That thread would be interesting, Alice, though most of us would need to have them explained -- and as the saying goes, "a joke explained is a joke ruined". This doubles when they hinge on puns, or other wordplay, as they so often do. I once tried this old children's
riddle on a Japanese student:
"What's purple and conquered half the world?"
The answer, of course, being "Alexander the Grape". She didn't get it.*
Anyone who's clicked some of my posts on either of our Music threads knows (only too well!) of my love for some of the Kpop groups -- especially -- ahem -- my Mamamoo girls. One mv I don't think I ever posted is this one:
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Why? Because "AZE Gag" -- which could be translated loosely as "Dad Jokes" -- is filled with bad puns in Korean. I've seen a version which provides subtitles in English, and I have to say I'm no wiser for them.
You'll notice even this version has to give "explanatory" subtitles, for native speakers! What hope do the rest of us have?
* So well known, someone made a brand of candy!
IIRC, I gave my friend a box of them.
But then, she was very cute! 😁
°Watch Wheein casually spinning that pen at 1:37. Nice one, girl!