Not sure if this thread will have legs, but figured it could be something a little different. Here's what I don't get:

The bear and the rabbit joke. You know, it's quite well-known. A bear and a rabbit are in the woods, doing their business. The bear turns to the rabbit, and says, "Say, does s*** stick to your fur?"

The rabbit says, "No". And so the bear wipes his *** with rabbit.


Now, I have always dutifully laughed at this, but I'm faking it. I don't really know what I'm meant to be laughing at. Or why this is funny.
Is the bear using his size to completely humiliate the rabbit inherently funny?
If the rabbit's fur doesn't "stick", wouldn't the bear just be smearing things around? Like that awful cheap waxed toiler paper we had in school?

I'm being genuine here; please could someone explain this joke because I don't get it.

Plenty of people seem to find Jerry Seinfeld funny. I don't, but I'm not going to bother asking on a forum for people to explain why they think he's funny.

I suppose the people that tell the joke consider themselves to be the 'bear'.

I think it's a matter of size but not in a negative way..

You could do the same with an Elephant and a bear.

Or a whale and a woolly mammoth..


It's not meant to be read into as much as you have... but if you have to, I guess this is the way you need to look at it.

The bear isn't being a bully, he's being practical.

Always remember a Cannonball Run quote-if you're going to be a bear, be a Grizzly!!

As opposed to a Care Bear? I understand.

The bear represents the inherently cruel nature of the ruling class. The bunny, despite his honesty and good nature, is doomed to a life of abuse and ridicule.

This is not a funny joke.

Thats the one. I very nearly started a post on Freudian symbolism but thought better of it.

Yeah, I was working out how to insert the "anal stage" into things but thought better of it.

Do go on.

Seinfeld is hilarious. It took a while for me to like it. But watching the actors grow into their roles from the early series was fascinating.

Trivia: Julia Louis-Dreyfus is heiress to a billion dollar fortune. The more you know.

The id has clearly won out over the superego.

Another thing I don't get: why do people take the time to post in threads that irritate them? Maybe freshly minted citizen Neil could answer that.

Note I said Jerry Seinfeld, not "Seinfeld".

I also never said the thread irritated me - although you often do.