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    People who use the same old jokes over and over again. The "joke" itself can be a story, a quick quote, a joke from online or a book, or something someone once said, or something cruel about someone, anything, that a person uses constantly, over long periods of time, and eventually, they are the only ones laughing. Most of the time, they don't even understand that their "zingers" are recycled, several year old jokes that everyone has heard over and over and don't understand why it's not funny anymore. Hell, some people even get offended if you tell them it's old or not funny anymore, or say something of the sort to kind of give them the hint, and they have the nerve to ask if you're mad at them or what's wrong?

    One joke is something I once said last spring at work. I basically made a metaphoric referrence to a sexual act in comparison to a high risk sport, and sure, it was hella funny. One guy, thought it was so funny, that this went on for months and months. I mean, even by about July, it got flipping annoying. I had to watch my mouth, because if I made any reference to the rear end (aka, "Shift lead is up my ass again" or "Boss is riding me hard again"), I'd hear the quips about the sport. Again. And again. And again. I mean, maybe I'm an asshole, but after a few months, I started to just cringe when he'd open up his mouth about the damn sport. I finally said something about a month or so ago, something real casual like "Wow, that joke sure's been going on for a long time", and I got the evil Look I was expecting, but ever since, I haven't heard about the "sport" again, so it was definitely worth it.

    My Dad has been quoting Fat Bastard ever since the second Austin Powers movie came out, and the third. Any time we have chicken for supper, he asks "Want some chicken, I got more!" har har har har he goes on and on laughing. Same with the fart and shit jokes. I mean, this has been going on for 10 years!

    Some people who aren't as people-people, I've noticed, will take things you've said that they've interpreted as rude or whatever, and will constantly throw them back at you as a retort when you ask them a question or say something to them. Yeah, I know, a thousand times over, I called you a dork, even though I never actually called you a dork, but you took it that way, so whenever I ask for your help at work, you say "But you called me a dork, remember?" Yeah. This happened 3 years ago.

    Perhaps I'm once again being petty and an asshole, but I don't get why some people think they are so damn funny. I understand some of the more awkward type of people recycle jokes and quotes because they may be afraid of making new jokes, but it's just annoying. Stuff quits being funny after so long. And while I didn't really have any good examples of, really mean jokes or stories involving someone getting humilitated or ostracized are really not funny.
    Last edited by blas87; 11-13-2011, 02:34 AM.

  • #2
    Lawl, pink camo.

    >.>

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Gravekeeper View Post
      Lawl, pink camo.

      >.>
      I see what you did there.

      Rapscallion
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      • #4
        I totally get that, blas. Although, Fiance and I have a lot of old, inside jokes we randomly yell at each other. He'll be in another room and start yelling at me, "Admin...Admin....ADMIN!" "What?!" "....Danger zone"

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        • #5
          Originally posted by AdminAssistant View Post
          He'll be in another room and start yelling at me, "Admin...Admin....ADMIN!" "What?!" "....Danger zone"
          Archer. Yes. Oh god yes. <3

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          • #6
            Originally posted by blas87 View Post
            My Dad has been quoting Fat Bastard ever since the second Austin Powers movie came out, and the third. Any time we have chicken for supper, he asks "Want some chicken, I got more!" har har har har he goes on and on laughing.
            Fathers are pretty bad for this. My dad is still quoting from So I Married an Axe Murderer, a movie nearly 20 years old.

            We choose to find it cute, because if we didn't, we'd kill him.

            I know what Admin means about old jokes between couples. For some reason, the staler a joke between my husband and I, the more frequently we will use it. It started as a way to piss each other off, but now neither of us even notices.

            Sometimes, the stale joke comes full circle and becomes funny again, especially if used at just the right moment.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Gravekeeper View Post
              Lawl, pink camo.

              >.>
              I know that, every time they make one of those jokes, it's supposed to be a reflection of how funny they think you are and a compliment to your writing style and all these things... But it's getting to be beating your head against a wall. At least the joke started out with subtext (it wasn't just the pink camo, it was usually completely ill-fitting clothes on exactly the wrong body type, and just to kick it in the head, those clothes were pink camo) but now the joke has been boiled down to, as you said, lol pink camo. And that alone does not for comedy make.

              Also, I see some people on the forums associated the pink camo thing with Canadians. Never mind that you painstakingly point out that the majority of your pink camo client base is the equivalent of rednecks living in a shack on the side of a hill, I do see some people say, "lol canadians and their pink camo". And then I just shake my head.

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              • #8
                If I may add to this - also annoying are the people who have blatantly stolen said jokes from another source but act like it's their joke.

                Back in the late 90s or so George Carlin did some HBO special, and I laughed my ass off at it, and "friend" saw it too, but he would not stop quoting it. Ever. He'd even randomly seek people out who didn't even want to talk to him and start spouting these lame zingers.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by DrFaroohk View Post
                  If I may add to this - also annoying are the people who have blatantly stolen said jokes from another source but act like it's their joke.
                  *coughDennisLearycough*

                  I had a friend like that when the Robin Williams stand-up special came out in 2002-ish. He was quoting that damn thing for ages.

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                  • #10
                    Oh, the couple "jokes".

                    There's one I really, really need to have a chat with the bf about.

                    He's one of "those" people, you know, that never, ever let something die and keep it a running gag (similar to the pink camo gag) forever, even when it's not near the subject. Similar to the sexual sport I spoke of earlier.

                    Back when we were just coworker pals, I tried to get him to watch Spartacus and he did. He said "That show is nothing but blood and porn!" and I tried to reason with him, but whatever.

                    From then on, I swear, ANY movie we talked about or I brought up "Does it have porn in it?" And I try to explain that actual PORN is uncensored naked people actually engaging in sex, not the fake dry humping semi-almost nude softcore stuff, and NOT a love scene in a movie where you can't see anything at all and the movie is just rated PG13 or R. I also beat my head against a brick wall trying to explain that I DO NOT just watch TV shows or movies because of love scenes.

                    And it just. doesn't. stop. I suggest a movie to go see on a day we both have off. "Does it have blood and porn in it?"

                    And he argues that the sex scenes in True Blood or Spartacus ARE porn, even just love scenes in movies are porn. NO THEY ARE NOT. And you know he's doing it because he thinks it's funny.

                    "Well I know how you love porn so much!"

                    Come to think of it, next time he brings it up, I'm going to say "This joke is getting pretty old, don't you think?"

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                    • #11
                      Mr. Boozy refers to True Blood as "soft-core vampire porn."

                      I just laugh, because if I were to be honest with myself, that's at least partially why I watch it.

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                      • #12
                        It was funny the first few times. Of course there's a lot of sex in HBO/Starz channel shows.

                        It just got to the point of every movie I suggested we go see or rent, every single show that I watch on (regular cable) TV.......so much as a kissing scene or a love scene that doesn't show more than kissing and then voila laying under the covers......."All you watch is porn!"

                        It's been over a year and that joke is still going on.

                        Or when he asked, "Why would you watch cartoons? No porn!" when he found out I watch Adult Swim on my nights off, or watching Parking Wars or Police Chases or Monster In Laws or Ghost Hunters.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by blas87 View Post
                          "Why would you watch cartoons? No porn!"
                          Um, you might want to introduce him to hentai and then get his brain rebooted.

                          Just saying.

                          Rapscallion
                          Proud to be a W.A.N.K.E.R. - Womanless And No Kids - Exciting Rubbing!
                          Reclaiming words is fun!

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