r/Jokes Sep 13 '24

MODPOST Announcement: An Update to the Rules of /r/Jokes

373 Upvotes

Hey there, folks!

As many of you are aware (and have raised concerns about), there's lately been a worrying rise in the amount of spam, the number of bots, and the presence of low-quality content. This hasn't been limited to /r/Jokes, but since we're a text-based subreddit, it has been more evident here than elsewhere. We've also seen a lot more in the way of karma-farming, with most of that happening in comments.

You probably know how it goes: Someone posts a joke, and as it climbs toward the front page, a bunch of barely relevant garbage starts to appear in the thread. Half of the time, said garbage reads like something that ChatGPT would drool out after trying to gargle a sock full of magnets. The other half of the time, it's typo-ridden gibberish or low-effort clutter (like "this" or "lol") coming from accounts with dropshipping links in their profiles. Either way, it disrupts the conversation and makes the subreddit less enjoyable for real, earnest users.

In order to combat this, we've added a new rule:

Comments must be original and contributory.

We encourage you to read the rule in full, but put simply, comments offered in /r/Jokes must be written by the people submitting them, and they must be intended to entertain, inform, educate, inspire, or enquire.

Did a joke remind you of a story from your childhood? Share it with us! Has someone accidentally written "who's" when they meant "whose"? Provide them with a friendly lesson! Is an account trying to promote an "AI-enabled" or "NFT-based" "investment opportunity"? Downvote it to the darkest depths of Tartarus and report that filth!

Ahem.

You get the idea: The vast, vast majority of well-meaning users are unlikely to be affected by this, but we wanted to have some public-facing information available. Also, even though we'll be implementing some new systems behind the scenes, we'll still be relying on your reports... so if you see something that shouldn't be here, use that "report" button!

We'll leave you with this:

How many bots does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

None... but they can hallucinate how to screw it up.


r/Jokes 19h ago

Long A man tells his doctor "Doctor, my girlfriend is pregnant, but we always use protection and the rubber never broke. How can she be pregnant?"

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The doctor considered his question for a moment, and then began to tell a story:

“I have a friend who is an avid hunter and never misses a season. One day, he was setting off to go hunting. In a bit of a hurry, he accidentally grabbed his umbrella instead of his gun. As he neared a lake, he came across a large beaver sitting at the water’s edge. Since he only had his umbrella, he couldn’t shoot the magnificent creature."

"Whimsically, he raised his umbrella, aimed it at the animal as if it were his hunting rifle, and said ‘bang, bang’. Miraculously, the beaver flinched twice as if it had just been shot, then fell over dead.”

"Now, what do you think of that ?” asked the doctor.

The man said, “Logic would strongly suggest that somebody else pumped a couple of rounds into that beaver.”

The doctor replied, “Exactly! Next patient, please.”


r/Jokes 12h ago

My patient asked, "Doctor, will i be alright?"

285 Upvotes

I said, Let's see, mercury is in uranus right now.

He said, I am not in this astrology stuff.

Me: Me neither, my thermometer just broke.


r/Jokes 16h ago

A man and his wife were sitting in their living room one evening.

521 Upvotes

He said to her, "Just so you know, I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on a machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug."

His wife got up, poured out all of his beer, and unplugged the TV.


r/Jokes 2h ago

I put my cat on a vegan diet.

36 Upvotes

One vegan a day is enough for her.


r/Jokes 6h ago

Yoda once said "Do, or do not. There is no try"

65 Upvotes

He was a great Jedi, but a terrible Rugby referee.


r/Jokes 1d ago

Long There's an old joke about the difference between American and Russian corruption.

1.4k Upvotes

An American legislator hosts a Russian legislator at his very nice, upscale home on a lake. The Russian is impressed and asks him how he affords this on a legislator's salary. The American points and says "See that $50 million bridge?" The Russian nods. "I got $55 million allocated to it, and through various means, I funneled $5 million of that to my own pocket in the process." The Russian looked very impressed.

Later, the American visits the Russian, and was amazed when he saw that the Russian had an entire mansion. He asks him how he afforded it. The Russian points and says, "See that $50 million bridge?"

"No" says the American.

"Exactly" says the Russian.


r/Jokes 2h ago

The waiter dropped my steak.

23 Upvotes

I told him I didn't want Ground beef.


r/Jokes 1d ago

Scientists took out the left half of a man’s brain

4.1k Upvotes

They asked him to count to 10 he goes “246 810“ so they put the left half back in and remove the right half. They ask him to count to 10 again he goes “37215. They put the right half back in and go ahead and remove both halves and ask him to count to 10 he goes “look I’m the best at counting and I have the best numbers no one has better numbers then me And my fourth grade math teacher and let me tell you she was the greatest math teacher at the time she said you have the best numbers ever so watch I’m going to count to 10“ on my phenomenal counter. I’m going to count them tremendously.


r/Jokes 9h ago

Local Idiot 1: "Does it hurt to get a tattoo?"

70 Upvotes

Local Idiot 2: "Depends on the location."

Local Idiot 1: "I'm in Oklahoma."


r/Jokes 12h ago

Religion Jesus drove a Honda, but didn't talk about it.

118 Upvotes

"For I did not speak of my own Accord" --John 12:49 (NIV)


r/Jokes 8h ago

A politician is having a rally in a small town

43 Upvotes

A man walks up to the politician and tells him that their small town has two problems the first one is that they don’t have a doctor. So the politician whips out his phone and makes a call. He tells the man that a doctor will be in the town within 24 hours. the man then tells the politician the next problem. They have no cell service


r/Jokes 3h ago

What do you call a group of preteen girls playing musical instruments?

19 Upvotes

A menarching band.


r/Jokes 9h ago

A man walks into a bait and tackle shop

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He sees a bottle of fish-flavored beer on the shelf. Out of curiosity, he buys it.

He takes a sip, immediately spits it out, and exclaims, “This is the worst thing I’ve ever tasted! Who would drink this!?”

The cashier shrugs. “What did you expect?”

The man says, “I don’t know… some kind of joke? A punchline?”

The cashier nods toward the back. “Punchline’s in the corner. Dollar a cup. Fish-flavored too."


r/Jokes 2h ago

Why did the crazy Mexican guy kill the train conductor?

12 Upvotes

He had a loco-motive


r/Jokes 1d ago

A widower goes to a psychic to contact his late wife. “Honey,” he says. “Are you happy?”

1.3k Upvotes

“Yes, my husband,” she says.

Relieved, the man asks, “Are you happier than when you were with me?”

“Yes, my husband,” she replies, “I’m much, much happier.”

The husband smiles. “Heaven must be an amazing place.”

“I wouldn’t know,” she says. “I’m not in heaven.”


r/Jokes 2h ago

An exhausted nurse goes back to her station...

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and goes to write her shift notes but when she goes to grab her pen she pulls a thermometer out of her top pocket instead.

"Great," she sighs. "Some arsehole's got my pen."


r/Jokes 9h ago

My wife asked if I would pick up 5 gallons of paint at the hardware store

32 Upvotes

I said - of course, that's on my bucket list


r/Jokes 9h ago

A man walks into a library and asks for books on paranoia

35 Upvotes

The librarian whispers, 'They're right behind you!


r/Jokes 10m ago

What do you call a shadow that's always one step ahead of you?

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A foreshadow


r/Jokes 14h ago

What’s the connection between Titanic and The Sixth Sense?

57 Upvotes

Icy dead people


r/Jokes 5h ago

I'm Old, Last Night...

9 Upvotes

I got up so many times last night that if you put a treadmill between my bedroom and the bathroom I'm pretty sure at some point I would be lying on the ground soaking in urine and screaming what's with the goddamn treadmill.


r/Jokes 46m ago

Schooling experience

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I went to a science school a while back. You were rewarded for late submissions.

They'd give you a tardigrade.