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The Woke Joke

They were of indeterminate gender They were of indeterminate race They did indeterminate things In some indeterminate place * Funny huh?… it’s the future of comedy

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Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 3/3/2023 7:51:00 AM

Hilarious Terry. When I need a laugh, I come to you. :))

Terry Flood
Date: 3/3/2023 11:48:00 AM

Hope I can come up with more laughs soon, Linda. My muse has done a runner again! Terry

Tom Cunningham

Date: 2/22/2023 2:51:00 PM

Nothing surprises me these days Terry, the worlds gone Woking mad. The lunatics have really taken over the asylum. Tom

Terry Flood
Date: 2/22/2023 4:07:00 PM

It sure has, Tom… and it’s only gonna get worse! Terry

Deb M

Date: 2/22/2023 2:15:00 AM

Hey Terry….l have to ask what does Woke mean in this context??? Debx

Terry Flood
Date: 3/3/2023 11:46:00 AM

I presume ‘Woke’ is worldwide. The ‘an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walked into a bar’ thing is very much British. I expect Australia has its own version.

Deb M
Date: 2/24/2023 12:26:00 AM

I get it now Terry! Is it an English thing or a world wide thing?? Debx

Terry Flood
Date: 2/22/2023 4:18:00 AM

Wow, how to define such a messed up concept??? When you hear of rapists going to a female prison because they suddenly identify as female, when big burly males, identify as female to win every woman’s race they enter… when the world lets that happen, it’s cos the worlds gone Woke. When you shouldn’t notice skin tone, accent, fat, thin, ugly, smelly, uneducated, sexuality, ANYTHING ABOUT ANYONE it’s because the worlds gone Woke. Best I can do. In this particular context though, is that it’s loosely based on the number of jokes that begin… “An Englishman, a Scotsman and an Irishman…”. Hope that helps, Deb.

Julie Draper

Date: 2/21/2023 7:55:00 PM

Hahaha! This is great, thanks for making me laugh :)

Terry Flood
Date: 2/22/2023 4:20:00 AM

Thanks, Julie. Glad to oblige. Terry

Vickey Rhymer

Date: 2/21/2023 4:14:00 PM

Got a guffaw from me.

Terry Flood
Date: 2/21/2023 4:17:00 PM

Then it served its purpose. Thanks, Vickey

Daniel Turner

Date: 2/21/2023 3:41:00 PM

I really try not to think about it. However, I find your poem hilarious. Thanks for the laugh Terry.

Gary Radice
Date: 2/25/2023 5:06:00 AM

Terry, instead of saying It'll drive you nuts probably you best say it'll drive you a particular kind of dry fruit that has a single seed, a hard shell, and a protective husk. :) Cheers - Gary

Terry Flood
Date: 2/21/2023 4:18:00 PM

You gotta laugh or it’ll drive you nuts. Thanks, Daniel

John Lawless

Date: 2/21/2023 2:29:00 PM

tickets on sale at in indeterminate site and a venue to be named later

Terry Flood
Date: 2/21/2023 4:22:00 PM

You’ll be in the Gentlemen’s seats… oh… er….

David Kavanagh

Date: 2/21/2023 1:24:00 PM

They, them, are the new standard of joke Call me what you will, but I’m just a bloke! Excellent Terry, you called It as you seen It, Cheers David

Terry Flood
Date: 2/21/2023 2:13:00 PM

What I wanna know, is this. If fat people must now be called enormous, what the hell do we call dinosaurs, ocean liners, King Kong or Godzilla? Is a fat chance now an enormous chance…. Isn’t one the polar opposite of the other? Duh! Terry

Jeff Kyser

Date: 2/21/2023 1:13:00 PM

Woke folk don't joke They're hostile and intense They rarely get off a dime Unless it's at your expense

Terry Flood
Date: 2/21/2023 2:07:00 PM

You’re not wrong, Jeff. Can’t believe what they’re doing with books now. Somehow, it has to be stopped. Terry

Gary Radice

Date: 2/21/2023 12:43:00 PM

Am I allowed to say I like this? Cheers - Gary

Terry Flood
Date: 2/21/2023 2:06:00 PM

Just keep an eye out for the woke police, Gary. I did have three verses but settled for the one. Soup would have blocked my entire last line anyway! Terry