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>For example, "Australians are upside-down". Lazy, and makes many people upset. Are they upset because it is lazy? Are you saying there is no joke so bland, ov

>For example, "Australians are upside-down". Lazy, and makes many people upset. Are they upset because it is lazy? Are you saying there is no joke so bland, overused, and by the books that it would make people groan and say "that joke is so bad I feel offended you would think I would find that funny" People don't dislike fart jokes because they're offended by farts. They dislike fart jokes because they're usually bad.

statictype 13y ago
Are you saying there is no joke so bland, overused, and by the books that it would make people groan and say "that joke is so bad I feel offended you would think I would find that funny" Yes. I would think the joke is dumb. I can't see how you would be offended by it. People don't dislike fart jokes because they're offended by farts. They dislike fart jokes because they're usually bad. Interesting, because I would say the exact opposite. I don't like fart jokes because I don't like to think about farts.
Crito 13y ago
> Are you saying there is no joke so bland, overused, and by the books that it would make people groan and say "that joke is so bad I feel offended you would think I would find that funny" Yes, that is exactly what I am saying. A joke cannot become so lazy that it actually offends people with how lazy it is. In the most extreme case realistically imaginable, a series of sufficiently lazy jokes may anger people if they shelled out a lot of money on tickets to hear jokes, but even then they would not be offended unless there is something besides just lazy jokes at play. Disliking fart jokes and being offended by fart jokes are two different things. If you are actually offended by fart jokes, chances are it has something to do with the scatological nature of fart jokes and your puritanical mentality towards such things. If you merely dislike fart jokes, chances are it is because you are not twelve.
- cstavish 13y ago
  You're not wrong, but this whole conversation is mental masturbation.
jotm 13y ago
Heh, they would be upset if it was an option in an app - "turn UI upside down if location=Australia" :-)

statictype 13y ago

Are you saying there is no joke so bland, overused, and by the books that it would make people groan and say "that joke is so bad I feel offended you would think I would find that funny" Yes. I would think the joke is dumb. I can't see how you would be offended by it. People don't dislike fart jokes because they're offended by farts. They dislike fart jokes because they're usually bad. Interesting, because I would say the exact opposite. I don't like fart jokes because I don't like to think about farts.

Crito 13y ago

> Are you saying there is no joke so bland, overused, and by the books that it would make people groan and say "that joke is so bad I feel offended you would think I would find that funny" Yes, that is exactly what I am saying. A joke cannot become so lazy that it actually offends people with how lazy it is. In the most extreme case realistically imaginable, a series of sufficiently lazy jokes may anger people if they shelled out a lot of money on tickets to hear jokes, but even then they would not be offended unless there is something besides just lazy jokes at play. Disliking fart jokes and being offended by fart jokes are two different things. If you are actually offended by fart jokes, chances are it has something to do with the scatological nature of fart jokes and your puritanical mentality towards such things. If you merely dislike fart jokes, chances are it is because you are not twelve.

cstavish 13y ago
You're not wrong, but this whole conversation is mental masturbation.

jotm 13y ago

Heh, they would be upset if it was an option in an app - "turn UI upside down if location=Australia" :-)