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Thread ID: 109999	2010-05-30 23:23:00	Monday Laughs......Can't classify this lot............	Billy T (70)	PC World Chat

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889512	2010-05-31 03:15:00	Sorry Billy, although I'm usually a fan the story about the Sydney fire was just not funny, and offensive as well.:( My apologies Tony, but I guess I'm going to upset somebody once in a while, but if you'd seen the original version (well, you wouldn't, because I didn't post it) you'd realise that I had removed the more offensive bits to tone it down for general consumption. Just about all humour involves laughing at ourselves, laughing at others, playing on stereotypes and generally taking the mickey about improbable situations, and speaking of laughing at oneself and making a point at the same time, who remembers the line: " Fe Fe Fi Fi Fo Fo Fum, there's no Hori in that scrum", and who used it? A pointed line if ever there was one, and serious comment wrapped in good humour. Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
889513	2010-05-31 03:45:00	Well put Billy - agreed 100% If we can't laugh at ourselves then we are sad indeed. This interesting turn of events reminds me of this: I do an impersonation of the Welsh bloke at work and I'm, "Funny and a great guy". I do an impersonation of the Scottish bloke at work and I'm, "Funny and a great guy". I do an impersonation of the American guy at work and I'm, "Funny and a great guy". But as soon as I do an impersonation of the Pakistani guy I become a ****ing racist.	Bozo (8540)
889514	2010-05-31 06:34:00	Not if you were one of the ethnic groups being stereotyped and maligned. I agree it is a fine line between just taking the p**s and going too far, but I think this one fell on the wrong side of the line. Tony: Heard and/or told any Irish jokes lately? I bet you have. Without a thought as to what the Irish think about it, eh? Although it is not considered PC to slight anyone of any ethnicity, it seems okay to tell as many Irish jokes as you like. I have often wondered why that is. Not that the Irish give a damn. In fact they are among the first to tell an Irish joke. Because my wife is Irish, I know many Irish people both here and in Eire. The considerable number of Irish I have met could not care how many Irish jokes you tell. They laugh as hard as anyone else. They, unlike you it seems, have a sense of humour. So the message is: lighten up. It is not wrong to laugh at yourselves. It is not wrong to laugh at others unless, of course, you can't take it yourself. Stop being offended on behalf of other people (they most probably are not too worried) and start seeing the silly side of life. Life is too short and too precious to be to worried. Start having a laugh at anything, everything and anyone.	Roscoe (6288)
889515	2010-05-31 06:48:00	Wow, all he did was state that he found a joke offensive (and very mildly at that). Yet someone feels the need to jump down his throat about it. What a lovely bunch.	shermo (12739)
889516	2010-05-31 07:10:00	That's funny	R2x1 (4628)
889517	2010-05-31 07:56:00	More than 3 darkies in that story	wotz (335)
889518	2010-05-31 11:44:00	Wow, all he did was state that he found a joke offensive (and very mildly at that). Yet someone feels the need to jump down his throat about it. What a lovely bunch.Thanks Shermo. I don't usually bother to respond once the flaming starts, but I think a couple of observations can to be made: I recognized that there is a fine line between a piss-take and offensiveness, and said that on this occasion I thought the line was crossed. I also said I didn't think it was funny - quite apart from any offence. I am the first to admit that a great joke can soften what could otherwise be quite unacceptable. I suspect if it had been one of the all-time great funny stories I wouldn't have posted. I also think there is a difference between laughing at ourselves and laughing at others. I doubt if "ourselves" includes any of the groups in the story. If you all knew my family name (and I'm not going to tell you it) you'd see that I am well-used to laughing at myself.	Tony (4941)
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