Are Christopher Reeve jokes in poor taste?

Is it still too early for Christopher Reeve jokes to be funny? I don't
hear a lot of them so I'm not sure if that elusive mark of time has
passed when it is poor ettiquette to tell jokes about a dead person.

I found this one while searching online:

Q: Which actor does Christopher Reeve most
want to be?
A: Christopher Walken.

It seems kind of funny to me, but I don't want to be insensitive and
offend people. Can someone tell me when you have the "green light" for
this kind of thing?

Jade

 

"Daedalus" <jade@netk0o0oks.org> wrote in message
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>
> Is it still too early for Christopher Reeve jokes to be funny? I don't
> hear a lot of them so I'm not sure if that elusive mark of time has
> passed when it is poor ettiquette to tell jokes about a dead person.
>
> I found this one while searching online:
>
> Q: Which actor does Christopher Reeve most
> want to be?
> A: Christopher Walken.
>
> It seems kind of funny to me, but I don't want to be insensitive and
> offend people. Can someone tell me when you have the "green light" for
> this kind of thing?
>

Answering that question isn't quite as easy as falling off a horse.

 

On Nov 7, 11:57 am, Daedalus <j...@netk0o0oks.org> wrote:
> Is it still too early for Christopher Reeve jokes to be funny? I don't
> hear a lot of them so I'm not sure if that elusive mark of time has
> passed when it is poor ettiquette to tell jokes about a dead person.
>
> I found this one while searching online:
>
> Q: Which actor does Christopher Reeve most
> want to be?
> A: Christopher Walken.
>
> It seems kind of funny to me, but I don't want to be insensitive and
> offend people. Can someone tell me when you have the "green light" for
> this kind of thing?

I think it's funny. And I bet Christopher Reeve would think it's
funny, too.

Karen

 

What's the difference between Christopher Reeve and OJ?

OJ was able to walk.

 

On Nov 7, 1:05 pm, Terry Lomax <Loma...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> What's the difference between Christopher Reeve and OJ?
>
> OJ was able to walk.

If that is the difference, what are similarities? (iow, I don't get
it.)

Karen

 

In article <1194469509.186571.248680@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com>,
Terry Lomax <Lomax47@hotmail.com> wrote:

> What's the difference between Christopher Reeve and OJ?
>
> OJ was able to walk.


That's one I heard Christopher Reeve himself tell, except that the
punchline was "OJ walked."

 

On Nov 7, 2:57 pm, Daedalus <j...@netk0o0oks.org> wrote:
> Is it still too early for Christopher Reeve jokes to be funny? I don't
> hear a lot of them so I'm not sure if that elusive mark of time has
> passed when it is poor ettiquette to tell jokes about a dead person.
>
> I found this one while searching online:
>
> Q: Which actor does Christopher Reeve most
> want to be?
> A: Christopher Walken.
>
> It seems kind of funny to me, but I don't want to be insensitive and
> offend people. Can someone tell me when you have the "green light" for
> this kind of thing?
>
> Jade

Aw, don't be hating on 'Family Guy', yo! ;-)

http://www.campokutta.com/

 

"Will" <will@will.not> wrote in message
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>
> "Daedalus" <jade@netk0o0oks.org> wrote in message
> news:1o54j3hahjk22chbghrlvjfellrt5kcpqr@4ax.com...
>>
>> Is it still too early for Christopher Reeve jokes to be funny? I don't
>> hear a lot of them so I'm not sure if that elusive mark of time has
>> passed when it is poor ettiquette to tell jokes about a dead person.
>>
>> I found this one while searching online:
>>
>> Q: Which actor does Christopher Reeve most
>> want to be?
>> A: Christopher Walken.
>>
>> It seems kind of funny to me, but I don't want to be insensitive and
>> offend people. Can someone tell me when you have the "green light" for
>> this kind of thing?
>>
>
> Answering that question isn't quite as easy as falling off a horse.
>

The joke is supposed to go like this:

Q:What's the opposite of Christopher Reeve?

A: Christopher Walken

 

My favorite is when you hold a dollar bill between your teeth and ask,
"Who am I?"

A. Christopher Reeve at the strip club.

 

On Nov 7, 2:57 pm, Daedalus <j...@netk0o0oks.org> wrote:
> Is it still too early for Christopher Reeve jokes to be funny? I don't
> hear a lot of them so I'm not sure if that elusive mark of time has
> passed when it is poor ettiquette to tell jokes about a dead person.
>
> I found this one while searching online:
>
> Q: Which actor does Christopher Reeve most
> want to be?
> A: Christopher Walken.
>
> It seems kind of funny to me, but I don't want to be insensitive and
> offend people. Can someone tell me when you have the "green light" for
> this kind of thing?

Obviously, after he was paralyzed and before he was dead.

 

On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:33:37 -0800, Larry Bud <larrybud2002@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>On Nov 7, 2:57 pm, Daedalus <j...@netk0o0oks.org> wrote:
>> Is it still too early for Christopher Reeve jokes to be funny? I don't
>> hear a lot of them so I'm not sure if that elusive mark of time has
>> passed when it is poor ettiquette to tell jokes about a dead person.
>>
>> I found this one while searching online:
>>
>> Q: Which actor does Christopher Reeve most
>> want to be?
>> A: Christopher Walken.
>>
>> It seems kind of funny to me, but I don't want to be insensitive and
>> offend people. Can someone tell me when you have the "green light" for
>> this kind of thing?
>
>Obviously, after he was paralyzed and before he was dead.

I missed the window? Shoot. I was going to try and come up with some
real zingers.

Are there any other handicapped celebrities who aren't dead that I can
make fun of?

Paris Hilton perhaps?

Jade

 

On Nov 7, 11:37 pm, Audie Murphy's Ghost <takebackamer...@2008.com>
wrote:
> In article <1194469509.186571.248...@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com>,
>
> Terry Lomax <Loma...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > What's the difference between Christopher Reeve and OJ?
>
> > OJ was able to walk.
>
> That's one I heard Christopher Reeve himself tell, except that the
> punchline was "OJ walked."

It's a joke in really bad taste because it implies that if that was
the difference then Chistopher Reeve must be a murderer as well, which
he wasn't.

 

Don't fight it, Karen...Just lie down and try to relax:

>On Nov 7, 1:05 pm, Terry Lomax <Loma...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> What's the difference between Christopher Reeve and OJ?
>>
>> OJ was able to walk.
>
>If that is the difference, what are similarities? (iow, I don't get
>it.)

"Walked," meaning "didn't get convicted" (of a pretty cut-and-dry murder
rap).

HTH

Love,
Wavy

 

Don't fight it, Taylor...Just lie down and try to relax:

>On Nov 7, 2:57 pm, Daedalus <j...@netk0o0oks.org> wrote:
>> Is it still too early for Christopher Reeve jokes to be funny? I don't
>> hear a lot of them so I'm not sure if that elusive mark of time has
>> passed when it is poor ettiquette to tell jokes about a dead person.
>>
>> I found this one while searching online:
>>
>> Q: Which actor does Christopher Reeve most
>> want to be?
>> A: Christopher Walken.
>>
>> It seems kind of funny to me, but I don't want to be insensitive and
>> offend people. Can someone tell me when you have the "green light" for
>> this kind of thing?
>>
>> Jade
>
>Aw, don't be hating on 'Family Guy', yo! ;-)

I don't get it. Was this a joke used on "Family Guy" or something? If
so, they've reached a *new* new low.

http://groups.google.com/group/alt....7/4efdeb7368d301a9?lnk=st&q=#4efdeb7368d301a9

 

In article <1194881326.017265.249880@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
<mikeha.ca@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Nov 7, 11:37 pm, Audie Murphy's Ghost <takebackamer...@2008.com>
> wrote:
> > In article <1194469509.186571.248...@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com>,
> >
> > Terry Lomax <Loma...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > What's the difference between Christopher Reeve and OJ?
> >
> > > OJ was able to walk.
> >
> > That's one I heard Christopher Reeve himself tell, except that the
> > punchline was "OJ walked."
>
> It's a joke in really bad taste because it implies that if that was
> the difference then Chistopher Reeve must be a murderer as well, which
> he wasn't.

That's ridiculous.

 

Don't fight it, Audie Murphy's Ghost...Just lie down and try to relax:

>In article <1194881326.017265.249880@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
><mikeha.ca@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Nov 7, 11:37 pm, Audie Murphy's Ghost <takebackamer...@2008.com>
>> wrote:
>> > In article <1194469509.186571.248...@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com>,
>> >
>> > Terry Lomax <Loma...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > > What's the difference between Christopher Reeve and OJ?
>> >
>> > > OJ was able to walk.
>> >
>> > That's one I heard Christopher Reeve himself tell, except that the
>> > punchline was "OJ walked."
>>
>> It's a joke in really bad taste because it implies that if that was
>> the difference then Chistopher Reeve must be a murderer as well, which
>> he wasn't.
>
>That's ridiculous.

Yeah, obviously his quest for "stem cell research" makes him a rampage
killer, the likes of which we haven't seen since Starkweather.

 

mikeha.ca@gmail.com wrote in news:1194881326.017265.249880
@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com:

> On Nov 7, 11:37 pm, Audie Murphy's Ghost <takebackamer...@2008.com>
> wrote:
>> In article <1194469509.186571.248...@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com>,
>>
>> Terry Lomax <Loma...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > What's the difference between Christopher Reeve and OJ?
>>
>> > OJ was able to walk.
>>
>> That's one I heard Christopher Reeve himself tell, except that the
>> punchline was "OJ walked."
>
> It's a joke in really bad taste because it implies that if that was
> the difference then Chistopher Reeve must be a murderer as well, which
> he wasn't.

I bet you don't get invited to many parties.

 

I dunno but I'm looking for some good general quad jokes. I'm a quad myself
so I don't play by whatever rules there are. If you fing something good,
shoot it off to me.

Ronda

"Daedalus" <jade@netk0o0oks.org> wrote in message
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>
> Is it still too early for Christopher Reeve jokes to be funny? I don't
> hear a lot of them so I'm not sure if that elusive mark of time has
> passed when it is poor ettiquette to tell jokes about a dead person.
>
> I found this one while searching online:
>
> Q: Which actor does Christopher Reeve most
> want to be?
> A: Christopher Walken.
>
> It seems kind of funny to me, but I don't want to be insensitive and
> offend people. Can someone tell me when you have the "green light" for
> this kind of thing?
>
> Jade
>
>

 

"FragileWarrior" <FragileWarrior@f'loonsmustdie.com> wrote in message
news:fhapfs$bq3$3@blackhelicopter.databasix.com...
> mikeha.ca@gmail.com wrote in news:1194881326.017265.249880
> @e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com:
>
>> On Nov 7, 11:37 pm, Audie Murphy's Ghost <takebackamer...@2008.com>
>> wrote:
>>> In article <1194469509.186571.248...@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com>,
>>>
>>> Terry Lomax <Loma...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> > What's the difference between Christopher Reeve and OJ?
>>>
>>> > OJ was able to walk.
>>>
>>> That's one I heard Christopher Reeve himself tell, except that the
>>> punchline was "OJ walked."
>>
>> It's a joke in really bad taste because it implies that if that was
>> the difference then Chistopher Reeve must be a murderer as well, which
>> he wasn't.
>
> I bet you don't get invited to many parties.

Volfie, you're just too funny!

Ronda

 

The best way to keep from being embarrassed is the "Golden Rule", "If in
doubt, keep it out."
You never know where your audience is.


"Wyowildchild" <wyowildchild2@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I dunno but I'm looking for some good general quad jokes. I'm a quad
>myself so I don't play by whatever rules there are. If you fing
>something good, shoot it off to me.
>
> Ronda
>
> "Daedalus" <jade@netk0o0oks.org> wrote in message
> news:1o54j3hahjk22chbghrlvjfellrt5kcpqr@4ax.com...
>>
>> Is it still too early for Christopher Reeve jokes to be funny? I
>> don't
>> hear a lot of them so I'm not sure if that elusive mark of time has
>> passed when it is poor ettiquette to tell jokes about a dead person.
>>
>> I found this one while searching online:
>>
>> Q: Which actor does Christopher Reeve most
>> want to be?
>> A: Christopher Walken.
>>
>> It seems kind of funny to me, but I don't want to be insensitive and
>> offend people. Can someone tell me when you have the "green light"
>> for
>> this kind of thing?
>>
>> Jade
>>
>>
>
>