Czech patriotic joke in Czech

Discussion in 'Culture' started by Yvan, Oct 12, 2009.

  1. Yvan

    Yvan Well-Known Member

    For those who understand Czech.
    (Understanding jokes could be a good reason for learning Czech).

    Nejrespektovanější český poliitk, kníže Karel Schwarzenberg se zůčastnil setkání voličů.

    Na dotaz, proč člověk jako on, zajištěný a na konci životní pouti, se žene do dobrodružství se zakládáním nové strany, ho pobavil: „Vy asi neznáte moji vlasteneckou příhodu.“ A s chutí začal vyprávět, jak v lůně panenské přírody vede rozhovor matka tasemnice se svým synem.

    „Maminko, co to tady teče? To je řeka, synku. A co to kolem ní roste barevného? To je louka s květinami. A co to je kolem nás? To je les. A co je to nahoře modrého? To je nebe a mráčky. A co je to žluté, co tak krásně hřeje? To je sluníčko, synáčku. A proč, když je okolo tak krásně, musíme, maminko, žít v prdeli? No proto, že je to naše vlast, synku.“

    From :
    http://www.novinky.cz/domaci/181275-sch ... tipem.html
     
  2. kibicz

    kibicz Well-Known Member

  3. Irena M

    Irena M Well-Known Member

    :lol: I wasn't expecting that kind of an ending!
     
  4. Ctyri koruny

    Ctyri koruny Well-Known Member

    Could someone please explain this line to me:

    A s chutí začal vyprávět, jak v lůně panenské přírody vede rozhovor matka tasemnice se svým synem.

    The tapeworms in the interviewers gut started talking?

    Also what is: vlastenecka



    I think the punchline is the only one I could understand without the use of a dictionary. very nice, complicated, political, poetic joke.


    hope an explanation won't ruin the joke for anyone!
     
  5. TomKQT

    TomKQT Well-Known Member

    Well, it doesn't give much sense in fact because tapeworm lives in guts and cannot see the outer world. We just have to accept that in this joke, the tapeworm and its child are outside of the body or just looking out of it (I won't even imagine from which hole).

    patriotic
     
  6. GlennInFlorida

    GlennInFlorida Well-Known Member

    Well to see everything they talk about, surely the host is a nudist :wink:
     
  7. Petronela

    Petronela Well-Known Member

    ROFL
    thanks Glenn, I just spit out coffee :lol:
     
  8. Alexx

    Alexx Well-Known Member

    From my professional point of view I hope you did no spit it on your keyboard ;-)
     
  9. Petronela

    Petronela Well-Known Member

    oops .... in that case I'll never tell ....... :p
     

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