Frenchman on Strike

>be me, Frenchman >wake up >don't shower or brush teeth >put on my striped shirt and beret >have my breakfast cigarette >take bus to work >bus driver stops midroute because he's on strike >hop off, start the long walk to work in my bare feet >sidewalk is unfinished because the construction workers are on strike >trudge through the mud and find a couple snails to snack on >finally get to the office building >can't get inside because the doorman's on strike >call my (female) boss to tell her I'll be late >she says it's ok because she's on strike too >it's now 10 am, time for my union-mandated 3 hour lunch >track mud inside the restaurant >ask the waiter for the lunch special >he brings me two cigarettes and a cup of wine >eat standing up because the chairs are on strike >go home at 12 and take my union-mandated 5 day weekend yet another day I'm glad I'm not an american

A Pepe the Frog character dressed as a stereotypical Frenchman tries to get to work, but every part of the day is disrupted by strikes: the bus driver, construction workers, doorman, boss, chairs and even the restaurant service. The joke exaggerates stereotypes about French cigarettes, wine, unions and frequent strikes, ending with the character celebrating a five-day weekend and being glad he is not American. EN: A Pepe the Frog character dressed as a stereotypical Frenchman tries to get to work, but every part of the day is disrupted by strikes: the bus driver, construction workers, doorman, boss, chairs and even the restaurant service. The joke exaggerates stereotypes about French cigarettes, wine, unions and frequent strikes, ending with the character celebrating a five-day weekend and being glad he is not American.

• @eternalclassic / 26822 2023-01-23