Best Jokes (continues)

I thought the Sean Connery one was funny and not remotely offensive but then maybe I'm missing something.

Anyway, well done for the apology, Tony.  

I'm all for having a joke and a good laugh, but please, not at the expense of the death of children, in any circumstances.

Of course Tony has the right to post it.

Alternatively, they might be liberals.

Tony's apologised......  

C.

It really is best if you don't read anything on here if you're so easily offended. Most jokes have the potential to offend someone, that is the nature of humour. Or do we need to run our jokes past you before we post them?

How is it pancake day already? That creped up on me!

I've really been put off pancakes since Jif lemon changed their recipe. And their name to Cif .

"It's the way I Shell them"

Perhaps that is one too far - sorry guys.

Now that was truly offensive 

Please don't ever do this again.

Apologise that is.

Sorry to hear he chose the bus. Had he opted to entertain a ferry he might still be here.

Please give date and time of the so called offensive joke so that I can understand what outrages the sensitive flowers of the 21st century.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/produ...2&tag=geek03b-20

Post deleted. Personally i do not care if strong, robust, evoluted men decide to spend time kicking eachother in the nutts as result of a life time masculine training. But weakest ( a child in this case) MUST be left alone.

It was, you will not be surprised to learn, one from Tony Lockhart.

You can, should you be so inclined, read it and most of what Lockhart channels to this thread on sickipedia - it comes up in Google just after 'The Declaration of Human Rights' 'Voltaire's Writings' . and 'Scatology for Children'.

Free Speech is a grand thing and a hifi forum the natural arena in which to make a principled stand.

I didn't think enough people take themselves ridiculously seriously - but I do see signs of light.

Petunia

Oh good grief. It might have been in poor taste and you may have chosen to be offended but it wasn't harming any children.

If we accept that people have the right to post whatever jokes they like, in the spirit of free speech, then you also have to accept that others have the same right to express how offensive they may find those jokes, that's also free speech. At the very least it keeps things lively

Humour's a funny old thing...

These "Mr Indignant" posts crop up regularly on this thread; yes, discuss what you find funny or not, offensive or unacceptable, but why not start another topic? It does get a bit tedious & clogs up the thread.

Generally I'd agree Tony but there are times when a response is required.  Last year there was a 'joke' about Hillsborough.  I have good friends who lost family there and you can be damned sure I wanted express my views to  the posts author, I didn't especially care if the thread was clogged up as a result. With freedom comes responsibility, post what you like but be prepared to accept the inevitable responses if your humour hurts others

If a joke really offends you, report it to the moderator, It's his call.

I knew something had been going on here.

I only ever go onto this thread if I have invented or heard a joke that is completely harmless!

But I think it is fair enough that if a joke is in bad taste for certain readers, in the spirit of free-speech, it remains their prerogative to say so. Fair to post and fair to reply, and to be honest this thread is the closest the gutter that is allowed here. Blocking a sewage filled gutter seems inevitable from time to time to me.

ATB from George