Hello mark,

On Sunday January 27 2019 11:25, you wrote to me:

 MV>> I got that far. Home Depot does not sell food. But they sell
 MV>> whiskey?

 ml> of course not... whisk[e]y is not hardware or home repair/building
 ml> material though some people might think it (sh|c)ould be ;)

Right... So... asking for whiskey is in the same category as asking for Polish
sausages. Or Sauerkraut, Stroopwafels, Brussels sprouts and Worcester sauce...

 >>>>>> Or if I asked for some Whiskey, would you ask if I was
 >>>>>> Irish?" The clerk says, "No, I probably wouldn't."

But than why that? Why is asking for whiskey OK?

 MV>> It makes no sense it if there is not more to "Polish" than just
 MV>> not selling food in a hardware store.

 ml> that's the joke! you don't buy groceries/food in a hardware store :)

To get the joke, one must not only entertain the prejudice that the Polish
people are stupid, but also that the Irish, Germans, Dutch, Brittish, etc are
not...

Such selective prejudice is not part of our culture...

Other than that: when a joke needs explaning, it stops being funny. So if you
have to use Google, the joke already failed.


Cheers, Michiel

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