Zack Hill by John Deering and John Newcombe for August 31, 2021

way to put the kid on the spot

…and that’s the problem.

I, however, have no problem speaking my mind…

Yes, sadly.

I was at the battery store to have them replace the battery from my computer backup supply. It was difficult to remove. I detached the battery cable, had the counter guy hold the case and I yanked out the battery exclaiming, “It’s a boy!” because of the dangling cable. The three guys behind the counter had a laugh but the one lady in the store was very upset. To settle matters I feigned a cell phone call to my Rabbi and request an appoint for a Bris.

I just know, deep down, she was laughing…..

This is not funny. Or is it? Who am I talking to? Who is listening? Who will find out what I think or say? Are we being recorded? Will there be forgiveness in the future?

Comedy has certainly changed from what it use to be. The really talented comedians have no problem humoring us……the rest seem to think we like hearing how many times they can drop and ‘F’ bomb in a single sentence. There’s no talent there.

Hey, the “pull my finger” bit is still hilarious.

I was going to list all the subjects that someone would take offense at, but all the books in all the world would not be enough to contain them…(hyperbole still works, though)

Naw, it’ll just result in more jokes about Political Correctness… ☺

Yep, the only people you can make fun of these days are rich white guys. And, let’s face it, they’re not very amusing.

I’ve never related as much to a comic as this one. I was thinking about posting a funny remark after this, but I couldn’t think of anything but the elephant in the room

Jokes are fine, as long as they’re not in poor taste, whatever that means on any given day. I can offer a long list of people who lost their jobs because someone was offended, and that’s Just Plain Wrong.

Interesting that I see people who find sex, nudity, scatology, and Anglo-Saxon words for the same objectionable, who are triggered by people who object to sexism, racism, homophobia, and jingoism.

It is harder to find sources of comedy that don’t involve belittling others. That’s the difference between a good comedian and a hack.

Play it safe, Zack!! Political correctness doesn’t just kill comedy but courage too.