With the utmost respect for the Irish and the Kiwis, I still enjoy a joke about them,even the old ones which you may have heard being told. (I wonder when jokes about the Irish and Kiwis started?) Two jokes below unfairly slamdunk the Kiwis!
Barry the Aussie builder was going through a house he had just built, with the woman who owned it. She was telling him what colours to paint each room. They went into the first room and she said, "This room is to be a light blue."
The builder went to the front door and yelled out "Green side up" As he went back she said the next room was to be red. The builder again went to the front door and called out "Green side up" Once back with her, she said "This one is to be tan."
And again he went to the front door and yelled "Green side up"
The lady, very curious, said "I keep telling you different colours but you always yell "Green
side up". "What do you say that for?"
"Oh, don't you worry about that," said the builder, "I've got a couple of Kiwis
laying turf out front."
Melbourne Zoohad acquired a female of a very rare species of gorilla. Within afew weeks, the gorilla became very cantankerous and difficult to handle.
Upon examination, the Zoo veterinarian determinedthe problem. The Gorillawas on heat... To makematters worse, there were no male gorillas of the species available. While reflectingon their problem, the Zoo management noticed Wayne, a young Kiwi lad responsible for cleaning up after the Elephants.
Wayne, like most Kiwis, seemed to be possessedwith ample ability to satisfy a female of any species. So the Zoo administrators thought they might have a solution. Wayne was approached with a proposition. Would he be willing to have Sexwith thegorillafor$500? Wayne showedsome interest, but said he would have to think the matter over carefully. The followingday, Wayne announced that he would accept their offer, but only under three conditions: 'Fust,' hesaid, 'I don't want to have tokuss'er.' 'Sicondly, youmustnivernivertullanyone aboutthus.' The Zooadministration quickly agreed to these conditions, so they asked what his third condition was. 'Wull,' saidWayne, 'Yougottagive me another week to come up with the $500.
With the utmost respect for the Irish and the Kiwis, I still enjoy a joke about them,even the old ones which you may have heard being told. (I wonder when jokes about the Irish and Kiwis started?)
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Being a Pom the Irish were the butt of the jokes.
When I was in Dublin I discovered the Irish joked about the Kerryman. (Kerry is in the south of Ireland, just in case you didn't know)
When I visited Kerry I discovered the Polack (People from Poland) were the but of the joke.
I never got to Poland to discover what nationality they joked about.
When I arrived in Australia it was the Kiwi.
It just confirms not many people joke about themselves.
(With respect to all nationalities.)
P.s.
Never heard a joke when I have visited New Zealand
Perhaps they use the Pom, and were too polite!
-- Edited by JCT on Friday 4th of December 2015 06:04:36 PM