Quote Originally Posted by NeonGod
Couldn't it just be moved to the backroom? I'd like some threads in there that are mindless entertainment rather than mindless bickering.
Well, part of the reason for my question was that I don't want to see the Kingdom of Peace and Love without much content. (On that topic, I wonder if we could try posting a few less contentious backroom topics in the frontroom? The human evolution thread, for instance, has been perfectly civil and non-political. Its a risk I know. Or is the Kingdom best kept only for humourous or lightweight stuff? And babes, obviously, which are a deadly serious matter, fair play to the Kingdom.)

Anyway I'm not sure if it would help since a genuinely offensive joke ought not to be in the backroom either.

It is very tricky. For instance, although I genuinely felt that scousers would not be upset by the scouse jokes (still less blondes by the blonde jokes), I would never dream of posting a "joke" that relied on the old English stereotype that the Irish are not that clever. And I would report such a joke if someone else posted it. I'm not sure why scousers being scallies seems OK and Irish being not very bright is obviously not OK but there you go.

Oh well, let common sense be our guide I guess. Anyway, here is a non-offensive joke to be going on with:

A Duck walks into a pub at lunchtime, and asks for a pint. "You're a Duck" says the barman. "That's right," says the Duck, "now, what about that pint?" "But you can talk", says the barman. "Nothing wrong with your ears," says the Duck, "I'm working on that building site accross the road this week, and I'll be coming in every lunchtime for a pint or two, so, can I have my pint now please?" And the barman pours him a pint, still marvelling at the talking Duck.

The week passes, and every lunchtime the Duck comes in and has a few pints, and maybe a nice pie and chips, before going back to his job on the building site.

On friday, the barman is very excited. "I had a world with the circus that's in town," he tells the Duck, "and they are very interested in you" "Really", says the Duck. "Oh yes," says the barman, "in fact the circus wants to give you a job."

"The circus wants to give me a job?" asks the Duck.

"Oh yes", says the barman.

"This circus, its in a big tent, and all of that?" asks the Duck.

"yes yes," says the barman, "its in the big top, of course"

The Duck looks puzzled and says "then what the [ ] do they want with a plasterer?"