I'm no fan of Trump but thought today's FB was a bit of a low. Was it written by a young boy who realised he could get away with using a rude word over and over. I notice no-one is claiming responsibility.
BTW, the author forgot the funny.
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Its fine by me too. I don't think we should lurch towards unbridled profanity but nor should we shy away from instances where profanity is part of the joke.
It's Derek and Clive style for me...wow, here's a shock word being used deadpan and for me it works.
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I notice no-one is claiming responsibility
Oxbridge doesn't have to, his name is on the FP image emblazoned above the title.
It's not a nice word but it is an apt description of a person who lives up to being one. Also, following the recent Scotland Yard appointment, we've now got a few 'Dick' entries which kind of balances things out...
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Agreed that profanity has its place, however I worry that it could affect non-contributors (i.e. customers) from revisiting the site if there is something objectionable on the front page. I frequently open NB on my work computer but probably wouldn't want colleagues, managers or passing students seeing 'cunt' emblazoned on my screen. Luckily Oxy knows it's half term for me so I'm alright (Jack).
OK we don't get paid to sub but we're given virtually free play on this site, regardless of politics and sense of humour. Our reward can be earning the occasional FP, NiB or ticker, or it might be just the gratification of posting something other contributors like (or not). But the site only exists I suspect due to the advertising income, which is driven by eyeballs. Lose too many of them then you lose the site, so really edgy FPs have to be really good to compensate.
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Freely admit the bit about advertising was an assumption- if J O'F can afford it, can we drop the Russian bride ads etc? I suspect he'd like the site to be more self sufficient - the short lived 'donate' button would suggest that too - but even without the advertising, surely one of the main aims of the project is to be a go to place for funnies. If folk are reluctant to open the site for fear of a serious four letter word in 20 point font (and pictures of black cocks as featured on FP last year) then it will fail to succeed.
Posted 4 years ago # -
No problem with occasional strong language whatsoever
Indeed. But the giveaway is that word 'occasional'.
In this post, the whole joke of course is the incessant repetition of the word 'cunt'. I don't have a problem with the rudeness of the word because that is the whole essence of the joke. It's not a particularly funny joke, despite coming from someone who can write brilliant ones, because it is just one joke, stretched out a bit, but nevertheless it works - just about.
However it does so only because this forum is not continually full of gratuitous offensive words. As in any post or in speech, swearing / obscenity gains its power from its ability to shock; over-use dilutes the effect and just makes dialogue, not so much offensive, as simply tedious.
And tedium is a much bigger killer of satire than offensiveness.
[Waits patiently for the obvious response to that last sentence.]
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Now that this one has enjoyed its day on the front page, I am going to tone down the headline as this might get us sacked from Google Ads again, which took ages to reverse last time.
Thank you for your observations on whether or not I can afford to pay for running the site out of my own pocket! But either way I'd rather the NB was financially self-sufficient.
On the comedy front, I am not on editing duty this week, but I thought it was a funny front page for its sheer relentlessness! Though I agree that this sort of shock swearing loses its power if over-used.
As you were, cunts.
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... this might get us sacked from Google Ads again
We got sacked from Google Ads? Wahey - you are my heroes, O Masters! Bollosck to Google Ads. Mr Google clearly has no taste or sense of fun.
But that does explain why get get such shitty adverts on here; an insult even to our intelligence.
(You won't believe what a load of crap our adverts are - just click here:
http://www.newsbiscuit.com/forum/forum.php?id=3
to see the greatest steaming pile of poo you could possibly imagine!)Posted 4 years ago #
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