Being dutch myself i dont find it particularly....
but anyway , nice translation

Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Russell Morris <amorris@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Date: Sunday, December 14, 1997 9:31 PM
Subject: [OT] Dutch humor


>>Cedric
>>----
>>Als je aan een meisje in een disco het uur vraagt,
>>weet ze meestal wel hoe laat het is.
>
>I don't understand the humor of your signature line. It appears to
>translate to: "If you ask a girl in a disco the hour, she usually knows
>what time it is." Why is this funny or noteworthy? I spent 3 years in
>Holland while in the US Army and learned the Dutch language, but I don't
>know all the ins and outs of Dutch humor.
>