The intellectual joke thread

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It's about time the standard of humour was raised around here, so here's some jokes that are so clever, most of you won't even get them.

A Roman walks into a bar and asks for a Martinus…. “You mean a martini?” the bartender asks. The Roman replies, “If I wanted a double, I would have asked for it!”
Sixteen sodium atoms walk into a bar… followed by Batman.
Did you hear about the man who got cooled to absolute zero?… He’s 0K now.
Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath…. This made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
What’s the difference between an etymologist and an entomologist?… An etymologist knows the difference.
There are two types of people in this world:… Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
A linguistics professor was lecturing his class the other day. “In English,” he said, “a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. … But there isn’t a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative.” A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”
Your momma is so mean… she has no standard deviation.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
Three statisticians are playing golf. The first one tees off, and his ball lands a metre to the right of the hole. The second one tees off and his ball lands a metre to the left of the hole. The third leaps into the air and screams, "Yippee, I just got a hole in one."
  • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
    Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

    It's about time the standard of humour was raised around here, so here's some jokes that are so clever, most of you won't even get them.
    I just impressed myself, by actually getting all the jokes.

    "Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath…. This made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis."

    Wow! I have read this a few times, and it makes me laugh each time. Genius.

    I have nothing of value to add. I just want to be considered smart, without any of the work.
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  • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
    I got them in an email today. The list was a lot longer, I just left out the ones I didn't get.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

    It's about time the standard of humour was raised around here, so here's some jokes that are so clever, most of you won't even get them.
    Hmm...since I got them all, I can only conclude that the standard for clever has been lowered. I will admit, however, the sodium/batman joke took a few seconds to figure out. Since I had to figure it out, it wasn't really very funny to me once I did.
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    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
      Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

      Hmm...since I got them all, I can only conclude that the standard for clever has been lowered. I will admit, however, the sodium/batman joke took a few seconds to figure out. Since I had to figure it out, it wasn't really very funny to me once I did.
      Dennis; You are wrong. Once you got the joke, it really was funny to you.

      (Subliminal hypnotic statement certain to cause Dennis to change his mind)
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  • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
    Dennis, you've been down here in the OT forum long enough to know that the standard for "clever" has never really been high.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      I confess I don't get the "Batman" one (must be about repetitions of the syllable "na", or the name "Nana", or something? ). I like the rest, and have only ever seen a couple of them before.

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      • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
        Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

        I confess I don't get the "Batman" one (must be about repetitions of the syllable "na", or the name "Nana", or something? ).
        You're on the right track. The idea behind it might be a bit before your time though, but this should explain it (pay attention to the end).

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        • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
          Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

          You're on the right track. The idea behind it might be a bit before your time though, but this should explain it (pay attention to the end).
          I think that, explaining why your joke is funny, is in very bad taste. I would never do it.






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          OK, the reason that my statement is soooo funny, is that I've explained a couple of my jokes myself. And I actually would explain my own joke. And that folks, is why I am a comedy genius.

          By the way, yesterday there was a Batman marathon on TV. I'm a huge Batman fan, but I could only watch about three episodes, without stabbing myself in the eyes. Now, Riffle will offer to send me 4 episodes on a DVD.
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          • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
            Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

            OK, the reason that my statement is soooo funny, is that I've explained a couple of my jokes myself. And I actually would explain my own joke. And that folks, is why I am a comedy genius.
            Huh?!?!?! Would you mind explaining that?

            By the way, yesterday there was a Batman marathon on TV. I'm a huge Batman fan, but I could only watch about three episodes, without stabbing myself in the eyes. Now, Riffle will offer to send me 4 episodes on a DVD.
            Don't worry. I made this thread Riffle-proof. By putting the word "intellectual" in the title guarantees he'll never even open it.

            I thought about all of this before posting.
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            • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
              Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

              Don't worry. I made this thread Riffle-proof. By putting the word "intellectual" in the title guarantees he'll never even open it.

              I thought about all of this before posting.
              Riffle is convinced that "Intellectual" means "Banana cream pie". So I know he'll be paying close attention to this thread.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
      Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

      Dennis, you've been down here in the OT forum long enough to know that the standard for "clever" has never really been high.
      I know, I was trying to be clever. The standard clearly isn't low enough yet.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    On second thought, it really was funny, it had only lost the element of surprise.

    (Claude's subliminal suggestions are powerful!)
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    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
      Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

      On second thought, it really was funny, it had only lost the element of surprise.

      (Claude's subliminal suggestions are powerful!)
      And it really surprised you.

      (continued powerful subliminal suggestion)
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      • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        And it really surprised you.

        (continued powerful subliminal suggestion)
        Sorry, I'm off the clock now.
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  • Profile picture of the author David Maschke
    Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

    most of you won't even get them
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    • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
      Originally Posted by David Maschke View Post

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      Originally Posted by David Maschke View Post

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  • Profile picture of the author positivenegative
    Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

    "The intellectual joke thread"
    It has been done, better . . . http://www.warriorforum.com/off-topi...ual-jokes.html
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        • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
          Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

          I just impressed myself, by actually getting all the jokes.

          "Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath.... This made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis."

          Wow! I have read this a few times, and it makes me laugh each time. Genius.

          I have nothing of value to add. I just want to be considered smart, without any of the work.
          I already know that l am smart, but l don't have anyone to tell that to!

          Glad l didn't get the sodium Batman gag, l think l know where it was headed!



          Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

          I think that, explaining why your joke is funny, is in very bad taste. I would never do it.

          By the way, yesterday there was a Batman marathon on TV. I'm a huge Batman fan, but I could only watch about three episodes, without stabbing myself in the eyes. Now, Riffle will offer to send me 4 episodes on a DVD.
          "Holy, fluffy bunnies"!

          Sorry to hear that, l have seen them all as well, but l don't think that l would subject myself to that kind of self torture ever again!

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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    I missed Batman, too. I'm not sure whether that is a testimony to a lack of intellect or a testimony that I have better taste in movies.
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    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      I missed Batman, too. I'm not sure whether that is a testimony to a lack of intellect or a testimony that I have better taste in movies.
      I think it's testimony that the nonsensical infantile theme song to the Batman TV show, hasn't burned itself into your brain.
      Now, if you don't remember...note for note, the theme music to Man Of Steel, that means you have a lack of intellect.

      It's just science.
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      • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        I think it's testimony that the nonsensical infantile theme song to the Batman TV show, hasn't burned itself into your brain.
        Now, if you don't remember...note for note, the theme music to Man Of Steel, that means you have a lack of intellect.

        It's just science.
        Even babies know that theme tune: dada dada dada dada da.
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