Самые лучшие английские анекдоты / The Best English Jokes

[30 - seeing-eye dog – собака-поводырь]

The guy at the door says,

– A Doberman Pinscher?

He says,

– Yes, they’re using them now, they’re very good.

The guy at the door says,

– OK, come on in.

The guy with the Chihuahua puts on a pair of dark glasses and starts to walk in.

The guy at the door says,

– Sorry, no pets allowed.

The guy with the Chihuahua says,

– You don’t understand. This is my seeing-eye dog.

The guy at the door says,

– A Chihuahua?

The guy with the Chihuahua says,

– You mean they gave me a Chihuahua?!

* * *

A blushing young man is choosing an engagement ring.

– I want to engrave inside this ring «From George to Dora[31 - From George to Dora – От Джорджа – Доре]».

The jeweller said,

– If you take my advice, sir, you will just have «From George».

* * *

A man was filling an application for a job at a local employment agency. When he came to the question,

«How long married?» he hesitated, and then put down,[32 - put down – написал] «24 hours a day.

* * *

Tom wished his wife were more attractive, but she wasn’t. To tell the truth, he was no oil-painting,[33 - oil-painting – картина маслом] either. After the ceremony, Tom asked the minister how much the cost was.

«Just give me what you think it is worth to have this lady for your wife,» replied the minister.

Tom looked at his wife, and handed the minister ?50. The minister looked at Tom’s wife and gave him ?42 change.

* * *

A man went to the Police Station.[34 - Police Station – полицейский участок] He wanted to speak with the burglar who broke into his house the night before.

«You’ll get your chance in court,» said the sergeant.

«No, no, no!» said the man. «I want to know how he got into the house and did not wake my wife!»

* * *

Tom won a toy at a raffle. He called his kids together and asked them:

– Who will have the present? Who is the most obedient? Who never talks back[35 - to talk back – дерзить] to mother? Who does everything she says?

Five small voices answered in unison:

– Okay, dad, you get the toy.

* * *

A woman entered a fruit store and said to the clerk, «I want to purchase some fruit for my sick husband.

«We have some very nice sweet cherries on sale for a pound a box,» said the clerk.

She looked them over[36 - she looked them over – она их осмотрела] and decided to take a box.