When did people lose their sense of humour?

Liberals go out of their way to be offended. In this case it was Bernie Mac, tomorrow it will be something else.

Comics say funny things. Comedians say things funny. Without seeing the routine along with the delivery--body language, facial expressions, vocal inflections--I don't know whether I would have thought the lines funny. Most comedy routines aren't all that funny on paper--it is the comedian himself/herself who makes them funny.

Based on the one example Nimh posted, I'm going to side with him on this one. The lines were not offensive and, if effectively presented, could be funny. I don't know anything about Bernie Mac, but if Jerry Seinfeld delivered those lines, they would be funny. They certainly aren't anything for anybody to get their panties in a bunch over.

I think everybody should lighten up and not make a career of finding things to be offended about. There is enough stuff said seriously to consume sufficient indignation and outrage. I would hate to see us lose the ability to poke fun at ourselves.

The Chicago-born comedian and actor told what he said was a joke about his nephew coming to him and asking the difference between a hypothetical question and a realistic question.

To demonstrate the difference, he tells the nephew to go ask his mother if she would make love to the mailman for $50,000. The mother says she would make love to the mailman and anybody else for $50,000.

He tells the nephew to go ask his sister if she would make love with her neighbor for $50,000. She says she would make love with the neighbor and anybody else for $50,000.

So he tells the nephew: "Hypothetically speaking, we should have $100,000. But realistically speaking we live with two hos," Bernie Mac said.

joefromchicago wrote:

NickFun wrote:

Of course, you are entirely correct DrewDad! Pardon my faux pas! I may be drummed out of the writers guild for that! I must be more careful with my tenses! Why didn't my editor catch that?

The subjunctive isn't a tense. It's a mood.

I always though "were" and "was" were tenses of the verb in conjugation (i.e. I am, you are, he is, they are, we were, he was, etc). Now you are telling me they are moods?

I'm giving back my college degree. Obviously I should be working for McDonald's.

McGentrix wrote:

Liberals go out of their way to be offended. In this case it was Bernie Mac, tomorrow it will be something else.

Right wingers are guilty too, only usually there are more offended by actions than words. Gotta agree with Foxfyre though, the tendency to get offended is mental quick-sand, it warps our minds ("look for it a ye shall find it"). I saw a bumper sticker a few weeks ago that I love.....Big letters and says only "NO WHINING!"

So he tells the nephew: "Hypothetically speaking, we should have $100,000. But realistically speaking we live with two hos," Bernie Mac said.

What the f*ck was Obama's crew supposed to do?

The media has shown it's willingness to spend quite a bit of time talking about Obama's 'woman' problems.

Imagine if Obama's camp had, like many here, just said 'oh, where's your sense of humor?'

I can't see how there was much else they could do but disavow Bernie Mac, and I agree - they never shoulda hired that guy in the first place, as these jokes are not outside the boundaries of his normal routine...

Cycloptichorn

Barack has a handicap the other candidates don't have: Barack Obama has a black wife. And I don't think a black woman can be first lady of the United States. Yeah, I said it! A black woman can be president, no problem. First lady? Can't do it. You know why? Because a black woman cannot play the background of a relationship. Just imagine telling your black wife that you're president? 'Honey, I did it! I won! I'm the president.' 'No, we the president! And I want my girlfriends in the Cabinet! I want Kiki to be secretary of state! She can fight!' "

Of course, you are entirely correct DrewDad! Pardon my faux pas! I may be drummed out of the writers guild for that! I must be more careful with my tenses! Why didn't my editor catch that?

And these days sometimes we just say things the way they sound better rather than try to be grammatically correct. Sometimes ending a sentence with a preposition just works better than forcing grammatically correct syntax into the sentence.

My computer still informs me that "You've got mail!" when I sign on in the mornings.

DrewDad wrote:

I, like, did and stuff?

But it wasn't funny!!!

dlowan wrote:

DrewDad wrote:

I, like, did and stuff?

But it wasn't funny!!!

Sez you. You're probably an insane, humorless liberal.

I thought his response was hilarious, btw.

Liberals go out of their way to be offended.