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Philosoraptor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 05:39 AM
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repubs have NO sense of humor, unless its based on cruelty, why is that?
Edited on Wed Jan-02-08 05:39 AM by Philosoraptor
They always refer to rush limburger as a comedian, but that fucker ain't EVEN funny. The shit they find funny is usually sick, or racist, or sexist, or just outright cruel.

Are repubs genetically wired without funny bones? They just CAN'T take a joke.
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readmoreoften Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 05:48 AM
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1. This thread should be locked because my aunt/mother/husband/pet groomer
is a Republican and we can't hurt their feelings.

Oh wait, I CAN take a joke because I'm not a goddamn Republican.

(By the way I agree with you.)
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Philosoraptor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 05:53 AM
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2. funny.....
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 06:00 AM
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3. You have seriously offended the Club G'itmo Dittoheads!!
Edited on Wed Jan-02-08 06:00 AM by Swamp Rat
I want this thread locked!!



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Rageneau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 06:14 AM
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4. Dennis Miller? Mallard Fillmore?


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Philosoraptor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 06:17 AM
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5. 2 humor challenged assholes.
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WhollyHeretic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 06:18 AM
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6. They have no grasp of subtlety. They're sense of humor never evolved past 3rd grade
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 07:17 AM
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7. Well, Keith Olbermann calls him "Comedian Rush Limbaugh" too, but in an unintentional sense.
As in, everything Rush says is a complete joke.

As for what they find funny, you're right. It's the humor of those in power picking on those with less power, which is never funny. Funny only happens when those with less power get their digs in against those who are powerful.
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mwb970 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 07:18 AM
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8. Humor involves poking fun at the rich and powerful.
The Republicans are the rich and powerful. They tend to lack introspection and are unable to criticize each other, as that is considered heresy. So, the only people they have to poke fun at are the poor and powerless, and that's not funny, it's just cruel.

A second factor is the near total lack of imagination, a key component of wit and humor, among our friends on the Right. Artists and others with imagination literally frighten these people, who are slaves to the conventional.

Finally, you have to be smart to be funny. Do Republicans seem smart to you?
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earth mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 07:36 AM
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9. Rethugs are too busy screwing over & dissing other people that they don't have time for fun.
They probably have to look up the meanings for "fun" and "funny" in the dictionary. :puke:
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Perry Logan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 07:39 AM
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10. Wingers know only two pleasures: 1) masturbatory gloating and 2) Schadenfreude.
Edited on Wed Jan-02-08 07:40 AM by Perry Logan
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HughBeaumont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 07:48 AM
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11. Can't make a joke either.
To save their lives.

Republicans are not traditionally loose-living people; they're more comfortable being angry with someone or something. People like that aren't likely to make jokes unless they're racist or sexist or anti-Democrat.
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Toots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 09:10 AM
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12. They do seem to find most of their humor in demeaning other humans
Their "funny" e-mails they send by the thousands, their talk show hosts, even their "comedians" usually use the "humor" of making fun of others.Making up "funny little names for people like "femi-Nazi" or "environmental whacko" or as Bush 41 called Gore "Ozone man". They find their "humor" in belittling others. I guess it keeps them feeling Superior about themselves...
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