Jessterw Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 The newlyweds moved into their apartment (after the honeymoon) and while the groom went to work, the bride went out to Ikea to buy a closet that was missing. She bought one, and after coming home she assembled it, but when the train passed by, making the house shudder, the closet collapsed. She reassembled it, but as soon as the next train passed it was again shaken apart. She phoned Ikea and after some arguments, they sent out one of their carpenters. He also saw the closet shake apart, but he couldn't understand why, so he decided to get inside the closet and see if he could figure it out from the inside. At that time the husband came home, saw the closet, and went over to look inside. Inside he found the carpenter who said, "You won't believe me but I'm waiting for the train." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EzeWong Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 LOL, took me a while but got it :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airw0lf Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 n1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[jon] Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 dont get it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samoa Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quboid Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 Don't get it ... I see what the husband must have thought but I don't get the punchline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetRiverBaynes Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 How do you buy a closet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessterw Posted July 1, 2003 Author Share Posted July 1, 2003 The punchline is that he is waiting for the next train to come so that he can see why the closet keeps falling apart. The joke is foreign in origin, at least I heard it from a friend that lives in Sweden, so I assume a closet isn't the same as what we have here in the US. It could just be a misworded bit too, as maybe it was closet doors? That might make more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 yea a lot of foreign jokes told in diff languages using certain expressions and sayings dont make sense in english. Same goes for english jokes transliated to other languages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Im Portugues and translated, if you say to someone "Are you waiting for the train or something?" Its a common slang saying that means "Why are you just standing there like an idiot doing nothing" :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawtai Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 heh interesting joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezza Veteran Posted July 2, 2003 Veteran Share Posted July 2, 2003 I don't really get it :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aem4162 Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessterw Posted July 3, 2003 Author Share Posted July 3, 2003 altezza, it's pretty simple... guy comes home to find his wife and another man, who just happens to be hiding in the closet. To most of us the logical conclusion would be that they were having an affair, however we know that the man was a carpenter trying to figure out why the closet was falling apart whenever the train passed by. To understand this I guess you have to know that apartments and homes near trains can often experience pretty heavy vibrations, which lead to the buildings shaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Panda Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Very good :) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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