British Comedy Guide

Jokes to upset the debate

Personally I like Jimmy Carr's joke about abortions

So a lot of people agree that woman should have the right to choose, but I think [mini pause] well I'm paying for it?

I think Feminists should feel empowered so that we can restore equality between genders; but f**k don't blame me if you can't lift those boxes.

Upset what debate?

Any kind of debate, whether it be abortions, homosexuality, etc

I'm gonna have to explore this

might be 45 but I still enjoy having sex with 28 or 29 year olds.
The only problem is getting 20 of them in one room!!

Quote: FunyHaHA Not Funy Strange @ 25th April 2015, 12:59 PM BST

might be 45 but I still enjoy having sex with 28 or 29 year olds.
The only problem is getting 20 of them in one room!!

Why confuse the joke with "28 or 29 year olds"?

The original version is 28 years olds, isn't it?

Why do people do this? Take an old joke and then add a little bit of pointless frippery to it, which makes the joke slightly shitter?

Quote: Tony Cowards @ 26th April 2015, 4:48 PM BST

Why do people do this? Take an old joke and then add a little bit of pointless frippery to it, which makes the joke slightly shitter?

I guess Its because we are not all old enough to know the joke is OLD!!!!

Quote: FunyHaHA Not Funy Strange @ 26th April 2015, 7:18 PM BST

I guess Its because we are not all old enough to know the joke is OLD!!!!

Fair enough (I think it's very similar to a Jimmy Carr joke), but it's still a bad piece of joke construction IMHO.

Anything which doesn't add to the joke, detracts, there's no need for it to be "28 or 29 year olds" when "28 year olds" works perfectly week and doesn't add any superfluous or confusing detail.

Sorry, I'm a bit of a joke pedant, but these things can be the difference between a good joke and an average, or even bad joke.

and either way it's just a dullish pun to make a joke about paedophilia.

Quote: sootyj @ 27th April 2015, 5:24 PM BST

and either way it's just a dullish pun to make a joke about paedophilia.

That.

It doesn't strictly work in print using numerals; you should write "twenty eight year olds."

So would it be fair to say my joke "Upset the debate"? :-)

Quote: FunyHaHA Not Funy Strange @ 29th April 2015, 2:51 PM BST

So would it be fair to say my joke "Upset the debate"? :-)

With so many comments, are we having a massdebate ?

Quote: Nick Nockerty @ 29th April 2015, 3:54 PM BST

With so many comments, are we having a massdebate ?

There cuming hard and fast now!!!!

are you two writing the Christmas cracker jokes for the Broadmoor Christmas party?

Honestly it's like watching David Cameron trying to play football.

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