“No one has ever responded to a comment like ‘Shut up, F*ck-face!’ with a sincere ‘Ah, I see your point now.’”

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This is a comment by Mostly_123 on the post “Comedian Jim Norton: I’m Disgusted By Suggestions Lindy West Should Be Raped”.

“If we women want men to be more emotionally open and yet tell these demeaning jokes, isn’t that counterproductive?”

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This is a comment by Carol Stephen on the post “The Butt of the Marriage Joke”.

Why ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Jokes Are Just Not Funny

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Brandon Jones believes both sides lose when we laugh at the implication that men and women just can’t understand each other.

Drink Like a Union Man

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Jesse Kornbluth learns to suck it up like the big boys.

Three Parables from FUN CAMP

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“Why did the chicken cross the road? Where do bats get their energy? Knock, knock, who’s there, the interrupting cow. How do you know when a blonde has been making chocolate chip cookies?” By Gabe Durham

The Joke That Took Two Years to Write

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Creating something doesn’t just happen.

“Maybe You Touched Your Genitals” Liquid Hand Soap

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Two enthusiastic and very clean thumbs up from Jesse Kornbluth in this product review.

Eulogy for Uncle John

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Jeff Swain remembers his uncle who taught him his first dirty joke, helped raise him, and taught him about being a man.

Dead Dad’s Club: An Excerpt from BIG RAY

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“Toward the end of the visiting hours, a woman who nobody seemed to know walked into the memorial service. She looked at me and said, You must be his son. She said, He left his mark on you.” By Michael Kimball

“Withholding sex as a weapon IS abuse.”

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This is a comment by Archy on the post “Withholding Sex is Not a Joke”.

Writing Outside the (Idiot) Box

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Dream of churning out laughs for the Hollywood machine? Do it from home, counsels Greg White, who finds freedom writing for anything but TV.

Love the Sinner

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Growing up and moving on are terrifying enough. They are scarier still when everyone else stays behind.

“Comedy is a tool we use to talk about uncomfortable subjects.”

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This is a comment by Nick, mostly on the post “Daniel Tosh Apologizes for Rape Jokes”.

Remember William Hung of American Idol fame, who became famous for his painfully bad version of Ricky Martin’s song ‘She Bangs’?

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This comment was by Marcus Williams on the Open Thread Discussion: What’s So Funny About That??

Humor Lessons From a Third-Rate Comedian

How to be funny

Walking embarrassment Evan Jacobs tells you everything you need to know to alienate friends and irritate people.

Why Wouldn’t Beautiful Women Be Funny?

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There isn’t “man funny” and “woman funny”—there’s just funny, period. So save the asterisks for Barry Bonds’ homerun records.