Remember when jokes were about strings walking into bars or men screwing in lightbulbs? Gosh I miss those days. Back then, the average Joe could try his hand at a joke and actually be funny. These days, it seems laughs should be left to the professional comedians. Here is a sampling of the jokes hitting the streets.
“You only got that promotion because you’re a kiss up. Just kidding.”
“You actually paid money for that? C’mon, I’m joking.”
“Stay-at-home mom? Hmmm, somebody would rather watch Oprah than work, eh? Joking, joking.”
“If you don’t stay in school, you’ll end up stuck in Iraq.” We’ll leave that one alone.
Jokes are going down hill and picking up speed. Instead of slapping our knees, we are forced to control the urge to slap a few faces. Since violence is never funny, I suggest we plot a new course with our humor. Bring back the good jokes of yesteryear and leave the crafting of new jokes to the professionals. In the meantime, if you’ve heard some of these modern day funnies, try not to pass them on. A joke untold is quickly forgotten.
What did the man say when he walked into the bar?
Ouch.
Fi’, I knew I could count on you!
I think I should make my husband read this. “I was just kidding…….laugh” is his defense if he ever says anything that upsets me. I guess when someone is “just kidding” or “joking” at least we know how they really feel!
Susan,
It really is hard to know with the “just joking” stuff. I actually did a little soul searching and asked myself what I mean when I fall into the trap of saying such things. You know what I realized? I rarely mean it as a complete joke. There always is some sort of nagging truth behind my words. How awful is that? It may not be anything particularly against the other person. I might simply be feeling crappy and want to rain on someone else’s parade. Not good and not fair. Of course there are exceptions. I did say ‘rarely’ afterall. So there are occasions when I really am joking. We really need to be careful when we try to tie things to ‘jokes’ though.