I don't want a sly, cynical, semi-amusing political aside when I'm expecting a joke.

This is a discussion on what is a joke. Not what do you like in your humour. By illustrating other cultures' jokes we see how context related humour is, full of implied knowledge. If we empathise with the subject of the joke without agreeing the sentiment it can be funny. If we don't like the joke it may very well be that we lack empathy. And do we see that elsewhere in this parish? Are you a me, or a we? Answers on a postcard please.