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[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I despise jokes about how much a person hates the opposite gender and their spouse specifically.

It's not a good self-deprecating joke, it's just sad. Get a divorce or break up already. You don't have to be trapped in a miserable relationship. And if you hate the opposite gender so much, consider whether you might be queer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I disagree if overdone it can get tired and nit funny. Like every family comedy shows that did that.

But Married With Children did it and was funny. Because to me it made fun of that thrope.

But also Rodney Dangerfield did that with his jokes and it was hilarious. But he also made fun of himself.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I think a good general rule there is:

Is the cliche the setup for the joke, or is it the entire punchline?

The former can make for quality humor, but the latter is just being lazy.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What is something that is brown and sticky?

AnswerA stick

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What's green and sticky?

spoilerA green stick

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

ok but if every noun can become an adjective simply by putting a "y" at the end of the word...

Q: How are you feeling today?

A: I'm feeling human-y, thanks for asking.

Q: How's your phone?

A: It's phoney.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't get your first joke, but your second one is hilarious! Is the phone real and very phone or is it fake and not phone at all?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

You are correct, the first one wasn't funny. The second one turned out to be a pun. Hey, I'm not getting paid for leaving comments. Don't expect to be entertained at every moment here.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

How many Germans does it take to screw in a light bulb?

1It may not be funny, but it's efficient.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

No, it takes at least 2. The second one is there to make sure that the person changing the light bulb doesn't get an electrical shock and dies.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why can't an elephant ride a bike?

!they don't have thumbs to ring the bell...<

It's a dad joke... I thought it was hilarious when i was a little kid which is why it stuck with me, i don't have many good memories of my dad...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

That's actually pretty good, subversion of expectations with an absurdist kicker.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Donald Trump

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Aww man, I wish I had time to type it out. One of my favorite jokes to tell is a really long garden path story about a man and a one-eyed halibut. It's multiple minutes of setup and the punchline is just bad. It's not even a pun. It's the worst joke I know.

But I love telling it to people because it's almost a practical joke by the time I reach the end.

Nobody laughs the first time. But everyone who's heard it once, laughs when they see me inflict it on a new victim.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

US politics?