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Bunnies. The other white meat. 
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Two Americans are talking. One asks: "What's the difference between capitalism and communism?"
"That's easy" says the other one. "In capitalism man exploits man! In communism it is the other way around!"
We study and learn new things our whole life and yet we still die without knowing everything.
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So, how are two Americans English?
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Come to that, what is "humor"?
speramus in juniperus
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It's humour where there's a quota no the number of vowels that can be used.
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Humor is any one of the four substances that fill the human body according to Greek medicine.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Humour or humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement.
And to reply to the other question... it's an english joke. And english jokes tend to be sarcastic or "dry". 
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No, you say it's English people, not an English joke.
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I promise i'll be more specific next time  I apologize
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Humour I know, humor is a mystery. Also you'll find that every language and country is capitalised as they are proper nouns.
Except for france, they don't count.
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It was just a joke. 
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Did you hear that sound? It was a cultural reference going over your head. 
Nagy is well aware that "humor" is the American spelling of humour. However, as an Englishman, he is obliged to pretend not to understand whenever anyone uses the American spelling of a word. It's the law - if we don't do it, the Queen will come round and have us executed for treason.
And whilst Americans speak a (mangled) version of the English language, even they would object to being called "English people".
As for Americans understanding sarcasm...
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote: As for Americans understanding sarcasm...
... They're experts!
It's irony they don't get.
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Mark_Wallace wrote: ... They're experts!
I thought the 'merkin idea of sarcasm was to say something, pause, and then shout "NOT!" very loudly. I don't think I've ever seen an American comic do sarcasm properly.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I think you missed the irony a tad, there.
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"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote: And whilst Americans speak a (mangled) version of the English language, ...
Really? Pronounce the following words:
- America
- Theater/Theatre
- New York
- Rubbish
- Gloucestershire
Windows 8 is the resurrected version of Microsoft Bob. The only thing missing is the Fisher-Price logo.
- Harvey
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OK, I've done that; GCHQ are now trying to work out the secret code.
Your turn:
- Squirrel
- Buoy
- Vase
- Lieutenant
- Route
- Thames
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Ioan-Alexandru wrote: english jokes tend to be sarcastic or "dry".
American jokes tend to be sarcastic or cruel.
English jokes tend to be funny.
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ok enough, it was a just a joke ...
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Ioan-Alexandru wrote: it was a just a joke
It's that PoV that's led to such a lengthy debate.
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I object. I don't think english jokes are funny 
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Is this a five-minute argument, or the full half hour?
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Mark_Wallace wrote: Is this a five-minute argument, or the full half hour?
You're in the wrong forum. Two doors down the hall.
Windows 8 is the resurrected version of Microsoft Bob. The only thing missing is the Fisher-Price logo.
- Harvey
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