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The following veggie joke was voted best one liner at the Edinburgh Fringe this year:

I keep shouting Broccoli and Cauliflower at people. They think I have Florets! 🌝

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Lezzers profile image
Lezzers

I heard this earlier, I love this joke, the simple ones are the best. I loved a previous winner from Tim Vine, he sold the hoover, it was just collecting dust!! Brilliant.

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christina1947

Do you not think this joke insensitive to people with torrets because I certainly do Xxx

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MichaelJHHeart Star in reply tochristina1947

Oh dear and I heard it on BBC Radio:

bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-scotl...

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MichaelJHHeart Star in reply tochristina1947

As a diabetic since childhood I have had to put up with some awful jokes like:

What is the favorite singing group of diabetics?

The BG’s. (BG = blood glucose)

😁

P.S. Not even a Bee Gees fan?

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Lezzers in reply toMichaelJH

How can you not be a Bee Bees fan!!! Don't they use the staying alive tune for CPR training?

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MichaelJHHeart Star in reply toLezzers

Apparently Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" had the correct BPM:

youtu.be/Wz_DNrKVrQ8

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Lezzers in reply toMichaelJH

For your portfolio Michael, skip the first bit just go straight to the jokes news.sky.com/story/funniest...

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MilkfairyHeart Star in reply toLezzers

Thanks for that Lezzers.

A truly LOL moment.

MichaelJH profile image
MichaelJHHeart Star in reply toLezzers

My consultant said "Laughter is the Best Medicine" - I said "I think it might be Insulin"! 😃

Feel free to insert beta blockers, statins, etc...

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MilkfairyHeart Star in reply toMichaelJH

haha yes perfect.

I am now trying to remember what we used for babies CPR . I think it was the Beach Boys Good Vibrations

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MilkfairyHeart Star in reply toLezzers

That or the Archer's theme tune

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Lezzers in reply toMilkfairy

Now I'm never gonna be able to sleep with all these tunes playing in my head!! Still they'll drown out the voices I guess!! 😂

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MilkfairyHeart Star in reply toLezzers

Dummdee dummdee dummdee dumm......🤣

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Red_Baron in reply toMilkfairy

“There’s trouble in the top field” said Brian....

Red_Baron profile image
Red_Baron in reply toRed_Baron

Or was that “The Magic Roundabout”?

Lezzers profile image
Lezzers in reply toRed_Baron

Time for bed said zebedee

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IanGordon in reply toLezzers

Went to the doctor and told him I keep hearing voices in my head. He asked me if I recognised the voices and I told him it was always Barry Gibb

He said "Don't worry - it's just the jive talking".

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Sunnie2day in reply toIanGordon

Ok, that one has me laughing out loud!

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claque in reply tochristina1947

I think it is brilliant I also think it is about time people stopped being so sensitive The way things are going in a few years time humour will have died out altogether That will be a very boring scenario I will blame the namby pamby so called liberals

Have a nice day and a laugh if you can

Regard Chris

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Lynntaylorsmith in reply tochristina1947

Really???? I’m sure people with Tourette’s have a sense of humour . Everyone is so caught up in PC these days, you can’t say anything????

RoyM profile image
RoyM in reply toLynntaylorsmith

Couldn't agree more with your comment. Roy

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Lonmayloon in reply toRoyM

At the risk of offending another group the runner up was pretty good too.

2.”Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they’re happy” – Richard Stott

And offending the Prime Minister and half his cabinet-

10. “I’ve got an Eton-themed advent calendar, where all the doors are opened for me by my dad’s contacts” – Ivo Graham

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Sereza6 in reply toLonmayloon

Had a good laugh with the antidepressants joke!

Johnem profile image
Johnem in reply toLynntaylorsmith

What do we want?

A cure for Tourettes.

When do we want it?

B*ll***$!!!

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seasider18 in reply tochristina1947

We must not let those without a sense of humour shout us down -)

in reply tochristina1947

Yes I agree. It is no joke coping with Tourette's

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Sunnie2day in reply tochristina1947

If it makes you feel any better, I have a friend with Tourette's and he laughed then said he wished he could say broccoli and cauliflower rather than his usual, erm, sayings. He also ticks, not sure he would find joking about the ticking funny, but again, he did enjoy the broccoli joke.

in reply tochristina1947

I know people with torrets and they're fine with it.

There is too much looking for misery in the world, let's try and stick to looking for the good and happy?

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VelvetSky

If we didn’t laugh we’d cry. Correctness has gone mad, people are far too touchy. I live alone and always say time for bed says Zebedee, I’ve just had a intelligent conversation with a pigeon on my bird table. Oh dear ,there are men in white coats at the front door!

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Flissy100

my fave line since being diagnosed is " I still have my sense of tumour" - I do try to get it in when I can - even my cancer nurse laughed

Jonno34 profile image
Jonno34

A tourrets charity has asked for an apology. Sorry but I think it is getting ridiculous as a nation we need to be able to laugh at ourselves a bit more. The chicken box knife free issue is another thing. I see that as a small step to increase awareness amongst youngsters 14-24, the main group using take away chicken outlets but no, the chip on the shoulder brigade want to play the race card and also take offence. Add in to that the VW and Philadelphia cheese adverts that have been withdrawn I am just flabbergasted at how oversensitive we have all become.

motor1.com/news/365338/bann...

l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...

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Goldfish7 in reply toJonno34

I totally agree - I feel it sows division - probably what its supposed to do. A fragmented populace is one which is easy to control.

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NathanBlau in reply toJonno34

Indeed you should laugh at yourself more as you suggest, but I also think you should confine your opinions to heart related matters only and not extend to your opinion on gender or racial stereotyping. I feel you really do need to educate yourself on matters of equality; Its easy to shut down valid claims of racism by using the "race card" expression as if the target had no valid claim.

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Jonno34 in reply toNathanBlau

I need to educate myself, how pompous. I also need to confine myself to hear related matters? So why have you singled me out? There are several postings that have no heart related content.

In this case I do not believe the chicken box is racist by intent or accident and therefor claims that are made that it is such are spurious and certainly not valid. That is of course my opinion, which I am entitled to. If you choose to debate that please do however please do not make it personal by saying I require educating.

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NathanBlau in reply toJonno34

I 'singled you out' because you specifically went beyond a general discussion about humour, florets/tourettes for example and moved into an area that I found offensive e.g about equality. I am sorry you found my comment about "educating yourself" pompous, it was not intended to be so but a sincere suggestion that you question and research or consider the impact of your statements of 'race cards' and 'chip on the shoulder brigade'. I am sure I am not the only 'minority' that finds these types of statements troubling.

I happily agree that you are "entitled to your opinion" but are you sure this is the best forum to make these points?

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Jonno34 in reply toNathanBlau

It simply followed on from 1. A charity asking for an apology for the topic to 2. Criticism for an initiative to reduce knife crime, a very serious issue (and I am well aware of the disparaging comments relating to Chicken and watermelon in the US), but in this case I believe there was zero racial intent, a specific group was targeted 14-24 year olds and subsequently pounced on by "the offended" and 3. Two excellent adverts which were withdrawn.

A similar vein weaves through all of these and additionally several others have been critical of oversensitivity within this thread. I actually believe it has gone far too far and needs to be addressed, everyone, even more so in public life has to be so careful as to not make the slightest slip up in case it gets misconstrued. If I sit back and say nothing and everyone else says nothing we will reach a point where we have no comedy, no comedians, no adverts etc as it seems you cannot say anything without offending.

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NathanBlau in reply toJonno34

Yawn

Jonno34 profile image
Jonno34 in reply toNathanBlau

Very grown up.

NathanBlau profile image
NathanBlau in reply toJonno34

Just bored with your third retelling of the same views that caused me to comment in the first place.

Jonno34 profile image
Jonno34 in reply toNathanBlau

I was trying to explain the link between the threads however you clearly prefer to jump on people as being racist and uneducated and not prepared to listen to them defending themselves.

VelvetSky profile image
VelvetSky

Oh Dear, further to my earlier post, I have only just realised it’s Tuesday and not Monday!

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Lezzers in reply toVelvetSky

I'd like to know what you said to the pigeon & his reply! ! 😂

seasider18 profile image
seasider18 in reply toLezzers

He said 'Coo I didn't know that '

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Lezzers in reply toseasider18

😂 😂, of course he did, what else could he have said 😂

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Sereza6 in reply toseasider18

😂

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VelvetSky in reply toLezzers

Hi, sorry, it was secret. We were speaking pigeon English!

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Lezzers in reply toVelvetSky

😂 😂

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Tudee

As funny as “ I can’t draw, — am I in art failure” ?

Didn't think it funny the first time I heard it and even after many many re-tellings still don't think it 's funny. Now Tim Vine is very funny with his one-liners

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Lezzers in reply to

I have seen Tim Vine live, he really is so funny, the pencil behind the ear is classic. If you've not seen him & get the opportunity to do so i would so recommend it.

in reply toLezzers

It was very funny. My favourite Tim Vine one liner is :

Uncle Ben has died. No more Mr. Rice guy.

Don't know why but that one hit the spot :)

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This joke is taking on a life of its own on the radio this morning - definitely a Marmite joke going slightly yeastwards!

I will not post the 2016 winner!

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seasider18 in reply toMichaelJH

The heart one ? Nothing wrong with that.

My dad has suggested that I register for a donor card. He’s a man after my own heart

Very good 😉

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Goldfish7

Nice one!!!

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Stuart2441

I was walking down the High Street the other day with my partner and we walked right past the perfumery. OMG she said, that smells beautiful. I felt very guilty as I had forgotten her birthday earlier in the month so I thought, what the heck, she deserves a treat so we turned around and I walked her past it again. 😂😂😂

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Lezzers in reply toStuart2441

That did make me laugh out loud 😂

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Vampires are scared of veggies. No garlic, no broccoli and no cauliflower!

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Johnem

The best 'Fringe' one a few years back...

When I die, I would like it to be nice and peaceful whilst I am asleep, like my uncle Jim. Not screaming in terror like his passengers.

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It must be daunting being a comedian these days! In MOTD Gary Linekar commented "Is a strong start to the premier league season. Real hair-raising stuff at times… unless you’re Alan Shearer and Danny Murphy.” His co-presenters (both follicly challenged) just chuckled. Now though formal complaints have been made about "baldism". I imagine Christmas Cracker manufacturers will be panicking! ☹️

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Howdenhall

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