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Just to show you how petty some people can be I had this joke deleted by GR a few weeks ago........shame as it made me pmsl so loudly......


Dave was bragging to his boss one day, 'You know, I know everyone there
is to know. Just name someone, anyone, and I know them.'
Tired of his boasting, his boss called his bluff, 'OK, Dave, how about
Tom Cruise?'

'No dramas boss, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it.' So
Dave and his boss fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise's door
and Tom Cruise shouts, 'Dave! What's happening? Great to see you! Come
on in for a beer! Although impressed, Dave's boss is still sceptical.
After they leave Cruise's house, he tells Dave that he thinks him
knowing Cruise was just lucky.

'No, no, just name anyone else,' Dave says. 'President Bush,' his boss
quickly retorts.
'Yup,' Dave says, 'Old buddies, let's fly out to Washington .'

And off they go.

At the White House, Bush spots Dave on the tour and motions him and his
boss over, saying, Dave, what a surprise, I was just on my way to a
meeting, but you and your friend come on in and let's have a cup of
coffee first and catch up.'

Well, the boss is much shaken by now but still not totally convinced.

After they leave the White House grounds he expresses his doubts to
Dave, who again implores him to name anyone else.

'The Pope,' his boss replies.

'Sure!' says Dave. 'I've known the Pope for years.'

So off they fly to Rome .

Dave and his boss are assembled with the masses at the Vatican when
Dave says, 'This will never work. I can't catch the Pope's eye among
all these people. Tell you what, I know all the guards so let me just
go upstairs and I'll come out on the balcony with the Pope.'

He disappears into the crowd headed towards the Vatican . Sure enough,
half an hour later Dave emerges with the Pope on the balcony, but by
the time Dave returns, he finds that his boss has had a heart attack
and is surrounded by paramedics.

Making his way to his boss' side, Dave asks him,

'What happened?'

His boss looks up and says,

'It was the final straw - you and the Pope came out on the balcony and
the man next to me said,

'Who the f***'s that on the balcony with Dave?'


?......Was that rude and crude..........not in my eyes...lol

Have a good evening all

Suzy :o) x

Deanna, you've got a very good point there; I hate to say it but that hadn't occurred to me!

I can see where Mildred's coming from too, though.
x

Ooh Eck.
Jean you can PM me anytime with your rude jokes.
Please don't stop.
Variety is the spice of life!
we need a bit of variety and some laughs sometimes.
I do anyway.
I need a laugh being married to "Arch Stanton 1836" he's blinkin OLD.

Tricia xx

Have to say I agree with Deanna,

There are many worse things than a joke on GR which says something funny, Jean please keep going, I'm sure most of us howl at them,


Caz xxx

As has been mentioned on this thread, if the dear little diddums widdums don't like naughty jokies - they should not read em


Carry on Jean and everyone else - post away. I like a laugh

Lynda xx

Please keep posting Jean, your jokes were so bad that I hadn't even noticed them!!

You were reported and you apologised, surely that should be the end of it.

To quote you Mildred:

Just because its a board where you can discuss subjects other than Genealogy. it doesnt mean members can post anything they wish to, regardless of the feelings of others.

Do you remember 19th December 2005?

No?

Believe me, I will never forget it..

Have to say I agree with you Deanna.

xx

I find this pretty amusing coming from people who live in a country where children can buy a news paper from any shelf in any paper shop, or supermarket and find *smut* on every page!!
And songs which are so explicit and they are not only listened to, but sung by the young.... and yet......
An adult is pulled up sharply because they add a rude joke on an ADULT SITE to make a friend giggle.
I am glad I don't come on here at night times, the problems all seem to be.... after dark!!!

I'm here just now, as I had not turned off my computer.
good night all, and enjoy yourselves.
Deanna X

Chin up Chick!!! Don't let it stop you posting. Take care xx

Good point Joy..................I didn't think of the free members looking in.

xx

There could be hundreds, or more, non-paying members of GR that report what is offensive to them; they are entitled to do so, just as much as paying members; so it is nice to see your apology to whoever found them offensive, and I hope it is appreciated by them.

I don't always take note of who posts what joke, and don't read every single one lol, but I can honestly say I wasn't aware you'd offended!
Take care.
x

Hi Jean, please keep posting,

I read your jokes yesterday and loved them,

We all need a laugh, dont be upset love,

Caz xxx

This is only my thoughts on the current trend of posting these jokes, not a ploy as mentioned recently to "Get at" the poster

Sorry but I cant say I'm surprised this has happened

And no it wasn't me who complained to abuse either but I suspect it may have been quite a few who were probably scared to publicly say their peice on the thread/s in question after witnessing the abusive slaying of those who did earlier on in the week..

What crude jokes your 16 year old may love, or your 82 year old granny may chuckle at, may not reflect the morals of the whole of the GR community so some will be offended when they have decided to join a chatty forum on a genealogy site.

Just because its a board where you can discuss subjects other than Genealogy. it doesnt mean members can post anything they wish to, regardless of the feelings of others.

And as the claim that GR has become restrictive and gagging, the rules are certainly no different to what they were in the past.

Anything offensive was removed and I'm telling you Ive had tamer jokes removed in comparison to those posted of late and left with a warning from gr as well.

It only appears more restrictive now because of a higher amount of people of late posting material best suited to adult humour orientated sites such as Facebook.

Ill not be surprised to receive a backlash from this post, or at very least hear the words "no sense of humour" or "Dont like dont read" which is an insult really for those who obviously have been offended enough to mail Gr.

.

Wasn't aware there was a problem with jokes but each to their own I would have thought.
I suppose it's possible that children could read over mum's shoulder so perhaps it's best to keep the content "cleanish" although the average youngster could probably tell even worse ones!
The only time I dislike jokes is when they are emailed to me as an attachment - I delete them unread every time!

Diane,
Keep posting its better to laugh than cry,
Grannyx

I read all the jokes and love them - and I haven't been offended by any of them either! So keep up the good work girls....I need all the laughs I can get!! Ta.

Mary

I have also been got at over jokes, It is getting daft now,
Fair enough some people might not like certain jokes but no-one forces them to read them, That is their choice if they do or not.
So I agree with you Dianne.

Lisa x

I just nudged up my frog joke.

Lets see if that stays!

Lindy who love a good laugh as life is so full of chit
as it is.

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