Here in Minnesota, we tell lots of "Sven and Ole" jokes, or "Ole and Lena" jokes. Here's one:

Ole got a job with the State Highway Department, painting the stripes down the middle of the highway. The first day on the job, he painted 5 miles of stripes, and his supervisor was mighty pleased.

The second day on the job, he painted only about a mile and a half, and the third day, he painted less than a mile. The boss asked, "What's wrong, Ole?"

Ole said, "I think I'm getting too far away from the paint can."