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? asked in Entertainment & MusicJokes & Riddles · 8 years ago

Can someone please explain this joke to me?

three cats are competing in a race. there’s an american cat named “one two three”, a german cat named “ein zwei drei”, and a french cat named “un deux trois”. the cats all swim across a lake. the american cat finishes first, the german cat finishes second, but the french cat is nowhere to be found.

why?

because the un deux trois quatre cinq

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  • 8 years ago
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    Because un deux trois quatre cinq pronounced phonetically is ...

    ah der twa cart sunk ... as in 1, 2, 3, the french cat sunk.

  • 8 years ago

    Actually, anyone who has taken properly taught French knows the word "cinq" is pronounced "sank". Sunk would be a past participle and would require the use of the word "was" preceding it as in "the cat was sunk" instead of just past tense, like "the cat sank".

    When correctly pronounced, it should sound like " 'un deux trois' 'cat' 'sank' " which is why the cat was nowhere to be found after the race.

    Source(s): Elementary French
  • 8 years ago

    because the "un deux trois" cat sunk?

    saaaad... :(

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Hey do you play black ops 2, because if so they have just released a new zombies map. it takes place in an elementry school in conneticut.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Bcs Americans are always fast why don't their cats.

  • 8 years ago

    'cinq' is pronounced 'sunk'

  • 8 years ago

    @More Hammered answered it. :D

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