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Wolf1066 Crazy Kiwi from New Zealand (Veteran) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
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#126: May 16th 2015 at 1:43:54 AM

@Link To The Future: And precisely what I was driving at with the [Insert Ethnic Group Here] aspect of the jokes. I wouldn't be surprised if that very joke is told all over the world by people about their favourite Butt-Monkey neighbours.

Both Australians and New Zealanders accuse each other of being Sheep Shaggers - and it's probably indicative of the natures of both countries that we each classify that as an acceptable joke. I've heard Poms making the same joke about the Welsh.

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Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
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#128: May 19th 2015 at 10:26:52 AM

Actually there is one thing on Costa Rican humor. It is sort of prevalent in all types of humor seen here and it is what we call "Choteo".

Basically mockery and degradation. We dont have fun unless someone else is being made fun of. Go us!

For example, allow me to put the most renowned comedy group in this country. It is called "La media docena" (The Half a dozen) and it operates via "sketches" sort of thing. One of their most recognized characters is called "Maikol Yordan" which is a mock of rural folk who are unfamiliar with the city. This is the highest grossing national film in here and it is about cost rican's version of rednecks.

edited 19th May '15 10:32:06 AM by Aszur

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
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#129: May 19th 2015 at 11:59:22 AM

The name comes from poor people who mimic the names they see in foreign media, right? We got a similar thing here with our Brayatans (Bryan + Jonathan).

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Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#130: May 19th 2015 at 12:08:00 PM

Exactly. It is some sort of weird ass thing some people have going where they decide common names are not good enough for them much less their precious babies so you can meet a thousand iterations of the name "johnathan" with J, Y, I, with or without h, with or without logic, and with or without shame.

it does not help the issue that most of these names come from people in rural areas, or immigrants from Nicaragua.

Most infamous case is a child named after a majestic ship her mother saw once on the docks. So taken she was by this ship she named her child after this magnificent floating contraption that dared tame the mighty seas. So was born "Usnabí" (Oos-Nah-bih)

Or as the mother read it...U.S Navy

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
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#131: May 19th 2015 at 12:21:06 PM

so you can meet a thousand iterations of the name "johnathan"

Like one with two h's tongue? Related to the fabled Usnavi thing, there's also Ilóbeni.

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#132: May 19th 2015 at 12:46:54 PM

Clearly our society is on a steep downhill with names like that. There has never been anything worse than this. Right, YHWH!?

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
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