Kindziulis

Not to be confused with Kindziukas.

Kindziulis is a fictional character from Lithuanian joke cycle commonly known as "Here came Kindzulis" (Lithuanian: Čia priėjo Kindziulis). The punch lines of the jokes of this cycle start with the standard phrase "Here comes Kinzsiulis and says:..."[1] The Kindziulis character was created by theatre director Vytautas Mikalauskas and these jokes, written by collective efforts, were regularly printed in the Lithuanian satirical magazine Šluota.[2]

Journalist and writer Juozas Bulota, a long-time editor-in-chief of Šluota, published the collections of jokes titled Čia priėjo Kindziulis several times (1970, 1972, 1982).[3] Other people, printed books with the same title as well, such as Pranas Raščius and Leopoldas Stanevičius (Čia priėjo Kindziulis (2002), Kindziulis byloja: arba ant bėgių gulsim, arba išpuikusius ponus pulsim (2021), Atsargiai: Kindziulis viską mato! (2021)).


Kindziulis jokes have become less popular in post-Soviet times.[4]

Examples

A man is lost in the woods without a compass and is in despair: "How do I know the directions now?" Here comes Kindziulis and says: "That's very easy. Just stand facing North, then South is behind you, West is on your left and East is on your right!"[5]

During the Communist times many of them were an element of Communist propaganda:

A tourist asks, why the Bundestag building is round?
Here comes Kindziulis and says: Where have you seen a circus of a different shape?[2]

Sample jokes from the Union of Lithuanian Journalists website:[6]

Two citizens are talking: As the building materials became more expensive, it is simply impossible to build a house or an apartment!
Here comes Kindziulis and advises: Build yurts.
A company boss says to an applicant:
- I hire only people with exemplary behavior.
Here comes Kindziulis and says:
- Well, he was just released from prison ahead of time for the exemplary behavior.

References

  1. ^ Čia priėjo Kindziulis, Šluota, September 25, 2022
  2. ^ a b The Storytelling Human. Lithuanian Folk Tradition Today, 2021, ISBN 9781644694251 p.249
  3. ^ Juozas Bulota. Čia priėjo Kindziulis. – Vilnius: Mintis, 1982.
  4. ^ Soviet Society in the Era of Late Socialism, 1964-1985, 2013, ISBN 0739175831, p. 113
  5. ^ Šluota, September 7, 2017
  6. ^ Pasijuokime kartu. Archyvas :: Čia priéjo Kindziulis...
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