Some people are just easily insulted by anything. Can’t please everybody.
When I lived in the UP there were Finnlander jokes and polish jokes. In Texas, Aggie jokes and Okie jokes. I guess the only way to tell these types of joke is for them to be about a "non specific dumb person". As in "a non specific dumb person goes into a bar". I'm half German, half Hungarian. I don't ever recall any jokes about my heritage although I'm sure there are some. I don't like it though when I'm made fun of because of my beliefs though.
I meant to mention that. Shoulda.
I guess I'm thin skinned then. I don't see anything funny about insulting someone's intelligence to their (virtual) face.
Fair enough.
Pinch your nipples at the same time. Feels way better.
In my own opinion, jokes are funniest when poking fun at yourself. They are less funny when they are used to attack other people. That said, the MC is more lenient in the joke thread than we are on the main forum. This has been explained to those who report posts in the joke thread for being political. On the other hand, we don't condone using the joke thread to argue about politics. Also, jokes that are abusive will not be tolerated. This is a fine line that we try to tread, and not everyone will be happy. The same goes for all moderation.
We used to tell Kentuckian jokes as kids in Indiana. Never made sense to me.
Until I actually met a few Kentuckians.
I can deal with that.
Thanks for your work in a thankless job. If people alternate making jokes about each side, how can you tell if they are telling jokes or arguing?
When someone posts something that is obviously not a joke, it is arguing. That is what happened in the exchange you are probably referring to.
Please read above.
Well, I thought both versions were kinda lame and obvious.
I thought the rebuttal was just as funny as the original, which demonstrates that a joke is not necessarily cruel or judgmental. It is just a joke regardless of the "victims", which can be interchangeable.
I was between two thoughts when I wrote the sentence. Edited for your viewing pleasure
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Hungarian? Are you kidding me? My wife's family is Hungarian and there are a million jokes. Many of the punchlines start out "first you steal a ..."
I was between two thoughts when I wrote the sentence. Edited for your viewing pleasure
And here I thought Marines on a Navy ship were put there solely because sheep would be too obvious.........
Well, I will agree that the board has changed from what it was when I joined back in 2010. A lot of us just like to have fun on here. Some threads are serious and others are just for kicks and giggles as you know. No harm done either way, unless someone gets their undies twisted, which seems to happen more than it ever used too.
I like to think I'm pretty thick-skinned but I don't believe that POA should be an 'anything goes' forum because of that. While I also can give as good as I get I'm perfectly capable of exercising restraint, and generally manage to do so here. Not sure why some have so much trouble with it. If one wants a free-for-all and can't seem to make it work here, maybe someplace else would suit their needs rather than railing about how unfair it is here.
I agree. I rarely ever engage in any thread or post that may violate the RoC as I try to play in a civil manner around here. There’s times where I get a wild hair up my you know what and go on a tear, but it’s few and far between. I’ve always been one to respect the beliefs of others and if I know that something in particular is offensive to someone than I’ll steer clear of said subject, but it’s hard to walk on eggshells all the time, hoping that you don’t offend anyone.
Weird eh?
