r/Jokes Sep 13 '24

MODPOST Announcement: An Update to the Rules of /r/Jokes

299 Upvotes

Hey there, folks!

As many of you are aware (and have raised concerns about), there's lately been a worrying rise in the amount of spam, the number of bots, and the presence of low-quality content. This hasn't been limited to /r/Jokes, but since we're a text-based subreddit, it has been more evident here than elsewhere. We've also seen a lot more in the way of karma-farming, with most of that happening in comments.

You probably know how it goes: Someone posts a joke, and as it climbs toward the front page, a bunch of barely relevant garbage starts to appear in the thread. Half of the time, said garbage reads like something that ChatGPT would drool out after trying to gargle a sock full of magnets. The other half of the time, it's typo-ridden gibberish or low-effort clutter (like "this" or "lol") coming from accounts with dropshipping links in their profiles. Either way, it disrupts the conversation and makes the subreddit less enjoyable for real, earnest users.

In order to combat this, we've added a new rule:

Comments must be original and contributory.

We encourage you to read the rule in full, but put simply, comments offered in /r/Jokes must be written by the people submitting them, and they must be intended to entertain, inform, educate, inspire, or enquire.

Did a joke remind you of a story from your childhood? Share it with us! Has someone accidentally written "who's" when they meant "whose"? Provide them with a friendly lesson! Is an account trying to promote an "AI-enabled" or "NFT-based" "investment opportunity"? Downvote it to the darkest depths of Tartarus and report that filth!

Ahem.

You get the idea: The vast, vast majority of well-meaning users are unlikely to be affected by this, but we wanted to have some public-facing information available. Also, even though we'll be implementing some new systems behind the scenes, we'll still be relying on your reports... so if you see something that shouldn't be here, use that "report" button!

We'll leave you with this:

How many bots does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

None... but they can hallucinate how to screw it up.


r/Jokes 5h ago

The stock market is getting crushed.

856 Upvotes

My calculations today indicate I can retire 10 years after I die.


r/Jokes 2h ago

A physicist I dated asked for my body count...

375 Upvotes

"Three," I replied honestly.

Apparently that was a problem.


r/Jokes 5h ago

A man decides he has had ot with the world so he joins a monastery.

296 Upvotes

Head father says the rule is no talking for a year then he can say 2 words at years end.1st year ends and the father says " how was your 1styear?". He says," Bed hard." Next year he said " Food bad". 3rd year ends and the Father asked " How was the past year? Monk says " I quit!!!" Father says, " No surprise, you've done nothing but complain!"


r/Jokes 1h ago

A young guy goes into a drug store owned by two spinster sisters.

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He awkwardly says to the one lady at the pharmacy counter, "Um, this is embarrassing but I have this condition where about once a day I become incredibly aroused and overcome by the desire to have sex with any woman at all. It's overwhelming! What can you give me for it?"

"Hmm," replied the lady, "This is a tough one. I'll have to confer with my sister." After talking to her sister she came back and said, "Well, the best we can do is a furnished apartment, $500 a week and half ownership of the pharmacy."


r/Jokes 3h ago

What a 19 years old virgin and a 50 years old divorced dad have in common Spoiler

98 Upvotes

Their age range on dating apps.


r/Jokes 23h ago

A wealthy man tells another guy: "I’ll give you $50K, but your worst enemy gets double that."

3.5k Upvotes

The guy smiles and says, "Cool. I’ve always wanted $150K."


r/Jokes 22h ago

A woman and a baby were in the doctor's examining room NSFW

1.4k Upvotes

The Doctor arrived, examined the baby, checked his weight, and seeming a little concerned, asked if the baby was breast-fed or bottle-fed.

"Breast-fed," she replied.

"Strip down to your waist," the Doctor said.

She did.

He pinched her nipples, then pressed, kneaded, and rubbed both breasts for awhile in a detailed examination. Motioning her to get dressed, he said, "No wonder this baby is underweight, you don't have any milk."

"I know," she said, "I'm his Grandma, but I'm glad I came."


r/Jokes 19h ago

My 401k has been converted to a 404k

797 Upvotes

Retirement not found


r/Jokes 3h ago

What are corridors called in a psychiatric ward?

29 Upvotes

What are corridors called in a psychiatric ward?

Psycho-path


r/Jokes 1d ago

My Gay prostitute friend came up to me and said, "I made 450 dollar and 5 cents yesterday" NSFW

4.4k Upvotes

I say "That's a good money for a Gay prostitute, great money actually, but who the hell gave you 5 cents"

He goes, "Every single one of them"


r/Jokes 1d ago

A man asked his wife if she would get remarried.

2.5k Upvotes

“If I died tomorrow, would you get remarried?” he asked

“Well, I am still young and I don’t want to live alone, so I probably would.” she replied softly

“Would you stay in this house?” he asked

“I guess I would, since it’s nice and I really like it!” she replied.

“Would you let him drive my truck?” he asked

“It’s useful where we live and I get a kick out of driving it myself,” she replied with a laugh

“But would you let him use my golf clubs” he asked

“No, he’s left handed”


r/Jokes 3h ago

Went to see a psychic the other day

23 Upvotes

When I knocked on the door she asked "who is it?"

So I left


r/Jokes 7h ago

The Suicide-Murder

50 Upvotes

A man finds out that his wife has a date with her lover at a hotel.

He shows up at the location with a loaded gun, bursts into the room, and catches them naked in bed. Then, desperate, he takes the gun and points it at his temple.

The two lovers look at him in shock and then burst out laughing.

The man then yells, "There's nothing funny about this, you're next!"


r/Jokes 3h ago

Parallel lines have so much in common

22 Upvotes

It's a shame they'll never meet


r/Jokes 1h ago

I asked 5 Michelin chef about butter and they all said the same thing

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Hey you can't come in here! This area is for staff only!


r/Jokes 15h ago

Not all construction work is equally enjoyable.

137 Upvotes

I mean, enlarging and an existing drill hole is boring, but fastening pieces of metal together is riveting!


r/Jokes 23h ago

If 2 people can make a baby in 9 months...

565 Upvotes

... then 558 people should be able to make a baby in 1 day.


r/Jokes 1h ago

What's a drunk's favorite book?

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Tequila mocking girl


r/Jokes 1h ago

Diet pizza is the same as regular pizza.

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You just have it delivered to the wrong address,


r/Jokes 19h ago

Two coworkers are talking one day

218 Upvotes

The younger of the two is going on about a new relationship he is in. He tells the older man how gorgeous his girl friend is. After a bit he offers a picture from his cell phone. The second man says "If you think she is gorgeous you should see my wife." The first man responds "Oh is she really good looking?" To which the second man says "Well yes but more importantly, she is an optometrist."


r/Jokes 1d ago

I pay a guy $30 to each week to clean up the poop in my backyard. He just quit without giving me any notice.

574 Upvotes

Pretty sure he found out I don't have any pets.


r/Jokes 8h ago

My grandpa was visiting from the old folks home for the weekend and walked by my room as I was vibing to some Kendrick Lamar.

18 Upvotes

He asked me who that was singing and I said, “It’s Kendrick Lamar, a hip hop artist.”

He said, “Interesting. Our hip pop artist doesn't sing when she stops by on 'Chiropractor Thursdays'."


r/Jokes 1d ago

Long 2 married ladies went out for a girls night out... NSFW

1.9k Upvotes

As they were walking home through the dark they cut through a grave yard for a quick pee. The first lady peed and decided to wipe her self with her own cheap knickers that she was wearing and then threw the cheap knickers away. The second lady then peed behind a grave stone but she was wearing her very expensive kinky knickers and wanted to keep them. So she felt around the grave stone to see if she can find anything to wipe herself with... She came across a silky red ribbon and decided to wipe herself with it. Both ladies were feeling refreshed and made their way home... The next day, their two husbands called each other up. The first husband said: "these girly night out need to stop! My wife came home with no knickers" The second husband replied: "that's nothing! My wife came home with writing on her upper thighs that said: THANK YOU FROM THE WHOLE FIRE BRIGADE"


r/Jokes 9h ago

Watching the market today will be a lot like watching Les Mis

20 Upvotes

A lot of talk about red and black, barely any mention of green, and a runtime that feels like an eternity


r/Jokes 19h ago

Do you know what Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common?

115 Upvotes

They have the same middle name...yuck yuck

-source Jimmy Carr