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What is a Welsh joke? Indeed, does such a thing exist? This book maintains it does, claiming to have tapped into a rich vein of humour in the Welsh psyche of a very adult nature. The man who has brought together this cornucopia of Celtic crudity should know. He’s Welshman Miles Jeffries who has lived and worked in many parts of the Principality and seems to have spent much of his life finding some of the filthiest funnies going. Of course, a lot of the jokes are simply recycled ones with characters given names like Ianto and Dafydd for that authentic Welsh feel. But there are the occasional gems which reflect, for example, the unique relationship the Welsh have with the English and there is of course a chapter of sheep jokes to prove that the Welsh can laugh at themselves. I’d love to illustrate my arguments with lines from the book. Unfortunately the nature of the material means I can’t without risking offending many. However, any book containing a joke that has ‘van aerial disease’ as its punchline has got to be recommended whatever its nationality! -- Kevin Ashford @ www.gwales.com

What is a Welsh joke? Indeed, does such a thing exist? This book maintains it does, claiming to have tapped into a rich vein of humour in the Welsh psyche of a very adult nature. The man who has brought together this cornucopia of Celtic crudity should know. He's Welshman Miles Jeffries who has lived and worked in many parts of the Principality and seems to have spent much of his life finding some of the filthiest funnies going. Of course, a lot of the jokes are simply recycled ones with characters given names like Ianto and Dafydd for that authentic Welsh feel. But there are the occasional gems which reflect, for example, the unique relationship the Welsh have with the English and there is of course a chapter of sheep jokes to prove that the Welsh can laugh at themselves. I'd love to illustrate my arguments with lines from the book. Unfortunately the nature of the material means I can't without risking offending many. However, any book containing a joke that has 'van aerial disease' as its punchline has got to be recommended whatever its nationality! -- Kevin Ashford @ www.gwales.com

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