Friday humour

Philly_Q · October 2023

Dr_Necessiter said:

Sorry AK99, I was being flippant.

Serious question, much of comedy/ humour is dependent on misunderstanding or on difference of perception, so how in the 21st century should that be conveyed without giving offence? Clearly it is now unacceptable to imply that those of one ethnicity/ race/ nationality or religion, gender or of certain physical characteristics are inherently less intelligent or more prone to misunderstanding or errors of perception than another so where do we go?

An Englishman, an Englishman and another Englishman walk into a bar...?

I'm genuinely interested. Maybe it needs to be in another thread...?

I think maybe it does.

DesVegas · October 2023

Is it not up to the paddy to determine if it's racist?

sinbaadi · October 2023

DesVegas said:

Is it not up to the paddy to determine if it's racist?

Without wanting to pull at some very loose threads that hang from that quite absurd post.... No it is not.

ElectricXII · October 2023

I used to like this thread, but following a string of unfunny and frankly misogynistic limericks, followed by a Paddy joke, I think I'll give it a miss for a while. There are obviously a few on here whose attitudes need some updating. Probably a reflection of the age profile of members, I suppose.

I'm 57 by the way.

boogieman · October 2023

ElectricXII said:

I used to like this thread, but following a string of unfunny and frankly misogynistic limericks, followed by a Paddy joke, I think I'll give it a miss for a while. There are obviously a few on here whose attitudes need some updating. Probably a reflection of the age profile of members, I suppose.

I'm 57 by the way.

Nope, age doesn’t have to correlate with being racist, it’s a mindset. I’m (hopefully) not racist, and I’m 68. I met a couple of 30 something family members earlier today, you couldn’t meet a bigger pair of bigots.

Cols · October 2023

sinbaadi said:

DesVegas said:

Is it not up to the paddy to determine if it's racist?

Without wanting to pull at some very loose threads that hang from that quite absurd post.... No it is not.

Being one of those sort who are in a position to be justifiably offended by that joke, I have to admit two things:

1. I didn’t notice the Paddy reference until it was pointed out.
2. This may be because I quickly identified the joke as being unfunny and skimmed past it.

I’ve heard (and told) a vast quantity of Irishmen jokes, and I don’t mind them. As long as they’re actually funny.

Philly_Q · October 2023

ElectricXII said:

I used to like this thread, but following a string of unfunny and frankly misogynistic limericks, followed by a Paddy joke, I think I'll give it a miss for a while. There are obviously a few on here whose attitudes need some updating. Probably a reflection of the age profile of members, I suppose.

I'm 57 by the way.

59 here, and I agree with you. I've temporarily stopped following the thread until it (hopefully) gets back to normal.

NothingOnTheTele · October 2023

ElectricXII said:

I used to like this thread, but following a string of unfunny and frankly misogynistic limericks, followed by a Paddy joke, I think I'll give it a miss for a while. There are obviously a few on here whose attitudes need some updating. Probably a reflection of the age profile of members, I suppose.

I'm 57 by the way.

When I joined this forum I got the impression that the bulk of members are old(er), white men, and I expected to see a fair amount of casual - even if only unconscious - racism, sexism etc. But for the most part there's very little bigotry here, and when it does occur members are quick to call it out.

Maybe that says something about my own prejudices. Unfortunately my perception has been skewed a bit by the sort of men I encounter through work.

DesVegas · October 2023

I posted a ukulele/ Black Sabbath joke . Was that ok?

Brio · October 2023

Is the "tree fellers" joke OK?
Asking for a friend...

Adey · October 2023

The "Paddy" joke is funny not because it is making fun of Irishmen, it is because it is making fun of the stereotype that the Irish as stupid, and the people that believe that.

Clearly Irish people don't have a monopoly on being stupid. We all have a damn good go at that from time to time.

Kilgore · October 2023

Adey said:

The "Paddy" joke is funny not because it is making fun of Irishmen, it is because it is making fun of the stereotype that the Irish as stupid, and the people that believe that.

Is it?

How can you possibly know the original intent of the joke.

Both Stewart Lee and Jim Davidson could tell the same joke.Only one of them would be making fun of the stereotype and the people who believe it and it wouldn't be Jim Davidson.

Poboy · October 2023

AK99 said:

Poboy said:

Shrews said:

Bluddy stoopid micks.

Hard to tell whether that's a p1ss poor attempt at irony, or something of a different nature altogether.

Hard to tell if this a piss poor attempt at understanding irony or self aggrandizing attention seeking. Not sure which horse to back there to be honest.

Of course it's irony and is a reference to the xenophobic 'joke' itself and a similar comment on another recent thread (involving the guitar player from Motley Crue). There has been a spate of these racist/xenophobic/misogynistic type posts here in the last few weeks. Seems some people still have rather archaic and unpleasant attitudes.

TheMarlin · October 2023

Kilgore said:

Adey said:

The "Paddy" joke is funny not because it is making fun of Irishmen, it is because it is making fun of the stereotype that the Irish as stupid, and the people that believe that.

Is it?

How can you possibly know the original intent of the joke.

Both Stewart Lee and Jim Davidson could tell the same joke.Only one of them would be making fun of the stereotype and the people who believe it and it wouldn't be Jim Davidson.

Agreed. Unfunny 1970’s BS. The world has moved on from that a long time ago.

Shrews · October 2023

FFS,

The joke is about a play on words. Ringsting, Ring Sting. Geddit?

It could have used the word 'husband' and it would be just as funny

Husband tells his wife "My bumhole is really burning, I've no idea what it is?"
"Ringsting" his wife says
Husband replies "How the fuck will he know"

To me that's the bit that's funny. I suppose it `could be` seen by some that the name Paddy links to the the thick Irish stereotype, but that's not what made me laugh. Actually it doesn't even imply the guy is thick, just that he got his words muddled.

- Nothing derogatory about race
- No implication the bloke is even 'thick'

FFS the world is miserable enough as it is without this bullshit. One reason for that is people have lost the confidence to talk to each other in fear they might say something where somebody takes offence. Nobody will tell jokes in the future unless they are sanitised and approved by some sour, boring, snowflake unit probably full of small men with small cocks suffering from little man syndrome.

crunchman · October 2023

Please can we stop this debate and start posting funnies again.

Here's one:

Tannin · October 2023

^ Mrs Tannin needs some bricks!

Sporky · October 2023

Individual duvets for the win.

Brio · October 2023

Sassafras · October 2023

crunchman said:

Please can we stop this debate and start posting funnies again.

Here's one:

That's disgracefully racist, the white woman is clearly subjugating the dark skinned man by attempting to monopolise the duvet.

goldtop · October 2023

Sporky said:

Individual duvets for the win.

No - that's a vile European habit.

merlin · October 2023

Although it's clearly based on a racist trope, I like to think that Patrick himself was making a funny joke within the joke, hence his intelligence is demonstrated. Also, assuming that Patrick actually has Sting's phone number is funny.

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Don't you just love Postmodernism?

Tannin · October 2023

Oh FFS. Jokes please. No other shit.

AK99 · October 2023

Poboy said:

AK99 said:

Poboy said:

Shrews said:

Bluddy stoopid micks.

Hard to tell whether that's a p1ss poor attempt at irony, or something of a different nature altogether.

Hard to tell if this a piss poor attempt at understanding irony or self aggrandizing attention seeking. Not sure which horse to back there to be honest.

Of course it's irony and is a reference to the xenophobic 'joke' itself and a similar comment on another recent thread (involving the guitar player from Motley Crue). There has been a spate of these racist/xenophobic/misogynistic type posts here in the last few weeks. Seems some people still have rather archaic and unpleasant attitudes.

Thanks Poboy. I'm guilty of misinterpreting your response more than anything else. Apologies for that.

merlin · October 2023

A married couple have just finished celebrating their twentieth wedding anniversary and are heading up to bed for some twentieth anniversary maritals.

On the way up the stairs the woman glances at the pictures of their children and thinks about how much she loves her life. Once they get to the bedroom the man turns off the light and they get down to business.

Mid-coitus the woman realizes that in the twenty years she's been married (and the four they dated) she has never seen her husband fully naked. Perplexed by her realization, she uses a lull in the ploughing to turn the lamp on.

Click!

The man is wearing a strap-on dildo. The two freeze, sharing a strangely intimate moment of shock and confusion. Finally the man clears his throat.

"I'll explain the toy if you explain our kids."

Cols · October 2023

Shrews said:

FFS,

The joke is about a play on words. Ringsting, Ring Sting. Geddit?

Yes Shrews, we got it. I’m afraid it just wasn’t a funny joke.

It could have used the word 'husband' and it would be just as funny

That’s completely true. You could substitute any word you like in place of Paddy, and it’s still a shit joke. Sorry Shrews, they can’t all be zingers.

Anyway, here’s a joke especially for guitarists.

Winny_Pooh · October 2023

Stratavarious · October 2023

Winny_Pooh said:

Yep… the Earth needs to be at the centre.

Devil#20 · October 2023

With their ailing mother needing constant medical supervision, a family decided to bring her to a very expensive and caring nursing home for a day to try it out. The next morning, the nurses bathed her, fed her a tasty breakfast, and set her in a chair at a window overlooking a lovely flower garden. She seemed okay but after a while she slowly started to lean over sideways in her chair. Two attentive nurses immediately rushed up to catch her and straighten her out. Again, she seemed okay but after a while she started to tilt to the other side. The nurses rushed back and once more brought her back upright. This went on all morning, with the dedicated nurses making sure the old woman didn't fall. Later, the family arrived to see how she was adjusting to her new home. "So Ma, how is it here? Are they treating you all right?" they asked. "It’s very nice," she replied. "Except they won’t let you fart."

proggy · October 2023

I've just quit my new job as a postman.
They gave me my first letter to deliver, I looked at the address and thought......
'this isn't for me'

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