When people say, I'm from O-hi-o, get it.  What's the joke behind hind that?
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Well, it's not a knee-slapper or anything, but I think it's the word "hi" in the middle.
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No, where are they from?
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It's a Had-To-Be-There joke.  Telling it looses the effect.  Everyone has a different sense of humour.
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LOL - I HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR!\nHave you ever been called a name because you asked a ridiculous question - that was MEANT to be ridiculous - and people just didn't "get it"?  Happens all the time to me.  Lighten up.  Take some time to go live a life and do this (answer questions) for FUN!\nI had some people in mind when I wrote this...
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This question made me laugh, I can see where your coming from even tho it's crude humor. HAHA.
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Because no one here is really native to this land, other than the true Native Americans.  I answer, Canadian - but I can break it down even more than that.  Many people have parents that are from the 'old country'.  I think these questions are asked to learn more about where someone's last name comes from, but more so, just a friendly and non-intrusive way to carry on a conversation.  \n\nOh and on a side note, thanks for your best answer rating - I find you all over the place 'out here'  perhaps you could write to me?
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It's a great joke, because all the verbally challenged people who say "u" instead of "you" are dead like they should be.\n\nI'm waiting for the version that has dead people who say "lol". That'll be a scream.
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Dude! What kind of question is this and where are you from?!?
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I have always wondered the same thing. I thought i was the only one.  I think i usually say "your excused" or "uh-huh." I really donot know what to say without sounding funny.  That is not a silly question at all though.  I think it is a very good question.
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I usually respond with "Hi."  Most people don't really care.  It's just a greeting that's similar to "Hello."  You could probably respond back with "What's up" also.
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to answer 1 and 3...if this joke involved ppl from london, italy, america...or any other presumable 'white' country...would you still say its a derogetory joke???  \nc'mon ppl...grow up and get a sense of humor.  just b/c someone is making a joke about a 'black' culture....does not mean that he's being derogatory or racist!
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this is a funny joke. your funny.\n\n**please god let this be a joke and not a real thought..amen.**
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That's a good question!  It may be because white people are trying to make up for our ancestors' mistakes and cruelties by standing by when our own race is ridiculed.  I think that reasoning is stupid, but oh well.\n\nI'm personally not offended when black comedians tell jokes about white people.  I know we do some pretty weird things, but it's not so obvious to us.  So when they point it out, I can laugh and say, "Yeah, I do that.", have a good chuckle out of it and feel flattered that they thought enough of my race to make a joke out of it.  I firmly believe that an inability to laugh at oneself shows intense insecurity.\n\nOf course, another reason why it may be acceptable for blacks to joke about whites but not the other way around is because white people are in the political majority at this time.  Most of the people in power are white Christian men.  Whenever someone is considered the majority, it's okay for other groups to joke about them.  Doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but there it is.
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There have been numerous attempts to explain the emergence of this curious colloquial expression, which seems to have swept into popular use in the US during the mid-19th century. Most of them are undoubtedly pure speculation. It does not seem at all likely, from the linguistic and historical evidence, that it derives from the Scots expression 'och aye', the Greek ola kala ('it is good'), the Choctaw Indian oke or okeh ('it is so'), the French aux Cayes ('from Cayes', a port in Haiti with a reputation for good rum) or au quai ('to the quay', as supposedly used by French-speaking dockers), or the initials of a railway freight agent called Obediah Kelly who is said to have written them on lading documents he had checked.\n\nThe oldest written references to 'OK' result from its adoption as a slogan by the Democratic party during the American Presidential election of 1840. Their candidate, President Martin Van Buren, was nicknamed 'Old Kinderhook' (after his birthplace in New York State), and his supporters formed the 'OK Club'.\n\nThis undoubtedly helped to popularize the term (though it did not get President Van Buren re-elected!). During the late 1830s there had been a brief but widespread craze in the US for humorous misspellings, and the form orl korrekt which was among them could explain the initials 'OK'. Such a theory has been supported by more than one distinguished American scholar, and is given in many dictionaries, including Oxford dictionaries.\n\nThe only other theory with at least a degree of plausibility is that the term originated among Black slaves of West African origin, and represents a word meaning 'all right, yes indeed' in various West African languages. Unfortunately, historical evidence enabling the origin of this expression to be finally and firmly established may be hard to unearth.
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If you saw how long I spend on some of my answers you might think I must come from a different country according to your statement. (Or maybe you'd just think I was a bit slow witted? Ha ha!) But guess what, I'm a US citizen.\n\nOne of my humbling moments as a US citizen came when I was living in Japan. I was at a business meeting with Japanese, Australians, English, and a couple of US citizens. One of the Australians started doing an impression of US citizens. She started talking loudly, smiling broadly (showing a lot of teeth), and gesturing. I thought it was funny. The citizens from other countries thought it was even funnier. I might imagine the whole world enjoying such a joke on US citizens, but that would be another stereotype--on the other citizens of the world.\n\nI think people will see what they want to see--especially if they are looking for it. For instance, "Is it true that Americans answer immediately, without giving it much to think about?" \n\nIt's easier for people to think in stereotypes. People think like that to make sense of their world. I'm not saying it's a terrible thing. However, they may be missing interaction with people they might actually enjoy spending time with. Such separation doesn't bring the world closer to peace. It's also rather lonely and boring don't you think?
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don't get hung up on it, it is just a term someone uses to make a sentence more personal if he doesn't know you..it is very common to call a guy you don't know..Mate, Buddy, Bud,Chief, Amigo,...just like calling a woman, honey, love, baby or whatever..I'm sure the person didn't mean any offence by it
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where do you people come from ????