I’m taking a break from working out to award “benroach90” as the Comic Wonder of the Week. His joke “MD Penis Theft” was a hit at the gym where I work out. 7 days a week.

In addition to the cash prize and fame that comes with being this week’s winner, Benro (I don’t have time to write out his full name - although I realize that typing out this disclaimer probably took up more time) is also in the running to become Comic Wonder of the Year! Think of the fame that comes with a title like that!

It’s like when I won the Southern Regional Intermediate Peck Deck Power lifting title at Shrugfest 97′. I couldn’t walk into a supplement store without some tight shirted employee falling all over themselves to get my technique tips. I haven’t paid for my stretch mark body butter ever since. Just helping you to understand what winning the Comic Wonder title could be like.

Keep the jokes coming and remember to stay hydrated. I don’t want any of you cramping up during a punch line.

Hughe Mongis
Comic Wonder Fitness Consultant & author of “The spiritual guide to effective bar bouncing.”

I’ve got a 2 dollar bill and some Seltzer for this week’s winner named “Skez63.” The names that parents are giving kids these days really sour my soup. What happened to respectable names like Abel and Marvin?

Anywho, I guess you all enjoyed Skez63’s rendition of “Foreskins and Matzo Balls.” I never cared much for jokes and boners but I’m contractually obligated to help hand out these awards from time to time nonetheless. And besides, my Doctor says the typing helps with my circulation.

My late husband (rest his soul) would have been so proud to know that his efforts in The Good War helped to pave the way for us to be able to award someone for making a joke with “foreskin” in the title. Gives me goosebumps.

So good job Mr Skez63! Drink responsibly and just say no!

They want me to remind you about the many new features on the Comic Wonder and to promote my new blog but Golden Girls is starting and the cream of celery is boiling. Good luck next week competitors and do us all a favor and turn down your nonsense music. It’s meant to be heard…not felt. The nurse isn’t here to show me how to shut down this intermail stuff so I’ll just stop typing and walk away. Never cared much for electricity doohickies anyhow.

XOXO

~ Brandy Chuggin
Comic Wonder Regional VP of Senior Humor Relations & Author of “Crochet: A Historical Perspective of The Cognitive Revolution.

One of the benefits of my job is that I get to work in the comfort of my home. If I want to take a break I can just kick back and relax on the sofa, I work in my sweats more often than I probably should and I don’t have to deal with sitting in traffic trying to get to an office. I typically sit at my kitchen table (which causes me to eat way more than I should) and work while watching the neighbors mow their lawns and walk their dogs. It’s a pretty nice gig, I must admit.

That is until something like today happens…I look out my window and see a neighbor’s dog doing his business in my yard and the guy DOESN’T pick it up! And let me tell you friends, it was no small dog – if you get what I’m saying. What am I supposed to do, run out there and say something? Offer up a baggie? I don’t have a dog for the very reason I don’t want to deal with this situation, let alone a strangers dogs. Is there dog poo etiquette? Maybe I should post it in my yard…yeah, that won’t make me look crazy.

I read a while ago that some cities where dog poo-ing and lazy owners live, people have come to the point where they put peanut butter on the poo so the dogs then come back and eat it. But, I don’t think I can torture the dog for the owner’s stupidity and I don’t think I want to come that close to the poo. Yuck, I would probably gag. Being that I’m not very confrontational, I haven’t yet gone running out to yell at the people I see doing this, or I mean letting their dog do it. What really is the difference though - they might as well be the ones poo-ing. Actually, that’s a pretty bad image - scratch that thought. Instead, I think one of these days I’ll follow them to see where they live and the next time we have a summer bash, my husband and all his friends can go relieve themselves on their lawn. They really can’t get mad, can they?!

So - if you have a dog and you walk it to do its business – don’t forget people do work from home and can see you!

Speaking of dogs, there are a lot of great dog jokes on the site, click here to check them out!

What is it that makes a joke good or bad — leaves you laughing or feeling disgusted? Is it when it’s at another’s expense and not your own? When you give the approval you’re ready for it?

Recently my husband and I went to O’Sheas in Vegas. It’s a casino across from Caesar’s - perhaps a little less swanky. I think it was the midget dressed as a leprechaun outside the door that drew us in, or perhaps the aspect of beer pong on the strip. Anyway, we ended up seeing the comedian Vinnie Favorito there. Vinnie’s known for doing celebrity roasts; his entire show is live and unscripted, consisting of him asking the audience questions and cracking jokes at their expense. He also makes fun of himself by telling a lot of Italian jokes, which opened the door for him to make fun of many other ethnicities. It definitely made me appreciative of his comedic skills how he could come up with one-liners so fast and bring the entire room and commentary together - I laughed…a lot.

Maybe it was because we were in a dark room, but it was really easy to laugh as he made fun of other people. Why is that? Although, we were laughing with them (not at them), as they all laughed along to the routine - but, were they really happy with what he had to say? Sitting there I felt half thrill that he might call on us, and half dread for the same reason. Luckily, he never did.

But, it got me to thinking - what makes what he says about you funny and what crosses the line? One man seemed nervous and stuttered when asked a question and Vinnie immediately made fun of him asking if stuttered - the man did. Akward! Probably not the response Vinnie wanted. Also, he continually picked on a lady in the front because he thought she looked so much older than her sisters. If that were me, I’d have been so mad! What if she really has a complex about it? Yet, people laughed, as did the lady. Are we as a culture that in need of attention or are we just that ok with laughing at ourselves?

I did find a new love for dirty martini’s on the vacation, so maybe that would have loosened me up for his jokes had he called on us. I’m not sure. I guess if you know it’s coming your way - it’s not as bad. Heck - I probably would have even laughed.

The team at Comic Wonder awoke this morning to a rave review from Donald Pennington (aka ‘nostate’ to our Comic Wonders) on Associated Content. It left us all warm and fuzzy inside; which with our crew first thing in the morning, is no small feat!

Here are some of the highlights:

“I love these folks. They’re maybe one of the best, most fun, and funniest things I’ve ever found on the web. They can get a little spicy but other than that it’s three dyslexic, ADD-diagnosed, gorillas of fun! Well I guess you SHOULD know, after all, that I’m talking about Comic Wonder. You just might laugh until you wet yourself. So, be prepared!

The first part of their awesome assault on your ab-muscles is that there are so many funny jokes that you might not ever get through all of them! And next is that even if I’m lying about how many jokes there are it’s really easy for you to submit one of your own right now!”

To read more of the review, click here.

Thank you, Donald Pennington, for the great feedback! We are so happy you are enjoying the site, telling some great jokes, and spreading the good word to others.

Did you know that three out of every five men still tell the same jokes they mastered as a kid, yet 70% believe they have “serious comedic chops?”  Men’s Health published a reader survey this month on joke-telling, which answers such questions as: Where men get their material (Good ol’ dad and the Internet); Who is the funnier gender (I’ll keep you guessing there); And who their comic timing most resembles (Did you know that John Stewart mimics are running amok?).

If these statics are any indicator, the sad truth about joke-telling is that we tend to get stuck. When you stop to consider that 20% admit to getting in fights over jokes they have told and 50% rely on jokes about other people’s mothers, its pretty clear that our humor tends to stagnate as we age.

So, who cares if you have juvenile sense of humor?  Well, more people than you may think. When you consider that “98% of CEOs prefer candidates with a sense of humor” and 72% of women “will date a man who’s funny regardless of his looks,” this lack of evolution could cost your career and lady luck.

Moral of the story, it’s time to learn some new material boys!

This month, Comic Wonder is launching a new feature: Joke Limbo.  If you have been eager to tell a joke on the site but don’t know any decent material, this new section will cure what ails you. You can flip through jokes by category (e.g., “golf jokes“) or just browse at random.  When you’ve found one that makes you laugh out loud, click the “Tell This Joke” and off you go!

When it comes to making someone laugh, there is no substitute for practice.  May as well start practicing on strangers before bringing your new material back to the family table.  If you’re gonna bomb, do it here!

What is the rationale of a dirty joke? People are clearly drawn to telling and listening to them, just enter it in Google and the results are endless. Mostly people tell a joke to get a reaction (the shock factor!) and if the joke is a little raunchy, it will attain this result regardless of whether it’s actually funny. Therefore, a dirty joke is a joke-tellers win/win situation. But, sometimes dirty jokes are just plain entertaining - period.  Most of our office jokes that are repeated & deemed funny are on the edgier side and we all love it!  Does prefering dirty jokes mean you are slimy & sinful - heck no!  You are just well rounded to the categories of joke-telling and open to the possibilities.  Obviously there are levels to the madness though - and many of us have our stopping point.  The difficult task a joke-teller must accomplish is accurately determining how far he/she can go with the audience and the jokes they tell.

So, have clean jokes just become boring?  NO!  Here are some great ones from our site:

• A man walks into a bar with his newt by TommyBoy
• International beer convention by Pickles
• Wake Up Watson by Captainhilariousness
• Cannibals prefer eating readers over writers by tasteslikechicken
• Sexy voice in a bar by todney dangerfield

Are dirtier jokes repeated more because many joke-tellers are male and it just isn’t cool to hear from your buddies after you tell a joke, “oh…my wife would like that.  She would probably say it’s ‘cute’?”  Yes!  What a blow! Or, is the clean vs. dirty factor based on the company you keep?  Save the clean ones for the kiddies, parents, and maybe women, and tell the dirty jokes among friends. Most certainly, and if you are not following this perhaps you should take a look at your audience the next time you tell a joke!

Finally, what constitutes a “clean joke” vs. a “dirty joke”?  According to Websters,

• Dirty Jokes: Morally unclean or corrupt - indecent, vulgar
• Clean Jokes: Free from offensive treatment of sexual objects and from the use of obscenity

Now, go out and find your audiences comfort level and tell some great jokes!