Gromulus
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I thought it was funny and pretty spot on, but then again I also like blonde jokes![]()
Ditto. It's an innocuous joke. Lighten up, you'll be healthier and probably live longer.
I thought it was funny and pretty spot on, but then again I also like blonde jokes![]()
Three groups. Don't forget
The Grapefruit Cabal.
Disclamer: At no time am I intending
to stereotype or offend any lovers of
grapefruit by insinuating that they may be
or have been involved in any nefarious undertakings.
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First off, it wasn't funny.
... when she threw out her second husband, she demolished his motorcycle with a shovel.
I bet NOT!Now that's something we can all agree is funny!
But implicit in jokes revolving around stereotypes, I have to insist, is recognition. We laugh at stereotypes because crude as they are, they supposedly contain a shred of truth and a degree of identification. Otherwise, you won't find them funny. That's why some jokes do not work outside of their cultural context (and, I tell myself, why I never laugh at French films).
It looks like everyone is missing an entire half a joke!
Does no one find funny the man's reaction to the fact that his motorcycle won't start? His moody, distracted, distant, non-verbal and introverted personality shift is as hilarious as the woman's reaction to the situation!
I think the missed humor in the joke says a lot more about our perceptions of sexism than all this noble granstanding.