American play on words, in Russian

I'm studying Russian, and one of my classmates came up with a little joke. We thought it was cute, nothing spectacular, though. All of our native Russian-speaking teachers, on the other hand, either don't get it or don't think it's funny. Here's the basic joke, I'll let you guys decide:

Отец сказал сыну, "повтори за мной, 'я буду хорошо водить себя'."
Сын шёл за отца и сказал "я буду хорошо водить себя."

So, is this just not funny in Russian?

It could be funny if the father said his phrase correct: «Повторяй за мной: я буду хорошо вести себя». In such a case the kid doesn't get the expression all right and derives another sense. :D

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Originally Posted by Ultracity

I'm studying Russian, and one of my classmates came up with a little joke. We thought it was cute, nothing spectacular, though. All of our native Russian-speaking teachers, on the other hand, either don't get it or don't think it's funny. Here's the basic joke, I'll let you guys decide:

Отец сказал сыну, "повтори за мной, 'я буду хорошо водить себя'."
Сын шёл за отца и сказал "я буду хорошо водить себя."

So, is this just not funny in Russian?

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You should have post the original. This way we would probably be able to do something to make it funnier.

Сын пошел за отца, и повторил «я буду хорошо водить себя». No, nobody gets it.

Should be вести себя. Jokes never translate well.

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Originally Posted by chaika

Сын пошел за отца, и повторил «я буду хорошо водить себя». No, nobody gets it.

Should be вести себя. Jokes never translate well.

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They do sometimes, but never literally.

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Originally Posted by Rtyom

It could be funny if the father said his phrase correct

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Heh, I apologize, that was my fault. Originally it was gramatically correct. The father said something else though, I think something about doing what his father says (which should arguably make it funnier).