Thread: Quip Of The Day

I have been thinking about our jokes here. I propose we drop ethnic groups – Irish English, Italian Etc. from the story line in an effort to not offend them and replace them with Amish. By doing so we will not hurt anyone’s feelings because they are out of the loop anyway

When I'm feeling sad or sorry for myself, I like to whistle very loud. It makes the neighbor's dog run to the end of his chain where he spins & chokes himself. You just can not substitute some of life’s little pick me ups.

Saw a good one yesterday. Apparatus - the educated way to say "thingy".

You don't learn a thing the second time the mule kicks you!
~Richard

Originally Posted by hidestoart

I have been thinking about our jokes here. I propose we drop ethnic groups – Irish English, Italian Etc. from the story line in an effort to not offend them and replace them with Amish. By doing so we will not hurt anyone’s feelings because they are out of the loop anyway

You know. it occured to me the other day that the Thought Police have a double standard. If I were to post:

"I'm busier than a set of jumper cables at a Mexican wedding!"

you can be sure that someone - not a Mexican, mind you - would jump in and castigate me for a culturally insensitive or stereotypically offensive remark. Now, if I substituted "redneck" for "Mexican", the complainer would grin and perhaps have a little chuckle and not a cultural peep would be heard. Political correctness is stiffling creativity, to say nothing of our senses of humor, and I find that offensive,



rs,
Tack

Huh...interesting weather forecast for tonight: dark.

Originally Posted by Tack

You know. it occured to me the other day that the Thought Police have a double standard. If I were to post:

"I'm busier than a set of jumper cables at a Mexican wedding!"

you can be sure that someone - not a Mexican, mind you - would jump in and castigate me for a culturally insensitive or stereotypically offensive remark. Now, if I substituted "redneck" for "Mexican", the complainer would grin and perhaps have a little chuckle and not a cultural peep would be heard. Political correctness is stiffling creativity, to say nothing of our senses of humor, and I find that offensive,



rs,
Tack

Political correctness is as useless as a set of jumper cables at an Amish wedding

When you see an Amish man with his arm in a horses butt up to his shoulder don't worry - - He is the Mechanic

This famous old saying has always reminded me of the dangers of Political Correctness, substitute Communists, socialists etc, you get the idea:

First they came for the Communists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Communist.

Then they came for the Socialists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.

Then they came for me,
and there was no one left to speak for me.

In the middle East a terrorist yells Allahu Akbar, this past summer in Amish country the terrorist yelled shave and a hair cut 2 bits