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Deflecting Rude Viagra Jokes

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

I’ve been using Viagra for several years, and apparently a while back, word of this got out to some of my wife’s family members. Now my brother-in-law won’t stop giving me a hard time (no pun intended) about it. Every time we have a family get-together, he will go on and on telling the same Viagra jokes, and I know he’s doing it just to humiliate me. How can I get him to quit it without causing a family feud?

Your brother-in-law sounds like the life of the party. Give me his number so I can invite him to my next social function. Telling off-color jokes at a family gathering is poor manners to begin with, and doing so at the expense of a relative is adding insult to injury. Tasteless or insulting jokes are best met with a polite smile and stern silence, or by asking quizzically, “I’m sorry – did you mean that to be humorous?” Chances are you are not the only person there who is made uncomfortable by his clumsy attempts at humor. If he’s such a comedian, you might suggest that he work up some new material, since Viagra jokes are pretty tired unless they deal with current events. No doubt you will get some support from others in his captive audience who are weary of his act.