Do any of you think that there should be an uncrossable line n comedy or is everything go?
Any of you squirmed at Maddy jokes?
Is the Holocaust a big no no?
Personally I felt uncomfortable about all the anti Muslim stuff, whilst that stupid bear thing went on. I mean I think it's ok to mock nutters threatening death over a bear, but what about all those Muslims who were insulted but laid off the death threats (the majority).
Joel
Anything's game. If one doesn't find something funny, or feels uncomfortable with it, then fair enough, but that's an individual thing and shouldn't be forced on others. It's very dangerous to protect some issues whilst leaving others to ridicule.
Quote: joel soetendorp @ January 29, 2008, 5:27 PMAny of you squirmed at Maddy jokes?
What's the difference between Madelaine McCann and Madelaine McCann jokes?
Madelaine McCann jokes will get old.
That one made me squirm, but to be honest, as Karl Pilkington's dad once said to him if somethings funny it makes you laugh, you can't help it.
Probably the grayist area in the history of gray areas.
I agree with everything that Aaron says, and tbh it annoys me when people laugh at one type of joke then flame someone else for mocking a subject they are personally sensitive about.
For me, mocking a dead/missing child is and can never be a funny thing, but if someone else laughs I'm not gonna attack them for it. It's their choice and none of my business - maybe they are even more sensitive about it than I am, but deal with it by joking? Who knows?
I'm also sensitive about Holocaust jokes both because I am Jewish and because it was just plain sick. Again, if someone wants to make a joke about it then that's up to them - I just won't respond to it and won't even read it if I can help it. But if I saw them later on whining about something that affected them I would certainly come down on them and remind them what feckin hypocrits they are.
I also think our attitudes towards something are dictated to a very large extent by the media. All the political correctness shit that started springing up for instance was thanks to the media and we all rolled with it straight away. I actually think that crap makes things worse. A friend of mine really made me laugh once when he said something like 'you can tell you're a Jew mate just by that fork you keep in your sugar bowl'.
So I took the piss back, which for me is far better than walking on eggshells and being uncomfotably careful all the time not to offend.
Quote: charisma @ January 29, 2008, 6:27 PMWhat's the difference between Madelaine McCann and Madelaine McCann jokes?
Madelaine McCann jokes will get old.
Ian: grey*
Quote: Aaron @ January 29, 2008, 7:25 PM
Ian: grey*
Aaron you sick f**k, get off the board 
But isn't gray a variation? I'm gonna research it and then come back and take the piss if I'm right
EDIT:
gray 1 also grey (gr)
adj. gray·er also grey·er, gray·est also grey·est
1. Of or relating to an achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white.
2.
a. Dull or dark: a gray, rainy afternoon.
b. Lacking in cheer; gloomy: a gray mood.
3.
a. Having gray hair; hoary.
b. Old or venerable.
4. Intermediate in character or position, as with regard to a subjective matter: the gray area between their differing opinions on the film's morality.
FUCK YOU HA HA HA HA!!!
Who was right Aaron? Who was right, eh?
Not you ... JEW BOY!
Research further. Gray is American. Your "research" came back as it did because they can't spell properly. Wikipedia thing.
So FUCK YOU! HA HA HA HAAAH!!!!
Bastard! DOOR BOY!
The battle is won, but...
Tee hee hee. 
I c**t stand people being offensive
Oh I thought this was a thread about Cocaine...