October 13, 2014

Missing Something

October 13, 2014/ Alan Headbloom

A Vietnamese, an Indian, a Japanese, an Indonesian, a Malaysian, a Chinese, a Korean, a Mongolian, a Cambodian, a Filipino, a Singaporean, a Burmese, and a Laotian walk into a 5-star restaurant.

After looking over the group, the maitre d' says, "I'm sorry, you can't come in here without a Thai.”

What's So Funny?

This joke is funny because a "tie" is something that is worn when one is trying to look nice. For example, you would wear a tie to a nice restaurant.

"Thai" is what we call someone from Thailand. Therefore, it is funny that the culturally diverse group cannot get in to the resturant without a "Thai."

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