It actually reminded me of an (African) American joke about the famous heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson. When stopped by a policeman for speeding and told the fine was $50, he handed the officer a $100 bill and said "Keep the change. I'm coming back the same way and I don't want to be stopped."
On May 11, 2012, at 3:37 AM, kenneth harrow wrote:
> i laughed too; is there something wrong with me?
> ken
>
> On 5/10/12 1:42 PM, Pablo Idahosa wrote:
>> Hilarious joke; brilliant deconstruction.
>>
>> P.
>>
>> On 10/05/12 12:53 PM, Chiedo Nwankwor wrote:
>>> Dear Pius,
>>> Allow me to say thank you for this piece, been a log time I laughed this hard at a Nigerian Joke. Most times, I am "involved" to see the humor, but this, this is good stuff!.
>>>
>>> Chichi
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Pius Adesanmi <piusadesanmi@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> http://dailytimes.com.ng/opinion/abc-nigerian-joke-western-audiences#.T6uGxHjJdmI.facebook
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>> Yesterday, my friend, Soni Akoji, posted one such typical Nigerian self-deprecating rib cracker on his Facebook Wall. I quickly reposted it on my own Wall and people began to 'like' and 'share' it. Here is the joke: "A policeman arrested a man urinating at a place clearly marked 'do not urinate here. Fine: N500.' The guy gives the policeman N1,000 note. Policeman: urinate again, I don't have change."
>>>
John Edward Philips <http://human.cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp/philips/>
International Society, College of Humanities, Hirosaki University
"Homo sum; humani nihil a me alienum puto." -Terentius Afer
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