The comic talk show hosts on US TV networks, like NBC's Jay Leno, seem to have found new victims for their jokes: Osama Bin Laden, Afghanistan and Anthrax. While some serious folks have described these jokes as "Gallows humour", "Trivialisation", or just "Bad taste", others feel they are just "good old fashioned cracks".
Here are some gems from Jay Leno and company. You can judge for yourself:
This Bin Laden guy is creepy looking. Don't you miss the old days when the only millionaire living in a cave was Batman?
Things are so different in Afghanistan than here. Like over there, if a couple commits adultery, they get stoned. Here we get stoned, then commit adultery.
The scariest phrase in the English language right now is, "Hey, you've got mail!"
Do you remember the old days when the mail was safe and the mailman was dangerous?
I am feeling a little weird tonight...I mixed my Viagra with Cipro.
Now I understand why they cancelled the Emmys. Everyone is afraid of opening those envelopes!
Disney is putting Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs out on DVD. You know where this is going to be a big hit? In Afghanistan. It features a virgin living with seven bearded guys that work in a cave.
In Washington, DC, there was some good bi-partisanship this week after the anthrax scare. Both Republicans and Democrats said, "Let's get the hell out!
Here are some gems from Jay Leno and company. You can judge for yourself:
This Bin Laden guy is creepy looking. Don't you miss the old days when the only millionaire living in a cave was Batman?
Things are so different in Afghanistan than here. Like over there, if a couple commits adultery, they get stoned. Here we get stoned, then commit adultery.
The scariest phrase in the English language right now is, "Hey, you've got mail!"
Do you remember the old days when the mail was safe and the mailman was dangerous?
I am feeling a little weird tonight...I mixed my Viagra with Cipro.
Now I understand why they cancelled the Emmys. Everyone is afraid of opening those envelopes!
Disney is putting Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs out on DVD. You know where this is going to be a big hit? In Afghanistan. It features a virgin living with seven bearded guys that work in a cave.
In Washington, DC, there was some good bi-partisanship this week after the anthrax scare. Both Republicans and Democrats said, "Let's get the hell out!