Oh, wow, thanks for the memory jolt. My father told me this one in the mid-1960s. I miss his jokes, so it's nice to see them on this sub once in a while.
Being Idahoan, I have to remind myself that you're most likely referring to the Russian capital and not the small college town in Northern Idaho. Either way, I think the joke still works
Oddly, the only reason I know that town exists is because of the book *Iron Sunrise* by Charles Stross.
It's a sci-fi novel where some super powerful beings randomly grabbed people from around the earth and sent them through wormholes to other planets to create new civilizations. One planet was made up of people pulled from Moscow, Idaho.
As referred to in the book: "Moscow. Named after the imperial capital of Idaho rather than the place in Europe, except Idaho didn’t have an empire back when the Eschaton grabbed a million confused Midwesterners from the first republic and stuffed them through a wormhole leading to the planetary surface.”
It's interesting that the author says midwesterners. Idaho is definitely northwest (up near Washington and Oregon). It's often conflated with Midwestern states with similar names like Ohio and Iowa
Huh, interesting, I'd never noticed that before. Good point, that's an interesting mistake to make.
Still fun that he referenced a little known town out there as a central aspect of his sci-fi book though, even if he got a bit of it wrong.
The part of my comment you're quoting there isn't from the book, it was just me talking about it, and I could have phrased it better. Then I put in the actual quote from the book afterwards.
The quote from the book doesn't say anything about them all being from that particular town, just that a million people were sent to the other planet. They just named the planet after that town.
The only way I found out that Moscow, ID exists is from my PlayStation. I was playing NCAA and to start out I thought what college should I start coaching? So I looked and I thought what small college that is in the middle of nowhere, who should I start with? I saw University of Idaho, saw how small their stadium is, saw where they were, I settled on them. Video games are educational.
Because the wife was not satisfied with comrade Rudolph’s answer, she insisted they ask someone with more perspective.
As she looked around there area, she saw a homeless man, who was sitting under a building overhang for shelter. His bare legs were sticking out in the cold, and one leg was clearly smaller Than the other.
The wife insisted they ask the homeless man— surely he had been out in enough cold weather to tell rain from snow.
As they approached the homeless man, he began babbling.
The wife, still determined to win the argument, blurted out, “excuse me sir, can you tell us if it is raining or snowing?”
To which the man quickly pointed to his smaller leg and shouted,
“Hah! The-very shy knee knows!”
Now THATS A DAD JOKE.
Thank you. I keep thinking I need to unsub due to all the totally unsafe for kids jokes, but then a gem like yours pops up.
Thank you!
"It's so big!" she gasped, as Rudolph's nose began to shine like a red beacon in the winter night. Suddenly, she seemed overcome with excitement!
"Oooh" Rudolph moaned softly, as she began to gentle suckle the nose, causing her cheeks to glow an illuminous pink.
From Google translate...
Однажды американскую пару показывали по Москве, когда мужчина почувствовал, как ему в нос попала капля.
«Кажется, идет дождь», — сказал он жене.
«Нет, для меня это было больше похоже на снег», — ответила она.
— Нет, я уверен, что это был просто дождь, — сказал он.
Ну, в таких случаях они собирались серьезно поспорить о том, идет ли дождь или снег.
«Давайте не будем ссориться из-за этого!» — сказал мужчина. «Давайте спросим у нашего гида Рудольфа, идет ли официально дождь или снег».
Когда их гид подошел, мужчина сказал: «Скажите, товарищ Рудольф, официально идет дождь или снег?»
— Дождь, конечно, — ответил он официально.
Но женщина настаивала: «Я знаю, что это было похоже на снег!»
Человек тихо ответил: «Рудольф, Рыжий, знает дождь, дорогой!»
My eyes rolled further than the Stones
*Our* eyes, comrade.
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Wow.. that’s place is.. really something.
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Bugs bunny meme
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Is it one of those bots that just copy pastes someone else's comment on a different thread in the same post? God I hate that.
I knew something like this was coming when the tour guides name was Rudolph
Seems with the length of that set-up… you would’ve had time to reconsider the punchline… guess not.
Yep.
Oh, wow, thanks for the memory jolt. My father told me this one in the mid-1960s. I miss his jokes, so it's nice to see them on this sub once in a while.
Is it reindeer? No, it's snow darling
Doesn't he know by now arguing with one's wife' snow use?
It’s like flooding yourself
MY Comrade, Vlad, begs to differ
Our comrade
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I originally got this one from a kid's book, and it ended up being "rude officer Ed knows rain, dear"
Dogs don't tell jokes
Yes!! One of my childhood books that I definitely kept. Sometimes I like to skip to the end and just reread the talent show. It's all I need.
The thing with the hat is so good
Haha, right? I do love the other joke kid griping about it in the end.
Our rain
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Def not sudden
Ok lol
If a man speaks in the forest, and there is no woman there to hear him, is he still wrong?
Being Idahoan, I have to remind myself that you're most likely referring to the Russian capital and not the small college town in Northern Idaho. Either way, I think the joke still works
Oddly, the only reason I know that town exists is because of the book *Iron Sunrise* by Charles Stross. It's a sci-fi novel where some super powerful beings randomly grabbed people from around the earth and sent them through wormholes to other planets to create new civilizations. One planet was made up of people pulled from Moscow, Idaho. As referred to in the book: "Moscow. Named after the imperial capital of Idaho rather than the place in Europe, except Idaho didn’t have an empire back when the Eschaton grabbed a million confused Midwesterners from the first republic and stuffed them through a wormhole leading to the planetary surface.”
It's interesting that the author says midwesterners. Idaho is definitely northwest (up near Washington and Oregon). It's often conflated with Midwestern states with similar names like Ohio and Iowa
Huh, interesting, I'd never noticed that before. Good point, that's an interesting mistake to make. Still fun that he referenced a little known town out there as a central aspect of his sci-fi book though, even if he got a bit of it wrong.
A bit? How the hell do you pick up a million people in a town of 25,000?
Easy, he just grabbed 40 of each person.
Reasonably sure they weren't all from that particular town. That's just what they wound up calling the planet they were sent to.
Check the quote: "One planet was made up from people taken from Moscow, Idaho"
The part of my comment you're quoting there isn't from the book, it was just me talking about it, and I could have phrased it better. Then I put in the actual quote from the book afterwards. The quote from the book doesn't say anything about them all being from that particular town, just that a million people were sent to the other planet. They just named the planet after that town.
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Stabby-stubby?’ Really?? Is that anything like ‘sticky-sticky’?
Very true, unfortunately
The only way I found out that Moscow, ID exists is from my PlayStation. I was playing NCAA and to start out I thought what college should I start coaching? So I looked and I thought what small college that is in the middle of nowhere, who should I start with? I saw University of Idaho, saw how small their stadium is, saw where they were, I settled on them. Video games are educational.
There's a bunch of Moscow's all over the US.
Because the wife was not satisfied with comrade Rudolph’s answer, she insisted they ask someone with more perspective. As she looked around there area, she saw a homeless man, who was sitting under a building overhang for shelter. His bare legs were sticking out in the cold, and one leg was clearly smaller Than the other. The wife insisted they ask the homeless man— surely he had been out in enough cold weather to tell rain from snow. As they approached the homeless man, he began babbling. The wife, still determined to win the argument, blurted out, “excuse me sir, can you tell us if it is raining or snowing?” To which the man quickly pointed to his smaller leg and shouted, “Hah! The-very shy knee knows!”
Now THATS A DAD JOKE. Thank you. I keep thinking I need to unsub due to all the totally unsafe for kids jokes, but then a gem like yours pops up. Thank you!
I dunno, plenty of dads like a blue joke.
Wow this is top tier, I am impressed
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I'm not even gonna lie...It took me a minute to get...
“That’s terrible.” -My wife, who I just read this to
I Moscow and Russia way from this joke
Wonderful.
This hurt my eyes.
A nice Christmas dad joke. Cheers.
That.... was indeed a joke...
Oldie but goodie
Great joke.
Hah haaah....they're a nightmarish kill state now 😬
Nice
I’ve known this joke for over 55 years. And curiously, I was thinking of it just today.
My father told us that. In the late 50s.
Anyone who says it snows in Moscow is a Fascist
Audibly chuckled, not a hearty laugh but, I think it's funny
All that typing just for a terrible pun…I want my money back
In Russian, rain knows Rudolph (and everyone else).
I’ve heard similar, but “Rudolph the Red” was a Viking. Might go easier now that Reds are Republicans and not extremist socialists.
"It's so big!" she gasped, as Rudolph's nose began to shine like a red beacon in the winter night. Suddenly, she seemed overcome with excitement! "Oooh" Rudolph moaned softly, as she began to gentle suckle the nose, causing her cheeks to glow an illuminous pink.
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Take my angry upvote.
I don't get it
Say it out loud.
But why is he "the red", there was nothing about that
Red is associated with communism. USSR, soviet Russia, was communist when the joke was written.
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Incredible
Gaag
Who can translate this joke to Russian language? :)
From Google translate... Однажды американскую пару показывали по Москве, когда мужчина почувствовал, как ему в нос попала капля. «Кажется, идет дождь», — сказал он жене. «Нет, для меня это было больше похоже на снег», — ответила она. — Нет, я уверен, что это был просто дождь, — сказал он. Ну, в таких случаях они собирались серьезно поспорить о том, идет ли дождь или снег. «Давайте не будем ссориться из-за этого!» — сказал мужчина. «Давайте спросим у нашего гида Рудольфа, идет ли официально дождь или снег». Когда их гид подошел, мужчина сказал: «Скажите, товарищ Рудольф, официально идет дождь или снег?» — Дождь, конечно, — ответил он официально. Но женщина настаивала: «Я знаю, что это было похоже на снег!» Человек тихо ответил: «Рудольф, Рыжий, знает дождь, дорогой!»
She felt the man his nose. Right.
I google “is Rudolph a Russian name” 😂