# What do you call jokes.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 7, 2005, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963 "2005-08-07T05:02:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Ava\_Gina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Ava\_Gina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ava_Gina)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/1 "2005-08-07T05:02:18Z")

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What do you call 1000 heavily armed lesbians?

Militia Etheridge.

🙂

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**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/2 "2005-08-07T05:13:52Z")

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What do you call a guy who can bench press 500 and use the word ‘sesquipedalian’ in a sentence?

William F. **Bulky**

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/3 "2005-08-07T07:57:19Z")

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Call them anythjing you like, they still won’t come to you.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/4 "2005-08-07T07:59:32Z")

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Weak one: What do you call a fish with no eye?  
fsh

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**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:** [August 7, 2005, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/5 "2005-08-07T11:56:29Z")

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> [@1920s Style "Death Ray"](#):
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> Call them anythjing you like, they still won’t come to you.

What do you call a dog with no legs!  
Oh, wait…

Okay, what do you call your mother in law driving your brand new Mustang off a cliff?

Mixed emotions!

(Yeah, it’s low class and mysogi… misagy… misogy… ah fuck it! It’s a bad joke.)

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**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/6 "2005-08-07T12:08:10Z")

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What do you call a drummer who just broke up with his girlfriend?

Homeless.

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/7 "2005-08-07T12:47:04Z")

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What do you call a deer with one eye?

No idea.

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**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/8 "2005-08-07T13:02:43Z")

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What do you call a man with a wooden head?

Edward.

What do you call a man with two wooden heads?

Edward Wood.

What do you call a man with three wooden heads?

Edward Woodward.

[http://pedia.newsfilter.co.uk/wikipedia/e/ed/edward\_woodward.html](http://pedia.newsfilter.co.uk/wikipedia/e/ed/edward_woodward.html)

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**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/9 "2005-08-07T14:14:50Z")

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> [@glee](#):
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> What do you call a man with a wooden head?

Heh–this joke made no sense at all to me until I read your location. I wonder how many jokes are like that, jokes that are nonsensical to folks who speak the same language but with different accents?

What do you call a boomerang that doesn’t come back when you throw it?

A stick.  
Daniel

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/10 "2005-08-07T14:28:53Z")

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What do you call a dear with no eyes and no legs?

Still no idea.

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**Author:** ![Bob\_Scene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bob\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Scene)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/11 "2005-08-07T15:30:44Z")

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What do you call a woman flying an airplane?

A _ **pilot.** _ You sexist bastard.

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**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/12 "2005-08-07T19:26:20Z")

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A man goes into a fish shop with a cod under his arm. He says to the fish monger: “'Scuse me mate, do you do fish cakes?” Fish monger says: “Yeah, course we do.” Man says: “Great! It’s his birthday today!”

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/13 "2005-08-07T19:50:40Z")

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What do you call a million lawyers at the bottom of the sea?

An excellent start.

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**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/14 "2005-08-07T19:53:09Z")

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My standard complement:  
What do you call a man who comes through your mailbox?  
Bill.  
What do you call a man with no arms and no legs who hangs on your wall?  
Art.  
What do you call a man who lies on the ground in front of your door?  
Matt.  
What do you call a man who’s been buried in a bog for 20 years?  
Pete.

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/15 "2005-08-07T20:01:11Z")

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What do you call a woman with no arms, no legs, and turned inside out?

Ava Gina!

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/16 "2005-08-07T20:07:29Z")

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> [@Beware of Doug](#):
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> What do you call a woman with no arms, no legs, and turned inside out?  
> Ava Gina!

You devil! How could I be so blind?

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**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:** [August 7, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/17 "2005-08-07T20:22:26Z")

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> [@Spatial Rift 47](#):
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> My standard complement:

You look nice.

(Yeah, I cain’t spail, hurts my readin, too)

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/18 "2005-08-07T20:27:12Z")

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> [@Spatial Rift 47](#):
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> What do you call a man with no arms and no legs who hangs on your wall?
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> Art.

. . . in the ocean?  
Bob.

What do you call two guys WNAAL hanging on your wall over the window?

Curt ‘n’ Rod.

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**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:** [August 7, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/19 "2005-08-07T23:00:58Z")

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What do you call a forum for “arts and entertainment”? Answer: Cafe Society.  
What do you call a forum for joke after joke with no rhyme or reason connecting them? Answer: MPSIMS.

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**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-jokes/315963/20 "2005-08-07T23:12:42Z")

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What do you call a guy who hangs around with musicians?

**A drummer !!!**

Disclaimer:  
Okay, I was rather politically incorrect in thinking that only guys are drummers.  
AND I’m sure I’m going to catch Hell from _all_ those drummers who _do_ consider themselves musicians. (Both of them 😃 )

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