@Sid Morrison: In Holland 'Gezondheid!' and 'Proost!' are very different. 'Gezondheid' is the dutch word for 'health'. Only when someone sneezes we say 'Gezondheid!' as a single word. 'Proost!' is the dutch 'Cheers!', the usual drinking toast. Often while toasting we say 'Op je gezondheid!', meaning 'On your health'. Like 'may you be healthy'.
On the picture behind the tool a farmer(?!) is using it in a field of sunflowers it seems. It looks like he is using it as a dowsing-rod, looking for water. Or maybe he's measuring? Or planting seeds? Or killing something, like moles, or rabbits, rats, mice, and their holes?
I'm not sure if I get the joke. If never a girl did not fart in his lap does it mean they always fart in his lap? Maybe all young brides are nervous? Or they always get blamed for their husbands farts? Actually I know girls who fart a little when they get intimate or aroused. Always thought it had something to do with female anatomy and blood flowing down. Maybe in Sumerian culture they proudly let it rip?
As a modern joke I guess it means: young women will never admit a fart in their husbands lap. More true in the 50's than today, but I would get the joke. Then again, maybe they held it in to show respect, or in fear? Maybe it's not a joke at all? Could very well be Moses' 11th Commandment. Maybe it's just me. And the 4000 year old fart funny enough by itself, whatever they meant.
In Holland 'Gezondheid!' and 'Proost!' are very different. 'Gezondheid' is the dutch word for 'health'. Only when someone sneezes we say 'Gezondheid!' as a single word.
'Proost!' is the dutch 'Cheers!', the usual drinking toast.
Often while toasting we say 'Op je gezondheid!', meaning 'On your health'. Like 'may you be healthy'.
If never a girl did not fart in his lap does it mean they always fart in his lap? Maybe all young brides are nervous? Or they always get blamed for their husbands farts?
Actually I know girls who fart a little when they get intimate or aroused. Always thought it had something to do with female anatomy and blood flowing down. Maybe in Sumerian culture they proudly let it rip?
As a modern joke I guess it means: young women will never admit a fart in their husbands lap. More true in the 50's than today, but I would get the joke.
Then again, maybe they held it in to show respect, or in fear? Maybe it's not a joke at all? Could very well be Moses' 11th Commandment.
Maybe it's just me. And the 4000 year old fart funny enough by itself, whatever they meant.