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... so I guess a giveaway is in order!

Three stars, so I'll be giving away three games. I'll be drawing the prizes from the current GOG weekend promo. To enter say "I'm in for <game>" and tell a joke. Any joke, as long as it's text only (no image, videos, etc.). Winners will be picked by me based on how funny I find the jokes. For obvious reasons, this will run until Sunday night.

General rules
#1: One entrant, one prize.
#2: The games must be for you own use. No trading. No regifting. Entering for another is allowed, but only if the recipient of the game respects the rules.
#3: No rep limits, but activity on the general forum should be visible when using the forum search function with a user's name. Users with few posts in the last few months or only entering giveaways and not attempting wider participation in the community will not be considered for the giveaway. The same applies to anyone on the known scammers list.
#4: No one with punctuation/symbols (such as * . _ ) as a component of their forum name will be allowed to enter due to its use by a minority to circumvent forum search / offsite search of forum activity. This stands in line with and reinforces rule #3.
#5: Winners will have 72 hours to claim the prizes. If not, the code will be passed on to another.

EDIT: I guess its fair if I add one joke of mine to start off things. =)

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted another man below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The man below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."
"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist. "I am," replied the man, "How did you know?"
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is, technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip."
The man below responded, "You must be in Management." "I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are or where you're going. You made a promise which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect other people to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault."
Post edited January 08, 2016 by Tannath
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I don't want anything from the current promo and don't know who to be in for, but I love jokes! This one was officially rated the funniest in the world by a scientific study:
Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps, "My friend is dead! What can I do?" The operator says, "Calm down. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence; then a gun shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says, "OK, now what?"
I hope you don't mind me lifting it from another source rather than making it up myself, but it is a good one.
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I'm in for Painted_Doll for Race Driver: GRID.
Post edited January 09, 2016 by zeogold
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Tannath: #4: No one with punctuation/symbols (such as * . _ ) as a component of their forum name will be allowed to enter due to its use by a minority to circumvent forum search / offsite search of forum activity. This stands in line with and reinforces rule #3.
Congrats anyway .
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Tannath: #4: No one with punctuation/symbols (such as * . _ ) as a component of their forum name will be allowed to enter due to its use by a minority to circumvent forum search / offsite search of forum activity. This stands in line with and reinforces rule #3.
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Painted_Doll: Congrats anyway .
I got you covered. Name which game you want.
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Painted_Doll: Congrats anyway .
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zeogold: I got you covered. Name which game you want.
No need. The rule is there to guard against scammers and lurkers, which is obviously not the case. You can enter if you want Painted_Doll.
Post edited January 08, 2016 by Tannath
I'm in for Race Driver: GRID

Here's a joke:

"So how's life in North Korea?"

"Well, I can't complain."
Post edited January 09, 2016 by camplify
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zeogold: I got you covered. Name which game you want.
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Tannath: No need. The rule is there to guard against scammers and lurkers, which is obviously not the case. You can enter if you want Painted_Doll.
I'll just be in for somebody I know if they show up. If not, hey, you never made any rule against being in for you.
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camplify: snip
You didn't say which game you're in for.
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Tannath: No need. The rule is there to guard against scammers and lurkers, which is obviously not the case. You can enter if you want Painted_Doll.
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zeogold: I'll just be in for somebody I know if they show up. If not, hey, you never made any rule against being in for you.
You can enter for Painted_Doll. I just need to know for which game.
Post edited January 08, 2016 by Tannath
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camplify: snip
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Tannath: You didn't say which game you're in for.
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zeogold:
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Tannath:
I also don't get the joke. Should that be a condition? :P

BTW, happy STAR. Not in, but congrats. :D
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Count me in for Flatout! Oh, and thanks for the giveaway. Now for the joke, in the next line:

What's the difference between ignorance and apathy? I don't know and I don't care!
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zeogold: I got you covered. Name which game you want.
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Tannath: No need. The rule is there to guard against scammers and lurkers, which is obviously not the case. You can enter if you want Painted_Doll.
Well, in that case (since I'm neither a scammer nor a lurker either) I'm in for Darkstar One.

This is a joke I always liked:

A marketing director for a prominent computer manufacturer was devising a new advertising campaign for his company. While researching consumer response to his product, he asked "Naval ships are commonly referred to as 'she' or 'her'. What gender would you assign to your computer? Give four reasons to support your answer..."

A large group of women reported that the computers should be referred to in the masculine gender because:

1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.
2. They have a lot of data, but are still clueless.
3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they are the problem.
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that, if you had waited a little longer you could have had a better model.

The men, on the other hand, concluded that computers should be referred to in the feminine gender because:

1. No one but the Creator understands their internal logic.
2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.
3. Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval.
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.
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Tannath: You didn't say which game you're in for.
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tinyE: I also don't get the joke. Should that be a condition? :P
North Korea is a 1984 (the book, not the year) type of regime currently, so any of their citizens who speak out about them and start complaining too loudly are likely to be shot.
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tinyE: I also don't get the joke. Should that be a condition? :P
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zeogold: North Korea is a 1984 (the book, not the year) type of regime currently, so any of their citizens who speak out about them and start complaining too loudly are likely to be shot.
Yeah I know pud whacker, it's still a shit joke. :P
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tinyE: Yeah I know pud whacker
That's one of the most obscure insults I've ever seen, and I've seen some weird ones.
Post edited January 08, 2016 by zeogold
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Congratz on your 3rd star, Tannath. +1

Guess I'm in for Jagged Alliance 2

here's a classic bad joke...


Question: How many Politicians does it take to make the world a better place?

Answer: 0