# Aw C'mon, why no jokes in the Pit? Sometimes... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 24, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404 "2003-10-24T21:40:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/1 "2003-10-24T21:40:28Z")
the only way for the joke to fly is to post it in the Pit. What’s the big deal? If one wishes to post some thread \* posing \* as a rant, it sort of undercuts the joke if it can only be posted in MPSIMS! I understand that we have a good spread of forums to cover all types of posts, but it seems clear to me that jokes should be allowed anywhere, depending on what kind of joke it is. I haven’t oticed anyone posting a series of “knock Knock” jokes in the Pit, just satirical/parody Pit threads. Loosen up! ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/2 "2003-10-25T13:36:33Z")
Jokes about Cecil’s Columns should go in the forum _Comments on Cecil’s Columns_, while jokes about Staff Reports should go in the forum _Comments on Staff Reports._ Jokes about entertainment and sports belong in _Cafe Society_, and jokes about topics of major significance (abortion, God, politics etc) belong in _Great Debates._ Jokes about computers and the internet and message boards belong in _ATMB_, of course. Jokes that begin “A [something] walked into a bar…” or “How many [somethings] does it take to change a lightbulb” belong in _IMHO_ since they reflect the jokester’s own opinion about the [something]-group. Hate jokes are not permitted. Jokes that has no particular ethnicity or animal in them belong in _MPSIMS_, as do knock-knock jokes and jokes with no particular point to them. Similarly, jokes relating to excretory functions. Riddle-jokes (like “-gry” or the missing two dollars or driveway/parkway) belong in _General Questions_, along with jokes about the armed forces (some of which should be in _ **Admira** b__l_\*e Questions\*, but we don’t have such a forum. Naturally, jokes that are told by a specific comedian should not be repeated in full, since we strongly adhere to copyright protections. Jokes that are not funny are **pun** ishable by the Administration. That clear it up? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/3 "2003-10-25T13:39:38Z")
Dex, I believe you have answered a question I posted several months ago: What are the basic jokes? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/4 "2003-10-25T21:11:58Z")
The basic jokes are nos. 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11-17, 21, 45-117, 333, 500-616, and, under certain special conditions, 3119. Hope that helps. You _do_ have the Master List, don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/5 "2003-10-25T21:15:29Z")
Some of those are also Prime Jokes. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/6 "2003-10-25T21:18:36Z")
:smack: ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/7 "2003-10-26T07:46:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by C K Dexter Haven \* > > That clear it up? \*\* Not a bit! Still don’t see how to make a parody rant that belongs anywhere but the pit… ---
**Author:** ![Grousser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Grousser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grousser)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/8 "2003-10-26T07:56:39Z")
Would you still try to show some mercy for me? I’m mexican, and I don’t get what is a joke and what is a violation of the SDMB rules, with all those banning issues around… I’ve got a little paranoid, that’s why I don’t play jokes here (anyway I sometimes try to). May you give me some “instructions booklet for the foreign poster” please? ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/9 "2003-10-26T08:43:29Z")
Hi **Grousser**. How’s this? NO JOKES - absolutely not – in the BBQ Pit. JOKES ALLOWED in MPSIMS forum. SOME JOKES ALLOWED (depending on thread topic and context) in any other forum. If you’re unsure of things, lurk a bit longer, watch what others do, and the reactions. Or ask the mods and admins for advice. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/10 "2003-10-26T11:21:33Z")
There are loads of jokes in the Pit already. Occasionally, I have the misfortune of interacting with some of them. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/11 "2003-10-26T14:15:21Z")
\<\< I don’t get what is a joke and what is a violation of the SDMB rules, with all those banning issues around. \>\> Um, my post, listing the “types” of jokes and where they go, was a joke. The question of what’s permitted and what’s not… hell, we don’t know precisely. Racist jokes are generally not welcome. Well-honed satire is almost always appreciated. Jokes about some topics – like death, rape, terrorism, suicide – are risky, especially if the joke is so dry that some don’t know you’re joking. Joke threats are risky, too. If you think it’s borderline whether people will understand that it’s a joke, then don’t. Or preface with something to indicate that it’s a joke. I mean, sheeeeeesh, are y’all really asking the Mods to set up rules about joking??? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/12 "2003-10-26T15:01:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by C K Dexter Haven \* > **Jokes about entertainment and sports belong in _Cafe Society_** What **Dex** meant to say here, clearly, was “jokes about entertainment and the arts.” – Uke, Cafe Society mod and closet sports-hater. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/13 "2003-10-26T18:23:40Z")
> [@](#): > > Dex, I believe you have answered a question I posted several months ago: What are the basic jokes? And really, would **Dex** lye to you? ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/14 "2003-10-26T22:27:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Grousser \* > \*\*Would you still try to show some mercy for me? I’m mexican, and I don’t get what is a joke and what is a violation of the SDMB rules, with all those banning issues around… I’ve got a little paranoid, that’s why I don’t play jokes here (anyway I sometimes try to). May you give me some “instructions booklet for the foreign poster” please? \*\* [ul]🆒 [sup] **For some reason I heard this “Whoosh” sound and a cold breeze blowing thru my hair.** [/sup][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Grousser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Grousser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grousser)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/15 "2003-10-27T07:40:21Z")
Nah, just don’t believe I am willing to post all kind of jokes here and there, it was only curiosity, because sometimes, posting or replying, it may happen that one can do some kind of innocent joking comment and may be misundertood as another thing. So, it would be good to have something like an [unaware] tag. (You see? That is a stupid circumstantial comment!) ---
**Author:** ![fruitbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/16 "2003-11-05T02:36:01Z")
I am actually quite happy with the no jokes in the Pit policy. I don’t mind the satires and fake rants. I absolutely hate the fake pittings of a poster though. When I see **Stoid** in the subject line I expect to hear how anyone could be pissed off at Stoid. Irks me to no end to find it is a continuation of some inside joke I am not privy to and don’t care to wade through in the first place. Call me the grumpy old man of the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-cmon-why-no-jokes-in-the-pit-sometimes/209404/17 "2003-11-05T02:56:16Z")
Grumpy old man of the SDMB.