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bjambjam · 11-30-2007, 10:39 AM

Out for lunch one day, a group of immagrants were having a fine time until Hymie began to gag.
“I – I think I svallowed a bone” Hymie gasped.
“Hymie” said Miklos, “are you chocking?”
“No, demmit, I’m serious!”

Shauk · 11-30-2007, 12:22 PM

i dont get it.

gar1976 · 11-30-2007, 01:17 PM

He misunderstood "chocking" (s/b "choking, BTW) for "joking."

Leto · 11-30-2007, 01:19 PM

is this some kind of schtick?

Shauk · 11-30-2007, 04:45 PM

yeah i mean even with "choking" (the correct spelling) It still doesn't really make sense to me. some dude is like oh man I think I swallowed a bone, other dude says "oh are you choking?" and then the response is "no, I'm serious" which means, he's not choking, he just swallowed a bone, therefore i'm left going "well whats so funny?

*smacks self in face*

kel · 11-30-2007, 06:09 PM

It's an accent joke. Mexican accents conflate J and Ch sounds.

Shauk · 11-30-2007, 07:06 PM

oh...

ok. I get it now..

:\

Leto · 11-30-2007, 08:43 PM

Mexican??? Where did you get Mexican out of that? The names sound Eurpean, almost Jewish or Greek -ish....

Baraka_Guru · 11-30-2007, 08:57 PM

A cursory Google search will call up the fact that "Hymie" is a derogatory term for a Jew.

. . .

ColonelSpecial · 11-30-2007, 09:53 PM

I had a friend named Jaime whose parents were from Mexico. It was pronounced Hymie. J in spanish is pronounced as an h sound. So I think that is what the op is going for.

Daniel_ · 12-01-2007, 12:50 AM

Haimie (Chaim) - Hebraic name - anglo equiv. James - span. equiv - 'haime.

It's all the same.

But this is an old east european Jew joke.

It's the same as this one:

Abie and Moishe were driving their car, and they were running low on petrol, so they pulled into a full service petrol station.

The attendent comes out the car and says "juice?"

"So vot if ve are" says Moise "just fill 'er up".

Baraka_Guru · 12-01-2007, 07:22 AM

Yeah, and I found that "Miklos" is a Hungarian name. But I'm sure it could be found in other areas, too.

11-30-2007, 10:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
bjambjam Upright	Are you chocking? Out for lunch one day, a group of immagrants were having a fine time until Hymie began to gag. “I – I think I svallowed a bone” Hymie gasped. “Hymie” said Miklos, “are you chocking?” “No, demmit, I’m serious!” __________________ "Be the change you want to see in the world"

11-30-2007, 01:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
gar1976 Custom User Title Location: Lurking. Under the desk.	He misunderstood "chocking" (s/b "choking, BTW) for "joking." __________________ Blistex, in regards to crappy games - They made pong look like a story driven RPG with a dynamic campaign.

11-30-2007, 06:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
kel WARNING: FLAMMABLE Location: Ask Acetylene	It's an accent joke. Mexican accents conflate J and Ch sounds. __________________ "It better be funny"

11-30-2007, 08:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	A cursory Google search will call up the fact that "Hymie" is a derogatory term for a Jew. . . . __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

11-30-2007, 09:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
ColonelSpecial Insane	I had a friend named Jaime whose parents were from Mexico. It was pronounced Hymie. J in spanish is pronounced as an h sound. So I think that is what the op is going for. __________________ "Mommy, the presidents are squishing me!" "Using the pull out method of contraceptive is like saying I won't use a seat belt, I'll just jump out of the car before it hits that tree." Sara

11-30-2007, 12:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Shauk Confused Adult Location: Spokane, WA	i dont get it.

11-30-2007, 01:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	is this some kind of schtick?

11-30-2007, 04:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
Shauk Confused Adult Location: Spokane, WA	yeah i mean even with "choking" (the correct spelling) It still doesn't really make sense to me. some dude is like oh man I think I swallowed a bone, other dude says "oh are you choking?" and then the response is "no, I'm serious" which means, he's not choking, he just swallowed a bone, therefore i'm left going "well whats so funny? smacks self in face

11-30-2007, 07:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
Shauk Confused Adult Location: Spokane, WA	oh... ok. I get it now.. :\

11-30-2007, 08:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	Mexican??? Where did you get Mexican out of that? The names sound Eurpean, almost Jewish or Greek -ish....

12-01-2007, 12:50 AM	#11 (permalink)
Daniel_ Evil Priest: The Devil Made Me Do It! Location: Southern England	Haimie (Chaim) - Hebraic name - anglo equiv. James - span. equiv - 'haime. It's all the same. But this is an old east european Jew joke. It's the same as this one: Abie and Moishe were driving their car, and they were running low on petrol, so they pulled into a full service petrol station. The attendent comes out the car and says "juice?" "So vot if ve are" says Moise "just fill 'er up". __________________ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗ Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air, And deep beneath the rolling waves, In labyrinths of Coral Caves, The Echo of a distant time Comes willowing across the sand; And everthing is Green and Submarine ╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝

12-01-2007, 07:22 AM	#12 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	Yeah, and I found that "Miklos" is a Hungarian name. But I'm sure it could be found in other areas, too. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot