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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:29 PM
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Poll question: Is this joke offensive?:
I have a Toast Masters meeting tomorrow. I'm supposed to tell a quick joke. I've chosen this one. We are an informal group... but I wanted to vet it with y'all first.

Is this an offensive joke? Should I tell it? Comments welcome.


A rabbi and a minister decided to buy a new car together. The day after they bought it, the rabbi found the minister driving it. The minister explained that he had just gone to the car-wash because, in his religion, it is customary to welcome a new member with the rite of baptism. The next day, the minister discovered the rabbi cutting the end off the tailpipe.
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tuvor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:32 PM
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1. You have to piss only one person off for you to regret this.
Or at least for you to feel extremely uncomfortable.
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jellybelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:34 PM
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3. It's fine
which religion would it offend..both the minister and rabbi are stupid in the joke:shrug:
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tuvor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:51 PM
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12. You don't have to offend a religion. Just one person.
And the reason doesn't have to matter.

The more people there, the better the chance. That's all.
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jellybelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:54 PM
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13. but ALL jokes offend at least one person
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tuvor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 12:16 AM
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19. Puns don't have to.
Edited on Thu Jan-06-05 12:19 AM by tuvor
There's a big vacant lot for sale close by. I want to buy it, so I can call people on my cell phone and tell them: "I'm outstanding in my field."

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

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jellybelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 12:17 AM
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20. that offended me!!!!
:cry:

okay, it was funny:P
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eleonora Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:33 PM
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2. in a perfect world it would just be a joke
but in these times...I'd be careful.
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Hans Delbrook Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:37 PM
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4. I think it's cute.
And I always say - F*** 'em if they can't take a joke. And joke 'em if they can't take a F***!
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:38 PM
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5. Voted 'use it'
I liked the joke.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:38 PM
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6. Can't you tell a joke that everyone will take the same way
Like one about dead babies :-)
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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:40 PM
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8. Ohhh, dead babies! Sounds good!
Should I use a graphic image, or can I just hold up a jar?
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:41 PM
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9. How about this one. What's red and crawls up women's legs?
A homesick abortion! :-)
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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:56 PM
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14. Oh, that's just plain wrong.
Ewwwww...
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:40 PM
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7. I think it's hilarious.
But then again I laugh at Polish jokes. (being part Polish myself)
Others however........I'd find another joke.
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St. Jarvitude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:45 PM
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10. Pardon my French, but...
What the fuck is "ToastMasters"? It sounds like some kind of Toaster Mega-Mart.
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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:57 PM
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15. Here's a link:
http://www.toastmasters.org/

It's a club to help you hone your public speaking talents.
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-..__... Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:47 PM
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11. It's okay....
but, it would have more pizazz if you told it in a stereotype Yiddish accent (think Billy Crystal).
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bobweaver Donating Member (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 12:03 AM
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16. If everyone there is a Bush-hater, tell this one....
George W. Bush died and tried to get into heaven, but was told there was no room, he had to go to hell instead. So Bush went to hell (we all knew that was going to happen anyway.) When he arrived in hell, the devil told him there were 3 rooms he could go into. He would have to choose carefully which room, because it would be for all eternity. Bush looked in the first room, and saw Colin Powell sitting in a jacuzzi, drinking a mai-tai. "Hmmm... that looks nice," said Bush. Then he looked in the second room and saw Donald Rumsfeld laying on a table getting massaged by 3 beautiful young women. "Hey... that looks even better," said Bush. But just to make sure, he checked in room #3. He opened the door and looked in, and saw Bill Clinton getting a blowjob from Monica Lewinsky. "Wow," said Bush, if it's going to be for all eternity, THAT'S the room I want to be in!" So, having made his decision, Bush went back to the devil. "OK I decided," he said. "I'll take room #3." The devil then picked up his phone and said, "All right, Monica, you can go home now."
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IronLionZion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 12:05 AM
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17. Why do women have boobies?
So you have something to look at when you talk to them!


Why don't women need watches?
Because there's a clock on the oven!



What do you do when your dishwasher stops working?
Slap her and send her back into the kitchen!

I'm going to get flamed miserably for this! :evilgrin:

I'd say use your joke, jews have a sense of humor too. If anyone can't take a joke, fuck em.
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norml Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 12:12 AM
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18. It isn't funny enough. You can do better than that. Look here...
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 06:35 AM
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21. It's better than if he cut the knob off the gearshift :) :) :) n/t
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 07:36 AM
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22. It's not offensive. But is sure is strange. But what do I know?
:7
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Squeech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 09:04 AM
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23. No
It would only be offensive if the rabbi were taking a blowtorch to the crankshaft.
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