Just about every place in America used to have stand-up comedian contests. They were usually held in some place where beer was served. That was how several famous comedians got started.

It’s just that they normally would crack jokes on things as people with their background would perceive them as funny.

That is like having some man who makes a living writing software telling the audience: Once my savings account is properly compiled the interest rate will skyrocket.

An auto mechanic could tell all the folk watching him: I got to make my credit card wrench stop stripping all them bolts out or the engine will never start again.

If the contest was held in one of the wild bars in town you might catch sight of an outlaw biker cracking jokes. He would just have to try skipping curse words in order to prevent any brawl from erupting. He might jokingly say: Them imports from China are just like them bikes from Japan. It will probably cause them to wreck just like riding a rice-grinder does.

It sure wasn’t a strange thing to have women try to become rich and famous comedians as well. That’s how all them jokes related to domestic life could surface. A Secretary could get up and say: I hope the President isn’t just like one of those men who ran Chevrolet. That would mean our whole nation’s going bankrupt.

It’s just my personal feeling that most of the jokes told in a stand-up contest today would revolve around finances. That’s a major problem the only way to cope with anymore is to joke about it. Back in the eighties or so most of the jokes had something to do with sexual pleasure.