Nov. 4, 2025
The joke of bulb
We have two different types of jokes in Italy: "barzellette" and "colmi". The first one is a sort of funny story based on real scenarios that concludes with an unexpected ending. For example, most of them start with something like "There are a German, a French, and an Italian guy in a forest when they come across a bear..." (but it might be other places like a desert or a hotel) "The French guy says, 'We should run faster than the bear so it won't catch us.' The German guy says: 'We should run faster than Italian, so it will catch him and not us.' The Italian guy says, 'I should run faster than both of them.'" The first two guys represent the worst stereotypes of their country: the German guy will be rigid, and the French dirty or posh, whereas the Italian guy will stand out for his cleverness. The second joke, the "colmi" is usually a pun. One of my favorites is: "How many psychologists does it take to change a bulb? One, but the bulb should want to change."
We have two different types of jokes in Italy: "barzellette" and "colmi".
The first one is a sort of funny story based on real scenarios that concludes with an unexpected ending.
For example, most of them start with something like "There areis a German, a French, and an Italian guy in a forest when they come across a bear..."
because the parts of the whole are singular A german A french A italian you would use the singular "is" not 'are'. To use 'are' you would need the parts of the whole to also be plural like: "there are Germans, French people, and Italians in a forest"
(but it might be other places like a desert or a hotel)
"The French guy says, 'We should run faster than the bear so it won't catch us.'
The German guy says: 'We should run faster than Italian, so it will catch him and not us.'
The Italian guy says, 'I should run faster than both of them.'"
The first two guys represent the worst stereotypes of their country: the German guy will be rigid, and the French dirty or posh, whereas the Italian guy will stand out for his cleverness.
The second joke, the "colmi" is usually a pun.
One of my favorites is: "How many psychologists does it take to change a bulb?
One, but the bulb should want to change."
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The joke of bulb |
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We have two different types of jokes in Italy: "barzellette" and "colmi". This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The first one is a sort of funny story based on real scenarios that conclude with an unexpected ending. |
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For example, most of them start with something like "There are a German, a French, and an Italian guy in a forest when they come across a bear..." For example, most of them start with something like "There because the parts of the whole are singular A german A french A italian you would use the singular "is" not 'are'. To use 'are' you would need the parts of the whole to also be plural like: "there are Germans, French people, and Italians in a forest" |
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(but it might be other places like a desert or a hotel) This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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"The French guy says, 'We should run faster than the bear so it won't catch us.' This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The German guy says: 'We should run faster than Italina, so it will catch him and not us.' |
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The Italian guy says, 'I should run faster than both of them.'" This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The first two guys represent the worst stereotypes of their country: the German guy will be rigid, and the French dirty or pushy, whereas the Italian guy will stand out for his cleverness. |
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The second joke, the "colmi" is usually a pun. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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One of my favorites is: "How many psychologists do you need to change a bulb? |
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One, but the bulb should want to change." This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The first one is a sort of funny story based on real scenarios that concludes with an unexpected ending. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The German guy says: 'We should run faster than Italian, so it will catch him and not us.' This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The first two guys represent the worst stereotypes of their country: the German guy will be rigid, and the French dirty or posh, whereas the Italian guy will stand out for his cleverness. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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One of my favorites is: "How many psychologists does it take to change a bulb? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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