A Call For Humor!

[Nutul]

Радио Ереван was asked: What is "Russian business"?
Радио Ереван answered: To steal a crate of vodka, sell it, and then drink the money away.

OMG. The real basis of commerce. I believe there is no end to these sarcastic Радио Ереван Listeners' Q-A sessions, right? :-D

 

[Multicore]

OMG. The real basis of commerce. I believe there is no end to these sarcastic Радио Ереван Listeners' Q-A sessions, right? :-D

Exactly. It's a format for expressing disappointment. For example, during brexit the mainstream news in the UK turned into Radio Yerevan, e.g.

Radio Post-EU UK was asked: Is the UK now in control of immigration?
Radio Post-EU UK answered: Yes, but that also means that there are tens of thousands of nurses, lorry drivers and hospitality staff missing.

 

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Reminds me of the game Mousetrap

 

[Robin L]

This is Radio Yerevan. It is 8:50 and time for your questions.

Radio Yerevan was asked: Why is there no flour in the market?
We answer: Because they began adding it to bread.

Sorry, but I just gotta:

 

[mhardy6647]

OMG. The real basis of commerce. I believe there is no end to these sarcastic Радио Ереван Listeners' Q-A sessions, right? :-D

May I just note that this is one of the great knock-on benefits to a truly world-wide forum such as this one!
This is all new to me, and I'm lovin' it.

I do remember one old Amurrican joke sort of along these lines.
An American was speaking to a Soviet citizen, enumerating the many an advantages of living in a free country. "In America, you see", said the proud American, "We are free to criticize our President, our Congress, and other elected officials." "Ha!", said the proud Red (with a comical Russian accent, no doubt), "In the Soviet Union, we also are free to criticize your President, your Congress, and other elected officials!"

 

[Multicore]

Sorry, but I just gotta:

Chris Spedding on guitar!

 

[mhardy6647]

I shared the other, somewhat on-topic bit of (pre-Soviet) Russo-American humor I know (i.e., that I still remember) from my formative years previously in this very thread.

A Call For Humor!

In the late days of Czarist Russia, a head-to-head competition was arranged between a Russian automobile and a Ford Model T. A Ford was shipped to Moscow, and the Ford and driver met to race against the Russian vehicle and its driver The Ford won handily. The result was reported the next...

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At this point, I will note that I first read the above-referenced joke in a book called Henry's Wonderful Model T by an old-school automotive writer (?) called Floyd Clymer. The book was (is) a potpourri of all sorts of things, including a short chapter of Model T Humor featuring the early 20th Century equivalent of dad jokes and some cartoons, too.

 

[Multicore]

May I just note that this is one of the great knock-on benefits to a truly world-wide forum such as this one!
This is all new to me, and I'm lovin' it.

I know! A friend here from Bulgaria knows the real Radio Yerevan. So awesome.

I do remember one old Amurrican joke sort of along these lines.
An American was speaking to a Soviet citizen, enumerating the many an advantages of living in a free country. "In America, you see", said the proud American, "We are free to criticize our President, our Congress, and other elected officials." "Ha!", said the proud Red (with a comical Russian accent, no doubt), "In the Soviet Union, we also are free to criticize your President, your Congress, and other elected officials!"

There is of course a Radio Yerevan version of this one.

Radio Yerevan was asked: Is it true that there is freedom of speech in the Soviet Union the same as there is the USA?
We answered: In principle, yes. In the USA, you can stand in front of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, and yell, "Down with Reagan!", and you will not be punished. In the Soviet Union, you can stand in the Red Square in Moscow and yell, "Down with Reagan!", and you will not be punished.

Note that a lot of Radio Yerevan answers to listener questions start with "In principle, ...". This is a very important inflection and you can see how it works from something like a joke that begins, "Radio Free America was asked: Is it true that the USA is the freest country in the world. We answered: In principle, yes..." and you may imagine the rest yourself.

 

[Robin L]

I know! A friend here from Bulgaria knows the real Radio Yerevan. So awesome.

You from Bulgaria?

 

[Multicore]

You from Bulgaria?

Not me @Nutul . See above.

I learned about Radio Yerevan jokes for the first time a few years ago from the novel Die Geschwister by Brigitte Reimann.

 

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