An angry Ontarian calls a radio show, and complains about all the Newfies coming to Ontario to take the good jobs. “We aughta build a wall to keep them Newfies out!”

Next call to the radio show is a newfie: “Owshegettinonb’y? Ye by’s be havin’ any jobs bildin tha’ wall or wha’?”

(How are you doing? You guys have any jobs building that wall, or what?)

The pot is lauging because the boiler is black.

This is a kids pun joke that got lost in translation. Treffen can mean either to meet or to hit (like with a bullet).

Want a funny German joke? Why don’t ants go to church? Because they’re insects!

To explain the joke, as is tradition in Germany. “To meet” translates to “treffen” in German. Which can also mean “to hit something or somebody”.

Once had a multicultural family gathering where we translated the same joke into several languages.

A man knocks at a door. A woman opens and he says: “Hello, my name is Toulouse. I’m here to fuck your daughter.” The woman screams: “To what?!?” He answers calmly: “Toulouse.”

In case people are wondering: it’s indeed a german joke.

It’s a pun. “meet” and “hit” are using the same word in german

It’s a bit like the shortest joke: A woman comes at the doctor…

Or in German: Kommt 'ne Frau beim Arzt…

This one works well in German and English, but I assume it’s untranslatable in many other languages.

Girl goes to a store and asks: “do you sell pantyhoses?”. The salesman replies: “why? Do you have half an ass?”

«done is done said the moose and walked over the river and became a reindeer.»

in norwegian done rhymes with deer, and reindeer rhymes with clean.

Wenn ist das Nunstück git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!

One translated from Norwegian:

“Once upon a time… But now it’s a corridor”

I’ll supply the original and an explanation:

“Det var en gang… Men nå er det en korridor”

“Det var en gang” is literally “It was a time/an instance”, and it’s the main way every fairytale starts in Norwegian. But “gang” could also mean hallway.

One of my favorite Filipino jokes:

Why didn’t the priest go swimming in the ocean? Because it’s salt water.

“Salt water” in Tagalog can be translated as “tubig asin,” which sounds like the English “too big a sin.” Many Filipino jokes rely on Tagalog and English like that.

Here’s another (putting original Tagalog because it’s kind of relevant):

May joke ako tungkol sa airport kaso NAIA ako eh hehe.

English:

I have a joke about the airport, but I am NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) hehe.

NAIA sounds like “nahiya,” which means “shy,” so it would sort of translate to “… but I was shy.”

Two Bulgarians are driving through the countryside when they are pulled over by an officer. “Sorry to bother you”, says the officer, “but I’m looking for two child molesters.”

The Bulgarians look at each other for a moment, turn to the officer, and with a solemn nod say

“We’ll do it.”

In the early 80s, American scientists and engineers produced the smallest precision drill bit ever created. With great pride and fanfare, they sent it to their West German colleagues for study and reproduction.

Just days later, the engineering team received a parcel. In it, a note: “Thank you for letting us test our equipment” and the original drill bit with a hole drilled through its center.

Translated Hungarian joke:

The Székely and his son go into the forest to cut trees. When cutting a tree, the son says:

“Goodbye, my beloved father.”

“Why are you saying a farewell to me?”, asks the Székely.

“Because the tree is falling on you.”

Oh I can do German-style comedy too, but as an American.

A Democrat and a Republican walk into a bar. They fight and both die in the hospital. Their families have to each pay $80,000 for medical expenses, then both families sue the bar. The bar closes, the owner divorces, spirals into alcoholism, and commits suicide. Then the funeral director buys a new house.