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OK, I understand that we need to maintain a certain standard of quality here on uncyclopedia so it doesn't get flooded with stupid crap, but lately i've noticed that we have a problem with the extreme opposite: over-intelligent humor that the average guy like me doesn't even understand. Look, i'm not asking for farting retards getting kicked in the balls here, but could we dumb it down just a little? you know, stuff thats funny without a friggin degree. anybody else feel the same? --Storytime 00:11, March 12, 2010 (UTC)

“In Soviet Russia, you crap, stupid!!!!”

~ Russian Reversal on stupid crap and you

i feel the same.i mean,i dont think humor should be a really serious thing.think about somebody sitting on a whoopie cushion.its funny but its pretty silly.but what do i know about humor ,im Jupiterfox--jupiterfox 00:11, March 14, 2010 (UTC)

Heh heh. Farting retards getting kicked in the balls sounds like a great article. Here's an article that I think is right up your alley. -OptyC Sucks! CUN00:14, 12 Mar

I think that is overshooting it a bit. This might be a bit more to his liking. --Mn-z 00:38, March 12, 2010 (UTC)

OK, while there are some articles that do require an IQ above 100, there are much more that are simply hilarious whether you have a doctorate or not. Go through UN:BEST, and you'll see what I mean. • • • Necropaxx (T) {~} Friday, 00:45, Mar 12 2010

Hey! We're not supposed to call them retards any more, don't you read the news? They are intellectually challenged. Which sounds intellectual. And they are methane challenged. Spıke ¬ 00:46 12-Mar-10

yeah, yeah, i heard. of course, you know it wont be long before that's deemed to be too offensive too.--Storytime 00:52, March 12, 2010 (UTC)

Would "flatulence-gifted" be better for their self-esteem? I hate to imply anything, but if all the articles here are too highbrow, perhaps the thing that needs adjustment is you?! Spıke ¬ 01:26 12-Mar-10

I think this guy has a legitimate point. Most of my works might be to your liking though, seeing as how I write from the POV of a complete moron on every subject. Such as this. I appeal to the common man, yes I do. Now I'm gonna go have missionary sex with my wife. --EMC ^[TALK] 01:36 Mar 12 2010

This man is very, very wrong. We need more humorous accounts of pheasant shoots and croquet-related mishaps!! --nldr 01:50, March 12, 2010 (UTC)

Went to his user page and I see the problem. Storytime, you need to clean out your pipe, stuff it with Lettuce rather than the usual herb, wait 24 hours, and see if you think Uncyclopedia is so confusing. Spıke ¬ 01:57 12-Mar-10

Hey man, don't hate on the ganja.--Storytime 02:32, March 12, 2010 (UTC)

Am not passing judgement; merely proposing an experiment to see if it changes your view of Uncyclopedia. Spıke ¬ 03:11 12-Mar-10

FU SPIKE. Ganja saved my marriage. --EMC ^[TALK] 03:13 Mar 12 2010

That Uncyclopedia is too smart for you reflects, I think, more on your level of intelligence than it does on Uncyclopedia's posited "over-intelligence". Also, heh, "more on". Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 06:04, March 12, 2010 (UTC)

I'm offended. I don't believe I've ever been accused of being too high-brow. Nominally Humane! some time Friday, 06:17, Mar 12 2010 UTC

Here's a simple English Uncyclopedia version of the recently featured Game:Alone in the dark if that makes things better. Nominally Humane! some time Friday, 06:20, Mar 12 2010 UTC

I see Storytime you are using a 'We' in your opening statement about the level of humor/humour here. Are you part of a wider movement of distempered uncyclopedians? --RomArtus*Imperator ® (Orate) 07:25, March 12, 2010 (UTC)

The answer is to create a group, like Der UnWehr, that awards points to editors for dumbing down Uncyclopedia. Spıke ¬ 11:33 12-Mar-10

The person who made this complaint obviously has never hit the random button...--<<>> 12:52, March 12, 2010 (UTC)

Colin swoops in to save the day!

8===========D~ ~ ~ ~O:

- Enjoy! The Man In Black. 21:18, March 12, 2010 (UTC)

I don't understand. Nominally Humane! some time Friday, 22:30, Mar 12 2010 UTC

Dicks are the exact opposite of intelligent. They're dicks after all.--M'su Carencro - Talk - Contributions - Blag 22:41, March 12, 2010 (UTC)

Yes, but Codeine's mom is very familiar with them, so we're forced to have dicks on the site. A lot of them. --EMC ^[TALK] 23:05 Mar 12 2010

DicksLOL. -OptyC Sucks! CUN23:09, 12 Mar

Okay, we admit it. Uncyclopedia is a bastion of classy smartness.

You'd figure that seeing everyone with pipes and jackets with suede patches on the elbows in the cafeteria eating Duck à la mode would've been a clue. Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 00:30, March 13, 2010 (UTC)

lol ur gey —Paizuri MUN ♦ Talkpage ♦ My Contributions ♦ 07:06, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

That brings something to mind: Storytime needs to be assigned to rescue Narrative from Votes for Deletion (if it's not too late). A clash of opposites; who knows what might result. Spıke ¬ 12:52 13-Mar-10

I, for one, completely agree with Storytime

Uncyclopedia is still not worst enough! It needs to be a lot worster!

On a more serious note, Storytime is probably referring to our featured articles having become more intellectual, which might very well be true to a certain extent. Similarly, the quality of articles nominated for VFD has slightly gone up compared to, say, a year ago. So it seems the standard of quality has indeed risen, if only slightly. However, there's definitely no lack of dumb articles around here, as should be evident from clicking here a couple times. Personally, I don't care how "dumb" or "smart" humour is, it's about how funny it is. —Sir Socky (talk) (stalk) GUN SotM UotM PMotM UotY PotM WotM 22:37, 16 March 2010

I agree with Socky agreeing with Storytime. Nominally Humane! some time Tuesday, 22:48, Mar 16 2010 UTC

I was with him too, right up to the end. Communication isn't a science but an art; you've got to know your audience, and there's different ways to reach every audience. The best we can do is offer something for everyone, and I think we do. Am still interested to see what Storytime and Jupiterfox can do when they put their heads together. (If they have heads.) Spıke ¬ 22:52 16-Mar-10

Really? I care more about whether humour is "smart" or "dumb" than whether it's something trivial and pointless like "funny". If it's not "smart" humour, I can't pretend to understand it, then lord it over the "common man". The best jokes are the kind that both require explaining and, when explained (that, say, it's "...a delightfully insightful commentary on Richler's The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz...the book not the abysmally pedestrian film of the same name...from the point of view of Camus' Dr. Rieux from The Plague."), result, at best, in the "Ahhhh...yes. Funny." reaction. Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 00:17, March 17, 2010 (UTC)

Followed by a superior-sounding, albeit barely audible chuckle, naturellement. • • • Necropaxx (T) {~} Wednesday, 01:24, Mar 17 2010

Nah, you just say it's not funny since they had to explain it to you first. —Sir Socky (talk) (stalk) GUN SotM UotM PMotM UotY PotM WotM 05:31, 18 March 2010

/me takes martini away from SoaUU. You can have this back when you're classy and aloof! Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 06:34, March 19, 2010 (UTC)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! —Sir Socky (talk) (stalk) GUN SotM UotM PMotM UotY PotM WotM 11:43, 20 March 2010

Blind dates

Reminds me of a date that went nowhere...I crack a joke, she says, "Oh, that's--humorous." Spıke ¬ 01:32 17-Mar-10

I once went on a date with a meteorologist. We spent the entire night talking about the weather. I finally got sick of it and thought I'd move the conversation onto something a little more meaningful, and asked him what the difference actually was between a meteor, asteroid and comet. We didn't have a second date for some reason. Nominally Humane! some time Wednesday, 01:42, Mar 17 2010 UTC

Sorry, that may have been too intellectual. I once went on a date with this dumb bird who had huge norgs, and I said to her, I said "When God was giving out brains, you got seconds on boobies, didn't you." Nominally Humane! some time Wednesday, 01:44, Mar 17 2010 UTC

I once went on this date, and the lady offered to have sex with me, and I was all, "No thanks, I just want a woman on my arm so the other people here don't think I'm a fag." And she said that's fine, we can do whatever as long as I still pony up $80 every 15 minutes. Man, I'll tell ya, I don't care what everyone else says, your mom is a nice lady.--<<>> 02:00, March 17, 2010 (UTC)

Ha - she saw you coming. I can usually haggle her down to $60 an hour, a bottle of Jack Daniels and a blindfold. (I don't know why she always insists on the blindfold though.) Nominally Humane! some time Wednesday, 02:49, Mar 17 2010 UTC

I also once went on a date.       HONEST I DID!!!  ~ Avast Matey!!! Happytimes are here!*  (talk) (stalk) Π   ~  ~  18 Mar 2010 ~ 02:26 (UTC)

Blind rape

I once raped a blind woman. Bitch had it coming. —Paizuri MUN (Talk • Contribs • Poll!) 03:56, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Bet she didn't see that coming. User:PuppyOnTheRadio/deb Thursday, 04:45, Mar 18 2010 UTC

I bet she did. After all, the blind man said "I see," as he picked up the hammer and saw. Staircase CUN^t 05:02, March 18, 2010 (UTC)

Do you think the humour is in the "farting retards being kicked in the balls" territory here yet? User:PuppyOnTheRadio/deb Thursday, 05:25, Mar 18 2010 UTC

I should show you this sick video of me and my awesome friends doing exactly that! It's hella cool, dude. We're so great. —Paizuri MUN (Talk • Contribs • Poll!) 05:31, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Nobody has referenced this here yet...

Perhaps our low-brow friend might enjoy watching this with a delicious 32oz Brawndo. It's got electrolytes. "Don't worry, scro!" -- GlobalTourniquet: UnAstrologer, UnJournalist, shameless narcissistic America-hating liberal atheist award-winning featured writer 17:56, March 18, 2010 (UTC)

Upvoted. Whoops, wrong site.--<<>> 17:37, March 18, 2010 (UTC)

*sigh* listen, i wasn't looking for "lowbrow" humor, alright? It's very possible to be funny without being super smart and sophistocated all the time. We weren't all friggin honor students, you know. --Storytime 05:41, March 19, 2010 (UTC)

Are you sure you don't want a Brawndo? It's got lots of 'lectrolytes.  ~ Avast Matey!!! Happytimes are here!*  (talk) (stalk) Π   ~  ~  19 Mar 2010 ~ 05:53 (UTC)

Hang on - I'm not a frigging honour student - I barely passed high school - so I'm not exactly the most edumacated individual on Earth. So what is the issue? Have you got any examples of what is not "common man" enough and what is? Puppy Friday, 06:48, Mar 19 2010 UTC

I know what you mean, Storytime. Sometimes there are FA's that I can't get without reading through 4 or more Wikipedia articles, and even when I finally understood the concept I didn't find them funny. But articles like these are not the majority anyway, and there are plenty of good FA's out there that reasonable people can understand. ~ 04:21, Mar 20, 2010

To be serious for a split second here, I'd just like to say that I agree with Hiatus about understanding what Storytime is saying. But most of our articles should be generally easy to read (except for those overtly British ones, of course). If that's not enough, though, then check out the top ten articles of '05 and '06, as they were written in a simpler era of Uncyc. —Paizuri MUN (Talk • Contribs • Poll!) 04:50, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

In fact, here is a relevant article from that time. Also, if you want different articles featured, Storytime, then vote at VFH. There's a reason we don't require you graduate 6th grade to vote on these articles, to judge whether their humor IS accessible. That's why I always used to upvote or downvote every article on VFH, before someone complained that I always downvoted his articles. On a related note, Mhaille later made me look at a Scorpions CD cover which is, in my view, crossing the line to child pornography. In summation, I hate Mhaille.--<<>> 14:18, March 21, 2010 (UTC)

fr srs nao

Humor for the "common man", as you put it, is what network Sitcoms are for. Not satire wikis. The Man In Black. 05:19, March 20, 2010 (UTC)

With all due respect Colin, so are so wrong that if you were any wronger the mass of your wrongness confined to such a small space would be similar to the spontaneous existence of a white dwarf in your backyard. Although we should be aiming to provide quality humour, we don't want to alienate our audience as a result, and we should be getting broad market appeal without falling into lowest common denominator humour. In short, it has to be accessible, but cool. My problem is that as far as I can see the bulk of what is on here is accessible humour, and I'm waiting for examples of what is "common man" and what isn't in Storytimes perspective. Puppy Saturday, 05:33, Mar 20 2010 UTC

I'm not saying it's right, I'm just trolling. :P I resent using the term "common man" in any context. It generalizes people too much, and is usually just filler for someone to support their opinion. Also: I keep reading on into your sig, thinking it's the regular text. The Man In Black. 07:01, March 20, 2010 (UTC)

"PC Load Letter"? What the fuck does that mean? Michael Bolton 07:07, March 20, 2010 (UTC)

I used to watch sitcoms all the time, but after frequenting Uncyclopedia I found them very predictable and much less funny, and I turned to South Park. (What does that say about me?) ~ 09:24, Mar 20, 2010

You want lowbrow?

How's about this? -- Hindleyite Converse • ?pedia 11:41, March 20, 2010 (UTC)

or this --Mn-z 13:25, March 20, 2010 (UTC)

No, that's low blow. --nldr 14:17, March 20, 2010 (UTC)

Punny. • • • Necropaxx (T) {~} Sunday, 01:26, Mar 21 2010

sometimes i find the forum conversations funnier than the actual articles :D – Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.228.53.11 (talk • contribs)

Obviously. The Forums are a mine of raw Comedy Gold. Except BHOP, which is like that episode of Friends where Joey said something dumb. Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 03:41, March 23, 2010 (UTC)

You mean all of them? • • • Necropaxx (T) {~} Tuesday, 03:58, Mar 23 2010

If only we could get a group of people together who like to write comedy and get them to throw a bundle of random one-liners together we might be able to make something almost as funny as an episode of friends. Puppy Tuesday, 04:24, Mar 23 2010 UTC

Hm,m,m,m,m,m,m,m........  ~ Avast Matey!!! Happytimes are here!*  (talk) (stalk) Π   ~  ~  23 Mar 2010 ~ 04:59 (UTC)

You mean like a wiki or something? --Mn-z 20:45, March 23, 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, but instead of a stuffy wiki like Wikipedia, something that's funny and appeals to the common man. Like a parody of an encyclopedia. And I think we should call it Puppyclopedia. Puppy Tuesday, 21:14, Mar 23 2010 UTC

I had puppyclopedia. It took almost six weeks of antibiotics to get rid of it. You can still see the scars where it broke out. Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 22:03, March 23, 2010 (UTC)

You too? Did your vet make you wear that cone around your neck? Isn't that thing degrading? -OptyC Sucks! CUN22:05, 23 Mar

Yeah. And I almost drowned when it rained. Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 22:15, March 23, 2010 (UTC)

My wife kept teasing me by throwing biscuits into mine. -OptyC Sucks! CUN22:25, 23 Mar

It was the only way to get you to stop humping her leg. Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 23:50, March 23, 2010 (UTC)

You got me there. -OptyC Sucks! CUN23:59, 23 Mar

I, for one, thought the mandatory spaying/neutering was a bit much when I had it.  ~ Avast Matey!!! Happytimes are here!*  (talk) (stalk) Π   ~  ~  25 Mar 2010 ~ 01:20 (UTC)

Welcome to Puppyclopedia, where we aren't afraid to call a spayed a spayed. Puppy Thursday, 02:11, Mar 25 2010 UTC

Been saving that one, haven't you? • • • Necropaxx (T) {~} Thursday, 08:03, Mar 25 2010

~ Sir Paizuri / Talk / Contribs / Crap / 22:47, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Hey, guys I was on TV!

Witty comments are forthcoming, as soon as I think of some.--<<>> 23:42, March 25, 2010 (UTC)

(rimshot reserved for Brad) —Paizuri MUN (Talk • Contribs • Poll!) 04:55, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

I wholeheartedly agree with the original splutcheridoo of this forum!

I have always felt Uncyclopedia humour is far too intelligent. It seriously needs to be dumbed down. It can then be called "Quality humour, LOL!!" For instance:

"Enzymes are needed to break down protein complexes, LOL your ballz!!" Now, actually, what else do you need for humour? Isn't this a perfect formula, cocks lololol? And also: it's been used on Uncyclopedia for years. What the fuck is wrong with everyone? YOU ALL SUCK LOL!'

In the part above, pick the part you did not, repeat not find humorous, and present it to anyone else. One Pound gets you five Dollars he's a disagree with you but hey - that's humour for you! It's so funny! I am laughtering right now! -- Style  Guide 11:03, March 27, 2010 (UTC)

I am surprised you didn't add a link to illogicopedia at the end of your last comment Multiliteralist. Personally, I laugh at the punctuation on the Illogicopedia website..is that intentional? --RomArtus*Imperator ® (Orate) 14:06, March 27, 2010 (UTC)

I don't know - I haven't visited the place in ages. Besides, repeat, repeat, joke, repeat joke. Uh sorry, that went somehow wrong. I meant it to be: "Requirements of a joke, Part one: FUCK YOU." Which doesn't mean "you" as "you", but some generic "you" that will be fucked anyway. If you miss my drift. -- Style  Guide 14:19, March 27, 2010 (UTC)

How are you at mathematics?--RomArtus*Imperator ® (Orate) 14:29, March 27, 2010 (UTC)

I'm not at it. I lost my license every now and then. -- Style  Guide 14:38, March 27, 2010 (UTC)

The answer is here. http://www.ma.rhul.ac.uk/prospective/g1r2. Is that equally funny and unfunny? --RomArtus*Imperator ® (Orate) 14:50, March 27, 2010 (UTC)

Not soap, radio. Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 14:52, March 27, 2010 (UTC)

There is a difference between funny random and annoying random, likewise, there is a difference between funny vulgar and annoying vulgar. Unfortunately, most people can't tell the difference. --Mn-z 16:17, March 27, 2010 (UTC)

Like an annoying random cunt, right? -- Style  Guide 18:30, March 27, 2010 (UTC)

No, like how <insert name here> is impolitely writing imported>Mnbvcxz's evil secret Canadian mind-control device. —Paizuri MUN (Talk • Contribs • Poll!) 18:35, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

Brisket? Oh right. Chicken. Uh, I mean appendix

. Shit. -- Style  Guide 18:40, March 27, 2010 (UTC)

The dingo mate your baby?  ~ Avast Matey!!! Happytimes are here!*  (talk) (stalk) Π   ~  ~  27 Mar 2010 ~ 20:32 (UTC)

No, like how PuppyOnTheRadio is bitterly rioting PuppyOnTheRadio's bass guitar. Now that is random humour. Puppy Saturday, 23:08, Mar 27 2010 UTC

Come on all of you - you cannot expect the reader to figure out what you mean by subtracting thought from Apis. You will have to explain the thing to him on easier termites: This is a are you talking to me? You are a bunch of blacksmiths

if you don't understand that. Why not? Also, be careful not to be annoyingly FUCK ME HARD, right here, right now, screw my prains out. -- Style  Guide 06:00, March 28, 2010 (UTC)

Real common man humor is here

5uck m4h d1ck User:pwn3d

LOL YEAH cocksucker WIN =0=0=0=0=0= -- Style  Guide 06:07, March 28, 2010 (UTC)

U 5UXX0R5!—Sir ¬_¬ | Banter HOMOPHOBE!!! NOTM 06:22, March 28, 2010 (UTC)

Suck my dick. —Paizuri MUN (Talk • Contribs • Poll!) 06:26, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

This template fucking psycho, but this image makes up for it Dude, that fucking BUTT was huge. Like, WTF? So there I was POOP!!!!!ing in the BUTT POOP!!!! district of Belgium doing my BUTT POOP!!!! thing with the BUTT shit and the POOP!!!!, right? Like, bad ass-BUTT POOP!!!!!-shit. and fucking Mike Tyson bursts out of the BUTTs, POOP!!!!s all over the place, and instead of going for the BUTTs, he makes a POOP!!!!line straight for me. so I pulled out my knife and cut the POOP!!!! out of him, and he tries to eat apples with me! WTF? I barely got away with a major sinistral external POOP!!!! abrasion and a severed BUTT. No, seriously. I nearly ate apples with Mike Tyson.

--Mn-z 11:46, March 28, 2010 (UTC)