Best Jokes (continues)
Posted by: Adam Meredith on 28 April 2007
Kiiling Joke! Now let's all chill out.
The best jokes thread has long presented moderators with something of a quandry. When it comes to a joke, knowing where to draw the line is extremely difficult. Therefore it was decided that only the most obviously offensive posts would be removed from the thread - i.e. those that could be considered as something other than a joke.
Tony, I enjoy some of your jokes but of late your posts on this thread have been close to crossing the line. Perhaps time to raise the standard, or have all the best jokes already been told?
Crossing whose line exactly? We've all got views on what we might consider to be offensive. I do wonder why the likes of Chief Chirpa bother to look at this topic. Those of us who've worked in situations where we've had to deal in human misery and despair tend to develop a somewhat black sense of humour; not because we're callous and unfeeling but as a means of insulating ourselves from the stark reality of what we've had to face.
Humour's always had a dark side, so let the jokes go on. Sad will be the day when the forum's reduced to only allowing those that granny will chuckle at.
My problem with Tony's jokes is not the appalling taste, but that they're excruciatingly unfunny.
Please Tony stick to the superb photos.
That's your subjective opinion Tom. Perhaps those of you who don't enjoy Tony's style of humour should post some jokes yourselves?
That's your subjective opinion Tom. Perhaps those of you who don't enjoy Tony's style of humour should post some jokes yourselves?
I find very very few 'jokes' work as written text. As the late Mr Carson put it "It's the way I tell 'em". This recognised that the lines in themselves were not the main event. G
Hey Grandma ! Use the bottle opener, you'll ruin your gums.
It seems that opinions are mixed since I criticised Tony Lockhart's attitude to women. Just a couple of points:
The suggestion "if you don't like it don't comment" seems untenable for a forum of debate. If you claim a right to be offensive, I claim a right to reply.
Secondly the idea that "anything goes" is equally foolish, in my opinion. How long before we get into the cesspool of remarks of the "Hitler was right" variety?
The reality is that social discussion sites create a society which ultimately has to be defined by the site's owners. I therefore suggest that the site moderators respond firmly to contributions which they find offensive, and are not in keeping with the Naim ideals.
The fact that the jokes which are unequivocally disgusting to normal people still remain on this thread may say something about the social responsibility of Naim.
Yes, I am prepared to push off and not come here again if I don't like what I read: there are many other sites on the net I would not visit. But not before registering the fact that some people have a different attitude to women.
Don
With the greatest respect, the topic here is "Best Jokes". By all means let's have a debate about what we would consider offensive, and everyone will have a different view, but please, if we must, let's do so as a separate topic in the Padded cell.
In my view, Naim have the broadness of mind to allow what a few might consider poor taste to be placed here and there are undoubtedly some jokes that Richard has removed. He does a very good job in walking the delicate line between heavy-handed censorship (which you seem to be in favour of) and complete freedom.
Again, and I'm not trying to be sarcastic here, please let those who don't find the current crop of jokes on here to their taste post some of their own. Then you might get similar jokes in response.
The one or two that occasionally work can be real gems. Plus, I always like to be proved wrong. G
She turned out to be an undercover detective.
How cool is that at her age?!
Tore a hole in his sister's best lingerie
He then pinched her behind and made up his mind
To add incest, to insult, to injury.
I'm not usually one for posting warnings about potential scams but I had a close call yesterday.
I walked into B&Q hardware store at lunchtime and some old guy dressed in a black shirt with an orange apron on asked me if I wanted decking.
Fortunately, I got the first punch in and sorted the bastard out.
Those less suspecting might not be so lucky!!
Walking to work this morning I passed an RAC van parked at the side of the road. The driver was sobbing uncontrollably.
I thought to myself ........"that mans surely heading for a breakdown
In a crowded city at a busy bus stop, a woman who was
waiting for a bus was wearing a tight leather skirt. As the
bus stopped and it was her turn to get on, she became aware
that her skirt was too tight to allow her leg to come up to the
height of the first step of the bus.
Slightly embarrassed and with a quick smile to the bus driver,
she reached behind her to unzip her skirt a little, thinking that
this would give her enough slack to raise her leg.
Again, she tried to make the step only to discover
she still couldn't. So, a little more embarrassed,
she once again reached behind her to unzip
her skirt a little more. For the second time,
attempted the step, and, once again, much to
her chagrin, she could not raise her leg.
With little smile to the driver, she again reached
behind to unzip a little more and again was
unable to make the step.
About this time, a large Texan who was standing
behind her picked her up easily by the waist
and placed her gently on the step of the bus.
She went ballistic and turned to the would-be
Good Samaritan and screeched, "How dare you
touch my body! I don't even know who you are!'
The Texan smiled and drawled, "Well, ma'am,
normally I would agree with you, but after you
unzipped my fly three times, I kinda figured
we was friends."
Don't take my criticisms so much to heart Tony.
It's only a forum....
Don x
