Category Archives: Riga Janks

Janks collected in Riga, Latvia on January 8, 2016

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Latvian: Vai tu varētu beigt runāt? Man jau mati sāp no tā.
English: Please stop talking. My hair hurts.
collected: Riga, Latvia (08-01-2016)
origin: Traditional Latvian insult joke. He heard it today at his office. Very common within his work environment – in which people work in close quarters and shared workspace

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Latvian: O, tas gan bija ļoti labs – nopirki esesā? (ss.lv)
English: Oh, that was a good one! Did you buy it on ss.lv (Latvian ebay)?
collected: Riga, Latvia (08-01-2016)
origin: He heard it today at his office. Very common within his work environment – in which people work in close quarters and shared workspace

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Latvian: Tava mamma ir tik resna, ka tad, kad viņa uzskāpa uz svariem, parādījās mans telefona numurs.
English: Your mom is so fat, when she stepped on a scale, my phone number showed up
collected: Riga, Latvia (08-01-2016)
origin: She heard it from her friend, around two years ago.

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Latvian: Mucā audzis pa spundi barots
English: Lived in a barrel, fed through a bung hole. (Meaning: You’re so ignorant, you look like you’ve lived in a barrel and been fed through a bung hole.)
collected: Riga, Latvia (08-01-2016)
origin: traditional/old Latvian joke. Uses old words. Maybe has something to do with beer/wine making.