Difference between revisions of "Jokes/less-funny"

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* A Buddhist pulls out a gun. "Whoa", the vendor exclaims, "I thought you guys were about inner peace!" The Buddhist replies: "This is my inner piece."
* A Buddhist pulls out a gun. "Whoa", the vendor exclaims, "I thought you guys were about inner peace!" The Buddhist replies: "This is my inner piece."
* Q: Why don't blind people skydive? A: Because it scares the hell out of their dogs.
* Q: Why don't blind people skydive? A: Because it scares the hell out of their dogs.
** It's too easy to read this as making fun of blind people, even if it doesn't really.
* Q: Why were the Native Americans here first? A: They had reservations.
** Despite no obvious ill intent, this one has at least a couple of problems:
*** Normalizes the idea of Native Americans being on "reservations" and kind of others them.
*** Implies that the "reservations" predate colonization, which is untrue.

Revision as of 15:28, 6 October 2021

Just for completeness, I'll put less-funny jokes here.

  • A Buddhist pulls out a gun. "Whoa", the vendor exclaims, "I thought you guys were about inner peace!" The Buddhist replies: "This is my inner piece."
  • Q: Why don't blind people skydive? A: Because it scares the hell out of their dogs.
    • It's too easy to read this as making fun of blind people, even if it doesn't really.
  • Q: Why were the Native Americans here first? A: They had reservations.
    • Despite no obvious ill intent, this one has at least a couple of problems:
      • Normalizes the idea of Native Americans being on "reservations" and kind of others them.
      • Implies that the "reservations" predate colonization, which is untrue.