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pnwmom

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14. Don Rickles used to be known for his nasty personal jokes, and I didn't like him then.

Reply to DonCoquixote (Reply #9)

Mon Mar 28, 2022, 08:55 PM

Mar 2022

And I don't like other comedians now who make other INDIVIDUALS the butt of jokes about physical characteristics over which they have no control.

This isn't like making a joke about Trump's nastiness. This is like making a joke about a person's disability. Do you think that would be fine, too?

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