1st artifact

For my first artifact I wanted to illustrate the unique sense of Persian humor and how much it differs from the humor we are accustomed to in the West. Some of these might not seem very logical or let alone comical, but I believe Persian speakers will treasure its uniqueness:1. One day a Qazvini (person from the city of Qazvin) goes to a pharmacy in Tehran and requests two capoots, the supplier humbly replies, “no, no, no, all the names here have been changed, for example, a computer is now called ra'ya'neh,” The confused Qazvini responds, “then what is a capoot?” the seller smirks, “it is ga'ya'neh.”2. One day a Turk and his camel were walking in a desert when they meet a stranger. Stranger asks: Where are you going with this donkey? The Turk replies "Are you blind to see this is not a donkey ? Stranger quickly replies: Ba' to nistam. Ba' wotor hastam.3. One day a Khandari went to a doctor for a routine check-up, the doctor came back after he got the man’s test results and told the man, "I'm gonna have to be honest with you" the Khandari nervously replied "Is it serious?" the doctor replied "Yes, you got AIDS" the man starts sobbing and asks the doctor " Is there anything I can do?" the doctor says "Yes, eat 15 kilos plums, 10 kilos of nuts, 15 kilos of rice, 10 meals at an Indian restaurant, 25 meals at a Chinese restaurant, drink 10 pints of beer and eat 10 oranges" The man got really excited and asks "Will this cure it" the doctor replies "No, but it will give you an idea what a “koon” is for."“Jokestan.” Persian Jokes in English. 1996-2000. Jokestan.com. February 16, 2009. <<http://www.jokestan.com/>>
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