AtD p845 "bottom dead center of the European Question"

[Henry]

Nice find, but isn't there another group much more famous for stinginess and also known for practically inventing humor, often at the expense of their oppressors, e.g. most famously "Polack" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polack ) jokes? They never had the time to create German jokes, but they had centuries of Eastern European oppression in which to hone a sense of humor too subtle (and sarcastic) for their...   

FWIW, I'm bringing the homemade chicken soup and matzo balls (everybody loves my matzo balls) to my daughter's place on Sunday, but I have been around and heard it all.  Please... can we avoid a PCCF over my guarded honesty?  Pretty please?

HENRY MUSIKAR
Information, Media, and Technology Consultant

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From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On Behalf Of Dave Monroe
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 1:43 PM
To: Mark Kohut
Cc: pynchon -l
Subject: Re: AtD p845 "bottom dead center of the European Question"

On 4/13/08, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:

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Gabrovo (Bulgarian: Габрово) is a town in central northern Bulgaria,
the administrative centre of Gabrovo Province. It is situated at the
foot of the central Balkan Mountains, in the valley of the Yantra
River, and is known as an international capital of humour and satire
(see Gabrovo humour) ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrovo 

The citizens of Gabrovo, Bulgaria are notorious for their unique sense
of humour. Their jokes are related to stinginess and rivalry with
neighboring city of Sevlievo. During the second half of 20th century
jokes have been largely popularized due to the House of Humour and
Satire in Gabrovo. The city is now known as an international capital
of humour and satire....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrovo_humour 

Gabrovo is the main city of the Province of Gabrovo. Long known for
producing leather articles and textiles that earned the town the
sobriquet of the "Manchester of Bulgaria", Gabrovo is a charmingly
laid-back provincial place.

To the Bulgarians, Gabrovo is mainly known as the home of Humour and
Satire, which opened on Aprils Fool's Day 1972 in recognition of the
position traditionally occupied by the town in the Bulgarian humour.
People in every country tell jokes about the supposed miserliness of a
particular community, and in Bulgaria the butt of the jokes has always
been Gabrovo.

A Festival of Humour and Satire takes place in May, comprising masked
actors, folk music, animated cartoons and the giving of prizes ....

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