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[nowai]

Was I the only one who laughed? =p

No. I laughed too, but I love stupid Laffy Taffy style jokes.

My favorite being: Where does the general put his armies?

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In his sleevies!

Stupid joke? For sure. Racist joke? Nah.

 

[javac]

Lmao that's hilarious

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

That's like an elementary school joke. It's harmless.


Now, those Skippyjon Jones children's books? That shit is horrendous.

Whatever. Skippyjon Jones is awesome.

 

[flippedb]

This is how the joke is actually told.

"What do you call a Mexican with a rubber toe?"

Rowwwww (pronounce like a row boat) bear-toe.

You have to deliver the "Raaaawwwww-berrrrto" with a thick Latin American/Spanish accent.

I could see why it may not be pleasing to some.

But really I think it's a tame and light hearted joke.


And for Juans, it's not another Juan joke.

Raaaawww? Who pronounces "Ro" like that?

Anyway, the joke is even worse for us Spanish speakers, since Roberto really sounds nothing like rubber.

 

[SteveWinwood]

It's not racist.

It's just the one of the least funny jokes of all time.

 

[Imm0rt4l]

No way, that joke is hilarious.

For those that don't know: What do you call a guy with a rubber toe?

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Roberto

If someone were to tell me this joke, I wouldn't laugh. It's not really insensitive, it's just not even funny let alone hilarious.

 

[Darth Pinche]

That's it? Pinche chiste malo ......

Quien me llamo? Donde estan las bromas?

 

[Deified Data]

No way, that joke is hilarious.

For those that don't know: What do you call a guy with a rubber toe?

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Roberto

That's not even slightly racist. Your friend is way too sensitive.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

If someone were to tell me this joke, I wouldn't laugh. It's not really insensitive, it's just not even funny let alone hilarious.

Perhaps the funny is in the irony of not being funny in the slightest? That's all I got..

 

[Dark Octave]

A Mexican friend at my job always takes days off and we had a different mexican dish followed by the day of the week for each day he took off. We eventually just started calling his days off "taco turesday" no matter what day it was and now we use it for everybody no matter what they are.

 

[Mdeezy]

That is neither racist nor a joke.

Yeah pretty much

 

[Speevy]

¡You have offended me, señor!

*rides bull into the sunset*

 

[triplestation]

isn't roberto italian

will this joke work for italians

 

[The Faceless Master]

No way, that joke is hilarious.

For those that don't know: What do you call a guy with a rubber toe?

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Roberto

i'm offended that someone would call that a joke.

 

[Dai101]

Quien me llamo? Donde estan las bromas?

Pinche Darth!! Oh, digo, Darth Pinche

 

[Toparaman]

"Oh, you're Mexican? Hey, what do you call a man with a rubber toe?"

"What?"

"Roberto! HAHAHA!"

"...Are you fucking five years old?"

"Uh...was that joke racist? Sorry man."

 

[Makonero]

Such a funny thread predicated on an unfunny joke. What a Juanderful world.

 

[Exclamation-One]

What do you call a Mexican hitchhiker?

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Joaquin

 

[AlberichMX]

*Read thread title and come to see what is happening
That's the racist joke?... C'mon! I'm mexican but that's barely a joke and I can't think of any mexican offended with this XD.

 

[GulAtiCa]

Maybe he was annoyed it was a bad joke? Doesn't seem offensive to me at all.

 

[Darth Pinche]

What do you call a Mexican hitchhiker?

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Joaquin

This right here is comedy gold.

 

[MoonLightWave]

The joke was so bad, I laughed.

 

[timetokill]

The joke in the OP isn't even a joke. It's not racist or anything, it's just terrible.

The rest of this thread is making me wonder if we could get away with a playful "racist" (but not really) joke thread.

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we can't

 

[Johnny Cage In The Shower]

Well I guess the exercise of this thread was,


In this Ultra PC world....If jokes used a certain culture as it's theme and mildly ridiculed the traditions, or dialect of that culture ie: Surnames and words etc.

Is it automatically considered to be in bad taste or racist? Especially if it's being told in front of a person from said culture?

I guess there's still hope in humanity, I can still safely go out there and be my-P.I.-self with my friends, without feeling like I am stepping on someone's

Spoiler

rubber

toes.

 

[MattDoza]

It comes off as a child's joke. And not offensive at all, as a Hispanic.

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

Because rubber toe sounds a lot like Roberto

Get it

 

[Raptor]

This right here is comedy gold.

I don't get it.

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

I don't get it.

Go walking

I guess

 

[Esiquio]

As a mexican I'm deeply offended.

Let me play you the gif of my people

Hahaha that is great, can't believe I've never seen it before. I did not find that joke offensive whatsoever...I actually laughed at how bad it was.

 

[Raptor]

Go walking

I guess

Oh lol, yeah that's funny too.

 

[nowai]

What do you call a Mexican hitchhiker?

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Joaquin

I just let out a far too loud "HAH" in my quiet office.

 

[jbueno]

That joke isn´t fun at all, it´s actually pretty dumb. I´m Mexican and I´m not offended by it at all.

 

[Magni]

That's not a racist joke, that's just a dumb joke. If you want a racist joke, here's one of the last ones I heard (I don't hear too many racist jokes thankfully): what's the difference between a run-over X and roadkill?

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skidmarks in front of the roadkill

.

 

[Anticitizen One]

I lol'd

 

[PumpkinPie]

I thought the one Jeremy Clarkson told about Mexicans and the olympics was rather funny, but also maybe offensive.

Googling 'Clarkson olympics Mexicans' will reveal the joke.

 

[Johnny Cage In The Shower]

I thought the one Jeremy Clarkson told about Mexicans and the olympics was rather funny, but also maybe offensive.

Googling 'Clarkson olympics Mexicans' will reveal the joke.

Ha! that's quite edgy, but I wouldn't say it's racist!

 

[PaulExcellent]

How is that racist?

 

[NewFresh]

As a Mexican, not offended.

As a human being, deeply offended by how unfunny it is.

 

[Fantastical]

How would that even be remotely racist? It is seriously funnier to imagine someone deeply offended by that stupid joke than the joke actually is.

 

[vagabondarts]

Here's a homemade Mexican joke:

There's one game Mexicans can't say no to. What is it?

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chess.

 

[IHaveCandy]

That's not racist. You shouldn't even have to ask this.

 

[Verano]

As a Mexican, not offended.

As a human being, deeply offended by how unfunny it is.

same. its a fuckin stupid joke that an immature little kid would say.

 

[railGUN]

How the fuck is that racist?

 

[Ninman]

As a Mexican, I dont find the joke racist or offensive, we are very racist with our jokes too.

And I love the "Juan" meme.

 

[Aadil]

Its a stupid silly joke...which is why its kind of funny.

In general though, I don't think people should find racist jokes offensive unless they are genuinely venomous...I mean shit, I take piss out of my mexican friend all the time.

 

[Orochinagis]

I dont get it and I think the comedian dont get it either.

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

Funny thread.

What do you call a Mexican Midget ?

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Paragraph...because he is too short to be an essay.

Hehe.

 

[sappyday]

How many mexicans does it take to screw in a light bulb?

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Juan

I can't how many times me and my friends told this joke to out friend Juan.

 

[railGUN]

Is this racist?

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=offfVycAn2g

 

[GavinGT]

Some Americans take their Mexican friend Jose to his first baseball game. As they start singing the national anthem...."Oh say can you see", Jose responds, "I can see fine!".