Filipinos love to laugh: directed at adversity, women, pets, poverty, places: in short, it forms part of our everyday living. It is used as a means to communicate, and intended to amuse.
As Baguioites, we all have been targets, or subjects of this intriguing part of our make-up. Ethnic, or in our case, Igorot, humor has become a moderator of life stress: this is the positive side. However, there is also the darker side, which serves to fuel prejudice and maliciousness at the expense of folklore and culture.
However, my purpose here is not to analyze and break down the parts of Igorot humor, but to put
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A vegetable dealer took his wife and young son to Baguio City Mall for shopping. The wife decided to let her husband and their son stroll around while she does the shopping. The farmer, never having been to the big city himself, agreed with a bit of confidence.
So they roamed around every corner & try to observe and learn. The son noticed a door on the wall and asked his father what it was for. The farmer, not knowing what it was, decided to get closer for better observation. A few minutes later an old lady with a cane came over and pressed a button located near the door. The door opened and the old lady entered a small room. As the door proceeded to close, the farmer and son stood there amazed. Lights with numbers began blinking over the door when all of a sudden the door opened and a very beautiful, young lady walked out.
Astonished, the farmer looked at his son while scratching his head about the transformation of the old lady and said, "Son, I don't know what just happened, but run fast and fetch your mother."
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Adda nakiasawa nga igorota iti baknang ngem lakay nga amerikano. “You have to learn to play golf if you want to mingle with these rich people”... kunan diyay amerikano, isunga napilitan nga agadal dyay igorota.
Nagpraktis isuna ngem napan idiay kay-kayoan diay bola nga tinamaan na isunga napan na binirok ngem tukak(frog) nga nakakulong ti nakita na. Nagsao diay frog (amerikano nga tukak), “if you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes." Pinalubusan diay kailian tayo diay frog.
Frog: "Thank you, but I failed to mention that there is a condition to your wishes. Whatever you wish for, your husband will get 10 times more or better!"
Igorota: “That’s okay.”
Diay first wish na ket kayat na nga isuna ti kapipintasan nga babae iti lubong. Ngem winarningan diay frog isuna:
Frog: "You do realize that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis that women will flock to."
Igorota: "That will be okay because I will be the most beautiful woman and he will only have eyes for me."
Frog: “Okay” Nagkedyat lang diay tukak ket natungpal ti wish diay igorota. “What’s your second wish?”
Igorota: “I want to be the richest woman in the world”
Frog: “That will make your husband the richest man in the world and he will be ten times richer than you."
Igorota: "That will be okay because what's mine is his and what's his is mine."
Frog: “Okay” Maysa lang manen nga kedyat diay tukak ket natungpal manen diay wish na. “What’s your third and final wish?”
Igorota: “I’d like a mild heart attack”
Moral of the story (Frog speaking to the readers): Igorotas are clever, don't mess with them.
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Inmunneg ti agbarkada nga Igorot jay Jollibee, nagorder da ti 2 nga softdrinks santo da kinnan jay balon da nga tinapay. Inmasideg jay waiter, “excuse me ho..? bawal hong kainin ang sarili nyong tinapay dito.” Nagkinedyat jay 2 nga igorot, santo da nagsinukat ti tinapay.
One foggy evening, an Igorot lawyer, who had just attended a court hearing at San Fernando, was driving along Naguilian, La Union and was about to reach Burgos when he bumped a lexus coming from opposite his direction. The lexus was driven by a lowland doctor coming home from vacation at Baguio City.
The impact of the collision was so intense that the two cars were wrecked and left the Igorot lawyer and lowland doctor groggy.. They came out from their car and were both wincing in pain. The Igorot lawyer suddenly remembered the very strong imported wine his client gave him so he got it and offered it to the doctor "Here have some to calm you down." The doctor then answered "Oh, thanks! it's nice you have one, this sure is good to loosen our shaken nerves." So the doctor, tastefully delighted with the imported wine, gulped and gulped. As the wine was that strong, it immediately had effect on the doctor so, feeling lofty, offered back "Here have some also." The Igorot lawyer then answered "No thanks, I'll just have some if the Highway Patrols are already here."
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