right heres one

[plopalog]

can jokes ever be offensive i dont think they can cause to me a jokes a joke and if you get offended by a joke but i happen to laugh at it would that make me a bad person in your opinion

[dot.hawkes]

What's the difference between Delia Smith and jogger?

one's a pant in the country.

[andy-hughes]

It would mean we are amused by different things, but it would't make me see you as a bad person.

[joko]

they can be offensive because some jokes are deliberately meant to be.

most aren't though and i think some people are over sensitive

it would take a lot to offend me

the only joke i have ever heard that made me be very careful about telling anyone it is this - (and i would warn them first that it was a bit iffy)

why didn't superman save the twin towers?

because he couldn't get out of his wheelchair...

...mmmm..

its a double whammy so you see how that could offend some people can't you?

i don't think it is particularly funny but i have heard people roar with laughter and others tut.

[goodsmeister]

Like Dotty's answer. I suppose how you percieve a joke is in the eye of the beholder. I have a pretty grim sense of humour, but mean no malice wahtsoever. It depends a lot on the recipients mood at the time too.

[JustSia]

Depends on the situation and who it's coming from.

S.

[Drusilla1S]

Most jokes told in English pubs do not relate to healthy, white Englishmen with a C of E, or agnostic background, so I wouldn't expect many English people to take offence at many of the jokes told. However, put an Englishman in a French, Arabic or Australian background for a year or two and his opinion about the offensiveness of certain jokes may well change.

[Drusilla1S]

I should have added that your opinion can change when you find yourself the butt of jokes over a prolonged period of time. This comes from an overly tall, red haired woman who had a weight problem at school.

[lankeela]

English, white, middle class joke required then? Whats the difference between a range rover and a hedgehog? The hedgehog has pricks on the outside.