Missing the point

[D143237G]

I have noticed over the past few weeks that there are hardly any jokes printed on AB that I have not heard before many many times or even worse ones that were posted only a few days before being posted again by someone different. All of which is a total waste of time and shows a complete lack of imagination.

Or am I missing the point? Is the real joke the fact that only old jokes should be posted here?

Having said this as this is the joke section I suppose to qualify as an entry I should submit one:

Remember, there are only two types if people in this world. Those who finish what they have started and

[marval]

I try not to repeat jokes already on here, I do search, but they don't always come up. I have also tried to find new jokes, that is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

[albaqwerty]

Some may be recycled and repeated.

Searching to find out if the joke has already been posted can be very difficult as it depends on the Title the poster has used.

[Jemisa]

DT, - You're a laugh a minute lol choked, fell off my chair, ended up in the clinic with a braken finger & broke me glasses......

jem

[AB Editor]

The AnswerBank fully supports the recycling of jokes!

Here's a French feminist theory joke:

There's only two types of people in the world, those who understand Hélène Cixous's concept of binary opposition, and those who don't.

I know, the old ones are the best.

Spare Ed

[Jemisa]

Brought a smile AB ed, 6/10

[nightmare]

OK, you asked for it....
There are only 10 types of people: those who understand binary arithmetic and those who don't

[D143237G]

Thank you for your repies. I am particularly impressed with the lack of sarcasm & innuendo & by the 2 jokes posted neither of which I have heard before. Could this be a new trend. Jokes starting with 'There are only * types of people?

[albaqwerty]

ssssh D143, they don't need encouragement :D

[Marijn]

I don't mind hearing old jokes. Not everyone will have heard them before.
The jokes I can't stand, are the "little Johnny" ones. They're so contrived.

[DTCwordfan]

are you accusing me of masquerading as D142, Jem. Way off the mark!

I feel kind-a sorry for him - some of the old ones are still good, especially when relevant to a situation....and one has to put up with bad ones to get at the good ones.

For example we have had some lovely black Japanese humour - that one about the prostitute in the fishnets and the Olympic windsurfing team arriving off Dover are excellent......

[Jemisa]

DT Oooooo! sorreee, no not accusing you at all.
I'm not consentrating today, my mistake, We still friends ?? (sniff)

jem

[Avatar]

If you see a joke in here thats actually funny more than once a month you're doing well.
Its usually lame playground style cr4p, jokes from before the Ark rehashed badly or Marvals tedious over contrived tat/repeats

Good news for agoraphobics though - a cure's just around the corner

[cojones]

Heartily agree with Avatar, postings have become rather boring: heard'em all before. Can we not find something more original?

[wheaten]

Apparently, Aliens were using jokes to test out human reaction. When they found out we knew that's what they were doing, they stopped sending jokes. (read this somewhere).

[piggynose]

is this really the joke section??

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[Loobylou68]

Why did the chicken cross the road????