Another Death Notice

[McMouse]

This chap dies and his widow calls the local paper to have a notice published. They ask her what she wants printed. She replies “Cohen Dead”. The tell her the minimum charge of £5 and for that she can have 5 words. She then says “Cohen Dead. Volvo for sale”

[puzzled54]

Not funny, not original, but somewhat racist

[Hymie]

puzzled54 – can you explain to me, what is racist about the joke.

[Hymie]

Can anyone explain to me what is racist about this joke?

[tonyav]

LOL
( theres always one ).

[Mamyalynne]

Puzzled54 seems to see the playing on a stereotype based on a surname is racist.

I just don't find it very funny.

[Gromit]

The trope is that Jews are tight with money and not very moved by grief.
So Mrs Cohen’s advert in the paper is just 2 words. When told she can have another 3 words for the same price, she tries to sell a family asset for a profit.
Because jews are tight and money grabbing.

Is that from a Labour Party joke book ?

[Canary42]

No, it's actually from Conservative Comic Clips

[Gromit]

Thanks for your informative Tweet Canary.

[tonyav]

What a strange place AB has become.

[gness]

Sadly it has, Tony. :-(

[tonyav]

I know, gness.

[choux]

Wokeism:
The state of an individual being so "self aware" and "socially aware", that they become completely oblivious to the issue, intention, or objective at hand.

I don't know if there is a generation issue here, but there was a time when jokes like this were commonplace and meant to be quite light-hearted in an observational way rather than insulting. Similarly there were the regular and popular Scotsman/Welshman/Irishman/Englishman jokes.

Cheers, Mcmouse, your post made me quite nostalgic for my youth and happier times :)

[gness]

You’d not think that, Choux if you’d spent as long as I have listening to or reading “jokes” about the Irish.

[tonyav]

Ought to be BA that, choux.

[gness]

Really, Tony?! Don’t say that when you come to the s
Shebeen! Those really weren’t happier times for some of us.... :-(

[tonyav]

Oi missy, you havn't heard the crap that I have had ( in different parts of the country when I have opened my gob ) :-)

[sunny-dave]

Wokeism is a genuine problem when it stifles grown- up debate so as to preserve the fragile snowflakes among us.

Attacking wokeism should not, however, be used to justify random unfunny rehashes of tired and offensive stereotypes

[JimF]

Perhaps the saddest thing of all is that the OP actually thinks that this "joke" [sic] is funny, especially given that McMouse itself implies a racial stereotype.

Would it still have been funny if Cohen had been replaced by Arkwright?

[tonyav]

Righto.

What a strange place AB has become.

[choux]

1) I have seen jokes repeated here many a time.
2) Humour is subjective. None has to laugh at any OP in this
category.
3) Mrs Cohen should not be presumed to be tight and/or
money grabbing. She might well know the value of money
and want to get the optimum deal for a fixed price.
Mrs Cohen might need the money to pay for the funeral.
4) I expect the Irish can change nations around to suit their
own s.o.h as they already do with their own counties.
5) I trust these points will aid grown-up debate.
6) I have not "attacked" wokeism but merely posted a
definition of it.
7) Not quite a "random" joke as can be seen from the
proceeding one.
8) The OP has been posting since 2009 and, for all I know, may
or may not have Scottish connections. (I am not connected
to Richard Hearne.) What price an AB username?
9) tonyav, I would buy your "gob" a drink any day.

McMouse, keep them coming ;)
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