Joke! Remember them?

Definitely not snowflakes around

Galaxy: I don't think banter is a bad thing as long as people know it's just for fun. Of course, it has to strike the right chord with all concerned or there's trouble and embarrassment.

In the context of office issues, years ago, our typing pool could give us young men a really tough time. I think some were quite fearful of venturing through their door!

It's a very gransnet thing 'my thread' I have seen it quite a few times.

A lot of people seem to have no sense of humour. Young people have quite a different sense from us. I was watching Jeremy Vine talking about the 2 Ronnies and the 4 candles sketch.
Storm , his young assistant couldn't see anything funny in any of these old programmes.She seemed quite put out about it.

Seriously, kircubbin? There’s so much fantastic new comedy coming out - look at how many live stand up sets are on Netflix for heaven’s sake. The four candles sketch is mildly amusing but that’s about it.

Amber, I never watch that type of show. Can you recommend any and I will look.
Did you like Dave Allen?

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I tell jokes as part of my role in a job I do and,boy, do you have to be careful these days! Someone, somewhere will be offended. The really good but slightly 'off' jokes are strictly for friends only.

And before I get jumped on by a particular person I would never, ever tell racist jokes. They are not and never have been funny to me.

The really good but slightly 'off' jokes are strictly for friends only
Nanna8. Of course, whether they remain friends after you've told it depends on how far "slightly off" you've gone!
But don't fret! We're all good friends here and nobody jumps on anybody!
OoRoo

Hope you’re right. One of our close friends was a mental health worker and he got some absolute beauties. Had us in stitches but they were strictly off record, quite disgusting and better with a drink or three!

From back up the thread, I noticed this in one of Rufus' posts: ^We had an Irish lawn bowler in our Club, called Jim and after a game he'd regale us with all sorts of jokes!
With a schooner of beer to hand, he'd reel them off endlessly^
Where I come from, a schooner is a dainty little glass you drink sherry from, about an eighth of a pint. (When it's not a 3-masted ship, that is)

JackyB maybe Rufus2 was implying that it hardly took any alcohol to set Jim off with his tales?

a dainty little glass you drink sherry from
JackyB Now this is getting serious! Dr.Google tells me that we're both right if UK is "where you come from!" Aussie schooner 425ml (15fl oz)
I fell about laughing imagining Jim and the rest of us for that matter, wielding a 3.5ml "dainty glass"!
Now that's good! You've all learned something useful already today!
Good Health
Cheers!

A solicitor has a car crash and sadly dies
The arrives at the Pearly Gates to be greeted by St Peter in person and a whole throng of other angels
He asked why all the excitement
St Peter replied you are the oldest person we have ever greeted
But I’m just 52 and died in a car crash
No, no we we have all the records here.
You have billed your clients for at least 135 yrs worth of work!.

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Oh Rufus2!

rufus2 Oh, come on. Can we not have a break from sexist sniggering? It’s not as attractive as you think it is.

Can we not have a break from sexist sniggering? It’s not as attractive as you think it is
AmberSpyglass I'm terribly sorry! I do apologise!
I simply thought it was a well constructed joke and that's why it appealed to me; I thought it funny!.

Perhaps if I'd done a role reversal it might not have raised any eyebrows!
Good Health
OoRoo

There's something very smutty about the word 'panties' somehow.

Aveline

There's something very smutty about the word 'panties' somehow.

I agree, but I don’t know why that sounds smutty.
Rufus2 I laughed.
I’ve just read a joke that says
“Women spend more time wondering what men are thinking about than men actually spend thinking.”
I laughed at that as well.

Mollygo Don't know if it was meant to be but that might be perceived as a clever riposte!

If men spent a lot of time thinking they would be really dangerous, so let’s not encourage them too much.

Guess it's back to the kids stuff; here's my GDs favourite:

What's Santa's favourite pizza?
Deep pan, crisp & even