Humour-Net is about relatively sophisticated humor - in my extremely humble opinion, of course! You won't find a lot of blonde jokes, redneck jokes, or jokes that begin, "A guy walks into a bar... ." I figure you can get that stuff anywhere! You will find material about technology, business, the "gender wars," the media, politics, sports, aging, stupid criminals, Darwin Award nominees and, occasionally, parrots or genies. Once in a while, we will have an elaborate pun. As far as I'm concerned, the jury is still out on whether puns are sophisticated or not - but hey, my dad really loves them!

You won't see offensive ethnic jokes, because they just aren't funny, you know? You will see religious and political items; we strive to present the full gamut of opinions and to remain respectful at all times. (Please tell me if we miss the mark!)

Speaking of being offensive, we do try to watch our language carefully. Our standard in that regard is we figure you just might be reading Humour-Net aloud to your family at the dinner table and you might not want to come across... certain words or phrases. If "adult" language or imagery is integral to the piece, I will try to provide a warning. And we do make use of internal ***s in case you prefer to make your own assumptions about what the word in question might be.

Unlike Dear Abby, I don't like to repeat "favorite columns" from the past. The exception is if I published something a long time ago and now it's come back around again and a dozen people send it to me, I might send it out again just to close the flood gates.

Most important: Your new mantra is, "It's only Humour-Net!" I don't take it too seriously, and you shouldn't either. If you don't like something I send out, you can just delete it. By all means let me know your thoughts if you have the time and inclination. If you don't like anything I send out, perhaps it is time to unsubscribe. Humor is a matter of personal taste, and one person's punchline is another person's "Huh?"