Forum » Topic: Outcry over lack of offensive slang meaning 'Greek person' http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3458 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Tue, 21 May 2013 09:51:40 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php Ostsee on "Outcry over lack of offensive slang meaning 'Greek person'" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3458#post-10122 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:12:19 +0000 Ostsee 10122@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Turkshagger gets my vote. </p> The All New Jeni B on "Outcry over lack of offensive slang meaning 'Greek person'" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3458#post-10071 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:34:13 +0000 The All New Jeni B 10071@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>A friend who lived in Greece for years told me that they loathe when Brit tourists shout,<br /> "Oi! Stavros..." at them. </p> Godot on "Outcry over lack of offensive slang meaning 'Greek person'" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3458#post-10062 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:32:48 +0000 Godot 10062@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Greek(s)= Bubble(s) as in Bubble &amp; Squeak (s) </p> edward hack on "Outcry over lack of offensive slang meaning 'Greek person'" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3458#post-10030 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:48:22 +0000 edward hack 10030@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Political leaders promise electorate they won't be doing it 'Greek style' from now on </p> Ostsee on "Outcry over lack of offensive slang meaning 'Greek person'" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3458#post-10007 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:19:20 +0000 Ostsee 10007@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Never tell a Greek that Alexander the Great was a roaring whoopsie. </p> Griffin on "Outcry over lack of offensive slang meaning 'Greek person'" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3458#post-9961 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:49:07 +0000 Griffin 9961@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>How about 'Elginmarblers'. That might really get them going. Ot 'Turkshaggers'. Worst of all 'Taxpayers' </p> ED209 on "Outcry over lack of offensive slang meaning 'Greek person'" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=3458#post-9932 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:14:02 +0000 ED209 9932@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Outraged taxpayers took to the streets today to protest about the general thievery of their wages by 'people we don't have a truly offensive name for'. The protesters alled upon the government to appoint some new, genuinely hurtful names for Greek people.</p> <p>'You can offend pretty much anyone on Earth using a single word to disparage their nationality. The Greeks have been around for millennia, and it's a disgrace that our government hasn't found something really insulting to call them.' </p>