18 Jun 07
Originally posted by Brother EdwinA while back a gentleman on a golf course left the tee box which was on a steep cliff. Suddenly the cart veered off the edge and the man was killed when he hit the ground.
Bernad Manning died today. His doctor was muslim. Aparently before he died he said "will I live longer if I convert to Islam?"
Genius.
Rumor has it that his last words were "I'll take a drop".
Genius
19 Jun 07
joke (jk)
n.
1. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.
2. A mischievous trick; a prank.
3. An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation.
4. Informal
a. Something NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY; a triviality: The accident was no joke.
b. An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock: His loud tie was the joke of the office.
v. joked, jok·ing, jokes
v.intr.
1. To tell or play jokes; jest.
2. To speak in fun; be facetious.
v.tr.
To make fun of; tease.
19 Jun 07
Originally posted by Brother EdwinBernard Manning (n)
joke (jk)
n.
1. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.
2. A mischievous trick; a prank.
3. An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation.
4. Informal
a. Something NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY; a triviality: The accident was no joke.
b. An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstoc ...[text shortened]... . To tell or play jokes; jest.
2. To speak in fun; be facetious.
v.tr.
To make fun of; tease.
-- meaning parochially-minded, fat, Northern, racist bastard.
19 Jun 07
Originally posted by Brother EdwinYou are right BE. Making jokes based on racial stereotypes does not make one a racist.
He was not raceist.
He simply occasionaly made jokes based on raceial sterotypes.
I believe it is humor based on observation of the human response.
It would be a good bet that it happens in every country of the world.
19 Jun 07
Originally posted by lauseyI couldn't agree more. He caused a lot of backlash of race hatred all by himself, and the worse part is he denies culpability.
Not true, I cannot see how these can be anything other than racist:
http://www.goacom.org/overseas-digest/Race%20(UK)/jibes.html
EDIT: and they aren't even funny.
