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Posted by Simon (# 1) on :

Joke submitted by Choirboy:

Did you hear about the dyslexic insomniac atheist?

He lies awake at night wondering if there is a Dog.

[ 30. August 2005, 21:46: Message edited by: Simon ]

Posted by Henry Troup (# 3722) on :

The major problem with this is that it's old and tired. It was funny once, but now is just "that old thing".

Posted by Papio. (# 4201) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Henry Troup:
The major problem with this is that it's old and tired. It was funny once, but now is just "that old thing".

Indeed. There are mountains and rivers less old than that joke.

Posted by The Coot (# 220) on :

Yes, shame on the age, but I put that out of my mind and ranked it according to my reaction when I first heard it.

It was clever, funny and resonant indeed to me (as an existentially confused 8 yr old... deep calls to deep and the storm sweeps over me [Biased]

Posted by HoosierNan (# 91) on :

I told that joke once in a group of people who were exhibiting their pets at a dog show--it got a good laugh from them, most of whom had not heard it.

It also gets a good laugh in my psychology classes when I am talking about learning disabilities.

Posted by Apothecary (# 3886) on :

I thought it was an agnostic not an atheist [Razz]

Posted by Papio. (# 4201) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Apothecary:
I thought it was an agnostic not an atheist

We can have a debate about that if you wanna get technical? [Biased]

Nah, thought not. [Razz]

Papio.

Posted by Pyx_e (# 57) on :

cough

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Posted by Papio. (# 4201) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Pyx_e:
cough

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Sorry. No tangental mock fisticuffs.

Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Apothecary:
I thought it was an agnostic not an atheist

I'm with you on this but joke still dates back to the boyhood of Moses. Har de har har har.

Agnostic = one who wonders about God's existence as does dog-boy here. Atheists sure and certain God is not...

[Roll Eyes]

Posted by showaddy (# 9282) on :

Did I miss something?

I thought the point of this discussion was about the offensiveness and the funniness of religious jokes, not about their age.

Remember, there are people out there who have not heard all of these jokes a long time ago. Are these people's opinions to be dismissed simply because the joke is old?

All jokes are old - and to poo poo them simply because you heard them a long time back seem rather to miss the point, but also to screw up the thread for anyone wishing to offer serious comment.

Posted by Pyx_e (# 57) on :

SFX : small round of applause

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Posted by Evangeline (# 7002) on :

Yep it should be an agnostic-makes more sense.

Age notwithstanding I think it is clever and not offensive.

Posted by Papio. (# 4201) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Pyx_e:
SFX : small round of applause

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SFX?

Posted by Matrix (# 3452) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Papio.:

quote:
Originally posted by Pyx_e:
SFX : small round of applause

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SFX?

Sound (S) Effects (FX)

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Posted by Halo (# 6933) on :

I think I found this joke funny when I first heard it. Of course it was so long ago that I can't be sure. [Roll Eyes]

[ 19. August 2005, 12:22: Message edited by: Halo ]

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