A Polish guy, Chinese guy, and Priest walk into a bar...

I think it varies over time. Certainly Jews, Irish, and blondes* seem to have more than their fair share of jokes right now (are there any blonde Irish Jews?).

On the other hand, there are very few jokes I've ever heard about Macedonians or Eritreans.





*Okay, I know 'blondes' is not an ethnic group, but they don't, so don't make a big deal....

So this Macadonian and an Eritrean walk into a bar...

don't forget rednecks. In America 60 years ago it might have been the Polish... Probably black people because there is a media frenzy with them. It is popular to be black these days. And as far as race goes, they make fun of themselves and other people, so I dunno. Someone should do statistics on these things.

Dunno. I watch enough Comedy Central that I pretty much see everybody abused on television. Couldn't tell you what goes on on "the major networks"...

I used to see a lot of stuff against Mexicans, when I lived in AZ. Guess it really depends.

Depends on the region.

Asians get a lot of flak in most areas of the world because of their very different culture.

Americans are a butt of many jokes because of our visibility (e.g. Jokes about Clinton and blow jobs were not at all limited to America).

Each nation has a whipping boy, for example Brazilians make fun of Portuguese. I have no idea why America's traditional whipping biy is the Polish but we all know the dumb pollack jokes even if we don't know why they are told.

Self-depreciating black humor is big, stateside. Cris Rock is really big on this ("When I go to the ATM late at night I'm not looking over my shoulder for the 'MEDIA'....").

Personally I think it's Asians. The appearance and culture is such that many many regions around the world use them as the butt of jokes.

It has to be white people. They are at the end of revenge's ugly ass when it comes to racial jokes.

Three pieces of string walk into a bar and sit down. The first one says to the bartender, "I'll have a beer please".
The bartender scowls and says in a loud voice, "We don't serve pieces of string here!" He picks him up and throws him into the street.

The bartender walk back behind the bar and the second piece of string says, "Whiskey please"
The bartender is really angry now and says, "Didn't you hear what I just said? I don't serve friggin' pieces of string in this bar!" He proceeds to pick up the second piece of string and toss him out.

The third piece of string has been watching the proceeding carefully and realized he must take action. He runs into the bathroom, loops himself a half dozen times, and tussles both ends of his body. He then casually walks to the bar and says, "Vodka Sour please"

The bartender looks at him quizzically and says in a menacing tone, "Say... aren't you a piece of string?"

"I'm a frayed knot." is the reply.


(that being said, I'll cast my vote for pieces of string as being the group that gets picked on the most)

These days, anybody who wears a turban...

I've never actually heard a joke about someone wearing a turban.

If you're in the northeast region, you may hear a joke or two about the lovely ladies of Maine.

What's the first thing a 14 year old girl from Maine says when she's done having sex?
-Git off me pa, you're crushing my cigarettes.

What does a hockey goalie and a girl from Maine have in common?
-They both change their pads after three periods.

How can you tell a girl from Maine is on her period?
-She has only one sock on.

What's a girl from Maine the most proud of?
-Her tooth.

Everyone makes fun of old people! (and old people make fun of themselves.)

Personally, I'm sick of hearing people make fun of the Manx.

Portal Star made an excellent observation.

Most comedy shows declare open season on old people because their demographics are usually weighted towards the young.

Yes, but I don't think there's the same 'us against them' humor involved in old people jokes. Most young people can look ahead to becoming old people someday. But no WASPS can look ahead to becoming Chinese, Catholic, or black.