On 7/15/06, Guy Chapman aka JzG <guy.chapman(a)spamcop.net> wrote:
I'm happy with that, as long as we can cite
reliable sources for the
jokes in question being widely considered representative of their
type. As it is we don't even have cites for the listed types of joke
being considered as such.
Honestly, I don't really see much need for a reliable source for a
joke. If we say that a joke has a premise, a genre, a punchline etc,
then we give an example that meets the criteria - I don't really see
the harm if we invented the joke on the spot. If a better example
comes along, so much the better.
*an* eaxmple.
Or even a couple, if they illustrate different types of jokes,
different forms etc.
Not twenty examples, mainly added by drive-by anons
who just heard
this great joke. And definitely not the
Definitely not. [[Jumping the shark]] is the definitive example of
that problem (or at least was, the last time I checked).
lets-see-who-can-find-the-most-offensive-joke cruft.
Definitely, definitely not. But I don't believe in including offensive
material in general, except for the most mitigating circumstances. Eg,
if a politician's career was ended by telling a short, racist joke,
then it might be appropriate to repeat that joke. Maybe.
Steve