Andrew Russell Morris wrote:
>
> >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.

maybe a dutch-ic-ism ?
to know what time it is - read between the lines - to know what are you
really curious about

this reminds me of an old hungarian joke :

farkas (wolf): hazakiserhetlek
(may I see you home?)
piroska (little red ridinghood):
meg hat
(yes you can make)
a bad translation , but in hungarian this is the "answer" for the
question may I make love to you

bye charley