- Alla barnen
"Alla barnen"" (Swedish for "All the children") is a type of Swedish
joke s told primarily by schoolchildren. The joke takes the form a very smallpoem consisting of three lines, in the form::"Alla barnen var eller gjorde någonting":"Utom Exempelnamn":"Han/hon kunde inte på grund av någonting"In English:::"All the children were or did something"::"Except for Example Name"::"He/she could not because of something"
There are only two rules, which are strictly adhered to:
# The second and third lines must rhyme.
# The joke must be naughty, possibly inferring to sex or violence.Examples
:"Alla barnen tittade in i mikrovågsugnet":"Utom Knut":"Han tittade ut"::"All the children looked into the microwave oven"::"Except for Knut"::"He looked out of it"
:"Alla barnen fick fina julklappar":"Utom Mark":"Han fick ett spark"::"All the children got fine Christmas presents"::"Except for Mark"::"He was kicked"
:"Alla barnen tog fröken på handen":"Utom Östen":"Han tog på brösten"::"All the children took the teacher by the hand"::"Except for Östen"::"He took her by the breasts"
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