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Tony 1963
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 Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:12 pm Post subject: I can't understand these two pieces of humor. Please help! |
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Hi,
1. Tarzan came home from a hard day's work and said:"Jane, it's a jungle out there."
2. Reasons why it is great to be a woman:
"You can sleep your way to the top."
what's the points for laughing? (I'm not a native english speaker.)
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peterteacher
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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#1
There is a saying "It's a jungle out there" which you use when you've been in a difficult, dangerous, hectic (="busy") situation. For example someone can compare their daily life at work to the danger of being in a jungle with wild animals by saying "It's a jungle out there."
It's funny here because Tarzan is famous for living in a jungle, so of course it is like being in a jungle because it IS a jungle 
#2
To "sleep your way to the top" means to get promotions and advance by having sex with important people. Here the joke is taking a different (actually the original) meaning of "sleep" as to mean "rest".
It's not as funny as the first joke and I'd be careful who you use #2 with...
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Tony 1963
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| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject: Thank you, Petercheacher. It sure helped. |
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| Thank you, Petercheacher. It sure helped. |
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