Re: @Gav: A whole lot less
Good stuff. I quite like the US form, it's contrary and arsey. As opposed to 'assy'.
But then again, I could care less.
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I have to say that I got dangled upside down from a fubar'd fairground ride with about 30 others in a most unfortunate accident some years ago, and that was only for an hour but I couldn't walk straight or think straight for a week. So it is a feat, I'd say.
I kind of like Blaine. I approve of crazy shit for the sake of crazy shit.
Dear me, I knew we'd get a flurry of these.
I don't believe David S did suggest that's OK, AC. And I don't think there's any justification for cycling on the pavement, myself. I'm sorry if it's hard out there on the actual road but... look, just get off the goddam pavement.
Hmph. As you were.
>>Ladies and gentlemen, please direct your attention to the contents of the Tate Gallery... all the exhibits share two traits. Originality and terribleness.
Oof. I really wouldn't go that far. I don't think originality automatically makes things shit, just because it doesn't automatically make them good. But life is more fun when it's polarised, innit.
Surprisingly few films are wholly original - that goes way back, it's not a new thing. Most of them are based on plays or ancient legends or short stories or novels or other films.
Anyway, originality is overrated. Lots of really terrible art is unlike anything that went before it.
Ooh yes, because I'd love to have to deal with the angry "what's the point of this? WHERE IS MY BOFH? YOU'RE JUST RUBBING IT IN!" comments.
Basically, if there isn't a BOFH for the week, you'll know because it isn't there. Seems logical enough. Anyway, there's always the archives which go all the way back to 1979.
Hi, Jakey. Thanks for your comment. I've fixed the offending snafus. In answer to your question, yes, we do give things a once-over, and often even a twice-over. I'm the only one on the subs desk this week, and since I'm also doing most of the moderating (that means you) I'm going to be a few percent more fallible than usual. Sorry.
Now, run to the caff and get us a latte, there's a love.
Sigh. You realise people are going to flame you now, don't you? And you also realise that I'm going to let them (at least for a bit)?
I'll restrict myself to saying - you can't legislate for fantasy. The phrase 'thought crime' is thrown around so carelessly and often as to be almost meaningless now, and I hate that kind of hysterical cliche-chucking, but really, that is pretty much what we're talking about here.
Oh, have you met this angry mob? Angry mob, Andrew, Andrew, angry mob...
I'm rejecting your prison rape jokes because they ain't funny, and I don't think you really wish that on anyone else, do you? Especially not a Simple Hacker who hasn't even done anything horrid to children or anything.
If you really do wish that on people then, well, if I were the sort of person who wished it on people, I'd wish it on you. So there.
Yeah, but our extradition deal with the US is a teeny tiny bit one-sided. Wait till someone in the US does something approximate to this and we ask to bring them over here for a Dose of British Justice, and see how far we get once they've let go of their sides and wiped their eyes.
Y'know.
They changed the name on my account and everything pertaining to it to Mrs Sarah Gunn, sent me new chequebooks and cards accordingly, and addressed me as such to my face in my local branch. Then when someone cloned my card later on they accused me of stealing it myself.
Oh and they managed to cock up address change and standing order, the festering douchebags.
Mrs Sarah Gunn sounds like a no-messin' Old West madam, though, so it was kind of funny. Kind of.
I hate you all.
Anyway, objectively that is not a funny joke, nor a fresh one, regardless of who it's about. Nor is the second one. That's a real nasty barrel-scraping bit of misogynist piffle.
The hippo one isn't bad. At least it has the form of an actual joke. It's all in the delivery, anyway, innit.