Half-Tidy Book of Welsh Jokes, The

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Casgliad o jôcs Cymreig a lluniau digrif. Cyflwynir y llyfr i bobl Ceredigion - y Cardis. Heb eu hymroddiad diflino i beidio gwario ceiniog yn fwy na sydd rhaid, byddai'r byd yn lle llawer llai doniol!

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

A compendium of Welsh jokes with humorous illustrations. Dedicated to the people of Cardiganshire - the Cardis - without whose tireless devotion to not spending a penny more than absolutely necessary, the world would be an unfunnier place.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Huw James is from Aberystwyth. He obtained a degree from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth before practising as a solicitor in Cardiff.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

Casgliad o Jocs Allai Godi Gwrychyn y Cardis Cyhoeddir cyfrol o jôcs Cymreig yr wythnos hon fydd mae’n debyg yn codi gwrychyn nifer o Gardis. Mae nifer fawr o’r jôcs yn The Half-Tidy Book of Welsh Jokes gan Huw James yn tynnu coes y Cardis, ac arbennig eu cyndynrwydd i wario arian. Brodor o Aberystwyth yw Huw James sydd bellach yn gyfreithiwr yng Nghaerdydd ac mae’r gyfrol yn gasgliad o jocs mae wedi eu casglu dros y blynyddoedd. Wrth lansio’r gyfrol dywedodd, “Mae’r gyfrol yn llawn o jocs am Gardis a’u hamharodrwydd i wario… ond dyw hyn ddim yn wir wrth gwrs! Dwi’n synnu nad yw’r Llywodraeth wedi apwyntio gweinidog i wahardd jocs anaddas!” Mae’r gyfrol yn cynnwys nifer o jocs ysgafn fel yr un am y Cymro a gododd ddau gapel ar ynys bellennig, jôc y Tŷ bach a stori “Dai Bach yn Rhydychen”. Ceir hefyd degau o gartwnau gan Mark Morgan o Gaerdydd, cartwnydd sy’n fwy enwog am ddarlunio Dennis the Menace a chymeriadau eraill y comic Beano .

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

Welsh Jokes that Could Offend the Cardis A new book of jokes is likely to raise some eyebrows in the Race Relations Commission. The Half-Tidy Book of Welsh Jokes is a compendium of jokes collected by Cardiff based solicitor Huw James. He is originally from Aberystwyth and many of the jokes are at the expense of the Cardis, especially at their perceived tightfistedness. At a time when jokes that ridicule and stereotype racial or national groups are a taboo this book is close to the bone and could well offend some pople in Cardiganshire. The author explained, “This is a collection of Welsh jokes I have assembled over the years. Many of them are Cardi Jokes. These are based on the suggestion that the people of Cardiganshire are somewhat less than keen on spending their hard-earned cash. This is, of course, a monstrous calumny. In fact I am surprised that The Race Relations Commission has not taken steps to stamp it out. The government does all it can to prevent us enjoying a bit to drink and having the food we have always liked, so why don’t they appoint a minister for the suppression of inappropriate jokes? An obvious choice would be Harriet Harman.” The book includes some “classic” homely jokes like the one about the Welshman who built two chapels on a desert island, the “Tŷ bach” joke and the one about “Little Dai in Oxford”. The book is illustrated by Beano cartoonist Mark Morgan from Cardiff.