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A fact from Sardarji joke appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on November 2 2007. A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/November.

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Criticisms?

The criticisms section doesn't actually seem to contain much criticism, especially in the first part where the gist is that Sikhs and Punjabis can poke fun at themselves. Am I missing something? Ben 01:31, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You're right. I just couldn't find a better name for the section. Perhaps, "Reaction from Sikh community"? utcursch | talk 09:22, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sardar jokes I guess not Sardarji

KnowledgeHegemony 10:24, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, most of the sources that I consulted, used "Sardarji joke". Anyway, I've created a redirect at Sardar jokes. utcursch | talk 11:31, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Smart Sardarji joke

It may be just be me, but there's something seriously wrong with the 5 blondes joke: It's originally a joke about a blind man going into a bar. In that form it makes sense - the guy doesn't know he's surrounded by blondes (The detail about the bartender's deep, husky voice maintains his illusion). In the context of a sighted Sardarji going into a bar it makes no sense. It's also not very clear in what sense he's being smart (clever smart, not 'smartass smart') - making that final crack sounds pretty dumb, or at least foolhardy, to me! I don't want to overanalyse the joke, but a) are you sure it's not misquoted, and b) are you sure it makes the point you intend? Cheers. 4u1e 11:50, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Complex

This shows the real racist,inferior minded character of the creator or author of this page.It screams of prejudice, racist hatred and low self esteem of the Author.Way to goAjjay (talk) 09:51, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What part of the article do you find prejudiced and racist? The article is not a collection of Sardarji jokes -- it is an encyclopedic write-up on a controversial topic. Half of this article is about the protests by Sikhs over the jokes. By your logic, the person who started the article Stereotypes of blacks must be a racist, and the person who started the article Aryan race must be a Nazi. Google for "Sardarji jokes" and you'll find thousands of stupid jokes. This article is probably the only decent write-up on Sardarji jokes on the entire internet; it just tries to provide an objective overview of the topic. utcursch | talk 10:18, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Its Expected

Dear Ajay This is expected from cunning & kniving mind of Hindus. Harrybabbar (talk) 06:02, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

First of all, please see Wikipedia:No personal attacks. Secondly, I'm not a Hindu. Thirdly, I've contributed more Sikhism-related content to Wikipedia, than all your edits combined together. utcursch | talk 11:40, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

First of all this whole article done by you on Sardarji joke is an attack on Sikh community alright...and i said Hindus above..since you are not an Hindu so its not an personel attack on you Utcursh... Harrybabbar (talk) 16:36, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This article is an attack on the Sikh community, if the article on Antisemitism is an attack on the Jews. If you feel this is an attack article, please feel free to go ahead and nominate it for deletion. But, please don't waste others' time by trying to stretch the edit war on Singh here. utcursch | talk 04:16, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What's offensive about Sardar jokes? It's simply good-natured humour. If anything, I admire the ability of sardars to laugh at themselves