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cyclonefence

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33. How to celebrate St. David's Day

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2026, 10:51 PM

10 hrs ago

Get under the table and take a leek.

I don't understand why you should get under the table, but that's the way I heard it.

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Best Welsh joke I ever heard. [View all] DFW Yesterday OP

Woo-hoo! DFW is back! WestMichRad 23 hrs ago #1

I do feel OK, thanks. But that is the dangerous part DFW 23 hrs ago #13

Love it SuzyandPuffpuff 23 hrs ago #2

Home of the Whopperllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoc twodogsbarking 23 hrs ago #3

Yeah, but keep in mind, there are tourists to respect, so............ DFW 23 hrs ago #7

I'd like to buy a vowel. twodogsbarking 23 hrs ago #8

As you may have surmised by the way their towns are spelled DFW 23 hrs ago #12

Part of the problem is that the puzzle board extends well into the neighboring buildings on each side! nt SeattleVet 11 hrs ago #31

Snort ❤️😺 littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #4

That's a good one Picaro 23 hrs ago #5

Hi there DFW! How are you feeling? Great joke! Diamond_Dog 23 hrs ago #6

I am in that most dangerous stage DFW 23 hrs ago #10

Haha those are hilarious! Diamond_Dog 22 hrs ago #15

So glad to see you back! Rhiannon12866 11 hrs ago #28

GOOD one!!! calimary 7 hrs ago #36

I've been to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Siwsan 23 hrs ago #9

Agree, Siwsan, being Welsh must be fun and tongue twisting. Polly Hennessey 22 hrs ago #16

I spent a year there druidity33 19 hrs ago #21

Because of my surname, which is VERY common in Wales, everyone I met said I might be a cousin Siwsan 19 hrs ago #22

I did a lot of hitch-hiking around druidity33 15 hrs ago #25

Percentages are slightly down in recent years TommyT139 13 hrs ago #27

So have I! I remember taking a photo of my parents in front of that extremely long sign! Rhiannon12866 11 hrs ago #29

I've heard lots of people pronounce it Siwsan 1 hr ago #37

That's actually pretty easy to pronounce..... lastlib 10 hrs ago #34

I heard that as a Texas joke cab67 23 hrs ago #11

That puts us all in a which came first dilemma DFW 23 hrs ago #14

The first Dairy Queen in Texas was 1947 IronLionZion 22 hrs ago #18

Knowing Wales DFW 17 hrs ago #24

1992 in Cardiff IronLionZion 14 hrs ago #26

I heard it as a Texas joke too... momta 22 hrs ago #17

Explore the Jaw-Dropping Charm of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch! IronLionZion 22 hrs ago #19

I heard this as a Wisconsin joke, Oconomowoc fargone 20 hrs ago #20

It's certainly the best Welsh joke I've ever heard, but also the worst, as it's the only one I've ever heard. NNadir 18 hrs ago #23

Not to be outdone by the Welsh, Massachusetts has its own entry: Totally Tunsie 11 hrs ago #30

A version of the same joke in Texas for forty-plus years, I guess. Ilsa 10 hrs ago #32

How to celebrate St. David's Day cyclonefence 10 hrs ago #33

I thought Germans coined long words, Lionel Mandrake 7 hrs ago #35