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Marthe48

(22,725 posts) Wed Jan 7, 2026, 05:33 PM Yesterday

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 Yesterday OP

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

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

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

A roman centurion walks into a bar Shambala Yesterday #3

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

Remember the translator who called Xi "eleven"? Coventina 21 hrs ago #6

For a moment I thought you were talking about El on Stranger Things Marthe48 20 hrs ago #7

Then those porn movies are rated Ten? Wolf Frankula 20 hrs ago #8

FadedMullet

(705 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

Yesterday

yorkster

(3,675 posts)

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

Reply to FadedMullet (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 06:04 PM

Yesterday

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

(25,831 posts)

2. Why do Roman numerals avoid elevators?

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 05:40 PM

Yesterday

They prefer to take the stairs II by II.

Shambala

(258 posts)

3. A roman centurion walks into a bar

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 05:58 PM

Yesterday

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

bucolic_frolic

(54,045 posts)

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

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 06:09 PM

Yesterday

but they don't get them either.

Coventina

(29,139 posts)

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

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 10:45 PM

21 hrs ago

Marthe48

(22,725 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

20 hrs ago

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

20 hrs ago

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

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