Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
That's cos it's shit.
Joke about Britain
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Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
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Jokes aren't funny when they're dissected but anyhow, here goes....
most "irishman jokes" have the irishman as the thick stereotypical fall guy. Thick as shit, twice as runny. We've all heard them. This one turns it on its head.
The Irishman has heard of James Joyce and Goethe...the foreman clearly hasn't. Ergo - who's the thicko?
The only "Irish" joke I've found funny. or clever.
Unfunny, it may be. Shit - it ain't.
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
PC Irishman jokes, whatever next.
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
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How is it PC? Just a play on words.
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
Nope definitely shit. A joke's purpose is to be funny, much like a Football Manager's job is to win games. If a Football Manager doesn't win games then he is branded as shit by fans, if a joke is not funny surely the same rule should apply.
Brighton till i die
You havin' a bubble?
.........very true - however i do appriciate you taking the time to explain it to me!!
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
Me? No!
quick question, mate - were you one of the lads in Block D at the back last night?
Moshe Gariani
Well-known member
- Mar 10, 2005
- 12,372
no, it is a very shit, unfunny and unclever joke... it is rendered pointless by the need for the original question to be "What is the difference between a joist and a girder?"... if the Irishman was so clever he would have answered the question by providing a succinct analysis of the different writing styles of Joyce and Goethe
some Guardian reader trying too hard
cheeseroll
New member
When a BA flight lands at Sydney the engines are off but whining doesnt stop...
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
- 26,121
I'm not even gonna START debating the rights and wrongs of this joke, especially with you if that's your opening gambit.
Jeez - you're so right. I must crawl back into my hole now.
Nibble
New member
- Jan 3, 2007
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I thought it was quite funny. Not hilarious but def works as a joke. IMO.
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
In the sense that everyone's so scared of offending other nationalities that we've turned round what was invented to take the piss out of the Irish, fair play if an Irishman told it but what's the point of telling a joke at your own expense.
Anyhoo, here's another one:
An Australian, an Irishman and an Englishman were sitting in a bar. There was only one other person in the bar; a man. The three men kept looking over at this other man, for he seemed somewhat familiar.
They stared and stared, wondering where they had seen him before, when suddenly the Irishman cried out, "My God, I know who that man is! It's Jesus!"
The others looked again and, sure enough, it was Jesus himself, sitting alone at a table.
The Irishman call out, "Hey, you!!! Are you Jesus?"
The man looks over at him, smiles a small smile and nods his head.
"Yes, I am Jesus," he replies.
The Irishman calls the bartender over and says to him "I'd like you to give Jesus over there a pint of Guinness from me."
So the bartender pours Jesus a Guinness and takes it over to his table. Jesus looks over, raises his glass to the men, smiles a thank you and drinks up.
The Englishman then calls out, "Errr, excuse me, Sir, but would you be Jesus?"
Jesus smiles and replies, "Yes, I am Jesus."
The Englishman then beckons to the bartender and tells him to send over a pint of Newcastle Brown Ale for Jesus, which the bartender duly does. As before, Jesus accepts the drink and smiles over at the men.
Then the Australian calls out, "Oi, you! D'ya reckon you're Jesus, or what?"
Jesus nods and says, "Yes, I am Jesus."
The Australian is mightily impressed and has the bartender send over a pot of ice cold VB for Jesus, which he accepts with pleasure.
Some time later, after finishing the drinks, Jesus rises from his seat and approaches the three men.
He reaches for the hand of the Irishman and shakes it, thanking him for the Guinness. When he lets go, the Irishman gives a cry of amazement. "Oh God, the arthritis is gone," he says. "The arthritis I've had for years has disappeared. It's a miracle!"
Jesus then shakes the hand of the Englishman, thanking him for the Newcastle Brown Ale. Upon letting go, the Englishman's eyes widen in shock. "By Jove", he exclaims," that migraine that's plagued me for over 40 years has vanished completely. It's a miracle!"
Jesus then turns to the Australian whose face shows sheer, unadulterated reflects terror."
"Oi! Bugger off, mate. I'm on Compo!!"
Moshe Gariani
Well-known member
- Mar 10, 2005
- 12,372
no need to crawl into your hole - but not many get an easy ride when posting unfunny jokes on here...
Moshe Gariani
Well-known member
- Mar 10, 2005
- 12,372
there is indeed some fine work in that thread...Really? Can I point you in the direction of the bike sex thread then?
You'll have a field day
Franks Wild Years
New member
Not funny. I agree with MoH.
Buzzers on the other hand made me chuckle in a Stephen Fry type way. I even lit a pipe to read it again, the second time I bellowed like an Oxford 'don.
Buzzers on the other hand made me chuckle in a Stephen Fry type way. I even lit a pipe to read it again, the second time I bellowed like an Oxford 'don.
Brighton till i die
You havin' a bubble?
quick question, mate - were you one of the lads in Block D at the back last night?
na mate - i am a true fan that only goes to away games!!
Mellor 3 Ward 4
Well-known member
The joke may not be funny, but that comment is one of a complete TOSSER.
Comparing a 'joke' to a disease that kills people is outrageous.