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Massive earthquake in Pakistan causes millions of pounds worth of improvement
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Tripod
offlineMembera raw nerve
It's not always easy to know where 'the line' is. Hey, a guy who once wrote subs here is lauded in death (only a blue plaque on the website is missing), while dead celebrities are greeted with mocking laughter. Go figure, as they say in the USA...
Of course, the best defence is to write something so funny that readers are bent double with laughter before they realise they're offended...
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Jeremy Hunt
offlineMember''Hey, a guy who once wrote subs here is lauded in death (only a blue plaque on the website is missing), while dead celebrities are greeted with mocking laughter.''
Indeed.Of course celebrities A-Z don't have feelings or families.I know Jade Goody didn't.Nor do I.
Posted 2 months ago # -
Midnight Dreary
offlineMemberHey, a guy who once wrote subs here is lauded in death (only a blue plaque on the website is missing)
Don't worry Tripod, if anything ever happens to you, I'm sure we'll all make it clear just how much we miss you.
This sub offends people because it's such an old joke, btw, not because of the racism, that's just tired.
Posted 2 months ago # -
I think the biggest problem is that the joke is a very very old pub joke. It offers nothing new. I've heard it about cities, areas of cities, earthquakes, tornados, fires. It's the equivalent of putting a poor knock-knock joke up and thinking people are missing comedy genius.
As for other things written, I don't think dignify a response
Posted 2 months ago # -
medici2471
offlineMemberHas there been a massive earthquake in Pakistan?
I recall there was one in Dudley a few years ago that cause just hundreds of pounds worth of improvements...
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nickb
offlineMemberI still say I salute him. The guy has a right to die publicly. I mean in the comedy sense. He has bravely exercised his right to do this, by putting up something he must have imagined to be edgey. Bless him, no faulting the ambition. Sadly, it turns out to be simply poor, ccording to all who have taken the trouble to post here. And ungrammatical, although it's cruel to kick a man when he is so clearly down, Blacklesbian! In this case a kicking by a blacklesbian has got to hurt this guy, I'd imagine.
Look, fellah, Scoobey Doo or whatever you're called. It hurts. We know, we know. And Titus is right. Pakistan is not off limits when it comes to humour. But the clue is in that last word. Risky stuff has to go that extra mile to be funny. So, what have we learned here? Room for improvement. Don't take it too hard. Give it another go. Get back in the saddle. Or find a hobby where you can really excel. They say flower arranging is a lot of fun!
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