The Best Ever Book of Swedish Jokes: Lots and Lots of Jokes Specially Repurposed for You-Know-Who

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For example, they might make fun of serious stuff like death, murder, wars, and so on. However, they can also involve more lighthearted subjects such as race relations/racism, gender issues, or disabilities. I won’t go into too much detail, but someone who has had a few too many might “lay a pizza” as a result. Apologies again, but I just don’t want you to get your hopes up about getting a pizza when the reality is bleaker! In the jokes, the jovial Bellman plays the classic court jester, whose pranks are often at the expense of the monarch, Gustav III. Humour meets political ideology, says Engman: But some Swedish comedians beg to differ, with the king at least continuing to provide a great source of material. In his article, Grundelach, points out the strange asymmetry in Scandinavian humour, that while the Norwegians and Swedes joke about each other, and the Danes a little about both Swedes and Norwegians, no one seems to joke much about the Danes.

If you look at hit humorous Facebook groups in Sweden in recent years, there's a definite amusement at the absurd, grotesque, and simply silly (at least in the ones followed by my Swedish wife). The success of groups like the now-defunct Svåra Föremål (Troublesome Objects), Fullständigt ointressant information (Totally uninteresting information), or Lokaltidningsbesvikelser (Local newspaper disappointments), shows Swedes' revelling in the bad taste or tediousness of their compatriots. The pharmacist asked him what size he would like. The Dane thought for a while and then replied: “Ones that fit on a Camel.” Although relations between the two countries have improved over the years, there's still a lot of bad blood between Finland and Norway. It's called Sweden.Grundelach took the joke from The Scandinavians, a book by Time Magazine correspondent Donald S Connery, who explains the joke (which shows signs of Danish origin) as follows:

I'm thinking about opening up a Swedish restaurant but my chef isn't actually Swedish Do you think anyone will notice I'm using an artificial Swedener on my food?

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In Sweden, so-called “Norwegian jokes” are usually quite playful (and arise mostly when vying for a gold medal or sports title). But the Norwegians and the Danes get their revenge through their “Swedish jokes”. They usually point out how “inept” Swedes are at social interaction. Here are some examples: The phrase predates modern conceptions of germ theory, thus people at the time saw no difference between plague and cholera as both were likely to kill you. This funny Swedish word has its place as one of my all-time favorites. It’s a compound noun, and you can add “sugen” to mean that you’re craving something to pretty much anything else.