There is a lot of amusing or interesting locally and regionally-centric stuff out there and I have tried to include thematic ones in my postings. And although I took a little dig at some political leaders yesterday, I believe (I hope) no "OB" markers were crossed.
But there are those which I will be uncomfortable putting into print. These could be political, say, jokes about leaders that are in poor taste, or those that are risque to the point of being obscene. There's this very old one about the Malay prostitute and her ang moh customer but all I will let on here is that the Malay words "duit" (money) and "sakit" (painful) are integral to it.
Okay, what's here should be acceptable:
What do you call a father cow and a mother cow?
Cow peh cow boo (yes, you have to undertstand Hokkien for this).
What do you call a housing agent?
A rumah-monger ("rumah" is "house" in Malay).
A few here on car trivia...
What is Malaysia's most luxurious super-car?
The Lembu-ghini ("lembu" means "bull or cow").
Then there is this marque (brand) that unfortunately rhymes with "potong" (Malay for "to cut" or "to break up"). Likewise, there is this model (since superseded) that some wags articulate as "three into three". And there's this old one too...
Which is the car that any self-respecting Hokkien will never buy?
The Bluebird (I think this model too has been superseded. You have to say it in Hokkien to get the dig at it).
And did you know there is an MM (Malayan Motors) and an SM Motors?
Okay, political...
RAHMAN... an uncanny list -- in order too! -- of all the Malaysian prime ministers to date: Tengku Abdul Rahman, Tun Abdul Razak, Datuk Hussein Onn, Tun Mahathir Mohamad, Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi, and incumbent Tun Najib Razak.
NAIR... er, I'll pass on this one, but many Singaporeans will know about it.
PAP... unabashed wags (PAP smearers?) call it "Pay and Pay"
WP... "Why pay?"
SDP... "So Don't Pay!"
RP (Reform Party, new kid on the block)... "Refund please?"
ERP
http://www.livebetterlookbetter.com/blog/en/2008/06/25/erp-joke/
Semen factory
You will come across examples in Indonesia (with 237.5 million people, it is the world's fourth most populous country. But seriously, "semen" means "cement" in Bahasa Indonesia).
From the shadows of my memory, I recall that the former Youngberg Hospital (located near Bidadari cemetery, it no longer exists) once had on its staff a Dr Coffin and a nurse Grave.
Last of all, I am told a Singapore Labour Minister (pre-PAP) upon assuming his post, asked to see a well-known hospital's Labour ward! I was told it was true, but still I have to be somewhat sceptical on this one.
[Footnote: Kandang Kerbau Hospital (now KK Women's and Children's Hospital) in the 1950s had the "distinction" of being mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records... for producing the most number of babies. And what is Singapore's birth rate now?]
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