So is this an "acceptable" or an "unacceptable"? Serious question. Which side of the line do you think this one falls on?
I was going to post the one about auditioning for the stage musical of Lionel Bart's "Oliver!" and how I got a rejection slip explaining that under Equity equal opportunities legislation they had to 'pick a Paki or two'. But no doubt there would have been a crescendo of humourless bleating turds.....
"Most shocking jokes - how low can we set the bar" was a very clear description that the jokes inside were going to be the lowest of the low. Almost a competition to see who could tell the most sick twisted joke. I seriously cannot believe you opened that thread expecting tame jokes to be the content. I'm sorry but that doesn't wash. There may be an argument that those type of jokes shouldn't be posted on here, but there's no argument that you wernt pre warned about what you were letting yourself into upon opening the thread. I must admit that even after a whole skin full of beer I was sceptical about sharing my awful jokes on there, but as others were already doing it, th thread had been up a few hours before I saw it and no one had complained up to that point I just thought **** it ill join the party. It's in the past now anyway, anything that can be said has been said, there's no point drawing it out anymore and keeping the level of aggro topped up. All we can do now is just move on from it all and hope everyone's taken the points directed at them on board and hopefully we can all avoid this type of crap happening again.
As nobody really want's to take it seriously I will stop now, however what I said regarding some of the mods still stands.
You still haven't answered my question. I'm trying to get a handle on at what point a joke crosses the line and becomes offensive. You seem to have firm views, so what was your take on Agro's jokes earlier in this thread.
I'll reply, Agro is just fishing for a response. Where to draw the line? There isn't a clear line to draw, it's flexible, dependant on a multitude of variables, what is fine to say today may be not only in bad taste tomorrow, it may be considered offensive, but you already know this, so why bait the trap, are you really so desperate to impress yourself?
I wanted to know what Robo set as his criteria. Are you so full of your own self importance that you feel the need to reply on his behalf?
Is the question how funny it is or whether or not it is a joke or simply a sick posters way of grabbing attention with abject depravity. Consider these prime examples, as it seems depravity is acceptable, as is the same old suspects repeating themselves to stir the board, rather than defending it: Last night I went into my 15 year old daughter's bedroom, I instantly noticed her cum stained panties on the floor. I remained calm, picked them up and took them into the garden. Looked her straight in the eyes and threw them on her face. Then I watched as they burnt away on the fire, along with the rest of the evidence. (St Lous Tiger) ____________________________________________ What's the difference between peeling a banana and peeling a baby? I don't get a semi when I peel a banana. (The Bullshit Man) ____________________________________________ Actually I read mine out to the 16/17 year old girls I work with to check it was gross enough, none of them were offended. Then I raped them (St Louis Tiger) _____________________________________________ (St Louis Tiger thought these funny) What happens when you put a baby in a microwave? Seriously though I don't know! I was too busy ****ing ---------------------------------- Why do you put a baby in a blender feet first? So you can look into its eyes when you cum ---------------------------------- What's the best thing about ****ing a 6 year old girl? (The hypocrite means ****ing, by the way) Flip her over and you've got a 6 year old boy! ______________________________________________ (How funny is this, a Bullshit Man special) A white couple are in hospital for the birth of their first baby. After hours of waiting, the doctor comes out to the bloke waiting outside. The doctor says "I've got some good news and some bad news.", the bloke says "ok take the rough with the smooth I'll have the bad news first". The doctor lowers his voice and says "the babies black", to which the bloke replies "****ing hell how can that be?! What's the good news then?". "The babies dead" ____________________________________________________________ Well, blow me down, no wonder the moderators support then, they're hilarious aren't they! A real credit to the liberalism of this great board. It sooooooooooo good, it's probably worth posting links/copies to folk who might need enligthening, who think we talk about football with a bit of light-hearted banter. So where to start. . . . . . . Or perhaps some might post to express their disappointment, at the posters and their supporters if you wish, but they're less than ****e, so why bother, no, maybe you might have hoped see a simple condemnation of these so-called jokes BEING POSTED ON OUR FOOTBALL FORUM. What can we expect the next time these morons have a skinful? It stops here.
But there was no punchline to give any hint of humour, you offered that; just a photo of a disabled woman's misfortune. Like I said it was all about context, or the lack of it and that made that a sad old post.
To lighten the mood somewhat here's another one :- Ordered a chinese last night, the chink turned up at my door and said "£20 prease" I smiled and said "Can you tell me the name of Jordan's blind son?" He said "Harfey Plice" I replied "Cheers Ting Tong, here's a tenner, now **** off!"
We agreed originally (and long before I was a moderator) to have an 'anything goes' type of board. Obviously football is the main course but we discuss all sorts of topics and many of them are more enjoyable (at least for some posters) than football debate. That's the way it's always been, nothing has changed in the last few weeks except that people have got a bit bored and taken to being offended to fill their time.
