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From: sanjiva@tesla.UUCP (Sanjiva Prasad)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: Erections
Message-ID: <342@tesla.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Mar-86 12:42:39 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar  7 12:42:39 1986
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> In article <291@tolerant.UUCP> kathy@tolerant.UUCP (Kathy Kister) writes:
> 
> True story (?): At a U.N. meeting the American ambassador turned to
> the Japanese ambassador and whispered, "When was your last election?"
> The Japanese ambassador turned bright red and whispered back, "before
> bleakfast."


The Japanese unlike the Chinese, seem to make "l" sound like "r". A common
joke about JAL is that their stewardesses announce :
 
" We hope you enjoy your fright ".



An incident like the *true story* took place in India, when a Japanese 
journalist was interviewing a minister and asked a question about when the 
next popular democratic mandate was going to be held. 

Sanjiva