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I collect funny stories because they are infallible
indexes of public grievance. You cannot only predict,
but pinpoint areas of grievance by the jokes that
circulate. There are now floods of bilingual jokes, as
well as Newfie jokes. Perhaps you have heard of the
big Newfie breakthrough: the first hernia transplant
. . . etc. The reason for the flood of Newfie jokes is
quite simply the shift of the Newfoundland
population from rural to urban areas. There is a new
interface, creating much irritation. East Berliners
express their grievances by pointing to the great
Russian breakthrough: the crossing of glow-worms
with body lice now permits the entire population of
Russia to read Pravda in bed at night!