tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-39470172492652964562008-02-07T10:11:00.000Z2008-02-07T10:11:00.000Z2008-02-07T10:11:00.000ZAh but, it's not just British. There's much here you'd be more likely to associate with people across the water. Your average Brit wouldn't for a second consider the possibility of growing their legs longer to reach pedals. Happens all the time in old Irish literature---long before Disney cartoons.<BR/><BR/>I was surprised at first by the suggestion that the Dutch have no sense of humour. I lived there for 10 years and I hadn't been struck by that (although An Irishman's Adventures with the Dutch Language is the funniest book in Dutch I know). I was sufficiently surprised that I googled "Dutch sense of humour". It was time well spent. I now understand why a Dutch friend of mine who is very funny is so funny. His mother is Hungarian.<BR/><BR/>My favourite Dutch joke is Q. How does a German open a mussel? A. Knocking the table: OPEN UP.Eats Wombatshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560395946871420868noreply@blogger.com