Observations and inanities by a second-shift assistant supervisor in the Puppy-Grinding division of the Evil Atheist Conspiracy® (our motto: "Sure it's cruel, but think of the jobs!"), your host, Brent Rasmussen.
That explains it.
MOSCOW, Idaho - There's a reason comedians call it "dying on stage."
Research by a Washington State University linguist found that people who tell bad jokes often endure an astonishing outpouring of hostility from the listeners.
"These were basically attacks intended to result in the social exclusion or humiliation of the speaker, punctuated on occasion with profanity, a nasty glare or even a solid punch to the arm," said researcher Nancy Bell.
We're not talking about jokes that contain offensive material, or the type of slurs unleashed by former "Seinfeld" star Michael Richards. The joke that Bell used in her research was:
"What did the big chimney say to the little chimney?
"Nothing, chimneys can't talk."
The responses to this childish riddle included insults, glares, silence or even blows.
OK, that explains my hostility to the Bush administration.
Jim Downey
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Keeping score
I drop awful jokes at home on a daily basis. I simply use the number and power of the punches from my wife and daughter as a way to keep score on the quality (for lack of a better term) of the joke.
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This bunch of Stories is good fun. It has one about the future of Atheism, one about Bush and another about Pontius Pilate of all people.
Well worth reading
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