Why O Why are we the butt of so many jokes?.

[lindylou16]

An Essex girl is involved in a nasty car crash and is trapped and bleeding. The paramedics soon arrive on site.

Medic: "It's OK I'm a paramedic and I'm going to ask you some questions. OK?"
Girl: "OK"
Medic: "What's your name?"
Girl: "Sharon."
Medic: "OK Sharon, is this your car?"
Sharon: "Yes."
Medic: "Where are you bleeding from?"
Sharon: "I'm from bleeding Romford, mate."

[cazzz1975]

lol !

[TWR]

Don't take it to heart Lindylou, I'm Welsh I get the Sheep Sht, you have the Scottish, they say they are tight, That's Bull Sht, Irish, Thick, Another load of Bull Sht, My moto, If you can give it ( & I can) you have to take it. there is more in life to worry about! Don't you think?

[jomifl]

It is because people with low self esteem like to have somebody to look down on and to poke fun at. In reality the archetypal essex girl of the jokes is an east end londoner.
True essex girls are from rural or country town backgrounds have a completely different accent and are no more or less respectable or intelligent than anybody from a similar background. Making jokes about people based on their ethnicity (essex or london) is a form of racism.

[sara3]

hmmmmmmmmmmm................ ;o)

[jake-the-peg]

I think Jomfl's right because Essex was where "East-End kids made good" went to a generation or so back

Wanted to get out of London - but not too far and went to Essex and took their London culture with them.

Comedians seem to be latching on to Cheshire in a similar way now

[jno]

used to be blondes (still is, in Essex).

Come on, jake, give us a Cheshire joke, I've not heard one before. Or do you just replace 'Romford' with 'Crewe'?

[jake-the-peg]

A traffic jam in Cheshire

http://tinyurl.com/2fxtgzu

[jno]

yup, pretty good.

One thing I noticed 10-15 years ago when I had dealings with the travel industry was how many of the really upmarket luxury operators were based in Cheshire. That may just have been coincidence, as travel companies don't have to have their base near their clients.

[joggerjayne]

It's nice to live in a county with no humorous characteristics.

(they don't do "old people" jokes, do they?)

[jno]

A little boy goes to court because his parents beat him.

The judge asks the little boy: "Well son would you like to live with your mother?" So the boy replies: "No, my mum beats me!" So the judge says: "Well son, would you like to live with your Dad?" So the little boy replies: "No, my Dad beats me!".

So the judge all out of ideas asks the little boy: "Well son, who would you like to live with then?". So the boy replies "Brighton and Hove Albion."

So the judge is really puzzled and asks, "Well, why Brighton and Hove Albion?" So the boy replies "Well Mr judge, Brighton and Hove Albion, they don't beat anyone..."