm.

Then, there is Latvian humor, which is a brand of humor that has many variations. There are a lot of Latvian jokes about Swedish fish, or lutefisk. If you are a forty-year old virgin, which most unmarried Latvians are, these jokes are neither comprehensible nor funny. Danish comedy clubs are a lot like Latvian brothels or Soviet opera houses, places to avoid at all costs.

There is also Chinese humor, which can be crude, however, the Chinese language itself tends to be rude, at the very least, thus, there is very little that can be said in Chinese that is really considered to be taboo, if spoken by an elder. However, there are many words that are not to be said in polite company, such as words for livers, kidneys, brains, hearts, blood, appendices, stomachs, intestines; as well as the usual words for excrement, irreverence and sex. The Chinese language is referred to as kyu-hua or ko-hua or koi-hwa, which means base language or basic language, depending on how it is said. Unfortunately, a lot of humor is indeed base.

There is also Ainu humor, native Japanese humor, which is considered to be photographic and sometimes violent, which is mainly non-verbal. There are jokes about American comedy club workers such as the ones about the Peruvians, Mayans, Ainus and Bengalis who survive working at these places, falling asleep during the shows. Of course, now that you look at the raw data that this joke might be comprised of, it does not look to be funny in the least.

How could anyone laugh about jokes about gelatin, cooking oil, ice cream, hamburgers, hot dogs, cookies, sugar, or candy? A lot of people do laugh at these jokes, despite the fact that these food items are in and of themselves not particularly funny in the least. Adding ethnicity, sex, race, excrement is a cheap and low tactic to creating rib-wrenching forced laughter; and, this is what passes for humor many times.

That being said, hopefully, you, dear reader, can stop laughing the next time you are told jokes or read jokes derived from personal compilations.

Please note that the following jokes are not meant for those with tendencies towards epilepsy, heart conditions, or stroke. If you have a weak stomach, or other medical condition, please stop reading these jokes.

How many Latvians can you fit into a Volvo? You can only fit four Latvians into a Volvo.

Did you hear about the Swede born with crossed legs? Everyone else in the town did, too.

What's the difference between a Dane and a Swede? The Dane waits until your car's paint touches you when you are trying to run them over before jumping through the window and strangling you.

What's the difference between a Dane and a Russian? Danes don't make good nuclear reactor fuel.

What's the difference between an Estonian and a Russian? Estonians don't need chastity belts.

Did you hear the latest Ainu joke? Ainus don't tell jokes, they photograph them.

Did you hear about the Czech who wore ear plugs to the American comedy club? Nothing was printed about it in the local newspaper.