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In German humour, East Frisian jokes ((ドイツ語:Ostfriesenwitz)) belong to the group of jokes about certain nationalities, in this case the East Frisians of northern Germany. The basic structure of these jokes takes the form of a simple question and answer; the question often asking something about the nature of the East Frisian and the humorous reply usually being at the expense of the supposedly stupid and/or primitive East Frisian. Often the East Frisian are portrayed as farmers, rural folk or coastal dwellers. Many punch lines describe the foolishness of East Frisians by using figure of speech or a word used in a different sense (a pun or play on words). Sometimes the reverse situation also occurs in which the East Frisians are the wiser; and are contrasted usually with a group of people from the southern German-speaking world. In addition, comedians such as Otto Waalkes and Karl Dall also tell jokes with or about East Frisians, usually in a completely open format. In East Frisia itself these jokes are usually accepted. The positive effect of a greater awareness of the relatively small region of East Frisia resulting from this humour is recognized and welcomed. A modern legend even suggests that these jokes were invented by the East Frisians. == Examples of typical East Frisian jokes == ;Jokes in typical question-answer format: * Why do East Frisians have flat heads? – Because when they have a drink of water, the loo seat always falls on their head! * Why do East Frisians take a stone and a box of matches to bed? They turn the light off using the stone and light a match to see if they've actually hit the light! * How many East Frisians does it take to milk a cow? Twenty-four. Four to hold the teats and twenty to lift the cow up and down! * Why do East Frisians ride in a tank to go and feed the sheep? Because they don't know that the Second World War has ended! ;Punch lines promoting East Frisians: * What do East Frisians do when the tide goes out? – They sell plots of land to Austrians! ;Other forms of East Frisian joke: * Why does the tide ebb and flow? – Because when the sea saw the East Frisians, it got such a shock that it ran away. Now it returns twice a day to see if they're still there! * From the stage act by Otto Waalkes: "The East Frisians and the Bavarians are playing football. Suddenly a train goes past nearby and whistles. The East Frisians think the game has ended and go home! (''pause'') Half an hour later the Bavarians score the first goal!" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「East Frisian jokes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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