On 7/15/06, Guy Chapman aka JzG guy.chapman@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