# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/41 "2011-06-08T12:31:46Z")
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**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/42 "2011-06-08T12:35:25Z")
Reminds me of something I saw in National Lampoon years ago. I think it was a “feminist to English” translation dictionary: “That’s not funny” is translated to mean “That’s funny.” “That is offensive!” means “That is VERY funny.” And “That is funny” means “That is not funny.” In any case, the joke in the OP actually isn’t funny, except maybe to a clever 8 year old. The punchline is weak, and the whole premise is just contrived. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/43 "2011-06-08T12:46:06Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Politically corrected version: > > Q: Why did the Siamese twins move to Europe? > > A: Um, the preferred term is CONJOINED twins, and they don’t have to JUSTIFY what they do to you or anyone else! > > _\_ But how do you get them in the lightbulb? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/44 "2011-06-08T12:56:16Z")
> [@Floater](#): > > On the other hand That’s not funny either. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/45 "2011-06-08T13:03:21Z")
> [@Tarwater](#): > > The joke isn’t making fun of a disabled person. No - it’s making fun of TWO of them! ::boom boom:: Q: How many **Oakminsters** does it take to change a light bulb? A: IT’S NOT FUNNY, RIGHT?!!! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/46 "2011-06-08T13:07:49Z")
I thought calling them “siamese” was politically incorrect now, like Vinyl Turnip said. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/47 "2011-06-08T13:12:27Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > A: Um, the preferred term is CONJOINED twins, and they don’t have to JUSTIFY what they do to you or anyone else! Q: How many Harvard girls does it take to screw in a lightbilb? A: That’s Radcliffe, that’s women, and THAT’S NOT FUNNY. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/48 "2011-06-08T13:13:11Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > That’s not funny either. 😉 You used that smiley just because I’m one-eyed. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/49 "2011-06-08T13:16:18Z")
> [@Floater](#): > > You used that smiley just because I’m one-eyed. 🆒 You used the cool smiley because you’re insensitive to the blind. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/50 "2011-06-08T13:39:20Z")
No. The joke in the OP is not an offensive joke about Siamese twins. This is an offensive joke about Siamese twins: How do you get Siamese twins off the couch? Just jerk one off and the other will come. ---
**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 8, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/51 "2011-06-08T13:39:32Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > You used the cool smiley because you’re insensitive to the blind. 😃 You used the big grin smiley because you’re insensitive to Baba Booey. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/52 "2011-06-08T14:01:03Z")
> [@x-ray\_vision](#): > > You used the big grin smiley because you’re insensitive to Baba Booey. :eek: You used that big-eyes smiley because you’re insensitive to people who’ve been raped! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/53 "2011-06-08T14:05:39Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > You used that big-eyes smiley because you’re insensitive to people who’ve been raped! :mad: Why are you so insensitive to Native Americans? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/54 "2011-06-08T14:05:50Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > You used that big-eyes smiley because you’re insensitive to people who’ve been raped! :mad: You used that red smiley because you are insensitive to the plight of the Native Americans! ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/55 "2011-06-08T14:10:55Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > If by “funny” you mean tasteless, insensitive, and inappropriate in polite company, then yes. I’m offended by your use of the term “company”, and would like an apology. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/56 "2011-06-08T15:44:54Z")
> [@x-ray\_vision](#): > > My post was a joke, but everything about that article makes it clear that they’re two people, starting with them each having their own name. So if two people have the same name they’re really just one person? ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/57 "2011-06-08T15:53:56Z")
Yeah, it was somewhat funny. It seems to me that if I were a conjoined twin, I’d find it even more funny. Sometimes I feel like people in unique circumstances have more of a sense of humor about it than the people rushing to defend them. ---
**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 8, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/58 "2011-06-08T16:27:53Z")
> [@Contrapuntal](#): > > So if two people have the same name they’re really just one person? Seriously? I hope you’re trying to make a funny. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/59 "2011-06-08T17:36:06Z")
!st guy. I went out with a siamese twin yesterday’. 2nd guy. Did you have a good time? 1st guy Well, yes and no. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648/60 "2011-06-08T17:39:27Z")
Conjoined twins are hanging out at home. The phone rings. One of them picks it up. The other one whispers “I’m not here!” OK, shamelessly stolen. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-funny/584648.md?page=4)