On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 20:57:39 -0500, Reggie Smithers
wrote:

Bryan wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message

As an American with a bit of Irish blood in me veins, I did recognize the
use of a negative stereotype, alcohol, still I did find the joke mildly
amusing. It would have been funny, but it's such a played out predictable
story line that it only rates a mildly amusing.

This group is full of bigots, and by the definition I offered, I am one, but
I don't see the joke supportive of the claim that the OP is a bigot.


As a humor snob, for a joke to be funny it really should not have a
predictable punch line. As far as the Irish, we all know they are
drunks who are very rarely sober.

On a serious note, how did "Paddy" become a name for the Irish?


Now for some good Irish Drinking jokes:

1. O'Connell was staggering home with a small Paddy in his back pocket
when he slipped and fell heavily. Struggling to his feet, he felt
something wet running down his leg.

"Please, God," he implored, "let it be blood!"


2. An Irish man walks into a pub. The bartender asks him, "what'll you
have?" The man says, "Give me three pints of Guinness please."
So the bartender brings him three pints and the man proceeds to
alternately sip one, then the other, then the third until they're gone.
He then orders three more. The bartender says, "Sir, I know you like
them cold. You don't have to order three at a time. I can keep an eye on
it and when you get low I'll bring you a fresh cold one."
The man says, "You don't understand. I have two brothers, one in
Australia and one in the States. We made a vow to each other that every
Saturday night we'd still drink together. So right now, my brothers have
three Guinness Stouts too, and we're drinking together.
The bartender thought that was a wonderful tradition.
Every week the man came in and ordered three beers. Then one week he
came in and ordered only two. He drank them and then ordered two more.
The bartender said to him, "I know what your tradition is, and I'd just
like to say that I'm sorry that one of your brothers died."
The man said, "Oh, me brothers are fine----I just quit drinking."

*That one* qualifies as funny! LMAO!
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'Til next time,

John H

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JohnH wrote:
r.
The bartender thought that was a wonderful tradition.
Every week the man came in and ordered three beers. Then one week he
came in and ordered only two. He drank them and then ordered two more.
The bartender said to him, "I know what your tradition is, and I'd just
like to say that I'm sorry that one of your brothers died."
The man said, "Oh, me brothers are fine----I just quit drinking."

*That one* qualifies as funny! LMAO!
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'Til next time,

John H

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I am glad I could bring some joy to your life, with ethnic humor that is
funny. ; )
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Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."

Try this ethnic-free version instead; still funny?

A man walks into a pub. The bartender asks him, "what'll you
have?" The man says, "Give me three pints of Guinness please."
So the bartender brings him three pints and the man proceeds to
alternately sip one, then the other, then the third until they're gone.
He then orders three more. The bartender says, "Sir, I know you like
them cold. You don't have to order three at a time. I can keep an eye on
it and when you get low I'll bring you a fresh cold one."
The man says, "You don't understand. I have two brothers, one in
Australia and one in the States. We made a vow to each other that every
Saturday night we'd still drink together. So right now, my brothers have
three Guinness Stouts too, and we're drinking together.
The bartender thought that was a wonderful tradition.
Every week the man came in and ordered three beers. Then one week he
came in and ordered only two. He drank them and then ordered two more.
The bartender said to him, "I know what your tradition is, and I'd just
like to say that I'm sorry that one of your brothers died."
The man said, "Oh, my brothers are fine----I just quit drinking."

On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:35:26 GMT, "Bryan" wrote:

Try this ethnic-free version instead; still funny?

A man walks into a pub. The bartender asks him, "what'll you
have?" The man says, "Give me three pints of Guinness please."
So the bartender brings him three pints and the man proceeds to
alternately sip one, then the other, then the third until they're gone.
He then orders three more. The bartender says, "Sir, I know you like
them cold. You don't have to order three at a time. I can keep an eye on
it and when you get low I'll bring you a fresh cold one."
The man says, "You don't understand. I have two brothers, one in
Australia and one in the States. We made a vow to each other that every
Saturday night we'd still drink together. So right now, my brothers have
three Guinness Stouts too, and we're drinking together.
The bartender thought that was a wonderful tradition.
Every week the man came in and ordered three beers. Then one week he
came in and ordered only two. He drank them and then ordered two more.
The bartender said to him, "I know what your tradition is, and I'd just
like to say that I'm sorry that one of your brothers died."
The man said, "Oh, my brothers are fine----I just quit drinking."


Not nearly so. Maybe if you used Budweiser instead?
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'Til next time,

John H

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Jack Goff wrote:
On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Grow up.

Hmm, let's recap. JimH tells a ridiculously not funny joke, which is
bigoted towards a certain ethnic group, and you tell ME to grow up? Now
THAT'S funny!

On 20 Mar 2006 07:39:45 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


Jack Goff wrote:
On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Grow up.

Hmm, let's recap. JimH tells a ridiculously not funny joke, which is
bigoted towards a certain ethnic group, and you tell ME to grow up? Now
THAT'S funny!

Nah... here's what's funny.

Bassy wrote:

But the subject was OBVIOUSLY addicted to alcohol, or else the punch
line would have been moot.


But the punch line was:

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a
parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give
up me Irish Whiskey."

Why did you zero in on the alcoholism aspect? Why not Mass?
Also, in the joke, the Irishman was not drunk. Why do you assume he
was, or that he was addicted?

You, Bassy, are the bigot. And that's not funny.

Jack

Speaking of Irish Whisky here's one I like ... Saint Patrick drove the
snakes out of Ireland all right, the thing is, he's the only one that
saw them :-)

Jack Goff wrote:
On 20 Mar 2006 07:39:45 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


Jack Goff wrote:
On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Grow up.

Hmm, let's recap. JimH tells a ridiculously not funny joke, which is
bigoted towards a certain ethnic group, and you tell ME to grow up? Now
THAT'S funny!

Nah... here's what's funny.

Bassy wrote:

But the subject was OBVIOUSLY addicted to alcohol, or else the punch
line would have been moot.


But the punch line was:

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a
parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give
up me Irish Whiskey."

Sorry, the punch line was:
Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I
just found one."

Why did you zero in on the alcoholism aspect?

Uh, perhaps because that's the obvious underlying cause and affect that
makes the whole joke work, is just that!

Why not Mass?

See above

Also, in the joke, the Irishman was not drunk. Why do you assume he
was, or that he was addicted?

See above.

You, Bassy, are the bigot. And that's not funny.

What have I said that was bigoted in ANY way?? Perhaps I can clear your
mind. Would it, or would it not be a bigoted joke if, say we made Paddy
into Taniqua, the black crack whore in the ghetto?

Jack

On 21 Mar 2006 08:53:56 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


Jack Goff wrote:
On 20 Mar 2006 07:39:45 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


Jack Goff wrote:
On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Grow up.

Hmm, let's recap. JimH tells a ridiculously not funny joke, which is
bigoted towards a certain ethnic group, and you tell ME to grow up? Now
THAT'S funny!

Nah... here's what's funny.

Bassy wrote:

But the subject was OBVIOUSLY addicted to alcohol, or else the punch
line would have been moot.


But the punch line was:

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a
parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give
up me Irish Whiskey."

Sorry, the punch line was:
Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I
just found one."

You are correct, I quoted the setup for the punchline. The punchline
itself had absolutely nothing to do alcohol or Mass. It was about the
parking spot.


Why did you zero in on the alcoholism aspect?

Uh, perhaps because that's the obvious underlying cause and affect that
makes the whole joke work, is just that!

Why not Mass?

See above

Sorry. Remove the Irish whiskey and leave just Mass, and the joke
still works.


Also, in the joke, the Irishman was not drunk. Why do you assume he
was, or that he was addicted?

See above.

You see above, please.


You, Bassy, are the bigot. And that's not funny.

What have I said that was bigoted in ANY way??

Let's try these:

Why is it an Irishman who's drunk?
Why did you think the Irishman was drunk? In no way did the joke
remotely imply that he was drunk, or had been drinking. But that's
what YOU thought.

But the subject was OBVIOUSLY addicted to alcohol, or else the punch
line would have been moot.
A joke's punchline is never moot, unless the joke already has gotten
the laugh. Since we've already determined that the punchline had, in
fact, nothing to do with alcohol, that statement is incorrect anyway.
Why would you assume that the Irishman was OBVIOUSLY addicted to
alcohol, when the joke never made addiction an issue, nor depended on
that to get the laugh?

Perhaps I can clear your
mind. Would it, or would it not be a bigoted joke if, say we made Paddy
into Taniqua, the black crack whore in the ghetto?

Why would you assume that Taniqua is a crack whore? Is that your
perception of blacks?

You are more of a bigot than I thought.