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Adventures with Sven and Olly

May 22
2 min read

Since just before America was a country, people have been immigrating here. Many from England, but a lot from other European countries. Because Europe has tons of different culures, this led to some misunderstandings, especially of English words. These became Sven and Olly jokes, so people would laugh off confusion. As you might have guessed, I did some research to make you laugh. Some of these get raunchy, but I've curated a few wholesome ones. So, slip into your wooden shoes, and let's get into it!

Last year, Olly seemed very distraught. He wasn't eating, he hadn't slept, and his hair was a mess. Seeing his freind in this state, Sven had to ask. "What's the matter, Olly?" He seemed distracted, but finally answered. "It's terrible! I think Lena's gonna leave me. She hasn't said one word to me all week." Sven thought about this for a minute, then said, "Hang on to her, man. Women like that are hard to find."


A while ago, Sven and Olly were out fishing. Olly seemed to be struggling, the fish barely noticed him. Suddenly, Sven produced a Genie! "What is your command?" Said the Genie. So Sven replied, "I wish to catch a large trout." Just like that, there was a trout on his line, and then in the boat. So Olly said "Wow! can I try that?" Sven obliged him, and Olly asked for a masive bass. Suddenly, the boat was taking on water, under the weight of an upright guitar. "Sorry!" Sven said. 'But English isn't his first language."


One cold winter, Torvald passed away. As their friend, Sven and Olly handled funeral arrangements. Sven handled the church and the food, while Olly arranged the Obituary. The newspaper man told Olly, "That'll be $50 for each additional line. Olly looked so miserable, he offered the first five words free. So, on a post-it, Olly scribbled -Torvald dead. Boat for sale.

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