# Regional humor. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 18, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069 "2011-10-18T21:06:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069/61 "2011-10-20T20:40:47Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > I am hopelessly regional I guess. I get all the Southern jokes and none of the northern ones! :o > > Oh and on the grits, I’d say that in years past they were probably dirt cheap so 50 cents’ worth would be a metric buttload. Thank you for your support – Bartles & Jaymes (As they used to say: you had to be there.) ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069/62 "2011-10-20T22:56:44Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > This reminds me of one that’s probably told all over the world. I’ll give the New Orleans-area version: > > Q: How do we know Jesus wasn’t born in [Chalmette](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalmette,_Louisiana)? > > A: There aren’t three wise men or a virgin in Chalmette! There is a similar college joke, about why the school cancelled the Christmas pageant. (because they couldn’t find three wise men and a virgin on campus). ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069/63 "2011-10-20T23:28:29Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > If you’re from waaay out in the sticks you should be able to read this: > > Person A: “M R Snakes” > Person B: “M R Not” > A: “S A R. C M B D I’s?” > B: “L I B! M R Snakes!” > > Person A: “M R Ducks” > Person B: “M R Not” > A: “S A R. C M E D B D Wangs?” > B: “L I B! M R Ducks!” Somebody want to translate this? ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069/64 "2011-10-21T00:01:16Z")
Them are snakes. Them are not. Yes they are. See them beady eyes? Well, I’ll be! They are snakes! Them are ducks. Them are not. Yes they are. See them itty bitty wangs? Well, I’ll be. They are ducks! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069/65 "2011-10-21T00:43:05Z")
Also, wangs translates to wings. There are no duck dicks in this joke. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069/66 "2011-10-21T03:29:55Z")
> [@HongKongFooey](#): > > Them are snakes. > Them are not. > Yes they are. See them beady eyes? > Well, I’ll be! They are snakes! > > Them are ducks. > Them are not. > Yes they are. See them itty bitty wangs? > Well, I’ll be. They are ducks! Thanks. I would’ve never figured that out. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069/67 "2011-10-21T03:58:45Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > How do they cure a heart attack in New York? > > “Get up before you fuckin’ die!” Made me laugh out loud. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069/68 "2011-10-21T04:00:16Z")
OO OO AQ IC I8 2Q B4 IP. ETA: something in lower case to allow the above line to be in upper case. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069/69 "2011-10-21T04:04:50Z")
These are really funny. (But I think we should all be forced to translate. lol) ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069/70 "2011-10-21T16:46:08Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > OO OO AQ IC I8 2Q B4 IP. > > ETA: something in lower case to allow the above line to be in upper case. For the Americans - “Queue” equals a line for something. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069/71 "2011-10-21T17:21:54Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > I am hopelessly regional I guess. I get all the Southern jokes and none of the northern ones! :o Not exclusively northern or NYC but: Jeet jet = Did you eat yet? No jew = No, did you? ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069/72 "2011-10-21T17:28:00Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Not exclusively northern or NYC but: > > Jeet jet = Did you eat yet? > > No jew = No, did you? I always heard it as… 1: Jeet jet? 2: No jew? 1: Squee. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069/73 "2011-10-21T17:41:38Z")
Jeet? No Jew? No, Twirly Teet ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069/74 "2011-10-21T21:39:05Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > For the Americans - “Queue” equals a line for something. We know what the word means. We just typically use it for inanimate objects. For example, people use to talk about their Netflix queues. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069/75 "2011-10-22T19:09:10Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > We know what the word means. We just typically use it for inanimate objects. For example, people use to talk about their Netflix queues. 😃 However, we don’t tend to use it as a verb nearly as much. You tend to add something to your queue, rather than queue it up. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069/76 "2011-10-22T19:15:11Z")
True. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-humor/600069.md?page=3)