Posted by bluedog on February 1, 2003, at 11:03:25
In reply to Lesbian joke, posted by bookgurl99 on February 1, 2003, at 9:57:33
I like that Bookgurl. My best buddy at work is in a long term lesbian relationship and I know she would find this joke amusing because she has a fantastic sense of humour
Your joke reminds me of some social worker jokes I know
Q) How many social workers does it take to change a light bulb?
A) None......because they've all done courses on coping with darkness
Now the humour here really is relative because I've had some unpleasant experiences with some social workers....though most social workers I tell this joke to find it very funny (I deal with social workers on a daily basis in my job)
Heres another social worker joke...
Two social workers are walking down a dark alley one night when they come across a poor fellow lying in a pool of blood. He feebly lifts his head up and faintly cries out "help me Please"
Now these social workers don't listen to to his pleas, turn their backs on him and simply walk back out of the alley as one social worker remarks to the other "you know..the person who did this to that fellow REALLY needs our help"
Again most of the social workers I deal with find this joke very funny.
And another social worker joke.
Q) whats the difference between a rottweiler and a social worker?
A) with a rottweiler you'll eventually get your kids back.
Now all these situations are ludicrous to the extreme and I have friends who are social workers but I still happen to find these jokes funny. I'm sorry but I can't apologise for having the sense of humour that I have and I will find these jokes funny and also Bookgurls lesbian joke funny even if some people choose to be offended by them.
I don't think that there has ever been a group of people whether they be lower class, middle class, upper class, black, white, christian, jewish, muslim, Irish, Australian, American, part of a minority or even part of a majority group who have not been the target of good natured jokes. Where would the world be without humour.
I suffer from social anxiety and depression and I have seen skits on tv comedy shows about these illnesses (especially on depression) and I have always found these skits hilarious. Where would the world be without humour as long as it's not malicious. Most humour is simply an exaggeration of certain traits and behaviours of stereotypical (and I might add mythical persons) that allow us to laugh at ourselves. I think it is pretty obvious to most reasonable people when a joke oversteps a certain line and becomes malicious or personal...it also depends on the context in which a joke is told.
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bluedog
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