Kindziulis should not be confused with Kindziukas.
Kindziulis is a fictional character from Lithuanian joke cycle commonly known as "Here came Kindzulis" (lt|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 and these jokes, written by collective efforts, were regularly printed in the Lithuanian satirical magazine Šluota.[2]
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]
Kindziulis jokes have become less popular in post-Soviet times.[3]
Sample jokes from the Union of Lithuanian Journalists website:[4]
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.
Journalist and writer, a long-time editor-in-chief of Šluota, published the collections of jokes titled Čia priėjo Kindziulis several times (1970, 1972, 1982).[5]