When my dad graduated university as a mature student, circa 1998,
he took my grandparents with him for the ceremony.

They were both from a rural part of Ireland, and members of "that" generation. They were sat on the second row, behind a black family who were there with their son. Subsequently, the conversation afterwards went like this:

My Dad: "Did you enjoy the cermony, Mum?"

Grandma: (in thick rural Irish accent) "Oh it was lovely. Lovely. Did you see that black family sat on the front row?"

My Dad (eyebrow raised): "What about them?"

Grandma: "Weren't they dressed beautifully?"

Grandad: "Beautifully."

My Dad: "Eh?"

Grandma: "Ah, he had his suit on, and a tie, and such lovely shoes..."

Grandad: "lovely shoes..."

My Dad: "They were just wearing suits. Ordinary suits."

Grandma: "Ah but they looked so lovely, all dressed up like that..."

Grandad: "lovely."

My Dad: "Were you expecting them to be carrying shields and jumping up and down all through the ceremony?"

Grandma: "Don't be stupid, I'm just saying; 'You don't often see a black man in a suit...'"

Grandad: "Unless he's in court."
( PMGT -Bacon., Thu 27 Oct 2011, 16:54, 13 replies)

excellent!

(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Thu 27 Oct 2011, 16:59, closed)

I first heard that one in
about 1981, if memory serves.
(username failed moderation, Thu 27 Oct 2011, 17:11, closed)

really?
Thats odd, because my Dad didn't graduate until 1998. you're not Dr Who are you?
( PMGT -Bacon., Thu 27 Oct 2011, 17:13, closed)

No, it's
just a rather old joke.
(username failed moderation, Thu 27 Oct 2011, 17:15, closed)

Because once a joke is made
No-one else will inadvertently use the punchline in any other way
(Godwin's Lawyer is more evil than Hitler, Thu 27 Oct 2011, 18:35, closed)

Thats what she said.

( PMGT -Bacon., Thu 27 Oct 2011, 23:12, closed)

Is this; take a racist joke and turn it into a story?
coz I can't work out which members of your family are racist and which are liars?
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Thu 27 Oct 2011, 17:26, closed)

Without wanting this to turn into a string of people arguing and shouting "FAKE AND GAY" and "OMG, STFU"
at each other, let me just say categorically, that this story happened. I was there. I heard this conversation in it's entirety, in person. If you don't believe me, then that's up to you.

I have not heard the joke you are claiming I've ripped off, so please enlighten me as to what it is. I'm no psychic, but chances are if you've heard a joke similar to the story I was telling, then it MIGHT JUST BE POSSIBLE (!!!) that my Grandad had heard the same joke, thus prompting his response. However, I am no psychic.

I can tell you, though, that I'm not so pathetic as to make up stories so that a bunch of people I've never met, on the internet no less, think I'm cool for the 3.5 seconds that this story remains in your brain for. I only ever post answers in QOTW when I have a relevant story to tell, which I think some people might find mildly amusing.

If this offends you to the point where you feel the need to not only brand me a liar, but then follow it up with an all new posting demanding that I cunt off, then I truly apologise for not doing my research, and ensuring that I have not only heard every single racist joke ever told which may be similar to any of the (true) stories I intend on writing on this board, but that no-one else has either.
( PMGT -Bacon., Thu 27 Oct 2011, 17:59, closed)

oh yes,
and you can fucking cunt off as well.
( PMGT -Bacon., Thu 27 Oct 2011, 18:01, closed)

well said

(sittingduck Attention seeking, bullshitting fuck-knuckle, Thu 27 Oct 2011, 18:02, closed)

Charming as ever, it's a good job you didn't nick the camera from those nice people.
During the Edinburgh fringe way back in 2003.
( Wildheart Baby. Drunken Mess In A Good Way, Thu 27 Oct 2011, 19:14, closed)

You knows it, clart.

( PMGT -Bacon., Thu 27 Oct 2011, 22:50, closed)

Of course it did

(serge, Thu 27 Oct 2011, 20:44, closed)