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The following is a terrible joke, but it has a unique quality; it is only readily apparent as even remotely sensible /to/ Canadians. However, it is a extraordinarily mean joke, even by my standards. What this does do is quickly draw out who in the audience is Canadian.

(Non Canadians will simply find the joke nonsensical.)
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11-08-2008 at 10:14 AM
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As an exercise to "quickly draw out who in the audience is Canadian" it might have been more effective had you not specified what you thought might happen. Hmm, and maybe more interesting had the punchline been withheld. See if anyone got it and was willing to post it.

As far as the joke itself : IMO it’s more in wince-worthy bad taste than mean, as it goes for the shock/taboo factor for its humour*. Yes, it is a bit… well, perhaps “funny” is not quite the right word, but… funny, in the way dead baby jokes can be funny until you, or someone you know, loses a child.**

*note spelling. You drew one out.

**I am aware that for some there is nothing amusing about dead baby jokes at all; or, if you once found them funny, that becoming a parent can strip the humour from these types of jokes, but those conditions didn’t work as well for my metaphor.

11-08-2008 at 04:42 PM
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Well, what do I have mod points for, if not to spend them on glorious oh god moments like this.
11-08-2008 at 08:41 PM
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:rolleyes "A glorious oh god moment"? Wow. I'm a curious person (and not worried about appearing uncool) so I'll ask: did this feeling overwhelm you when someone modded you down for no reason, or because my commentary made you think I misunderstood your point? Either way...hmm.

By the way, if what you meant to write is "What this does do is quickly draw out who in an audience is Canadian" then that's a different point entirely. Then I probably just would have asked: anyone else have a brilliant example of a narrowly targetted joke that someone could use to determine who in his audience belongs to a specific demographic?" Because you never know when you might need to single out all the, say, Australians in a crowd. ;)
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Because everyone is just so secretive about their nationality. You've made it embarrassing for Canadians to stand up now.

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Ooh look. I got an Aussie!
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But wait! You don't know who modded you down!

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noma wrote:
so I'll ask: did this feeling overwhelm you when someone modded you down for no reason, or because my commentary made you think I misunderstood your point? Either way...hmm.

Oh, I have over a thousand modpoints solely so I can get away with the occasional offending everyone on the forum.

Otherwise you people start proclaiming I'm secretly Elfstone.

Or something. I don't even begin to know.

Actually, the real mystery now: I get modded back up despite telling an extremely cruel and terrible joke in this thread.

Yet my -1 mod for 'asking for a small change to how styles are handled in DROD:RPG' remains there.

I don't understand you people at all.
11-09-2008 at 06:35 AM
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Oh yes, you are secretly Elfstone. That's how you remain so angry and she remains so calm and kind... maybe you (plural) have multiple personality disorder.

Also, I, even though I am not Canadian (but my father is) would like to take responsibility for modding him down. It's what he wanted me to do... excuse me while I go mod up your asking for a small change for the sake of flawless consistancy. And fluctuate between saying he and you. You don't mind, does he?

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argh

nothing makes sense anymore

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11-09-2008 at 06:42 AM
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Oh c'mon Banjooie, you won't be modded down for posting cruel and terrible jokes for the same reason that the village idiot does not get arrested for pissing into the town fountain in public, but the mayor trying the same would generate an epic scandal.

You have a reputation and you wear it like a coat. If this thread was made by some clueless 10-points-1-post guy called "imnotbanjo", he'd feel the Canadian wrath all right.

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Maurog wrote:
You have a reputation and you wear it like a coat. If this thread was made by some clueless 10-points-1-post guy called "imnotbanjo", he'd feel the Canadian wrath all right.

Unless he was Kazooie, then he'd just be told to GET TO DA BACKPACK!

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11-09-2008 at 09:12 AM
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What the

Maurog where did you come from
11-09-2008 at 09:28 AM
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You seem so confident that only Canadians will mod you down.

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hmmm, this joke fails the Hittite test:

How do you kill a one-legged Hittite? Get it to run across Canada.

How do you kill a one-legged fox? Get it to run across Hittitia.

Yeah, neither are funny, no matter who you are.

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I think Banjooie is a pretty cool guy. Eh maeks jokes and doesn't afraid of anything.

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Wow, is there actually a Canadian on the forum with that many modpoints? :-O
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Well... If I was an admin I would certanly be against provocation for provocations sake. Acording to the first post you don't get it if you aren't Canadian, and if you are it's "supposed" to be offending.

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This looks like a great time to ask. Anyone else got some bad Canadian jokes that they've got to get off their chest? I've got a real corker;) about Trudeau if you want.
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THERE we go

-50.

MY JOB HERE IS DONE


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Banjooie wrote:
THERE we go

-50.

MY JOB HERE IS DONE


Your job was to make a total fool of yourself? :paperbag
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Your job was to make a total fool of yourself? :paperbag
I believe he sees it as more of a mission than a job.
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vittro wrote:
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Wrong place.
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No, see, it'd be fail if I was talking about how /funny/ the joke was. Sigh.

Vittro, do you want me to edit it to talk about how hilariously funny the joke is so you can screencap it and look cool on the internets? Because it's not fail as it stands; I specifically say in the topic 'in which I get modded down'.


Edit: I admit I hadn't actually intended to get modded down to -50. The fact I did, however, is utterly hilarious.

I wonder if it's a mod-get or if I just seriously spent that many of someone's mod points.

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50 rank points is what, 1200 mod points at least? I'm guessing a moderator.

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I'm still satisfied.
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Rabscuttle wrote:
Q: What do you get if you call 666?

A: A policeman standing on his head.
This joke doesn't work in Canada. We dial 911 here.

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Banjooie wrote:
Oh, I have over a thousand modpoints solely so I can get away with the occasional
offending everyone on the forum.

Otherwise you people start proclaiming I'm secretly Elfstone.
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Oh yes, you are secretly Elfstone.
Oh no he/she isn't!!!!!!! :angry
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That's how you remain so angry and she remains so calm and kind...
Thankyou!! :blush

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maybe you (plural) have multiple personality disorder.
no we don't
well, he/she might, but I don't. :no
(not altogether convinced that I understand this thread) :~(

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