“What do you call a headmaster with a banana in each ear?” “I don’t know.” “Anything you like. He can’t hear anything.” “Kiel oni nomas lernejestron kun banana en ĉiu orelo?” “Mi ne scias.”“Kiel ajn laŭprefere – li ne kapablus aŭdi.” Source: Taylor, Jeremy and Time Owen. Lernu Esperanton Per Ŝercoj: Esperanto-English Joke Book. Middletown, […]
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Boy: “Excuse me, teacher. Would you punish someone for something they haven’t done?” Teacher: “Of course not.” Boy: “Good … I haven’t done my homework.” Knabo: “Pardonu, instruisto. Ču vi punus iun pro io, kion tiu ne faris?” Instruisto: “Kompreneble, ke ne.” Knabo: “Bone, bone … mi ne faris mian hejmtaskon.” Taylor, Jeremy and Time
In this cartoon, a speaker vigorously haraunges a crowd. They all fall asleep except one person. When the speaker approaches that person enthusiastically, they respond, “Please don’t misunderstand. I have insomnia.” The cartoon is credited to Xu Pengfei. He has drawn thousands of cartoons, the first of which was published in 1979. Sources Cartoonist Xu
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