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I like bansheebeat. I'm almost convinced he's been abducted after that joke, though.
It's one thing to post it, but you can't really be surprised that people were offended by it...right?
Thanks... I think. It's a bit of a stretch to say no one likes me. Everyone here who's actually met me thinks I'm a pretty okay dude (I think).
I'm not surprised people were offended. It's an offensive joke. Hell, it really isn't even that funny (like our good friend Juggs pointed out). The thing is I wasn't TRYING to offend anyone. I'd be more apt to sympathize if I wasn't immediately insulted for posting a joke...in a joke thread..that's already full off offensive jokes...
That said I am sorry for any offense taken. But again. It's a joke people. I'm not personally insulting anyone who was anyway personally affected by 9/11 nor am I downplaying the tragedy.
So what more can I possibly do here?
I will most likely regret poking my head in, but...
If you weren't trying to offend anyone, and you don't think the jokes under debate are funny - well, why did you post them? I am honestly curious.
I like bansheebeat. I'm almost convinced he's been abducted after that joke, though.
It's one thing to post it, but you can't really be surprised that people were offended by it...right?
Thanks... I think. It's a bit of a stretch to say no one likes me. Everyone here who's actually met me thinks I'm a pretty okay dude (I think).
I'm not surprised people were offended. It's an offensive joke. Hell, it really isn't even that funny (like our good friend Juggs pointed out). The thing is I wasn't TRYING to offend anyone. I'd be more apt to sympathize if I wasn't immediately insulted for posting a joke...in a joke thread..that's already full off offensive jokes...
That said I am sorry for any offense taken. But again. It's a joke people. I'm not personally insulting anyone who was anyway personally affected by 9/11 nor am I downplaying the tragedy.
So what more can I possibly do here?
I believe that you weren't trying to personally insult anyone, but I think it's too much to ask for people to take it lightly when they were so deeply affected by the event the joke is based on. Just as I'm sure others have been offended by some of the other off-color jokes here, because of their own personal experiences/tragedies.
I believe that you weren't trying to personally insult anyone, but I think it's too much to ask for people to take it lightly when they were so deeply affected by the event the joke is based on. Just as I'm sure others have been offended by some of the other off-color jokes here, because of their own personal experiences/tragedies.
I apologize for saying that to Druid. It wasn't directed towards her as much as it was the situation in general, and more specifically the fact that someone felt so compelled to insult me. If you're offended by something (anything) why would you kick up more dirt? Why not just ignore it, shake your head, and move on with your day? I don't see a single other instance of people voicing their offense here, though I'm sure it's happened. So why start with me?
I don't really take offense to anything (especially 'jokes') posted to an online message board by someone who I don't even know, and I'm certainly not going to start insulting people.
I will most likely regret poking my head in, but...
If you weren't trying to offend anyone, and you don't think the jokes under debate are funny - well, why did you post them? I am honestly curious.
The only joke under debate is the one about milking a cow. I posted it because... well I read it in a local magazine this morning. That's about it. I came to this thread, saw that there were plenty of other crude jokes, and figured it was okay to post one myself. Pretty simple issue that's getting turned into something way larger that I never intended.
While I still can't laugh at 9/11 jokes I can understand "offensive" humor as it's some of my favorite. That said no flak from me, bansheebeat, but maybe tellin' the joke on another anniversary of the date could be considered in poor taste.
I believe that you weren't trying to personally insult anyone, but I think it's too much to ask for people to take it lightly when they were so deeply affected by the event the joke is based on. Just as I'm sure others have been offended by some of the other off-color jokes here, because of their own personal experiences/tragedies.
I apologize for saying that to Druid. It wasn't directed towards her as much as it was the situation in general, and more specifically the fact that someone felt so compelled to insult me. If you're offended by something (anything) why would you kick up more dirt? Why not just ignore it, shake your head, and move on with your day? I don't see a single other instance of people voicing their offense here, though I'm sure it's happened. So why start with me?
I don't really take offense to anything (especially 'jokes') posted to an online message board by someone who I don't even know, and I'm certainly not going to start insulting people.
I will most likely regret poking my head in, but...
If you weren't trying to offend anyone, and you don't think the jokes under debate are funny - well, why did you post them? I am honestly curious.
The only joke under debate is the one about milking a cow. I posted it because... well I read it in a local magazine this morning. That's about it. I came to this thread, saw that there were plenty of other crude jokes, and figured it was okay to post one myself. Pretty simple issue that's getting turned into something way larger that I never intended.
Thank you for your reply. For what it's worth, I usually enjoy your posts, and hope to in the future. I used the plural form of joke in reference to the cartoon you posted after someone explained it was offensive.
Thank you for 'owning up' to the mistake. < sincerity flashers on>
Now: - Does anyone have a good one to re-steer this thread?
Last Edit: Sept 11, 2013 21:11:00 GMT -5 by jfg108: the singular form of jokes is joke. I posted. I saw. I corrected. - Back to Top
"When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.” -Thoreau
Now: - Does anyone have a good one to re-steer this thread?
There are 3 Spies that get captured. One spy is French, one is German and the other is Italian. Their captors come into the cell and grab the French spy and tie his hands behind a chair in the next room. They torture him for 2 hours before he answers all questions and gives up all of his secrets. The captors throw the French spy back into the cell and grab the German spy. They tie his hands behind the chair as well and torture him for 4 hours before he tells them what they want to know. They throw him back into the cell and grab the Italian spy. They tie his hands behind the chair and begin torturing. 4 hours go by and the spy isn't talking. Then 8 hours, then 16 and after 24 hours they give up and throw him back into the cell. The German and French spy are impressed and ask him how he managed to not talk. The Italian spy responds, " I wanted to!, but I couldn't move my hands!".
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go on an overnight drunk, and in 10 days I'm going to set out to find the shark that ate my friend and destroy it. Anyone who wants to tag along is more than welcome.
Putin's pep talk to the Russian hockey team prior to Sochi: "If you don't bring back the gold from Sochi, I'm going to send you to Siberia to look for it in the ground."
Post by billypilgrim on Nov 5, 2014 18:54:03 GMT -5
When you wrap yourself in plastic wrap, the whole world can see your nuts.
(This joke - if that's what it is - works better orally because then you don't have to make the your/you're distinction that you have to make in writing.)
A storm was brewing on the plains one afternoon. Eventually, a tornado was spawned and it tore across the pasture full of livestock. The animals had nowhere to run for shelter, so they weathered the conditions.
After the storm passed, all of the cows were laying on the ground. They looked up to find that all of the males were standing around them.
"How come we were all swept off our feet, but you were not?" they asked.
Pirate jokes eh, abrakapokus? Well, I don't have a joke, but do have a story about pirates...
I spent some years working at a toy store; great job helping kids have fun and parents find the right toy. Anyhoo, one busy night during Xmas season I met the oddest customer I would ever have: an actual, factual pirate. No lie, this guy had a peg leg, a hook hand and an eyepatch - and he was trying to buy a stuffed parrot. In his thick pirate vernacular, he explained his therapist recommended a replacement for his pet parrot that had recently been shot off his shoulder by a cannon.
At this point, I had to ask, "I'm sorry, and I am sure you get this all the time - but are you a REAL pirate?"
"Yar, yar, I be a true wave rat", he replied.
Seizing my opportunity to converse with such a rare character, I asked the inevitable but awkward questions any one in my place would:
"How did you lose your leg?" The pirate replied, "An alligator bit it off when I was in the Everglades - Last time I try to catch one for dinner!".
"Wow. How did you lose your hand?" To which the swashbuckler answered, "It was cut off in a sword fight on the poop deck of a schooner in the middle of a hurricane".
"Amazing. How did you lose your eye?" The pirate laughed and said a sea gull pooped in it. Disbelieving, I scoffed, "Bird poop made you lose your eye?" The pirate sighed and said, "First day with me hook, yar".
