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dvo; 'why me? first Murray loses and now this...'
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charlies_hat
offlineMemberPosted 10 months ago # -
Yikes
offlineMemberGood idea!
I must say the angry chap on the other thread needs to brush up on his influencing skills - abusing all and sundry is not quite the best technique to bring people round to your point of view :)
Anyway, back in the dim dark days (1996) a cricket mate was also the editor of the University student mag. He came up with the insanely edgy idea of having an entire "Holocaust" edition. There were articles such as "The importance of being furnaced" which mentioned a cast of 6,000,000. There were fake ads for efficient gas ovens. And many more things along the same lines. I think the point of the exercise was something about the boundaries of humour - though all I really remember was the shit-storm it flared up. The university council attempted to grab all copies of the magazine but a number of students snared their collector's edition first. The two editors were interviewed on national TV news. The big newspapers had a deluge of letters to the editor. The National Jewish Council could detect no humour in all the various articles and went predictably ballistic.
I think the later part of the week featured the TV apology, and the full page apology in the next week's edition. My cricket mate was sacked as soon as he completed the round of apologies. I think without the distractions we won the next couple of games ...
A couple of years later the new student mag editor released a "Crime" edition with shoplifting tips, and a (satirical) article with the premise that women might help themselves avoid rape if they wore dowdier clothes. I think he was sacked as editor as well.
I think what I'm trying to say is that dvo's sub is a storm in a teacup by comparison ..
Posted 10 months ago # -
Gerontius
offlineMemberwe all laugh at things we know we shouldn't
we all say things we know we shouldn't
we all do things we know we shouldn't
it's what makes us human
who wouldn't want to see that magazine?
I'm ashamed to say 'The Importance of Being Furnaced' had me howling
Can you get it on Amazon?Posted 10 months ago # -
Gerontius
offlineMemberI actually think these spats are a healthy thing.
It certainly makes for lively debate.
And maybe helps define what people do and do not find funny.
I'm sure most people would have just read it and moved on if whatshisface hadn't made his objections felt.
I think most of the time people don't actually have an opinion on anything until forced to make one. (Re:Terry v Ferdinand)
The sub was pretty anonymous, but now we all have to make a judgement.Posted 10 months ago # -
The All New Jeni B
onlineMemberTo be honest, I'd read it, thought it crossed my personal line and moved on.
Mr Angry did prompt me to comment, but only because his outburst was so unnecessary that I felt I should say something.
Didn't realise I was opening myself up to an attack from someone with evident anger management problems.
These debates are healthy, but it becomes a little wearing when you read your nth discussion on the same theme.
EDIT - Feel that Dvo has been attacked unnecessarily by some.
No need for it to get personal people.Posted 10 months ago # -
Gerontius
offlineMemberThe thing I don't get is that initially he attacked you after you'd sort of agreed with him.
Which is a bit odd in itself.
He attacked you because you'd taken the time to explain.
My achilles heel is when people have a go at old folk in a cruel way.
I can put up with most stuff but not attacking old people.
Especially as I am one myself now.Posted 10 months ago # -
beau-jolly
offlineMemberThere is a definate MO to this trollery. Also this particular guy has been around since April, never posted and then goes all arsey and personal like he has been here for ages...Hmmm
Posted 10 months ago # -
waylandsmithy
offlineMemberTo be fair Ironduke, it is an unusual hobby for a fireman. Did you manage to rescue those kittens, by the way?
Posted 10 months ago # -
The All New Jeni B
onlineMemberI suspect he does Al, I suspect he does...
Posted 10 months ago # -
The All New Jeni B
onlineMemberAlso the sister villages of Much Cunting Dollop and Lower Cunting Dollop.
The pub is called The Cunts Inn, and there's a local folk group who are The Cunting Singers.
Posted 10 months ago # -
The All New Jeni B
onlineMemberI saw the "Upper" as a given Id, and yes, Somerset is the only county in which these villages could possibly be.
Posted 10 months ago # -
Quaz
offlineMemberOr Norfolk.
I was talking to an Aussie last night and I was explaining how "You Can't" get from A to B on a bus, and he took offence. It took a Kiwi to explain to him he was wrong in his understanding. It was 2 to 1 that the Aussie was wrong, and about 64 million to one if you considered that he was in the nation that invented his language.
Posted 10 months ago # -
dvo4fun
offlineMemberHmm... [sticks his head out of trench and looks around cautiously].
Sorry to bump this up again but perhaps better here in the chat room than in ‘the other place’ and maybe we could now let it sink into the depths once more.
First of all, my genuine apologies to anyone who was genuinely offended by my ‘Dunblane’ sub.Other than to say that there was no intention in any way to ‘make fun of’ the circumstances or children slaughtered in Dunblane (but to use it as an event against which to mark the massive media coverage of Mr Murray and his full-time ball-hitting career) I really don’t think there’s anything else I could say on the content of the dozen or so words sub itself.
However, it clearly crossed ‘the line’ by a large margin for many (some of whose opinions I have learned over the past year to value for their honesty). ‘The line’ is somewhat subjective but the consensus, amongst both those who do find my work funny from time to time and those who express no opinion on same, is quite clear in this case.
At the risk of poking a sticky stick into a nest of grumpy hornets I thought I'd post this response to comments made here and on the other thread.
Posted 10 months ago # -
beau-jolly
offlineMemberOn the other hand it was the catalist for a most enjoyable floucing session. I haven't laughed so much since I strangled those kittens ... what?
Posted 10 months ago # -
waylandsmithy
offlineMemberWelcome back dvo!
Posted 10 months ago # -
The All New Jeni B
onlineMemberYes, welcome back Dvo.
I understood that you were trying to create a juxtaposition, and 'got' the point, as I explained it just wasn't for me.
Little did I know that my attempt at explaining that would just add fuel to the shit-bomb that erupted!
I've always found your stuff amusing, so please don't stop posting because of one troll.
Posted 10 months ago # -
Ironduke
offlineMember" Hmm... [sticks his head out of trench and looks around cautiously]."
...so the Somme's a giggle now?
You just can't leave it alone, can you?
(I'll pop back in half an hour, and four pages, to check which comes first, Hitler or the Paedophilia. Welcome back Dvo!)
Posted 10 months ago # -
waylandsmithy
offlineMemberPosted 10 months ago # -
Midfield Diamond
offlineMemberYep, suitably grovelling apology dvo, duly accepted by most I'm sure, with one notable exception.
If anyone feels like expanding the idea of using Hawkeye to judge whether the line has been crossed or not, please feel free. It seemed to go down ok as an in-joke on here but perhaps could be applied in a wider sense. I'm just a bit busy at the moment to have a go at it myself.
Posted 10 months ago # -
The All New Jeni B
onlineMemberI love that he objected to the staining, but not to the baby's dummy!
I suppose instigating a court case based on the allegations of child abuse would open up a whole new can of worms.
Must say though, that is a stonker of a drinker's nose old Popey boy has going on, Communion wine anyone?
Posted 10 months ago # -
beau-jolly
offlineMember...so the Somme's a giggle now?
You just can't leave it alone, can you?
This just made me gaffaw out loud.
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