Blonde Picture Jokes

Blonde jokes are a class of jokes based on a stereotype of blonde women as unintelligent, sexually promiscuous, or both. Sometimes people will find them offensive (not just the target, which in this case, are those who have blonde hair). This is particularly true because the nature of the joke class itself allows for the substitution of other groups of people to replace the blonde person as the target of the joke. Blonde jokes almost always take the format of the blonde placing herself in a situation or making a comment that serves to highlight her supposed lack of intelligence and some cases, her promiscuity.

Some trace the beginning of this particular stereotype (and subsequently, this particular kind of joke) back to two notable bleached sex icons of twentieth-century America, Jean Harlow and Marilyn Monroe. It has been said that these women began causing an unrealistic, oftentimes negative image of real blond hair. Whether or not blonde picture jokes actually originated with these two women, there is no doubt that blonde jokes have taken their place as a staple in the world of comedy.

One of the reasos these jokes are so appealing is because almost anyone can throw their hat into the ring by creating their own variation of a blonde joke. Not only are blonde jokes popular as the subject of countless books, there are now hundreds of sites that are dedicated solely to providing the most up to date blonde jokes.

These sites can come in all shapes and sizes - from those featuring wholesome and less offensive jokes to those who pride themselves on coming up with the most raunchy and generally appropriate jokes possible. A Google search revealed almost 3 million hits for the term "blonde jokes."

One of the most popular sites is called Cool Blonde Jokes. This particular site prides itself on posting only clean blonde jokes. One of the most popular jokes on it's site is called "Game of Intelligence." It is a good sample of the kind of blonde joke that is typically told. The joke goes: "There was a blonde who found herself sitting next to a lawyer on an airplane. The lawyer just kept bugging the blonde wanting her to play a game of intelligence. Finally, the lawyer offered her 10 to 1 odds, and said every time the blonde could not answer one of his questions, she owed him $5, but every time he could not answer hers, he'd give her $50.00. The lawyer figured he could not lose, and the blonde reluctantly accepted. The lawyer first asked, 'What is the distance between the Earth and the nearest star?' Without saying a word the blonde handed him $5. Then the blonde asked, 'What goes up a hill with 3 legs and comes back down the hill with 4 legs?' Well, the lawyer looked puzzled. He took several hours, looking up everything he could on his laptop and even placing numerous air-to-ground phone calls trying to find the answer. Finally, angry and frustrated, he gave up and paid the blonde $50.00. The blonde put the $50 into her purse without comment, but the lawyer insisted, 'What is the answer to your question?' Without saying a word, the blonde handed him $5." This is just one of the examples of the popular blonde picture joke. With its dedicated following and ever evolving punchline, this particular brand of joke shows no signs of slowing down.