Little Johnny
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Little Johnny jokes are about a small boy who likes to ask embarrassing questions and has a very straightforward thinking. At times he is well educated in the terminology of sex (then he is known as (Little) dirty Johnny or other unprintable names) while at others he is all too innocent. As mentioned in particular jokes, his full name is Johnny Deeper. He also has a cousin Dirty Ernie.
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[edit] Little Johnny's personality
Little Johnny is usually portrayed as tactless and outright rude rather than innocent like most other jokes involving children. This adds another layer to the humour since children are supposed to be innocent and naive. Often, he delivers a blow to a political figure. Most Little Johnny jokes involve sex, racism or disrespect to an authority figure.
[edit] Little Johnny's family
When mentioned, Little Johnny's family is usually very dysfunctional. His father has been portrayed as a sexual deviant, an alcoholic, foul mouthed and racist. His mother is almost always portrayed as unfaithful or willing to be unfaithful to her husband. His sister, when mentioned, is usually promiscuous.
[edit] Little Johnny in other countries
Joke characters similar to Little Johnny are known across the world:
- Armenia: Vartaník
- Brazil: Joãozinho
- Bulgaria: Ivancho
- China: 小明 (little brightness)
- Croatia: Ivica
- Czech Republic: Pepíček
- Estonia: Juku
- Finland: Pikku-Kalle
- France: Toto
- Germany: Fritzchen
- Hungary: Móricka
- India: Tinkoo, Baburao, Pappoo, Shubodh Balok (Bengali), Suresh (Hindi), Unnikuttan (Malayalam)
- Italy: Pierino
- Latvia: Jānītis
- Lithuania: Petriukas
- Luxembourg: de Pitti ("the little Peter")
- Mexico: Pepito
- Netherlands/Flanders: Jantje
- Pakistan: Pupoo
- Philippines: Boy Bastos
- Poland: Jasio
- Romania: Bulă
- Russia: Vovochka
- Serbia: Perica
- Slovenia: Janezek
- South Africa: Jannie
- Spain, Spanish speaking countries of South America: Jaimito
[edit] Little Johnny jokes
- Ms. Smith stopped to reprove Johnny for making faces: "Johnny, when I was small, my mother used to tell me that if I made ugly faces, at some moment it would freeze and stay like that." Johnny looked up at her and thoughtfully replied: "Well, Ms. Smith, you can't say you weren't forewarned."
- The teacher asks everyone in the class to demonstrate something exciting. When Johnny's turn came, he walked to the blackboard and drew a small dot. "What's that?" the teacher asked, puzzled. "It's a period." – "Well, I see that, but what's exciting about a period?" – "Darned if I know, but this morning my sister said she missed one... Dad had a heart attack, mom fainted, and the guy next door shot himself."
- The teacher asked one day, "What is a word that begins with a?" Little Johnny raised his hand, but the teacher ignored him, thinking that he might say something uncouth. "Apple," another student answered. Next, she asked, "What words begins with b?" Again, Johnny raised his hand, but the teacher ignored him. "Balloon," another student said. Finally, the teacher got down to R, and Little Johnny again raised his hand. She couldn't think of anything particularly dirty that started with R, and finally decided to let him have a chance. "Do you know a word that begins with R?" "Rats!! Big Fucking Rats!!!"
