Juniors in Ms. Nilda Rivera’s Spanish IV class spent the last period on Friday telling jokes as an exercise to demonstrate the management of both English and Spanish. The original joke is a simple one in English, geared for kids 5-10 years-old. The challenge is to translate the joke into Spanish, retaining the nuances that make it funny. This is more difficult to pull off successfully because culture does not translate. The trio of jokers, from left, Nick Rosenson, Anthony Taffaro, and Josh de Boisblanc discovered that a thorough understanding of the language is the key to delivering an effective punch line.