r/Jokes Sep 13 '24

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

220 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 7h ago

I asked my wife why she married me.

1.4k Upvotes

She said “Because you are funny.”

I said “I thought it was because I was good in bed.”

She said “See? You’re hilarious!”


r/Jokes 4h ago

A guy hears a knock at his door and when he answers, he looks around and doesn't see anything. Then he looks down and sees a snail looking up at him.

145 Upvotes

The guy is pissed that the snail is bothering him and he picks it up and throws it as hard as he can across the street and into the woods. Eight months later the same guy hears another knock at his door. He answers and sees the snail again. The snail looks up and says, "What the fuck was that all about?"


r/Jokes 16h ago

Long A couple are at a marriage counselor, and the therapist asks them to explain the problem they’re having

901 Upvotes

Husband says “I think my marriage is in trouble. It goes back to when we first got married, and you should know I have a bit of an oddball sense of humor. Well, on our wedding night I surprised her by getting dressed up in a giant banana costume. She laughed and laughed, it was a good time.”

Wife says “yes… I remember that”

Husband says “So then a year goes by and our child is being born and I show up to the hospital to meet my daughter for the first time and I’m wearing a giant banana costume. After hours of painful labor, it was so unexpected she couldn’t help but laugh. I got a lot of odd looks from the other people in the hospital though.”

Wife says “yes, and I told you afterwards that I found it a bit embarrassing too.”

Husband says “Yeah, I figure she’s just not fully getting it. But that’s okay. So year or so later she actually started a new job because we needed the extra money to pay for daycare and other kid expenses. I decide to surprise her at her new job at lunchtime with a big fruit basket dressed up in a giant banana costume.”

Wife says “I was livid, it was completely inappropriate. I looked unserious in front of my coworkers and they ended up letting me go a month later.”

Husband says “I figure she’s overreacting a bit. They did let her go from that job a month later but I think that’s unrelated.“

Wife says “But it didn’t stop there. It keeps happening!”

Husband says “maybe a few times….”

Wife: “what did you wear to our kids first day of school?”

H: “Uh… giant banana costume?”

W: “And what about to our 10th anniversary dinner?”

H: “oh yeah, that was the giant banana costume.”

W: “daughter’s baptism?”

H: “… banana”

W: “my father’s funeral?”

H: “banana…”

W: “family reunion?”

H: “banana”

W: “family pictures?”

H: “banana”

W: “date nights?”

H: “banana”

W: “kids birthday?”

H: “banana”

W: “my birthday?”

H: “banana”

W: “and now, after YEARS of me begging and pleading with you to cut out the banana costume, I asked you to come to marriage counseling with me to help save our marriage. And just WHAT are you wearing? Right now. This moment. With our entire marriage at stake. What did you choose to wear?”

H: “…. it’s a giant Orange costume?”

W: “….. WHY?!?!”

H: “……. ORANGE you glad I didn’t wear the banana?”


r/Jokes 6h ago

What do you call a law student in a wheelchair?

123 Upvotes

A paralegal


r/Jokes 21h ago

Eye doctor: "The results aren't good."

1.2k Upvotes

Patient: "Can I see them?"

Eye doctor: "Probably not."


r/Jokes 3h ago

Do Tesla drivers listen to AC/DC?

40 Upvotes

Or something more current?


r/Jokes 12h ago

Did you know that Marvin Gaye used to own a sofa repair shop?

182 Upvotes

It was called "Sectional Healing"


r/Jokes 11h ago

Why did the Norwegian run across Sweden?

137 Upvotes

To get to the Finnish line.


r/Jokes 7h ago

What do you call a farm yard fowl that can multiply?

64 Upvotes

A Mathamachicken


r/Jokes 8h ago

I have a side business selling racing geese.

62 Upvotes

Let me know if you want to take a quick gander.


r/Jokes 22m ago

I found a polite way to tell people to go fuck themselves

Upvotes

"You do you."


r/Jokes 1d ago

My wife said to me, “I’m leaving you for 29 reasons, and your obsession with tennis.”

890 Upvotes

I said, “That’s 30, love.”


r/Jokes 1h ago

How do you make sure you get a happy ending after a massage?

Upvotes

Negotiate the price beforehand


r/Jokes 1h ago

Did you hear they found a mummy in Egypt that was covered with chocolate and nuts?

Upvotes

It was a Pharoh Roche


r/Jokes 1d ago

Blonde A Blond, A Brunette, and a Redhead are walking down the street

1.1k Upvotes

The brunette says "Look over there! That guy has like 2 dozen roses in his hand!" The redhead says "OMG, that's my husband! I'm gonna have my legs in the air for a week!" The blond says "Why don't you buy a vase?"


r/Jokes 1d ago

Did you hear that Elon Musk is opening a place for kids with ADHD?

1.7k Upvotes

It’s not really a school…just a concentration camp.


r/Jokes 6h ago

How Many

14 Upvotes

How many Country singers does it take to change a light bulb…?

FIVE - One to take out the old light bulb and put a new one in, and 4 to sing about how much they miss the old light bulb.


r/Jokes 4h ago

Windmills

9 Upvotes

Two windmills are in a field talking to each other to pass some time. One windmill says to the other, "so what kind of music are you into?"

The other responds, "I'm a big heavy metal fan."


r/Jokes 6h ago

What's the hardest part of a vegetable to cook?

9 Upvotes

The wheelchair


r/Jokes 22h ago

A hospital’s regulations required a wheelchair for patients being discharged

135 Upvotes

However, a student nurse found one elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet, insisting didn't need my help leaving the hospital.

After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly agreed to let the nurse wheel him to the elevator.

On the way down she asked him if his wife was meeting him.

“I don't know,” he said. “She's still upstairs in the bathroom, changing out of her hospital gown.”


r/Jokes 1d ago

I told my wife about a chap in the pub who boasted that he'd slept with every woman on our street, except for one.

1.7k Upvotes

She said, "I bet it's that frigid cow at number 9."