Jokes and Anecdotes (Society/Folklore/Literature/Jokes_and_Anecdotes)
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Jokes and Anecdotes
Jokes are short, funny, fictional tales, usually ending in a punchline. Common types of jokes are numskull jokes (about naivete and foolishness), political jokes, sexual jokes, moron jokes, and immigrant jokes. Anecdotes are short, humoristic legends told about famous people or local characters.Entries
Selections from Pissing in the Snow http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/FOLK/pissing.html
Excerpted from Vance Randolph's classic "Pissing in the Snow, and other Ozark Folktales."
Making a Big Apple Crumble http://www.temple.edu/isllc/newfolk/journal.html
Monograph by Bill Ellis studying the emergence of WTC humor as a phenomenon.
Examples of "Confucius Say, ..." Jokes http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/FOLK/confuci.html
Includes introduction to this juvenile English-language word-play humor.
Examples of "Knock-Knock" Jokes http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/FOLK/k-knock.html
One of the most common juvenile humor forms in English.
Selections from Legman's "Rationale of the Dirty Joke" http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/FOLK/leg-joke.html
Excerpts from the section on foreigner jokes.
Senator Johnson's Great Speech http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/FOLK/johnson.html
Anecdote excerpted from Vance Randolph's classic "Pissing in the Snow, and other Ozark Folktales," with comment.
20 Years of Political Humor http://www.memphisflyer.com/backissues/issue393/politics393.htm
Treatise of political jokes form Alan Dundes' collection.
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