Here’s an old joke I first heard 2001. The characters in it are no longer as relevant as before, but with President Hu of China presently in the United States on a state visit, you might still get some laugh out of it. It’s something about language, accents and idiosyncrasies.
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Hu’s At the White House was published on January 19th, 2011, with the tags China, Funny, George Bush, Joke, Speech, under the Fun category. There are currently 4 comments on this article so far.
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Clarissa at http://clarissasbox.blogspot.com
I was first forwarded this joke by some friends in Russia. So this is truly one international joke. Thanks for reminding me of it!
Posted at January 19, 2011 on 12:56pm.
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Temie at http://YourWebsite
hahahahhaa…
this is the most hilarious thing EVER!
Posted at January 19, 2011 on 4:38pm.
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Ibukun Babarinde at http://YourWebsite
Thanks, I incidentally remembered the joke yesterday too, thanks for bringing it a-fresh again!
Posted at January 20, 2011 on 3:50am.
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Yemi Adesanya at http://YourWebsite
This is a very funny one. Thanks for reminding me. Classic.
Posted at January 20, 2011 on 7:54am.