JohnsonBox Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Miss A: I was told that you have broken off your betrothal with Mr. C? Miss B: Yeah, I have. Miss A: Why? Hasn't he been very nice to you, has he? And you also told me he was a loving boyfriend, not to mention he's so rich and handsome. Why did you want to disengage with him? Miss B (with anger): The day before yesterday we both went to see a fortune teller, who told me that I would have 3 children. But the fortune teller told him that he would have 5. Jeez! With whom he will have his fourth, and fifth baby? He is not trustworthy to be my future hubby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diablous Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 while not funny or a joke? the fortune teller was predicting the future after there brerak up which is why the number was different in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterC Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Where's the funny? :ermm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_architect Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Seems like it might be an old funny.. maybe :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnsonBox Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 I see guys. I think there is a gap in understanding what is funny in such kind of jokes between China/East Culture and West Culture. I just want to tell you that the joke is quite humorous and funny in China. Without proper cultural background, the punch line will no long be understood well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapex Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I see guys. I think there is a gap in understanding what is funny in such kind of jokes between China/East Culture and West Culture. I just want to tell you that the joke is quite humorous and funny in China. Without proper cultural background, the punch line will no long be understood well. I think I get the joke, but it wasn't clear. You are referring to babies to mean the woman's breasts. So the woman is going to have three children, but the man is going to have five children, two of which are the woman's breasts aka "babies". It was more the delivery that was a problem, as well as the choice of the word "children". I assume you were attempting a direct translation, which causes issues when it comes to any form of art or entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulligan2k Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I think I get the joke, but it wasn't clear. You are referring to babies to mean the woman's breasts. So the woman is going to have three children, but the man is going to have five children, two of which are the woman's breasts aka "babies".It was more the delivery that was a problem, as well as the choice of the word "children". I assume you were attempting a direct translation, which causes issues when it comes to any form of art or entertainment. does the joke need to be that complex? i think the punchline is the lady believed the fortune teller over the guy, an amusing situation to some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnsonBox Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 I think I get the joke, but it wasn't clear. You are referring to babies to mean the woman's breasts. So the woman is going to have three children, but the man is going to have five children, two of which are the woman's breasts aka "babies".It was more the delivery that was a problem, as well as the choice of the word "children". I assume you were attempting a direct translation, which causes issues when it comes to any form of art or entertainment. Thanks for commenting. But the native English speakers with whom I contacted have all understood the word "baby" in the joke correctly to be "a very young child". None of them took it mistakenly as "the woman's breasts". It is de facto very clear that in the context of "3 children", "5", the "fourth, fifth baby" refers to "fourth, fifth infant". So I am afraid that your argument cannot hold water. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithope Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I thought the joke was about how the fortuneteller could predict accurately as he/she knew they were going to break up and therefore would have different sets of children in the future. This is kinda confusing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ba'al Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stetson Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 The 'story' comes across to english intact, but things like tone and pun don't. I guess you could say it isn't so much the content of the joke as it is how the joke is told. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unto Darkness Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 The man and woman see the fortune teller individually. As we all know that fortune tellers are little more than crooks trying to make money. He gives each of them a different answer not realising that they are engaged to each other. The lady misinterprets this and thinks her soon-to-be husband might be having an affair with another woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL_ Veteran Posted May 18, 2009 Veteran Share Posted May 18, 2009 I think I get the joke, but it wasn't clear. You are referring to babies to mean the woman's breasts. So the woman is going to have three children, but the man is going to have five children, two of which are the woman's breasts aka "babies". The man and woman see the fortune teller individually. As we all know that fortune tellers are little more than crooks trying to make money. He gives each of them a different answer not realising that they are engaged to each other. The lady misinterprets this and thinks her soon-to-be husband might be having an affair with another woman. This. It wasn't that difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmatic Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 the fortune teller was predicting the future after there brerak up which is why the number was different in the first place. +1 the fortune teller has already predicted the break up caused by their visit oh wait, could it mean that he has impregnated another woman (2 babies) in addition to his fiancee(3 babies) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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