# This nerd taught me to be careful with my jokes **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 19, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-nerd-taught-me-to-be-careful-with-my-jokes/942474 "2021-05-19T14:49:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KennyT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce7236/32.png) [@KennyT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennyT)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-nerd-taught-me-to-be-careful-with-my-jokes/942474/1 "2021-05-19T14:49:49Z")
This nerd has convinced me that people are annoyed with my dumb jokes, winks and self-referential jokes, and The Simpsons/Family Guy/American Dad references. Good dude but his jokes fall flat: [Should You Run Coilovers or Lowering Springs? - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F6yPvniRxU) A lot of cringe is all I have to say. I learned a lesson: be careful with the jokes that people don’t find funny (even if they’re not offensive.) Respect other people----this is something I’m terrible with. This is an even more cringe video: [THE TRUTH ABOUT BILSTEIN SUSPENSION - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuIQgsuvgW8) ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-nerd-taught-me-to-be-careful-with-my-jokes/942474/2 "2021-05-19T14:56:04Z")
This cat box reeks! Here, smell it. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-nerd-taught-me-to-be-careful-with-my-jokes/942474/3 "2021-05-19T14:56:46Z")
Telling bad jokes can not just be unfunny, but they can be offensive without you realizing it. Stick with dad jokes or jokes suitable for an 8-year-old and you’ll do just fine. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-nerd-taught-me-to-be-careful-with-my-jokes/942474/4 "2021-05-19T15:02:35Z")
How about giving us an idea where the bad jokes are in those videos? ---
**Author:** ![KennyT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce7236/32.png) [@KennyT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennyT)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-nerd-taught-me-to-be-careful-with-my-jokes/942474/5 "2021-05-19T16:01:27Z")
So, this dude jokes about how he can’t pronounce certain words correctly: Is it Bill Stein or it’s Bilsch Schtein? He keeps going on and on… I’m thinking, “I just don’t care, this is not amusing!” etc. It’s just not funny. I want him to get to the actual content! ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-nerd-taught-me-to-be-careful-with-my-jokes/942474/6 "2021-05-19T16:14:54Z")
I get what you mean. He just can’t tell a joke, and worse he’s trying to make them up. But anybody can be a terrible narrator in a video without even trying to joke. Even a Simpsons reference can land flat if you do it wrong. I should probably tell fewer dumb jokes, especially online where it’s just text. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-nerd-taught-me-to-be-careful-with-my-jokes/942474/7 "2021-05-19T16:27:47Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > This cat box reeks! Here, smell it. My cat’s breath smells like cat food. - Prince Charles ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-nerd-taught-me-to-be-careful-with-my-jokes/942474/8 "2021-05-25T14:57:07Z")
In pre-pandemic times, corporate would occasionally send the safety guru to various locations to talk about the safety topic of the quarter. Once, when he was visiting my company’s location, he started out his presentation telling us that his daughter was headed off to college, and had decided to be an engineer. He then put up a slide showing a mug he had supposedly given her has a gift, bearing a phrase to the effect of “I went into engineering because words are hard.” Safety guru apparently forgot that we have a sizable engineering department who spend a great deal of their time _writing_ things in addition to what you might think of as traditional engineering roles. Not only did the ‘joke’ fall flat, he had next to no engagement for the rest of his presentation. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-nerd-taught-me-to-be-careful-with-my-jokes/942474/9 "2021-05-25T15:03:56Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Safety guru apparently forgot that we have a sizable engineering department who spend a great deal of their time _writing_ things in addition to what you might think of as traditional engineering roles. Not only did the ‘joke’ fall flat, he had next to no engagement for the rest of his presentation. Yeah, clearly he can’t tell jokes, and also didn’t know engineers have no sense of humor. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-nerd-taught-me-to-be-careful-with-my-jokes/942474/10 "2021-05-25T15:05:32Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > and also didn’t know engineers have no sense of humor. That’s not funny! ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-nerd-taught-me-to-be-careful-with-my-jokes/942474/11 "2021-05-25T19:02:43Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Even a Simpsons reference can land flat if you do it wrong. The lesson is: never try. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-nerd-taught-me-to-be-careful-with-my-jokes/942474/12 "2021-05-25T19:15:47Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > The lesson is: never try > [@Homer Simpson](#): > > Trying is the first step toward failure. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-nerd-taught-me-to-be-careful-with-my-jokes/942474/13 "2021-05-25T19:24:21Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > My cat’s breath smells like cat food. - Prince Charles Oh boy, sleep! That’s where I’m a Viking!