The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 8, February 20, 2005, Article 24

GOOD, CLEAN, OLD, INTERNATIONAL JOKE

Ralf W. Böpple writes: "By the way, the Good Clean
Funny Joke did ring a bell with me. I have known the
same joke since childhood, but obviously here in
Germany it was told with the 10 Pfennig coin and the
considerably smaller 50 Pfennig coin. I thought of the
joke a couple of years ago when the deutschmark went
away and the euro coins were introduced. The 10
eurocent piece is smaller than the 5 eurocent piece,
but it is thicker. The 1 euro coin is smaller than the 50
eurocent coin, but it is bimetallic and thus simply appears
more valuable. In both cases, the difference of the
diameter is so tiny that few people will actually notice.
So there is no fun in telling this joke nowadays - I guess
it has been demonetized..."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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