The pieces are mostly bawdy, irreverent, and satirical. The group "was bawdy, raucous, and satirical". Toasts may be solemn, sentimental, humorous, bawdy, or insulting. Foxe downplays Chaucer's bawdy and amorous writing, insisting that it all testifies to his piety. She had a bawdy sense of humor. It is also referred to as "bawdiness" or "bawdy". Legman spent several decades compiling specimens of bawdy humor including limericks. The ritual is often associated with music, bawdy songs and jokes. Outsiders have a hard time understanding the humour, which is often rather bawdy. Corbett found himself receiving offers only for bawdy comedies or loose parodies of Steptoe. These were often fairly bawdy tales with special guest stars. They studied hard and enjoyed discussing philosophy and literature and telling bawdy tales. "USA Today" described it as "deliciously bawdy". Frequently, the statements were written with bawdy, double entendre answers in mind. However, it most likely began due to unfounded bawdy tales.