Examples of using "шутке" in a sentence and their english translations:
He laughed at my joke.
Tom laughed at his own joke.
There's many a true word spoken in jest.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
They made a joke of the whole thing.
There's a grain of truth in every joke.
His joke set everyone laughing.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
It's actually the matter of fact attitude, and also the liking for some kind of a joke.
In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.