people tell polish jokes but i don't get it?what's so funny?
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"Polish" jokes are meant to make fun of someone else, usually mean-spirited.  Every generation uses their scapegoat group, either ethnic (Polish, Cuban, French), or socio-group (rednecks, farmers, gays), or religious (Baptists, Jews, Muslims), or any other group. \n\nUsually, if a joke is funny enough, it doesn't need a 'group' to work.  You can almost always drop the "Polish" and just say "A guy walks into a bar..."\n\nSometimes a joke plays on a stereotype and, sadly, works pretty well.  When you come across a joke like this, I urge you to search your mind for alternatives to the stereotype and if you cannot find one, consider retiring the joke-it's probably not that funny.
263265
I think that the best jokes are something that slipped out of your mouth on accident. The things that are said ar not usually thought about which makes it all the more funnier. It also has to be the right moment. It usually has to be quiet for a good joke to be appreciated.
742109
some of you lot answering are either sooooo thick or so sad, just give a thought before putting crappy answers this was from a 8 year old \nits clean, articulate, a great play on word from someone so young\nand its funny too,\nat the end of the day its a joke i you dont get it read it again if you dont have anything positve to write then dont bother to write,\nUPTHERE i've read some of your other jokes and your a funny guy give your nephew a big treat he made some of us laugh
1042381
The reason people think it is funny is because it is an inverted cliche--it is the opposite of what we expect a granny to do.  It's a storytelling technique that is very popular right now in the media.
45759
It usually means you're joking or think something's funny.
957599
It's Polish for "How are you?"\n\nEdited to add:\nOK, I was completely wrong.  I work with a lady who has Jak se mas? on her bulletin board.  I figured out that this is the same as the question about which you're inquiring and asked her what it meant.  It means How are you/how's it going/what's happening in Czech.
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It usually means something is funny, "Laugh out loud" or "Lots of laugh" but it can mean a few other things. Check with the person using it. If there is a smiley face next to it then it mean something is funny and not serious like questions from foreigner.  LOL   :-)
782220
LOL, a very rare thing on  here is to read jokes that I have not read/heard b4!\nNice to see an original
438922
Are people so lazy that they cant tell a joke??\nwell heres one about an optimist sardarji. The sardarji became a major in an army and he led the army to the battlefield.Needelss to say they began to lose and one soldier says "sir, we are surrounded on all sides."The ever optimist sardarji replied"look at the positive side boys, we can shoot at any side"lol.dumb joke.
811226
people don't trust what they can't understand, they have different ways of showing their lack of trust to that object. One is laughing
1012073
Is this a joke, or a serious question? I don't get it, either way...\n\nor not
18560
I would say it happened in the USA and not in Poland.\nWhen the Steel Mills, Mines, Slaughter Houses, etc. needed undeucated workers to replace those who were agitating for higher wages and better working conditions they sent agents to Central Europe to recruit with fab promises about a better life.\nOnce here they were discriminated against because of their language, family values, religion, and clannishness.\nEnduring slurs, jokes, and the like to keep them downtrodden became the norm and the jokes never stopped.
628337
Some people find humor in it. Some people resort to Yahoo! answers as an alternative to boredom (and they aren't the kind of people desired here). Some people are naturally vulgar and deliberate, along with obnoxious. I honestly don't understand it, and, furthermore, I recently stooped down to that level (although I regret it now).
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Don't try jokes on guys. They don't work with me...I mean they do...but not in the way that you might want them to.  You have to know this guy better to make him laugh.  Sometimes, the things people do and are serious about make a guy laugh.  It depends on my mood and the irony factor.  If it's not truly ironic...then it's not funny.
969025
I think a funny joke is a funny joke. No matter what the taboo. Sex, race, religion, dead babies, whatever. I despise censorship. Having a good sense of a humor is one of the finest part of being a human being. In a world full of a trouble and axiety, being able to laugh at others and ourselves is what helps keep us sane. That being said I also believe in being courteous to others. I wouldn't tell dead baby jokes at a support group meeting for greiving parents, for example. But if you're with your friends and you know everyone is cool with it, go ahead. Tell me a good dead baby joke anytime.
757856
probably because we find it to be a much dryer form of humor. That and comedy often stems from traditions and culture so since you are different we probably dont get it for that reason.
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Funny jokes!  Thanks.\n\nIf you are offending anyone you might as well quit telling jokes or passing them along.\n\nNo matter who the joke is about, or what it is about, or where it is about, someone is going to be offended.  \n\nIf people quit telling jokes because they were worried about offending something, there wouldn't be any more jokes.\n\nYou can't please them all, so just go ahead and post them, and let the chips fall where they may.\n\nCheck out the webpage below. (and my profile)