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I got this info from an e-mail from one of my friends. I’m not sure who the real author is. Eventhough it says “By David Letterman,” I know for sure that it wasn’t created by him!! David Letterman has a night show on CBS and he is very popular for the “Top Ten Reasons…” Anyways, this is really funny that most Filipinos can relate..
10. The White House is not big enough for in-laws and extended relatives.
9. There are not enough parking spaces at the White House!!
8. Dignitaries are generally intimidated by eating with their fingers at State dinners.
7. There are too many dining rooms in the White House - where will they put the Last Supper picture?
6. The White House walls is not big enough to hold a giant wooden spoon and fork set.
5. Secret Service staff won’t respond to “pssst…pssst”.
4. Secret Service staff are uncomfortable driving the Presidential car with a Holy Rosary hanging on the rear view mirror or having the statue of the Santo Nino on the dashboard.
3. No budget allocation to purchase karaoke machines for every White House room.
2. State dinners do not allow “Take Home.”
AND THE NUMBER 1 REASON WHY THERE COULDN’T BE A FILIPINO-AMERICAN US PRESIDENT IS….
1. Air Force One does not allow overweight Balikbayan boxes!
nitesoul
September 4th, 2007 at 11:12 pm
Mr. Letterman, do you really know what you’re talking about?! this is a joke for you but not for the Filipinos in general. we may not be as popular as your country is. but YOU HAVE NOT RIGHT TO INSULT US!
KRG
September 5th, 2007 at 1:09 am
Nitesoul, you must be mistaken. A joke like this is clearly coming from a Filipino not by David Letterman. The joke is so esoteric that only a Filipino can come up with something like this. He’s only being used because of his popular “Top Ten List.”
GMS
September 6th, 2007 at 5:20 am
This has got to be a fake. If he aired this, noone would be laughing in his audience, as it takes a Filipino to get these jokes.
HMMMM
September 13th, 2007 at 3:38 am
yeah it is a fake it doesn’t exist on CBS’s archive
AM
September 27th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
Its real, i saw him say these on the show.. Pretty funny actually.
Diro
October 1st, 2007 at 11:46 pm
Well, as a Filipino I know that a very large percentage of Filipinos really do have these traits — whether or not David Letterman said it, the fact remains that it’s what most Filipinos do. Of course, it should be made clear, however, that not all are like this. I do agree that it looks like it was written by a Filipino — most Americans wouldn’t understand the humor unless they know Filipinos or have been in the Philippines.
vic
October 24th, 2007 at 8:06 pm
why is it that pinoys are always cranky? something said about them, they get easily insulted. if no one talks about them, they feel unappreciated.
are pinoys all girls?
Ellard Reyes
March 19th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
haha cmon have a sense of humor. im pinoy and this is funny to me. dont be like “oh well you probably grew up here in the US and you really dont know anything about us flips.” nah, mali ka tsong, laking pinas ako. (nah you’re wrong dude, i grew up in philippines)
in addition, he probably wouldnt know our traits if he isnt associated with a filipino.
cmon, laught it out… i know flips like to tell racist jokes too. i gotta admit, racist jokes are fun.
Ellard Reyes
March 19th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
*funny.
piCo
June 3rd, 2008 at 8:00 pm
yah…
guys, take it easy.
it was very funny and truly a part of our culture.
you might even add:
number 11: the white house will require an enormous about of plastic cover to wrap all the chairs and furniture.
so don’t worry about it. this is not “a fake” [sic] and i’m proud we made it to the david letterman top 10 segment. just proves how rich a culture we pinoys have. :)
asvic
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:06 pm
yeah dont be cranky..its just a joke and its funny! As if Filipinos dont make fun of other race / nationalities..common fellow Pinoys..dont be such a saint!
chikwaters
August 4th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
lolz! some of you makes me laugh. where’s your sense of humor?im a pure bred Pinoy and I think this has to be one of the funniest I’ve seen. It actually makes me proud to see something like this get aired in national tv,or should I say, global tv as well. Im proud that we as Pinoys have our own identity and uniqueness,good or bad,tha’s what makes us who we are.
Glenda
February 14th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Hahaha that is exactly like a Filipino! So annoying!
Fatx Calabazaron
April 19th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
you know some pinoys here are OA(over-reacting) na, its a JOKE! funny too, and i assure you i am purely pinoy and do not live in US etc..
um vic- not all pinoys are cranky, as i said some tend to get very OA!!!
P.S. they should add one more about:
-the use of tabo for bathing and washing
-i don’t know how the pope will respond to mano po greetings
jeff
April 24th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
I am filipino and proud of it.
I also find this very funny. All you cranky filipino people out there,
LIGHTEN UP. All races have been the target of cultural jokes. Let’s learn to laugh at ourselves, man.
aris acosta
May 2nd, 2009 at 1:28 pm
i agree with proud filipino above
Filipino
August 9th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
I don’t see what the fuss is all about. I’m Filipino and I don’t see these as offensive. After all, they are jokes. I mean, we laugh at his other Top 10 jokes, but when it comes to us, we get immature and mad. If we really are mature and confident about our nation and culture, we wouldn’t be angry. It’s a joke and be proud of the stereotypes; we do have Karaokes, we do send overweight balikbayan boxes, we do hang rosaries. Just laugh, and laughing is the best Pinoy trait we can share to the world.
jed
August 28th, 2009 at 12:18 am
not so offending, really.lol
sugarvealchop
September 2nd, 2009 at 1:21 am
it is not insulting, its for real. merely stating out facts
Matt
September 18th, 2009 at 8:35 am
funny is funny…and that was hilarious!!!!
bwahahhahhh!
for those of you that find this “offensive”..
here’s a quarter….go down to Robinsons and buy a sense of humor…..
michelangelo
September 22nd, 2009 at 9:50 pm
hilarious! now, the fun part: a filipino politician now mulling over how he can hog the limelight by saying that DL owes the philippines an apology for insulting its culture. that would be my number eleven reason! hintay lang tayo in the coming days, mga kabayan. hehehe.
uguysdontgetnothin
October 25th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
for those who thing this is an insult its not so stop bitching about it and laugh at some things
mena
January 11th, 2010 at 3:38 am
thats the reason why filipinos are different from other people!!
we are unique!
haha kooooool!
Mabuhay ang Pinoy!
James
January 29th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
if anyone is insulted by this…you just proved the blog authors’ point! bwahhahahah!