Not to mention Sir Winston..... Vbrianc wrote:I'll bet his Grandfather thought it was a hoot.Martin Milner wrote:Prince Harry's fancy Dress costume.
Things that are supposed to be funny but aren't
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He even managed to get the comic timing spectacularly wrong, a fortnight before the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
Still, I can't help feeling sorry for him, the scumbags that helped to push his mother over the edge now regard him as fair game. I wonder how many tabloid editors, journalists and papparazzi have never told a joke that was in poor taste.
Still, I can't help feeling sorry for him, the scumbags that helped to push his mother over the edge now regard him as fair game. I wonder how many tabloid editors, journalists and papparazzi have never told a joke that was in poor taste.
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I agree, Susan. And I think we lose some of our joy in pure, simple silliness when things that aren't funny are made to appear so. I knew the difference when it was Daffy Duck getting hurt in the cartoons.susnfx wrote:The first year America's Funniest Videos was on the air they received a lot of complaints from people concerned about videos that showed people (especially children) getting hurt... I'm often disturbed by the accidents shown - some of them obviously extremely painful - and the laughter of the audience. I don't mean to sound a serious note in this thread, but it worries me that children watching these shows are learning to laugh at people being hurt instead of learning to be concerned and helpful.
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I don't watch TV. But that doesn't help all those millions of people who do. As an activist, I'm more of a wannabe, unfortunately.
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Grampa Hewitt?I'll bet his Grandfather thought it was a hoot.
And now there was no doubt that the trees were really moving - moving in and out through one another as if in a complicated country dance. ('And I suppose,' thought Lucy, 'when trees dance, it must be a very, very country dance indeed.')
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The jokes at the front of politicians' speeches
Those peanut cans with the "snakes" in them that pop out
Bad photos on passports, licences, etc.
People that put morsels of food on their dog's/gator's snout and instruct them to "wait... wait... wait... GO!:
Dennis the Menace comics
Impressions of Arnold Schwarzenegger (sp?)
Goggely-eye glasses and whoopie cushions
The jokes at the front of politicians' speeches
Those peanut cans with the "snakes" in them that pop out
Bad photos on passports, licences, etc.
People that put morsels of food on their dog's/gator's snout and instruct them to "wait... wait... wait... GO!:
Dennis the Menace comics
Impressions of Arnold Schwarzenegger (sp?)
Goggely-eye glasses and whoopie cushions
We can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're no friends of mine.
We can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're no friends of mine.
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Re: OT: Things that are supposed to be funny but aren't
Martin Milner wrote:Geek, er, Flyingcurser is feeling a bit flat this morning, so I though we could try to cheer him up with a list of unfunny things.
Golly Martin. This was a very kind gesture. I'm much better today. After work I took a nap then had band practice and I'm back to my old chipper, cynical, sarcastic self.
Poor under appreciated clowns.Clowns. 'nuff said.
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Seems Prince Charles was "incandescent with rage" after Harry's poor costume choice and has ordered his son to visit Auschwitz.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01 ... index.html
(edited to note that William will be going with Harry - he was in the shop when Harry rented the offending costume and should have known better)
Susan
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01 ... index.html
(edited to note that William will be going with Harry - he was in the shop when Harry rented the offending costume and should have known better)
Susan
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susnfx wrote:Seems Prince Charles was "incandescent with rage" after Harry's poor costume choice and has ordered his son to visit Auschwitz.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01 ... index.html
Susan
Incandescent with rage. What a great phrase.
I am incandescent with indignation.
She was incandescent with joy.
George was incandescent with satisfaction.
Kurt was incandescent with flatulance.
And the fun never stops.
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