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Quote: zooo @ November 26 2008, 9:12 PM GMT

Why did they put that joke on the service?

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Seriously, does anyone know? I read in the free paper that they sent another one too. Not only are they horribly racist, they are ancient! I thought 118 was only taking NEW gags!

On which note...

Quote: Griff @ November 26 2008, 9:13 PM GMT

Sooty's iPlod joke is right here - on the Sun's web page. Read by millions.

If that doesn't deserve a massive round of applause I don't know what does.

Well done Sooty!! Top banana.

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Absolutely! Well done Sooty.

Excrement news, excrement Sootyj old bean/tabloid slut.

Seriously though, don't ever set foot in Liverpool. They still hate The Sun up there after their 'reporting' of The Hillsborough disaster. You'll have The Rafia after you.

Still, well done on your Iplod joke and on that theme:

What does Paddington Bear use for music? His Ipod Duffle.

Quote: Nigel Kelly @ November 27 2008, 12:04 AM GMT

What does Paddington Bear use for music? His Ipod Duffle.

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Yeah, but I bet he only plays stuff by Marmalade and Bread.

Quote: Badge @ November 26 2008, 11:47 PM GMT

Seriously, does anyone know? I read in the free paper that they sent another one too. Not only are they horribly racist, they are ancient! I thought 118 was only taking NEW gags!

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Jack sent out an official e-mail with his knowledge of the situation, just in case anyone hasn't got it:

"Lastly, some of you may have read in this evening's papers that a couple of lads managed to get some very nasty racist gags off 118. Just to make it clear – these jokes had nothing to do with me or the joke service but came through another part of 118. However, this does mean that 118 are understandably even more nervous about causing offence. So keep them reasonably clean, keep them funny and keep sending them in."

Quote: Nigel Kelly @ November 27 2008, 12:04 AM GMT

Excrement news, excrement Sootyj old bean/tabloid slut.

Seriously though, don't ever set foot in Liverpool. They still hate The Sun up there after their 'reporting' of The Hillsborough disaster. You'll have The Rafia after you.

Still, well done on your Iplod joke and on that theme:

What does Paddington Bear use for music? His Ipod Duffle.

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You've submitted that rihgt? They do like ipod jokes.

Quote: Badge @ November 27 2008, 12:06 AM GMT

Yeah, but I bet he only plays stuff by Marmalade and Bread.

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And I hope you submitted that to.

Funny story in the news today - couple of Asian lads asked for "asian" jokes and 118118 sent them some rasict one liners.

Did you read the rest of this thread?

The long and the short of it is that these guys were NOT using the joke service, and instead used the 'ask a question for free' service from 118. The person answering saw the phrase, "Asian Joke" and thought they were being funny by sending an Asian 'joke'.

I also think the genuine 118 joke service will be loving the free publicity...

I see from the spreadsheet sent out today that the big earners from this are Sootyj and someone called Simon. Is that you, Balch?

And Griff, does it make you feel bad that you're on the table but totalling a big fat zero?

Quote: Griff @ November 27 2008, 12:13 PM GMT

Well, I sold in the first week, so it's not completely nul points for me, just nothing showing in the recent totals. Admittedly there was much less competition then, word's got around now - it's much harder to get something in the top five jokes out of 500, than out of 50 or whatever it was when I scored.

Anyway I'm used to feeling like a nobody when the NewsRevue running order comes around week after week without any of my stuff in. Even if I haven't sent anything in for ages, I still feel like a loser.

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I didn't realise the list wasn't representative of all sales. I thought they had a tally of zero up there just to let you know your place.

I sold another, yay! Up to 3 now.

Sootyj and that Simon bloke are selling jokes like hot cakes. Their style of joke must be what 118118 wants.

I sent a few last week, but Jack couldn't open my Word 2007 doc file, coz Office 2007 is slightly different. Typical.
So I had to resend.
I see I sold one on Friday, but he still hasn't finished sifting through mine yet.

Didn't realise they only use 30 jokes a week.

So mucho cogratso to sootyj for getting so much in.

They must've had a barrage of jokes over the past fortnight.

Mikeyj embittered smiley aside I send mine as an e-mail, they seem ok with that.

And I just send loads, and often variations on the same joke.

I suspect the average for most people to get a hit is 1 in 20.

When I get 7 I've usually sent about 200.

I'm saving them up to become an embittered alcoholic standup doing the Butlins circuit.

Wahey it's fun fun with Sootyj.

Mikeyj embittered smiley aside

ha ha, that's supposed to be the winky smilie.
Looks more like a grimace. lol

I send mine as an e-mail, they seem ok with that.

That's what I'll do next time.

And I just send loads, and often variations on the same joke

Not sure if the best way is to send loads (including groaners) or to just send in your very best. Dunno really.

I'm saving them up to become an embittered alcoholic standup doing the Butlins circuit.

I'd come to see the show.

Ok 118 do need to do something about their mischevious operators.

But the Sun is conducting a war on humour at the moment and regularly have ago at anything they consider inappropriate.

Like Big Brother with tits.