PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Boat-Noodle Joke
Uncle Boon's stall, Golf telling the oldest joke on the river: one day a foreigner comes to a boat-noodle stall; and then; when he sees the bowl he asks, why is the bowl so small; and the uncle answers; patience, the uncle looks at the bowl, and then says; not the end yet; well, the boat was small; the punchline always comes last, tell it again, Captain: how a joke is told, with the point last.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
Uncle Boon's boat-noodle stall at the night market at the mouth of the soi, the regulars round the table: Golf, Tee and Jack speak as friends, no particle, and the stall calls Jack Captain.
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