Pubic tolerance......

Mark, is the reference to "Obama-Care" the reason you chose to post this to the politics threads? Changing the term to "officialdom" or "paperwork" or any number of others would make it non party political. Or was it the "tree hugging, liberal Democrat? What's wrong with "hippy"?

Apologies for the sense of humor failure, though I have to say it isn't your best.

Mark, is the reference to "Obama-Care" the reason you chose to post this to the politics threads? Changing the term to "officialdom" or "paperwork" or any number of others would make it non party political. Or was it the "tree hugging, liberal Democrat? What's wrong with "hippy"?

Apologies for the sense of humor failure, though I have to say it isn't your best.

Oh Bobby....

That joke is extremely funny, and if you change the terms into the more neutral terms you suggest, it would not be anywhere near as funny.

The joke is funny *because* of the politically charged language in it, not 'in spite of' it.

Do you need someone to explain the humor to you? It is quite likely the funniest joke I have heard in the last 5 years or so.

How funny you find the joke says a lot about yourself. If you think about it, I doubt you would think it would get laughs told at a Sierra Club meeting.

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I found it quite amusing, as a dig against 'elf 'n safety, and political correctness. But no the Greens wouldn't see the funny side.

I'd say the joke is a bit ... limp.

I'd say the joke is a bit ... limp.

I'd say the joke is a bit ... limp.

There's a little pill that can help with more rapid and vigorous response to my jab, ha ha.

A 110 year old man from Kansas City, MO who was a gun-toting ultra right-wing conservative purchased a large tract of land in Illinois so his grandsons and great-grandsons could grow corn and sell it to be turned into ethanol. Well, one of the neighbors to the land, a 93 year old man who was also an ultra right-wing conservative, thought ethanol was a bad idea and he went to vociferously complain to the man about how the land was being used. When the 110 year old man had had enough, while the 93 year old still complained, he went to get his gun, came back and fired. Unfortunately, being 110, his aim was off and shot himself. In a region that would be difficult for a man to tolerate being shot in. As an ultra-conservative, hating hospitals and everything related to them, he went to a local charitable lady add asked for her help. She refused. She told him, at 110, he didn't have use for that kind of thing anymore.

Does a follow up on a story always or sometimes beat the original one?

Mark comes in best here with his original posting, be it a joke or not, followed next by Sarge.

Anyone better?

Like it Barry :-)

There was a debate stop for a GOP candidate. Addressing the crowd he said
The media has continued to be biased. Why, consider Star Trek. There is a one-world government -- Scotty is Scottish, Chekov is Russian, and Kirk is from the US.

> They get all their medical care for free.

> All the women work instead of having kids and staying home.

> Everyone fools around without being marriage.

> There is never any mention of God. Instead, science solves everything.

> There is no private enterprise -- the Federation runs everything.

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> Why is there never any representation of good Republican principles in the show or movies?
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> He then paused for dramatic effect.
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> And a voice in the audience drifted across the crowd…
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> Well duh! It's in the FUTURE dude, not the PAST!