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Marthe48

(22,737 posts) Wed Jan 7, 2026, 05:33 PM Wednesday

Many people are tired of jokes about Roman numerals

But I, for one, will keep passing them along

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Many people are tired of jokes about Roman numerals (Original Post) Marthe48 Wednesday OP

Like the drunk who called the cab company and said he was at the corner of "MCMIX and MCMIV". FadedMullet Wednesday #1

I saw a cartoon in my mum's New Yorker yorkster Wednesday #4

Why do Roman numerals avoid elevators? True Dough Wednesday #2

A roman centurion walks into a bar Shambala Wednesday #3

I keep asking AI to explain these jokes to me bucolic_frolic Wednesday #5

Remember the translator who called Xi "eleven"? Coventina Wednesday #6

For a moment I thought you were talking about El on Stranger Things Marthe48 Wednesday #7

Then those porn movies are rated Ten? Wolf Frankula Wednesday #8

FadedMullet

(713 posts)

1. Like the drunk who called the cab company and said he was at the corner of "MCMIX and MCMIV".

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 05:38 PM

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yorkster

(3,687 posts)

4. I saw a cartoon in my mum's New Yorker

Reply to FadedMullet (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 06:04 PM

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where the drunk said he was at the corner of Telephone and Telephone..
I think I was about 12. Got quite the kick out of that one.

True Dough

(25,862 posts)

2. Why do Roman numerals avoid elevators?

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Wed Jan 7, 2026, 05:40 PM

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They prefer to take the stairs II by II.

Shambala

(259 posts)

3. A roman centurion walks into a bar

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Wed Jan 7, 2026, 05:58 PM

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Holds up his hand ✌️ and says I'll have 5 beers please

bucolic_frolic

(54,074 posts)

5. I keep asking AI to explain these jokes to me

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 06:09 PM

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but they don't get them either.

Coventina

(29,180 posts)

6. Remember the translator who called Xi "eleven"?

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 10:45 PM

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Marthe48

(22,737 posts)

7. For a moment I thought you were talking about El on Stranger Things

Reply to Coventina (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 10:50 PM

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but I get it. I will not forget President Eleven of China.

Wolf Frankula

(3,814 posts)

8. Then those porn movies are rated Ten?

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 11:20 PM

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Is that the age you have to be to watch them?

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