From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!npois!houxi!ihnss!ihps3!stolaf!borman Newsgroups: net.jokes Title: A Joke, Not a Flame Article-I.D.: stolaf.358 Posted: Sun Jun 13 23:31:03 1982 Received: Tue Jun 15 00:52:35 1982 Yes folks, an honest to goodness joke. It was told several years ago by an AFS student (American Field Service - High School student exchange program with other countries) at commencment. When telling a joke, how to tell who's the AFS student, the ethnic, and the average person. The average person laughs at the joke. The ethnic laughs at the joke, laughs again when it's explained, and laughs again when he gets it. The AFS'er laughs at the joke, and again when it's explained. He never gets it. (if it doesn't seem funny, you've never tried to tell a joke to a non-native speaker, who's still having trouble with the language) -Dave Borman