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Is it wrong to laugh at certain things?

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  • 09-12-2011 12:05am
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    anticonno16
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    There are jokes about blondes, Irishmen, thick men, stupid women etc


    But where do you draw the line?

    What areas of Sickipedia do you not go to??


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    Deus Ex Machina
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    anticonno16 wrote: »
    But where do you draw the line?

    Right before Lee Evans.


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    Latchy
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    Laugter is subjective and what you laugh at in private may not be what you would laugh at or like to be seen laughing at in public .


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    hondasam
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    There will be no Blonde jokes !


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    phasers
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    The joke ends when two black guys walk into a bar.


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    anticonno16
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    Latchy wrote: »
    Laugter is subjective and what you laugh at in private may not be what you would laugh at or be seen to laugh at in public .

    For example, you might laugh at the disabled in private but not in your role as a teacher for example??


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    ArtSmart
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    anticonno16 wrote: »
    For example, you might laugh at the disabled in private but not in your role as a teacher for example??
    hmmmm. i dunno....


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    Latchy
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    anticonno16 wrote: »
    For example, you might laugh at the disabled in private but not in your role as a teacher for example??
    No the disabled don't come into it but there are jokes out there about the disabled just as there are about any section of society .

    Thinking more when somebody makes a fool of themselfs and you spare their blushes by holding in the laughter but you crap yourself laughing when they are out of site ..har har har


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    phasers
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    anticonno16 wrote: »
    For example, you might laugh at the disabled in private but not in your role as a teacher for example??
    Especially if you teach in a special needs school


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    ArtSmart
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    anticonno16 wrote: »
    There are jokes about blondes, Irishmen, thick men, stupid women etc


    But where do you draw the line?

    What areas of Sickipedia do you not go to??
    arent you repeating yourself?


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    Duggy747
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    I find jokes in pretty much anything.

    Except dead baby jokes, not because they're offensive............they're just plain shìte.


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    xoxyx
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    hondasam wrote: »
    There will be no Blonde jokes !

    Are you a blonde? Always thought you were a hot redhead!


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    so who here saw that recent video on youtube of someone **** off a mentally disabled guy?


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    xoxyx
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    Duggy747 wrote: »
    I find jokes in pretty much anything.

    Except dead baby jokes, not because they're offensive............they're just plain shìte.

    I hate dead baby jokes. They're always a flop...


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    Celly Smunt
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    xoxyx wrote: »
    I hate dead baby jokes. They're always a flop...
    Duggy747 wrote: »
    I find jokes in pretty much anything.

    Except dead baby jokes, not because they're offensive............they're just plain shìte.

    whats funnier than one dead baby?





    Two dead babies in Clown suits.Bad dum tish!


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    bonzodog2
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    hondasam wrote: »
    There will be no Blonde jokes !

    Are you blonde sam ?


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    Celly Smunt
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    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Are you blonde sam ?

    no shes honda sam


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    Dudess
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    Some bad taste jokes have me in knots, others I don't find funny or I find horrible. It's a difficult one - hard not to be a hypocrite. I guess it depends on whether it affects you personally.
    Generally the ones I find funny are actually clever, not meanspirited, and contain a grain of truth, whereas the ones I don't find funny are just shock for shock's sake and the person telling it just being nasty. I think when the joke is at the expense of a specific person it's worse than when it's just general.
    It's very subjective though. I don't agree with "Either everything's funny or nothing's funny" - that's just an opinion. And I don't think it's logical. It's like saying "Either everything's tragic or nothing's tragic". People can't help what they find funny or not funny. And sometimes people use humour to cope with depressing, horrible stuff. Sometimes slagging-off jokes are good-natured and actually very inclusive too.
    There are times though when people crack jokes to be dickheads (e.g. a thread here re a small child dying due to abuse and a couple of "Kick the baby" or something "genius" comments). I do wonder wtf is wrong with people like that.


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    hondasam
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    xoxyx wrote: »
    Are you a blonde? Always thought you were a hot redhead!
    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Are you blonde sam ?
    pmcmahon wrote: »
    no shes honda sam

    Yes I'm blonde.


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    anticonno16
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    Dudess wrote: »
    Some bad taste jokes have me in knots, others I don't find funny or I find horrible. It's a difficult one - hard not to be a hypocrite. I guess it depends on whether it affects you personally.
    Generally the ones I find funny are actually clever, not meanspirited, and contain a grain of truth, whereas the ones I don't find funny are just shock for shock's sake and the person telling it just being nasty. I think when the joke is at the expense of a specific person it's worse than when it's just general.
    It's very subjective though. I don't agree with "Either everything's funny or nothing's funny" - that's just an opinion. And I don't think it's logical. It's like saying "Either everything's tragic or nothing's tragic". People can't help what they find funny or not funny. And sometimes people use humour to cope with depressing, horrible stuff. Sometimes slagging-off jokes are good-natured and actually very inclusive too.
    There are times though when people crack jokes to be dickheads (e.g. a thread here re a small child dying due to abuse and a couple of "Kick the baby" or something "genius" comments). I do wonder wtf is wrong with people like that.

    So where do you stand on

    Why did the little girl fall off the swing?













    Because she had no arms.


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    xoxyx
    Registered Users Posts: 1,811 ✭✭✭xoxyx


    pmcmahon wrote: »
    whats funnier than one dead baby?





    Two dead babies in Clown suits.Bad dum tish!


    Do you know how many dead babies can be fit in a Mini Cooper?

    No? Me neither. It's probably for the best.


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    Aoifey!
    Registered Users Posts: 4,571 ✭✭✭Aoifey!


    I think pretty much every topic can be laughed at or joked about in some way but it depends very much on context.

    Take the dead baby jokes, they're grand most of the time, but not something you say around someone who has just lost a baby.


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    xoxyx
    Registered Users Posts: 1,811 ✭✭✭xoxyx


    anticonno16 wrote: »
    So where do you stand on

    Why did the little girl fall off the swing?


    Because she had no arms.

    Why didn't she stand up?

    She had no legs.

    Why did nobody help her?

    She had no friends.

    ...
    ...
    ...

    I laughed.


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    Dudess
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    anticonno16 wrote: »
    Dudess wrote: »
    Some bad taste jokes have me in knots, others I don't find funny or I find horrible. It's a difficult one - hard not to be a hypocrite. I guess it depends on whether it affects you personally.
    Generally the ones I find funny are actually clever, not meanspirited, and contain a grain of truth, whereas the ones I don't find funny are just shock for shock's sake and the person telling it just being nasty. I think when the joke is at the expense of a specific person it's worse than when it's just general.
    It's very subjective though. I don't agree with "Either everything's funny or nothing's funny" - that's just an opinion. And I don't think it's logical. It's like saying "Either everything's tragic or nothing's tragic". People can't help what they find funny or not funny. And sometimes people use humour to cope with depressing, horrible stuff. Sometimes slagging-off jokes are good-natured and actually very inclusive too.
    There are times though when people crack jokes to be dickheads (e.g. a thread here re a small child dying due to abuse and a couple of "Kick the baby" or something "genius" comments). I do wonder wtf is wrong with people like that.

    So where do you stand on

    Why did the little girl fall off the swing?













    Because she had no arms.
    Kinds funny in a "Oh my god, I can't believe someone said that" way.


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    #25
    Where To
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    Vomit jokes are just sick.


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    #26
    Super-Rush
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    BRB.


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    Super-Rush
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    Probably best to leave this closed.

    It will save a lot of unnecessary hassle for everyone later.


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