The ‘eat too much’ refers to pants/clothes not fitting anymore so it would be great to go to work naked and comfortable (maybe not comfortable for your co-workers?)
The Frodo one is Frodo Baggins, Lord of the Rings character. I wasn’t a fan, copied the joke, it apparently comes from the film. Perhaps someone with more intimate knowledge of the film/book could enlighten us?
I hate to nitpick, but as a geography teacher (and Latin America specialist), I have to say that should be “the Caribbean” (or perhaps “West Indies”), not “Central America.”
It is a funny joke! (Sorry if I’m being, uh, “square”…).
I find this so bizarre. I just saw a Nepalese film recently. This was at what might be the only movie theater in the U.S. that’s showing a collection of four recent Nepalese films. This is only two miles from where I live. And then Nepal is in the news for the first time that I can remember in several years,
He asks the bride "Do you promise to take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband in sickness and health, to love, honor and obey, in good times and bad, for richer or poorer, till death do you part?
“No, yes, sometimes, probably not, definitely not, yes, no, yes, no, no”.
“My father was a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic.”
“And God said, ‘Let there be light’ and there was light, but the Electricity Board said he would have to wait until Thursday to be connected.”
"Contraceptives should be used on all conceivable occasions. "
“Is there anything worn under the kilt? No, it’s all in perfect working order.”
"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all the people some of the time, which is just long enough to be president of the United States. "
“A sure cure for seasickness is to sit under a tree.”
“Chopsticks are one of the reasons the Chinese never invented custard.”
“Always try to make other people happy, even if you have to leave them alone to do it.”
“A neat desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.”
“What would you rather have: a boring truth, or an exciting lie?”
“The cliché is the handrail of the crippled mind.”
“A signature always reveals a man’s character - and sometimes even his name.”
Sorry to spoil the joke, but the Chinese do make custard. Dan tat was reportedly derived from the Portuguese or English, but they also make steamed custards and some tofu preparations are as soft as any western custard I’ve ever had.