Current favourite jokes

[Boilk]

The Tourette's Society have asked for an apology....

The sort of issue upon which, in this day and age, I find myself completely unable to form an opinion I'd be sure about, so merely pass this on for consideration. It's only thanks to their complaint that I've understood the joke

On Monday the Guardian Culture section had an article listing the funniest Edinburgh Fringe jokes according to a panel of 10 comedy critics. I was certainly surprised that the issue of this winning joke's offence potential for some Tourette's sufferers (or their family and friends) wasn't even mentioned in the article. It's somewhat double standards when you can't have a pun which relates to an ethnic minority or religious group (none in any recent top tens I've seen), but can consider a condition such as Tourette's as fair game for a joke contest. Just wondering who the arbiters are that decide such things...

[un barbu]

Heard on Radio 4 Extra this afternoon: Two lions escape from Edinburgh Zoo. They are walking down Princes Street when one turns to the other and says, 'Quiet for a Saturday, isn't it?' The old ones are often the best.

[Richard Barrett]

O I was certainly surprised that the issue of this winning joke's offence potential for some Tourette's sufferers (or their family and friends) wasn't even mentioned in the article.

I was too. But aside from that I didn't think much of that particular one-liner; there were a few in the "top 10" that made me laugh, but that wasn't one of them, and not because I'm a humourless political-correctness bore, I mean I am a humourless political-correctness bore but that isn't why I didn't find it funny.

[Vox Humana]

I was too. But aside from that I didn't think much of that particular one-liner; there were a few in the "top 10" that made me laugh, but that wasn't one of them, and not because I'm a humourless political-correctness bore, I mean I am a humourless political-correctness bore but that isn't why I didn't find it funny.

Me too. It seemed so laboured that I really couldn't see the appeal. Some of the other ones mentioned made me laugh though.

[cloughie]

How long before we ban all jokes about people Probably about animals too now I think about it.

I would just ban 80% of comedians - they are a drain on the licence fee - they’re having a laugh!

[LMcD]

I would just ban 80% of comedians - they are a drain on the licence fee - they’re having a laugh!

Which 20% of each comedian would you keep?

[oddoneout]

Which 20% of each comedian would you keep?

The bit that fulfills the job description?

[antongould]

This trend of idiots running onto football pitches has to be stopped. Somebody will do it at Newcastle and get Man of the Match ......

[teamsaint]

This trend of idiots running onto football pitches has to be stopped. Somebody will do it at Newcastle and get Man of the Match ......

Apparently two lads were caught going over the wall at fratton park on Saturday.
They got caught though, and were made to go back in for the second half.

[antongould]

Apparently two lads were caught going over the wall at fratton park on Saturday.
They got caught though, and were made to go back in for the second half.

Excellent ts ....

[johncorrigan]

Apparently two lads were caught going over the wall at fratton park on Saturday.
They got caught though, and were made to go back in for the second half.

Here's another from Embra:
My mate came in second in a Winston Churchill lookalike competition. Close but no cigar!

[LezLee]

[MrGongGong]

I took a homeopathic remedy to cure my addiction to Opera...

There was nothing in it - it was just a Placebo Domingo.

[cloughie]

Excellent ts ....

Might have been Victoria Park, anton!

[antongould]

Might have been Victoria Park, anton!

I feel that approaches cheek cloughers .......