I reckon the ones after the first 5 are made up
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The last one is the best. But they’ve all been around forever. There’s probably some truth in one or two of them.
Looks like the note was written by a high school teacher.
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Is the one on the left for Quentin Tarantino on a coke binge?
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Q: What’s the difference between a violin and a fiddle?
A: A violin had four strings and a short neck. A fiddle has four strings and a redneck.
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The humor comes from wordplay and cultural stereotypes rather than anything about the instruments themselves.
A violin and a fiddle are actually the same instrument physically. The difference is how and by whom it’s played. “Violin” is associated with classical music and formal training. “Fiddle” is associated with folk, country, and bluegrass traditions.
The punchline swaps “short neck” with “redneck.” “Redneck” is a colloquial term in the US, often referring to rural, Southern, or working-class white culture, especially country and folk music scenes. So the joke implies that when the instrument is played by someone from that cultural background, it’s called a fiddle instead of a violin.
The joke lands because it pretends to describe a physical difference, then suddenly shifts to a social and cultural label. The contrast between refined classical imagery and down-to-earth rural imagery is what makes it funny.
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Once upon a time I thought you were real
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Apologies I had NFI
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I still don’t
Thank you so much for the explanation. Until I read it, I didn’t think that the fiddle/violin joke was funny at all. Now that you’ve explained it, I still don’t think it’s funny, but I understand that it’s a joke, and I also understand that it’s a very poor one.
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Not everyone will get this one, but IYKYK.
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Are they famous people?