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to find double ententre/pun type humour totally unfunny and just cringey?

62 replies

CtrlAltDelicious · 05/03/2015 18:14

Yus, yus, usual disclaimers, maybe I'm a joyless cow, etc!
I just find it so painfully unfunny.
Example: one week on bake-off they had to make self saucing puddings. Cue 500 repetitions of "self saaaauuucing" in increasingly poncy, creepy voices.
Further example at school today: Could you help me grab the balls before PE? Cue delighted shrieks and screeches at the word "balls" being used in the same sentence as "grab".
Please say it's not just me who is left cold by this humour?!

OP posts:
slippermaiden · 05/03/2015 20:59

Jugs and balls and a nice pear are always funny! SmileSmile

Whitershadeofpale · 05/03/2015 21:21

There's an operation I have to deal with semi-regularly at work called a division of flaps. Always makes me giggle.

Only1scoop · 05/03/2015 21:23

No likey no lighty Grin

DanFmDorking · 05/03/2015 21:25

A woman walks into a bar and asks the barman for an innuendo.

... So he gave her one.

elQuintoConyo · 05/03/2015 21:26

I was having a nice relaxing giggle at this thread until your division of flaps Whitershadeofpale Grin. I'm broken!

elQuintoConyo · 05/03/2015 21:27

I thought she asked for a double entendre Dan? Grin

One of my favourite jokes.

DanFmDorking · 05/03/2015 21:45

elQuinto - yep, that's better.

Shockers · 05/03/2015 22:03

Putting the indoor athletics equipment away, I suggested (while holding a large bag) to a male colleague that I'd 'hold it open so he could stick it in'. After that things descended into chaos, what with all the balls and stuff in the PE store...

I do love a smutty punGrin.

RoosterCogburnIsInTheJakes · 05/03/2015 22:16

division of flaps is brilliant

Recently another colleague asked if I would mind if Mr X did me in the afternoon instead of the morning - Mr X young enough to be my son blushed in horror as we looked at each other and cackled.

motherinferior · 05/03/2015 22:22

Sorry, OP, you're on your own here.

ErrolTheDragon · 05/03/2015 22:24

My first memories of Round the Horne date from its original airing, when I was the innocent child. I shall have to keep an eye out for it on 4E.

LaChatte · 05/03/2015 22:27

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to find double ententre/pun type humour totally unfunny and just cringey?
blackheartsgirl · 06/03/2015 13:48

I somehow managed to prick my finger on a sharp needle yesterday. It bloody hurt! There was a moments silence and then my normally humourless dp piped up 'well thats the smallest prick you've ever had'

I did laugh quite a lot at that.

BolshierAyraStark · 06/03/2015 14:55

Oh I love this type of humour but that is because I'm truly juvenile Grin

Nancy66 · 06/03/2015 15:03

I find it funny as well.

I was on a busy train a while ago and a well-spoken middle aged couple were scouting for seats separately.

The wife called to the husband: 'Simon, Simon come up my end.'

I laughed loudly.

Pantone363 · 06/03/2015 15:03

I love it if it's genuinely spontaneous

Any and Dec type humour leaves me cold

SoonToBeMrsB · 06/03/2015 15:09

I'm always at it! (as the actress said to the Bishop Wink)

My colleague posted about the birds he'd spotted in his garden so the obvious response was, "what a great set of tits!" Cue lots of fnar-fnar-ing and ooh, Matron!-ing.

trulybadlydeeply · 06/03/2015 15:32

Who doesn't laugh at these Grin

Here are 12 of the finest double-entendres that were aired on British TV & Radio:-

  1. Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator - "And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!"
  1. New Zealand Rugby Commentator - "Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Daryl Gibson comes inside of him."
  1. Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator - "This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother."
  1. Harry Carpenter at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race 1977 - "Ah, isn't that nice. The wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the Cox of the Oxford crew."
  1. US PGA Commentator - "One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them ..... Oh my god!!!!! What have I just said?!!!!"
  1. Carenza Lewis about finding food in the Middle Ages on 'Time Team Live' said: "You'd eat beaver if you could get it."
  1. A female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked, "So Bob, where's that eight inches you promised me last night?" Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too, because they were laughing so hard!
  1. Steve Ryder covering the US Masters: "Ballesteros felt much better today after a 69 yesterday."
  1. Clair Frisby talking about a jumbo hot dog on Look North said:
"There's nothing like a big hot sausage inside you on a cold night like this."

10 Mike Hallett discussing missed snooker shots on Sky Sports:
"Stephen Hendry jumps on Steve Davis's misses every chance he gets."

  1. Michael Buerk on watching Phillipa Forrester cuddle up to a male astronomer for warmth during BBC1's UK eclipse coverage remarked:
    "They seem cold out there, they're rubbing each other and he's only come in his shorts."

  2. Ken Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie Fanny Sunneson lining-up shots at the Scottish Open: "Some weeks Nick likes to use Fanny, other weeks he prefers to do it by himself."

Nancy66 · 06/03/2015 15:43

trulybadly - I loved those.

god I'm immature.

youarethequarry · 06/03/2015 15:45

Just had a good laugh at those trulybadlydeeply

I remember our very posh CEO giving a speech to all staff at the Christmas lunch where he described meeting a well known actress who had turned up at an event dressed 'in a coat that looked like it was made from 1000 beavers'

Why oh why did he have to pick beavers!? Our table erupted into laughter whilst the rest of the staff kept straight faced and shot us sideward glares!

SoonToBeMrsB · 06/03/2015 15:47

This thread has prompted me to not only pay back my manager for subbing me my "bonus ball" staff lottery money this month, I left a post-it on the fiver saying "thanks for sorting my balls out, love" Grin

Shockers · 06/03/2015 15:47

Nancy, you've just reminded me of the time the vicar scuttled out of the vicarage to join the school choir as they walked into church.
"Shall I come up the rear Mrs Smith?", he shouted loudly to the head teacher Grin.

SoonToBeMrsB · 06/03/2015 15:50

caroldecker

That reminds me of a lad getting detention in a music lesson for shouting "in YOUR endo, miss!" when she said "diminuendo" Grin

maleenteringfemalefacilities · 06/03/2015 15:59

A friend of mine in a new, very senior role where he had to address the sales force (hundreds of people) spoke about managing many tasks - but used the metaphor juggling, and mimed holding a ball in each hand.

Realised halfway through, but also realised that if he changed his phrasing everyone would know that he had seen the double meaning. He said he kept a straight face but collapsed laughing in the privacy of his office afterwards.

CarbeDiem · 06/03/2015 15:59

Ha ha! The only AIBU I've been on where the OP asks the question then decides herself that maybe she is before waiting for a majority vote. :) :)

I find them funny. There's not many times I miss an double entendre, depends where I am whether I laugh out loud or snigger quietly.