Comments on: Retired Joke

By: Noah

Noah — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 06:06:38 +0000

Damn, I guess that means all of us that heard it the first time and cracked up are old too.

By: cyniclite

cyniclite — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:41:55 +0000

That’s hilarious! I actually rediscovered that clip on youtube just last week and have since been trying to find all the child-inappropriate sketches to foist onto my 2 year old…

By: DS

DS — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:48:03 +0000

I feel your pain Eliza. One line I will always find hilarious to say around friends when we’re eating is the quote, “It’s made of people. PEOPLE!” Yet so often lately instead of getting uproarious laughter, I just get silent stares. I guess it’s just a hard knock life for us comedic nerds.

By: Kenny G.

Kenny G. — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:18:17 +0000

I read it. I laughed. I enjoyed it… Those who did not enjoy it… can die.

(Sorry… I just quit smoking this week… I’m cranky … )

It’s ok… I recently made a crack about “I control the Spice, I control the Universe!!!”…. and I got the look a dog gives the answering machine when it turns on…

Nothing feels worse than a joke that makes you feel “Old” and “Nerdy”, at the same time.

By: Micah Rousey

Micah Rousey — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:21:51 +0000

Regarding the Cheers reference…. I won a high school senior award…ehem..a while ago.

They called it the ‘Cliff Claven Award’ (know-it-all Senior).

My girlfriend didn’t know who Cliff Claven was.

By: Marco

Marco — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:12:11 +0000

It’s ok. I LOLed.

By: SHÆN

SHÆN — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:55:23 +0000

I am so feeling this.

A couple years ago, I made a Cheers reference in the company of some younger friends (I’m 27, they’re 21). One of them walked in and I shouted “NORM!”

They just stared at me blankly, waiting for me to start making sense.

I realized then that I am part of the last generation who even saw reruns of that show. It was such a huge part of American pop culture, and we’re the last people who will even understand, let alone enjoy, references to it without the aid of Wikipedia.

That probably shouldn’t make me as sad as it does.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:29:07 +0000

Will someone explain the joke/reference please? Thank you. I know Cookie Monster but I don’t understand the joke. I don’t like not understanding jokes. Thank you.

By: Travis

Travis — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:49:54 +0000

I think you need to reassess your audience. Because, that IS a funny joke. But not to anyone under the age of… 25?

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:36:01 +0000

Whoops. I meant “here” not “hear”.
Perhaps Seasame Street is to blame for that.