Sense of Humor

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8 years ago 05/21/2015 11:20pm EDT

Does the United States rank last in the world for humor? It is the only country where people think that "British have bad teeth," "that person is a midget," or "go back to your mom's basement" are funny. I don't think I have ever seen an argument on LRC that didn't end up with a "mom's basement" comment or a post about England that didn't end up with a "teeth joke." I don't mean a new and exciting variant of the "mom's basement" joke or the "teeth joke." I mean the same exact joke repeated for the 1,000,000,000th time. Frankly, I (as an American) find it embarrassing and depressing. Is LRC really representative of the lack of wit and originality in our country as a whole?

8 years ago 05/21/2015 11:51pm EDT

re: Comedian

Here's a new variant, the British are dentally retarded.

8 years ago 05/22/2015 6:33am EDT

re: Bad Wigins

Those are not jokes. They are insulting observations.

Now go back to your mom's basement.

8 years ago 05/22/2015 7:23am EDT

re: Comedian

For someone who posted under the name "Comedian", your post was not very funny.

8 years ago 05/22/2015 7:28am EDT

re: Comedian

I think it is time for you to get out of the basement and brush your teeth. LMAO

8 years ago 05/22/2015 7:46am EDT

re: Comedian

Comedian wrote:
Does the United States rank last in the world for humor? It is the only country where people think that "British have bad teeth," "that person is a midget," or "go back to your mom's basement" are funny. I don't think I have ever seen an argument on LRC that didn't end up with a "mom's basement" comment or a post about England that didn't end up with a "teeth joke." I don't mean a new and exciting variant of the "mom's basement" joke or the "teeth joke." I mean the same exact joke repeated for the 1,000,000,000th time. Frankly, I (as an American) find it embarrassing and depressing. Is LRC really representative of the lack of wit and originality in our country as a whole?

I'm 51, British, and have lived in the US the past 11 years. The US is far superior to the UK in many, many ways - career opportunities, standard of living for most, quality of food, sporting excellence, weather, and on and on. But the UK is light years ahead in the level of sophistication of its comedy. They aren't even in the same conversation.

8 years ago 05/22/2015 8:13am EDT

re: honest opinion

honest opinion wrote:
[quote]
I'm 51, British, and have lived in the US the past 11 years. The US is far superior to the UK in many, many ways - career opportunities, standard of living for most, quality of food, sporting excellence, weather, and on and on. But the UK is light years ahead in the level of sophistication of its comedy. They aren't even in the same conversation.

Yeah, but what would you know? Look at your teeth....case closed!!

8 years ago 05/22/2015 8:29am EDT

re: who are you

Translation of "sophistication of comedy"

Nobody gets it although Brits will expose their nasty teeth and do their mouthful of marbles chortle while nodding and saying "too right!"

8 years ago 05/22/2015 9:08am EDT

re: who are you

who are you wrote:
honest opinion wrote:
[quote]
I'm 51, British, and have lived in the US the past 11 years. The US is far superior to the UK in many, many ways - career opportunities, standard of living for most, quality of food, sporting excellence, weather, and on and on. But the UK is light years ahead in the level of sophistication of its comedy. They aren't even in the same conversation.
Yeah, but what would you know? Look at your teeth....case closed!!

Oh my goodness

Thank you for proving my point.

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