# what does this joke mean?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 21, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060 "2015-09-21T03:00:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![koufax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ea924/32.png) [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/1 "2015-09-21T03:00:38Z")
“Donald Trump is running for president — to the delight of uncles everywhere.” I honestly don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/2 "2015-09-21T03:02:54Z")
Imagine that [this guy](https://screen.yahoo.com/weekend-drunk-uncle-taxes-000000463.html) is your uncle. ---
**Author:** ![koufax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ea924/32.png) [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/3 "2015-09-21T05:07:58Z")
It was told by Andy Samberg tonight on the Emmy awards. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/4 "2015-09-21T06:16:57Z")
> [@koufax](#): > > “Donald Trump is running for president — to the delight of uncles everywhere.” > > I honestly don’t get it. Your uncle who watches Fox News and sends you emails about how Obama’s a Kenyan Socialist Muslim, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/5 "2015-09-21T16:01:01Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Your uncle who watches Fox News and sends you emails about how Obama’s a Kenyan Socialist Muslim, etc. Yes, because every uncle is a conservative worthy of derision, especially the uncles who have been Democrats, and never voted for anything but, their entire lives. It was just some idiots idea of what might be a joke except it wasn’t and that guy is still an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/6 "2015-09-21T16:09:46Z")
It means your penis has been cut off, rather too easily. ETA: Sorry! Sorry! Wrong thread, wrong forum! (10AM drinking **jimbuff**? Honestly!) ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/7 "2015-09-21T19:34:08Z")
I am reminded of a comment made by Donna Brazille (sp) in 2012 to the effect that every black family has an uncle like Herman Cain. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/8 "2015-09-21T21:39:24Z")
Many people have at least one racist, right wing uncle who ruins Thanksgiving. If you think your family doesn’t, it may be you. ---
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/9 "2015-09-21T21:51:07Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Many people have at least one racist, right wing uncle who ruins Thanksgiving. If you think your family doesn’t, it may be you. Ha! In my family, I’m the agnostic, non-racist, left wing aunt who ruins Thanksgiving. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/10 "2015-09-21T22:01:36Z")
I’m the lefty atheist who avoids Thanksgiving altogether. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/11 "2015-09-22T00:03:50Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Yes, because every uncle is a conservative worthy of derision, especially the uncles who have been Democrats, and never voted for anything but, their entire lives. > > It was just some idiots idea of what might be a joke except it wasn’t and that guy is still an idiot. You must be a very busy person, scouring the internet for jokes so you can sarcastically debunk their premises. "Yes, because every fireman wears red suspenders. :rolleyes: " ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/12 "2015-09-22T00:17:07Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > You must be a very busy person, scouring the internet for jokes so you can sarcastically debunk their premises. > > "Yes, because every fireman wears red suspenders. :rolleyes: " Who made uncles a symbol for rightiness and why would one know that some emmy joke was referring to it? Sounds stupid to me. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/13 "2015-09-22T00:39:21Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > Who made uncles a symbol for rightiness How would I know? I’m Polish. Seriously, have you guys ever heard a joke before? Come on, sure you have. Surely you know a lot of jokes about Hillary Clinton or Nancy Pelosi that wouldn’t stand up to a careful fact check? ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/14 "2015-09-22T00:58:40Z")
It’s a fairly common, even hackneyed, premise. [http://myunclesposts.tumblr.com](http://myunclesposts.tumblr.com) [http://www.politicalgarbagechute.com/20-undisputed-facts-piss-conservative-uncle/?fdx\_switcher=true](http://www.politicalgarbagechute.com/20-undisputed-facts-piss-conservative-uncle/?fdx_switcher=true) [http://yourconservativeuncle.com](http://yourconservativeuncle.com) ---
**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:** [September 22, 2015, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/15 "2015-09-22T01:15:54Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > Who made uncles a symbol for rightiness and why would one know that some emmy joke was referring to it? Sounds stupid to me. “I didn’t get it, therefore, it’s stupid.” Gotcha. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/16 "2015-09-22T01:50:23Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Yes, because every uncle is a conservative worthy of derision, especially the uncles who have been Democrats, and never voted for anything but, their entire lives. > > It was just some idiots idea of what might be a joke except it wasn’t and that guy is still an idiot. It’s like “dad jokes.” No, not every dad tells corny jokes, but that’s the name for them. Likewise, there is the “crazy uncle” stereotype that seems to be part of Trump’s primary demographic. Edit: Oops. I didn’t pay attention to who posted. Sorry, dude. Not one of your funniest. Too much Poe. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/17 "2015-09-22T02:39:36Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > “I didn’t get it, therefore, it’s stupid.” > > Gotcha. No it goes: I didn’t get it. Now it has been explained. Now I think it is stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/18 "2015-09-22T03:26:44Z")
The line doesn’t strike me as funny or clever or even offensive - it’s just… buh? _Homer watches a Thanksgiving parade on TV, complete with balloon characters and narrated by local radio hosts Bill and Marty:_ Bill: _Uh oh, here comes our friend, Bullwinkle J. Moose._ Homer: Heh heh heh, Bullwinkle’s antler sprung a leak. Bill: _Uh oh, looks like ol’ Bullwinkle’s kinda gotten a taste of his own medicine. Ha ha._ Marty: _He certainly does, Bill._ Bill: _Ha ha. Wait, what did… Did what I say make sense?_ Marty: _Well, no, not really Bill._ Bill: _Boy, now I know how the pilgrims felt._ Marty: _What are you talking about, Bill?_ ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/19 "2015-09-23T01:23:28Z")
> [@koufax](#): > > “Donald Trump is running for president — to the delight of uncles everywhere.” > > I honestly don’t get it. If you want to know what a joke means, first you’re going to have to post an actual joke. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060/20 "2015-09-23T01:32:43Z")
I chuckled. Though his other Trump joke was better. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060.md?page=2)