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Clean Jokes Web Sites

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What's the Problem?

It's very hard to find humor sites on the internet that I would feel comfortable letting my children go to. I first noticed the problem when looking for web rings to join to promote my Joke Book section of Randy's Homestead. I'd pick out a web ring, and check out a couple of web sites within the ring. What I found were web sites that claimed to be suitable for children but contained a lot of adult humor or links to web sites with adult content.

Okay, So What Is a Clean Jokes Web Site?

A clean jokes web site should contain jokes that are OK to be read by kids. It doesn't mean the jokes are all silly riddles or written to appeal only to kids - just that the jokes be "safe" for the reader. If the joke contains a word (or words) that you would be embarrassed to explain to a child then it doesn't work as a "clean" joke.

For example:

Shopping in a clock store, I found a grandfather clock marked 25% off. It was exactly what I wanted, so I paid for it and had it delivered the next day.

When it was delivered I set it up in a prominent place in the living room. You can imagine my surprise when I discovered that it ran slow! No matter how I adjusted it, the clock lost 15 minutes every hour.

Returning to the clock store, I complained to the manager "The grandfather clock I bought loses 15 minutes every hour."

He replied, "Well, what did you expect? It was clearly marked 25% off!"

This joke fits the "clean joke" definition because there are no offensive words. A child may not enjoy this joke, but you as a parent, wouldn't mind if it was repeated in your presence.

Guidelines

So what doesn't fit this definition? Jokes should not have "cuss words" or words with sexual meanings. No drug humor or jokes about drugs, drug users, being high, etc. (This includes alcohol). No demeaning jokes (blonde*, ethnic, etc.) And for the website to be a "clean jokes website," there should be no links to adult content or advertisements for adult products.

But isn't this censorship?

No. I'm not talking about banning adult humor. I'm only wanting to put kid-safe and family-friendly web sites together so our kids can get a good laugh. There's plenty of room on the internet for everyone's interests - let's make room for good, clean humor!

Want to Join?

There are two ways to get your web site noticed:

Apply for the Clean Jokes Website Award
Join the Top 50 Clean Jokes Web Sites list

And yes, you can do both - I would be honored for you to join with me in making the web a safer place for children of all ages!

The Clean Jokes Website Award

Sample Graphic Clean Jokes Website Award If you have a website featuring clean jokes (as defined above), apply for this award. After reviewing your website, I'll email you the 100 x 125 pixel award and the HTML code to place it on your website. Thanks!

To apply, email me (randy@randyshomestead.com) with your:

	Website's Name
	Website's URL (http://)
	Your Name
	Your Email address

If you don't hear back from me in a week, email me again (sometimes email just doesn't go through).

Top 50 Clean Jokes Web Sites

Have you seen those little "Vote for Me" buttons on some websites? When you click on them it moves that site closer to the top of the list. These lists are a great way to advertise and get traffic to your site. To see what the Top 50 Clean Jokes Web Sites List looks like click here. Beginning December 2001, the "hits" for each website will be reset to "zero" on the first of each month.

How to Join:

Just click here ---> Submit Your Site and fill in the form with your web site's information. Already a member? Click Here to update your listing
When you're done filling in the info, click on the Join button. You will get a page with your customized HTML code. This is the code for your voting button. You will need put this code on your web site in order to accumulate any votes.
Copy and paste this code onto your web site. It is best to place the button on your most visited page, (usually your homepage) to get the most votes. Please DO NOT sign up for this list unless you intend to add this voting link to your website. Any site that has no voting button after 7 days of joining will be deleted from this list.

AOL USERS: You need to copy the HTML code from this page that comes up when you join, and not from the e-mail you will receive, as AOL distorts HTML codes in the mail.

If you have any questions or problems joining, e-mail me (top50@randyshomestead.com)

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* I'm opposed to blonde jokes because they base their humor solely on the way someone looks. In this case, all blondes are dumb, just like in the past, one ethic class is lazy, another drinks to excess, and yet another is tight with his money. However, blonde jokes are pervasive, and a web site will not be excluded from this list simply because there are blonde jokes on it (as long as the other requirements are met. Back to the Guidelines.

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