Author Archives: Margaret Admire

“Have you heard about Sally?” an “Anti-Joke”

Nationality: American
Age: 17 and 12
Occupation: Students
Residence: Broomfield, Colorado
Performance Date: March 22nd, 2013
Primary Language: English

“Why did Sally fall off the swing? Because she had no arms. Knock Knock? Who’s there? Not Sally.” This joke is popular among middle-schoolers and high-schoolers in Broomfield, Colorado, and was performed for me by a 12-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl. They refer to it as an “anti-joke” where two jokes are told in series, with the first being “lame” and the second being the punchline.

Racist Joke #3

Nationality: American
Age: 12
Occupation: Student
Performance Date: March 22nd, 2013
Primary Language: English
  1. “Hey Maggie, why are black people so good at basketball? Cuz they can run, shoot and steal.”- collected from a twelve-year-old white boy.

Racist Joke # 2

Nationality: American
Age: 12
Occupation: Student
Residence: Broomfield, Colorado
Performance Date: March 22nd, 2013
Primary Language: English
  1. “This is a two part joke. How do you start a Mexican riot? Throw a penny down a street? How do you find the richest man in Mexico? Whoever has the penny.”

Racist Joke #1

Nationality: American
Age: 12
Occupation: Student
Residence: Broomfield, Colorado
Performance Date: March 22nd, 2013
Primary Language: English
  1. “What do you call a black man going down a waterslide? Sewage.”