Did You Hear the One About the Avar and the Dargin?

According to a story over at the New York Times, there is a magical land of humor where everyone likes to tell jokes. It's the Russian republic of Dagestan, a mountainous area that has more than a dozen different ethnic groups, many with their own customs and languages.

This makes it a "fertile ground for humor" as Dagestanis can tell stories about silly villagers and ethnic jokes all the day long.

So we present for your approval Dagestani jokes!

An Avar is carrying a wounded Dargin off the...