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Daily jokes and cartoons 48/80
(When someone seems to have something wrong with them, but it's nothing, we call that "kutyabaja" in Hungarian ("dog's problem"). So the joke is: "- Is Petey okay? - Sure, look! He only has dog's problem!" (the joke being that Petey is full of fleas, which is a real dog's problem.)
Daily jokes and cartoons 47/80
Octopollyparrot ("Polly" is a standard name for parrots, and "polip" is "octopus" in Hungarian)
Daily jokes and cartoons 46/80
Trojan diner / befaló ("Fa" is "wood", ló" is "horse" in Hungarian. Next to each other they form "faló", which can also mean" eatery" or "diner" So "Trojan diner" also sounds like "Trojan wooden horse").
Daily jokes and cartoons 45/80
This joke plays on the word "halálom", which means "my death". "Halálom" is by chance made up of the words "hal" - "fish" and "álom" which is "dream". So "Fishdream" is the same as "My death". The joke is: "Which animal is it scary to dream of? A fish. Why? It's about my death / fishdream."
Daily jokes and cartoons 44/80
How does a retired man walk around? - By fumbling around. ("fumbling" is "botorkál" in Hungarian, which starts with "bot", meaning "stick". So "sétabotorkál" is a combination of "walking stick" and "fumbling around").
Daily jokes and cartoons 43/80
Otolaryngologist (An ear and throat specialist is "gégészet" in Hungarian, while the sound geese make is "gá gá" in Hungarian, so "gégészet" becomes "gágászat")
Daily jokes and cartoons 42/80
"Hajbókolás" means giving compliments to someone (like royalty), but in this form "haj" also means "hair", and "bókolás" means "paying compliments to someone". So the man is complimenting the hair.
Daily jokes and cartoons 41/80
A new verse for an old children's song. The original: "Knifes, forks, scissors are not to be held by children." The new verse: "Nets, bags, and sacks are not to be put on children's heads."
Daily jokes and cartoons 40/80
- Want a pizza? - Absolutely (feltétlenül). - What toppings? - I said absolutely. ("feltétlenül" is not just "absolutely", it can also mean "without topping")
Daily jokes and cartoons 39/80
Happy harvest/birthday! ("Születés" is "birth" in Hungarian, while the very similar "szüretés" is "harvest".)
Daily jokes and cartoons 38/80
- Fear me, evil doers! For it is I, Blood Man! - Ugh. That is a terrible name, Master Bruce. - Oh. So what should I be called? - I do not know. Anything, but not blood man. ("but not blood man" translates literally to "de ne vér ember", and "denevér" is Hungarian for "Bat", while "ember" is "Man". 🙂
Daily jokes and cartoons 36/80
- Good day to you! I cannot cross this river. Could you make me a bridge, elder master? - Weeell... I've grown rather old, my back is killing me and my knees hurt... Still, the old man made a bridge. (The joke being that "making a bridge" also refers to a gymnastic exercise where you bend over backwards.)
Daily jokes and cartoons 34/80
Another name for the arm wrestling champion? - A conductor. (The joke is that Conductor is called "karmester" in Hungarian. "kar" also means "arm" and "mester" is "master").
Daily jokes and cartoons 33/80
- And which tree is your favorite, children? - Our chocolate tree ("Our tree" is "Fánk" in Hungarian, which is the same word for doughnut)
Daily jokes and cartoons 31/80
Why is the runner-up fencing champion sad? - Because she was an arm's length from victory. (In Hungarian, "arm" is "kar", while "sword" is "kard". So she was "a sword length from victory".)
Daily jokes and cartoons 30/80
What do you call the wife of a silkworm? - Silkwife (this is not funny at all in English, however, in Hungarian "silk" is "selyem", which sounds close to "nejem", meaning "my wife". So literally the punchline is "My wife worm.")