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The E-Sylum: Volume 14, Number 40, September 25, 2011, Article 18

NUMISMATIC JOKES

Last week a reader requested numismatic jokes. Here are a few. -Editor

John Dirnbauer writes:

Guy walks into a bar and orders twelve shots of Tequila. Bartender lines 'em up. Guy starts to quickly shoot 'em down. Bartender says "hey buddy, slow down . . . what's the hurry? Guy says "if you had what I have, you'd drink 'em fast too." Bartender says "what do you have?" Guy says " 75 cents."

Gosia Fort writes:

My most favorite joke of all is the old Polish numismatic joke. My problem is how to translate the humor based on the play of words. And even if I live up to the linguistic challenge, will it be still funny today when Polish currency is strong while the joke refers to its worthlessness? Anyway since I cannot concentrate on work and I keep thinking about how to preserve the gist of this joke in translation, here it is:

Q&A
- What is backing up the value of American dollar?
- Gold.
- And the value of pound sterling?
- Silver.
- Polish zloty?
- Paper...[make a dramatic pause] donated.

Pete Smith writes:

There are a couple of websites with coin collecting jokes. I didn't think any of them were funny. I do recall one that I thought was funny thirty-five years ago.

Did you know that 64 Kennedy Halves are now worth thirty-two dollars?

Maybe you had to be there.

Maybe if you wait long enough, there will be nothing funny about it anymore. -Editor



Wayne Homren, Editor

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