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| − | + | * '''Jutes:''' along with the Angles and Saxons, one of the Germanic invaders of Britain who were the anscestors of the English | |
| − | A German is walking in Jutland and loses his way. There are two Jutes leaning on a fence and so he goes over to them. "Sprechen sie Deutsch?" he asks. They shake their heads. "Parlez-vous Français?" Again no. "Do you speak English?" No. And so it goes on. In the end the German gives up in disgust and walks on. First Jute: "You know, we should really learn some foreign languages." Second Jute: "What would be the point? That man knew ten, and look where it got him!". | + | |
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| + | ==Commentary== | ||
| + | There is a classic German joke about Jutes. Although it is difficult to know whether Joyce is referring to it, the dialogue in this section suggests that he is. The joke goes: | ||
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| + | ''A German is walking in Jutland and loses his way. There are two Jutes leaning on a fence and so he goes over to them. "Sprechen sie Deutsch?" he asks. They shake their heads. "Parlez-vous Français?" Again no. "Do you speak English?" No. And so it goes on. In the end the German gives up in disgust and walks on. First Jute: "You know, we should really learn some foreign languages." Second Jute: "What would be the point? That man knew ten, and look where it got him!".'' | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
Revision as of 03:54, 1 March 2007
- Jutes: along with the Angles and Saxons, one of the Germanic invaders of Britain who were the anscestors of the English
Commentary
There is a classic German joke about Jutes. Although it is difficult to know whether Joyce is referring to it, the dialogue in this section suggests that he is. The joke goes:
A German is walking in Jutland and loses his way. There are two Jutes leaning on a fence and so he goes over to them. "Sprechen sie Deutsch?" he asks. They shake their heads. "Parlez-vous Français?" Again no. "Do you speak English?" No. And so it goes on. In the end the German gives up in disgust and walks on. First Jute: "You know, we should really learn some foreign languages." Second Jute: "What would be the point? That man knew ten, and look where it got him!".
