# The following political jokes are no longer funny **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 19, 2008, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247 "2008-09-19T01:54:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/21 "2008-09-19T13:34:02Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > But wait… I couldn’t hear most of those jokes because for five years Clinton got a blowjob! If your erection lasts four years or longer, consult your physician immediately. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/22 "2008-09-19T13:58:16Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > If Obama is not affiliated with Muslims and is not a Muslim, how come his “day off” was on the first day of Ramadan? _Hmmmm???_ > > Sorry, [that wasn’t a joke](http://dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2008/09/18/Jewell_ART_09-18-08_A10_VFBBJ14.html?sid=101). You’re right. The idea that Obama is a Muslim isn’t a joke. The people who actually believe it, on the other hand… ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/23 "2008-09-19T14:11:59Z")
I’m sorry, but “POW!” will _always_ be funny. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/24 "2008-09-19T15:31:17Z")
Catch-22 used to be really funny. Now, not so much. But on the plus side, everybody gets a share. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/25 "2008-09-19T15:32:34Z")
> [@justin\_bailey](#): > > i’m sorry, but “pow!” will _always_ be funny. +1 ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/26 "2008-09-19T16:34:37Z")
I’d like to see all the variations on McDisparagingAdjective retired. None of 'em were particularly clever to begin with, and they’ve only become less so through repetition. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/27 "2008-09-19T16:37:05Z")
“I am The Decider” “My friends…” ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/28 "2008-09-19T16:42:30Z")
OK, willing to give up “Buffy, the Bullwinkle Slayer” But “Mooseolini” stays! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/29 "2008-09-19T17:12:21Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > OK, willing to give up “Buffy, the Bullwinkle Slayer” But “Mooseolini” stays! I will see your “Mooseolini”, and raise you a “Caribou Barbie”. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/30 "2008-09-19T17:49:24Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > If your erection lasts four years or longer, consult your physician immediately. So now we’re picking on Bob Dole again, too? ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/31 "2008-09-19T17:59:38Z")
Palin killed a bear when she was only 3. She shot a moose in her pajamas. How a moose got in her pajamas I will never know. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/32 "2008-09-19T19:18:48Z")
“Obama has thrown (\_\_\_\_) under the bus.” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/33 "2008-09-19T19:31:18Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > The cute one about the puppies with their eyes open, that’s still OK? Only if they’re being fed one at a time into a wood chipper. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/34 "2008-09-19T19:32:52Z")
> [@AtomicDog](#): > > “Obama has thrown (\_\_\_\_) under the bus.” Parentheses? ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/35 "2008-09-19T19:35:13Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Catch-22 used to be really funny. > > Now, not so much. “Not so much” isn’t as funny now as it used to be. ---
**Author:** ![Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/36 "2008-09-19T19:36:48Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > I’d like to see all the variations on McDisparagingAdjective retired. Me too, but he’s running for office instead. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/37 "2008-09-19T19:37:28Z")
“Thanks but no thanks.” Technically not a joke but should be considered one – and retired. ---
**Author:** ![Skylark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Skylark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skylark)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/38 "2008-09-19T19:38:35Z")
> [@Borborygmi](#): > > _Ma, Ma, Where’s my Pa? Gone to the White House, Ha, Ha, Ha!_ > > I mean, come on people, it’s been 124 years now. Sheesh. Nice. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/39 "2008-09-19T19:56:12Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > I will see your “Mooseolini”, and raise you a “Caribou Barbie”. OK, we lose “Caribou Barbie” but keep “Il Douche”. ---
**Author:** ![gaucho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c67d28/32.png) [@gaucho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaucho)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247/40 "2008-09-19T20:36:32Z")
> [@Borborygmi](#): > > _Ma, Ma, Where’s my Pa? Gone to the White House, Ha, Ha, Ha!_ > > I mean, come on people, it’s been 124 years now. Sheesh. Seriously. And if I ever hear “Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine! Continental liar from the state of Maine!” again, it will be too soon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-following-political-jokes-are-no-longer-funny/464247.md?page=3)