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"If you give a man the fish, he will be totally weirded out" what does this mean?
I heard this line from Chinese Comedian Joe Wong's new show, and audience laughed when hearing it. Could someone tell me what's the joke here? Thanks
1 апр. 2012 г., 16:34
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The original quote is something like "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime."
Joe Wong's joke is based on literally giving someone a fish. The person will wonder why on earth you did so.
1 апреля 2012 г.
It's a play on a english saying, "if you give a man a fish, he eats for a day. if you teach a man to fish he will eat for a lifetime."
he's just stating that the parable if thought about in a modern context is pretty out of place
1 апреля 2012 г.
授人以鱼不如授人以渔 --出处《道德经》
This original quote from 《 dào dé jīng 》
2 апреля 2012 г.
I think the original quote might be from the bible. I'm not sure though.
1 апреля 2012 г.
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