A Chukcha is fishing in a boat. Suddenly a US submarine emerges from the waters. The hatch opens and a US sailor asks him if he’s seen any Russian submarines recently. “They are generally clustered in the north-by-northwest direction about a hundred naughts from here,” says the Chukcha. The American thanks him and departs.
An hour later a Russian submarine emerges. The Russian sailor asks if he’s seen the US submarine. “Yes, it was here an hour ago and then headed north-by-northwest,” says the Chukcha.
The baffled Russian seaman replies, “Please quit speaking in riddles and just point to where it went!”
I generally agree; it's just that these jokes aren't for my taste. I see elegance in punching up, not down.
Here is one that punches up:
A Chukcha is fishing in a boat. Suddenly a US submarine emerges from the waters. The hatch opens and a US sailor asks him if he’s seen any Russian submarines recently. “They are generally clustered in the north-by-northwest direction about a hundred naughts from here,” says the Chukcha. The American thanks him and departs.
An hour later a Russian submarine emerges. The Russian sailor asks if he’s seen the US submarine. “Yes, it was here an hour ago and then headed north-by-northwest,” says the Chukcha.
The baffled Russian seaman replies, “Please quit speaking in riddles and just point to where it went!”
Yes, I remember this one :)
The main portion of the humor comes from the stereotype subversion, so it loses a bit in translation, though.
True!