Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: The Pope goes to Heaven

Sunday humour.
The Pope dies and, naturally, goes to heaven. He's met by the
reception committee, and after a whirlwind tour is told that he can
enjoy any of the myriad recreations available.
Saint Peter than asks him:
"Is there anything which Your Holiness desires?"
"Well, yes," the Pope replies. "I have often pondered some of the
mysteries which have puzzled and confounded theologians through the
ages. Are there perhaps any transcripts which recorded the actual
conversations between God and the prophets of old? I would like to see
what was actually said, without the dimming of memories over time."
Saint Peter immediately ushers the Pope to the heavenly library and
explains how to retrieve the various documents.
The Pope spends the next aeon or so learning the languages. After
becoming a linguistic master, he sits down in the library and begins
to pore over every version of the Bible, working back from the most
recent "Easy Reading" to the original script.
Then one day,  there is a scream in the library. The angels come
running, only to find him huddled in a chair, crying to himself and
muttering, 'An "R"! They left out the "R"'!
God takes him aside, offering comfort, and asks him what the problem
is. After collecting his wits, the Pope sobs again, "It's the letter
"R" ..... the word was supposed to be 'Celebrate!"
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I remain, as always, ecc
Bambi
dtb

 "R" ..... the word was supposed to be 'Celebrate!"
Bambi, I didn't get it.  Celebate?  Don't they perhaps mean celibate?
Or is celebate a variation of celibate?
ciao
Arianna
PS: I am sure it's a funny joke and I will laugh as soon as I
understand it.
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" > God takes him aside, offering comfort, and asks him what the problem
" > is. After collecting his wits, the Pope sobs again, "It's the letter
" > "R" ..... the word was supposed to be 'Celebrate!"
" 
" Bambi, I didn't get it.  Celebate?  Don't they perhaps mean celibate?
Da come la conosco io, si`.
.mau.

 .mau.
That must be UK English (honestly, guys, do they really speak English
over there?) because I have never seen it spelled that way before.
ciao
arianna
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Da come la conosco io, si`.
Probably because "celebate", which is not right, and "celibate", are
pronounced in the same way.
Bye Asoka xx'82
<< However fast you may run, you will never overreach the ball >>

 over there?) because I have never seen it spelled that way before.
No, we don't spell it that way, either.
I think Bambi must have got that joke from Ron.  :-)))
Mary
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 Mary
Ah ah ah ah.....Love it!  better than the joke!
Are you from the UK?  Where did I get the idea you were from Australia?
bye
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 understand it.

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I think I mentioned once that I'm half Australian, but I was born and
brought up in the UK; I've only been down under on holiday.
Mary
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Do Australian Jews celebrate Passunder?

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Unfortunately, one is also left with the problem that "celibate"
is an adjective and "celebrate" is a verb, thus leading one to
doubt the plausibility of a sentence in which the word could
have been misread.
Raymot
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Raymot ha scritto:
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And the problem that "celibate" doesn't rhyme with "celebrate" (at least
where I come from).
But apart from that, it's a really good joke...  :-)))
Mary
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Celibacy is *NOT* an inherited characteristic.

But apart from that, it's a really good joke...  :-)))
Vi rendete conto che questo genere di pignoleria linguistica - peraltro
tipico del nostro newsgroup - ha rovinato irrimediabilmente l'effetto della
barzelletta, che era carina e ben raccontata? Sento il bisogno di chiedere
scusa a Bambi. Provate a immaginare la situazione "in the flesh": Bambi
racconta la barzelletta e nessuno ride. Arianna chiede: ma com'č, celebate,
celibrate? Mary precisa: no, neanche noi lo scriviamo cosě; Raymot aggiunge:
sě, ma uno č un verbo e l'altro un aggettivo. Sguardi perplessi, teste che
annuiscono e alla fine "Ah, ah, ah! Divertente!"
Da farsi cascare braccia ed eventuali annessi e connessi...
A meno che Bambi, con un insospettabile senso dell'umorismo a doppio strato,
non l'abbia fatto apposta, consapevole di provocare queste reazioni, e ora
si stia fregando le mani soddisfatta dicendo "lo sapevo!"
Cordiali saluti
Ah, dimenticavo: ROTFL
Anna :-)


BTW, have you ever heard of Chinese Jews ? No ?
Actually, so far, I have heard of orange juice, pear juice, peach juice, and
so on... :-):-)
Bye Asoka xx'82
<< However fast you may run, you will never overreach the ball >>
P.S. Maybe it's not so nice as the joke I can't remember...

 Mary Cassidy ha scritto nel messaggio
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Er, sorry.... what rhyme?
Mary
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which the undersigned has every intention of doing.
Dear Bambi,
Since I was among those finding fault with your joke, I would
like to offer some explanation for what might otherwise be
considered boorish and uncharitable behaviour.
This is a newsgroup about language - how it is used, what it
means, etc. Your joke provided excellent material for some of
us to explain why a certain joke might not be funny to some
people. No doubt, had you told your joke at a party, your
respondents would have laughed, since this is what one does
at parties. On newsgroups about language, one often responds
to a post by making points about the language.
Perhaps I only speak for myself, but my reply was based on
this principle of language commentary rather than any desire
to chastise you for telling an unfunny joke!
I am glad that you have not been traumatised to the point
where you stop trying to please us!
Ciao, 
Raymot
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 scusa a Bambi.
Oddio, dimmi che non te sei offesa, Bambi!
I always assume that "Anglosaxons" (for want of a better word) can take a joke
against themselves, but maybe I shouldn't.
If you were really offended, Bambi, say so, and I promise I won't do it again.
I don't know about the "pignoleria linguistica" in general, though; if nobody
ever corrected anybody, nobody would learn anything, would they?
If somebody makes lots of mistakes I usually don't correct more than one, if
any, because otherwise they're liable to get discouraged, and I try to do it
politely.
What does everybody else think?
Mary
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We all agree on this, of course. But imho it would have been nicer to laugh
first (for those who understood and appreciated the joke) and then to add
all our possible *but*s.
Btw the light for pignoleria linguistica is always green in here! :-)
Anna

Anna
Yeah, wasn't it you who said that not long ago ? :-)
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Er, sorry.... what rhyme?
"indeed" - "did" (although not perfect)
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Bye Asoka xx'82
Ti consiglierei: Forget the (non-existent) rhyme, and claim 
credit for the alliteration.
Raymot
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" >> Yes indeed, you did  (did you care for the rhyme ? :-))
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" >Er, sorry.... what rhyme?
" 
" "indeed" - "did" (although not perfect)
Ho il sospetto che per un inglese sia migliore la non-rima did-fit che la
non-rima indeed-did ...
ciao, .mau.

Yeah, wasn't it you who said that not long ago ? :-)
Precisely... And this is one of the reasons why I like this newsgroup. It is
also most satisfactory for me to realize that people (some of them at least)
pay attention to what I write...:-)
My ego thanks you very much indeed!
Yours
Anna


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Dear Raymot,
There was no need, I assure you, for your explanations. I fully
understand your intent and
as this is a Newsgroup about language, as you so rightly say,  and for
the benefit of those who might have been wondering etc, I appreciate
what you were doing and am glad my posted material provided the
fodder.
I shall persevere as I have sad, in finding linguistically challenging
materials for the group to further digest and hopefully might also
raise a smile in the process.
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I remain, as always, trauma free, ecc.,
Bambi
dtb
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credit for the alliteration.
Ok, forget the rhyme : it was an alliteration.
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