CultureT2C5-Corn【英美文化概况8】.ppt

Spend a few minutes talking with a friend recalling your favorite jokes. Dry – “I am so broke I can’t afford to pay attention” Twisted – “Why did the girl fall of the swing?” “Because she had no arms!” Witty – Clever, quick, thoughtful Impression – Imitating someone else Corny (similar to dry) – “Why should you not play cards in the jungle?” “Because there are too many cheetahs!” This gag is good for someone who has lots of cupboards in their house, preferably in the kitchen. If your friend has opaque cupboard door (not glass), then fill a box that will fit on one of the shelves with ping-pong balls. With one side of the box open, place this side up against the open cupboard door, carefully closing the door. Now you can either wait in the other room or leave the premises all together as your friend is sure to tell you of the ping-pong balls raining down from the cupboards.? A good prank for most universitys is to print up a bunch of fake leaflets advertising a non-existent restaurant that has cheap eats and offers free food with the coupons printed on the leaflets. Most colleges have a student union, so the leaflets can be dropped off there and pinned up on various bulletin boards around campus. When this is done, you can sit back and watch the marks wandering around looking for their free lunches.? Pull a prank on a friend. Sweet Corn Indian Corn Blue Corn Pop Corn Spend the next 20 minutes talking to a partner about corn. What pranks have you pulled on people? Saran Wrapped Toilet Seat Stealing Clothes while in Shower Shaving Cream and a Feather Resetting Clocks Tying Shoelaces Together In?some countries, such as the UK, Australia and South Africa the jokes only last until noon. Other countries, like in the US, jokes last all day. Earliest recorded reference in 1392 in Canterbery Tales Swiss Spaghetti Harvest In 1957 the?jokesters at the BBC, ran a segment on the coming of spring after a mild winter and what that meant for Swiss farmers.