TEXT 2
Nate: Alright, can you state your name for the record?
Jeremy: Jeremy Merritt
Nate: Alright Jeremy, just trying to find out if you had any jokes that would be common amongst IU students or just students in general. They can be racial, blonde jokes, anything that you think’s appropriate.
Jeremy: I end up got a joke. What’s the difference between Bill Clinton and a screwdriver?
Nate: What’s the difference?
Jeremy: A screwdriver turns and screws and Bill Clinton screws interns!
(LAUGHTER!!)
CONTEXT:
This joke was told at Jeremy Merritt’s apartment located at Adam’s Grove Apartments on the southwest side of Bloomington on December 5, 2005 at approximately 9:00 p.m. Jeremy had myself and 3 other male friends over for dinner, cocktails, and to watch the Monday Night Football game when the Eagles played the Seahawks. This is a common practice for Jeremy to have us over for sporting events on television. He has a very nice apartment with a high definition big screen TV. for everyone to enjoy. He usually cooks some sort of a dinner for everyone as well. Telling jokes is usually not something we usually do however, when I asked if anyone had any jokes available that were common amongst IU students, Jeremy volunteered his political joke. Jeremy is currently a full-time student at IU Bloomington and works full-time for his father’s business as the accountant. He plans to graduate in May of 2006.
SOURCE:
Contributor: Nate Wysong
Informant/Performer: Jeremy Merritt
Title: IU Student Jokes – Political Joke
Semester: Fall – Second 8 weeks
Year: 2005