I from the US, just learned about these today, and had a chuckle.

an essex girl was driving down the A13 when her car phone rang. it was her boyfriend, urgently warning her “treacle, i just heard on the news that theres a car going the wrong way on the A13. please be careful!” “its not just one car!” said the essex girl “theres hundreds of them!”

  • GreyShuck
    41·
    6 months ago

    Hell, that’s going back a way. I don’t think that I have heard one of those since the 90s. They really haven’t aged well - not that they were exactly the height of PC humour back then.

    What’s the difference between a shopping trolley and an Essex girl?

    A shopping trolley has a mind of its own.

    • RustedSwitch@lemmy.worldOP
      232·
      6 months ago

      they haven’t aged well

      This sort of humor in general hasn’t aged well. I think this sort of thing is still funny when it’s a surprise, ie used sparingly.

      • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        131·
        6 months ago

        One or two seems like the maximum. Otherwise you’re getting into dirty old man territory.

    • slazer2au@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      6 months ago

      There was an advert in Australia in the early 2000s with that joke too for a car insurance company.