# Is this joke funny? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 7, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648 "2011-06-07T19:18:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/1 "2011-06-07T19:18:09Z")
Q: Why did the Siamese twins move to Europe? A: So the other one could drive. Edit: Maybe it should be England. . . ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/2 "2011-06-07T19:20:45Z")
It raised a slight grin on my face. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/3 "2011-06-07T19:20:51Z")
Sure. I mean, it’s not a knee-slapper, and it’s been around a while, but it’s smirk-provoking. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/4 "2011-06-07T19:24:20Z")
If by “funny” you mean tasteless, insensitive, and inappropriate in polite company, then yes. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/5 "2011-06-07T19:24:47Z")
> [@lukeinva](#): > > Q: Why did the Siamese twins move to Europe? > A: So the other one could drive. > > Edit: Maybe it should be England. . . Maybe not. In both Thailand and England, they drive on the left. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/6 "2011-06-07T19:28:42Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Maybe not. In both Thailand and England, they drive on the left. See? We fight ignorance in all kinds of strange little nooks and crannies around here. I would never have known this before. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/7 "2011-06-07T19:30:22Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > If by “funny” you mean tasteless, insensitive, and inappropriate in polite company, then yes. :dubious: That’s a wee bit extreme. However, if I offended both of you I sincerely apologize. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/8 "2011-06-07T19:31:33Z")
“Both of you?” So you \*are \*drunk! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/9 "2011-06-07T19:35:40Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > If by “funny” you mean tasteless, insensitive, and inappropriate in polite company, then yes. Seriously? ---
**Author:** ![Cort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@Cort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cort)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/10 "2011-06-07T19:41:58Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > If by “funny” you mean tasteless, insensitive, and inappropriate in polite company, then yes. lame. ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/11 "2011-06-07T19:42:02Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Seriously? I was going to ask the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/12 "2011-06-07T19:44:19Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > “Both of you?” So you \*are \*drunk! They’re two people, not one person with two heads. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/13 "2011-06-07T19:44:47Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > “Both of you?” So you \*are \*drunk! I think you missed the joke there. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/14 "2011-06-07T19:49:08Z")
I just got back to the USA after a vacation in England, so yeah, I thought it was chuckle-funny. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/15 "2011-06-07T20:14:22Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Seriously? Yes, making fun of the disabled is generally considered tasteless, insensitive, and inappropriate in polite company. > [@Cort](#): > > lame. Don’t care. > [@x-ray\_vision](#): > > I was going to ask the same thing. See above. ---
**Author:** ![Tarwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/16 "2011-06-07T20:17:07Z")
The joke isn’t making fun of a disabled person. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/17 "2011-06-07T20:18:18Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Yes, making fun of the disabled is generally considered tasteless, insensitive, and inappropriate in polite company. I think there are probably a number of conjoined twins who’d be offended at being called disabled. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/18 "2011-06-07T20:18:26Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Yes, making fun of the disabled is generally considered tasteless, insensitive, and inappropriate in polite company. It’s OK in impolite company though, right? ---
**Author:** ![Smurfie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@Smurfie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smurfie)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/19 "2011-06-07T20:19:35Z")
> [@Tarwater](#): > > The joke isn’t making fun of a disabled person. Agreed. I mean, is ANY joke involving a disabled person making fun of them? I would think Siamese twins would find that funny. Well, as funny as it is which is slightly humorous. Not knee-slapping as Leaffan said. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/20 "2011-06-07T20:40:45Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > I think there are probably a number of conjoined twins who’d be offended at being called disabled. I bet it’s an even number! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648.md?page=2)