Yanks are fucking useless at noticing jokes
I live in a uni sharehouse and we used to get a couple of American exchange students every semester. Once I was showing the two American girls from our place and a couple of their other seppo friends around the town just after they'd arrived. One of the blokes said "I noticed there's a bar near your place, I'm interested in getting some bartender work while I'm here but that one didn't look very good, are there any other bars around?" Since we'd just walked past about ten of the things, I replied straight-faced "Nah mate, that's actually the only bar in town."

His face fell like a basset hound. "Oh. OK." His friend then slapped him around the head and said "No, you idiot, he was being sarcastic! Remember? They warned us about this!"

Yes, the orientation session they had before they left the States had actually included a section on Australian humour and how to notice it. I found out that they'd also been told to never try and outdrink an Australian, as "you won't win".
(oball needs Satan more than he needs me, Fri 8 Jan 2010, 2:35, Reply)