Chistes de Cuba

Chiste No. 1
Fidel habla con su astrólogo y le pregunta:
-- ¿Qué día moriré?
-- Comandante, usted morirá un día de fiesta nacional.

Chiste No. 2
--¿Cuál es la relación entre el dólar, la libra y el peso cubano?
--Que una libra de pesos cubanos vale un dólar.

Chiste No. 3
Un periodista le pregunta a un cubano en la calle:
--¿Usted se considera señor o compañero?
--Yo me considero señor. Compañero es aquel que maneja el Mercedes.

Joke #1 implies that
1. some people are happy with their current head of state.
2. some people are unhappy with their current head of state.
3. some people don't have an opinion about the current head of state
Joke #1 makes us laugh because
1. a commander in chief is not supposed to believe in astrologers.
2. Fidel's question is childish.
3. countries do not usually turn someone's death date into a national holiday.
The best rendition of joke #1 is
1. Fidel talks to his astrologer and asks:
  --What day should I die?
  --Commander, you must die in a national holiday.
2. Fidel talks to his astrologer and asks:
  --What day will I die?
  --Commander, your will happen in a national holiday.
Joke #2 implies that
1. high rank politicians in the communist regime have more money than the rest of the population.
2. there's a totally egalitarian socio-economic structure.
3. people are happy with the socio-economic situation.
Joke #2's funniness lies on
1. the double meaning of the word "peso."
2. the double meaning of the word "dólar."
3. the double meaning of the word "libra."
Joke #3 is funny because
1. Cuban journalists are not supposed to ask questions on the street.
2. it implies that politicians, who banned the title "señor" for being reminescent of capitalism, live now like capitalists.
3. there's no journalists in Cuba.

Chistes de Cuba

Activity 20(Class Notes)

Chistes de Cuba

Activity 20
(Class Notes)