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Your Mandela thing is shameful and stupid.
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nickb
offlineMemberThe news thump one is a steal from an old Onion http://www.theonion.com/articles/god-answers-prayers-of-paralyzed-little-boy,475/
You could quite successfully trawl through ancient onions and rework them for here. In fact, that might be therapy/education for the guy who wrote the one that unprecedentedly had to be pulled from the fp for being shit.
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ronseal
offlineMemberI'm not sure what this debate is about, as I didn't see the original story, but it sounds like a sensitive issue.
So can I just say that the BBC is wonderful, the NHS is the envy of the world and I just wish everyone could get along.
I don't actually know any prejudiced people, but you know the type. I don't even have to talk to them to know their opinions and I bloody hate them.
Posted 4 months ago # -
MADJEZ
offlineMemberIn fact, that might be therapy/education for the guy who wrote the one that unprecedentedly had to be pulled from the fp for being shit.
If it were shit it wouldn't have made the FP !
I thought it was pretty funny, some of the more comically squeamish didn't like it, hence it was pulled.Posted 4 months ago # -
editor
offlineAdministratorIt's good to see what is considered acceptable or not debated on these pages, but please keep the tone civilised and good humoured. Otherwise I may have to go into your posts and re-edit them to have you saying that your comedy hero is Roy Chubby Brown.
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Whatever your view of the piece, when the Facebook post was pulled, it had 11 comments within 30 minutes 9 of which were negative. It was perceived by the readers as poor taste, especially following the Malala one which also caused a few complaints and gathered no likes. We shouldn't be in the business of pissing people of just to prove a point. This is, after all, a site to make others laugh. Sometimes, despite what we think, we may fail at that. But when we start offending then the Ed needs to do something about it, regardless of whether upset was te intention of the piece or not
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nickb
offlineMemberHe's been on again! The Ed. Castigating us for the tone. Sorry. It would be better if the PM's were back.
Let me explain to the original poster who was red carded, cos he cites my post as hypocrisy. This:
http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=66124 .
Now Frosty was funny. It was part of his job. Those who live by the funny legitimately die by the funny. And Mandela was still alive when that went up. Not my best, granted.
Mandela became a big and tricky subject last night. Two brilliant NiB's now up show that despite the recent-ness of his death, it is possible to do M related funny. But you have to be good. That edge, plus that skill make for great stuff. But it has to be good. Edgy and not-so-good, is...well extra not good.
Sorry Editor. Sometimes, passion gets the better of us.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Gerontius
offlineMemberThat's an excellent ending Dick.
You should get in touch with the suits in Hollywood.
They've been scratching their heads for years trying to come up with the sequel….So Dick, how does the last Sherlock end and the new one begin?
Does he land on a bouncy castle that just happened to be passing by or is it more devious than that.Posted 4 months ago # -
Dick Everyman
offlineMember@Gerontius
how does the last Sherlock end and the new one begin?
Does he land on a bouncy castle that just happened to be passing by or is it more devious than that.Yes, slightly more devious. On the way down he's bitten by Jeff Goldblum, turns into a fly and re-materialises as a maggot in a vat of vanilla essence in Willy Wonka III. The subsequent chocolate bar is purchased by Moriarty who chokes to death and coughs him back up outside 221B Baker Street.
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