Boring Bob
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Canadian lieutenant-governor of Newfoundland and Labrador told a joke at a ceremony last week:
"This fellow said, ‘I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, wars, jobs, my savings, social security, retirement funds, etc., I called a suicide hotline and got a call centre in Pakistan. When I told them I was suicidal, they got all excited and asked if I could drive a truck.'"
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Is this funny?
Is this inappropriate?
Would something like this be acceptable in America?
Should something like this be acceptable in America?
I think it's pretty funny relative to most things you hear politicians say. It's inappropriate, but I'm not sure a joke can be funny otherwise.
"This fellow said, ‘I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, wars, jobs, my savings, social security, retirement funds, etc., I called a suicide hotline and got a call centre in Pakistan. When I told them I was suicidal, they got all excited and asked if I could drive a truck.'"
Source
Is this funny?
Is this inappropriate?
Would something like this be acceptable in America?
Should something like this be acceptable in America?
I think it's pretty funny relative to most things you hear politicians say. It's inappropriate, but I'm not sure a joke can be funny otherwise.