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- ↑ Vtip Za Vtipem
- ↑ "Ανέκδοτα με τον Τοτο και την Αννούλα" (in Greek).
- ↑ Barzellette – Pierino / Risate On Line – Il portale dell'umorismo Archived 14 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Rajan, Jeena. Tintumon Jokes (I Love You Tintu). DC Books. ISBN 978-81-264-2636-2.
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- ↑ "Humor". Sloport. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ↑ "hüdaverdi - uludağ sözlük".