An Apology

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No at all sure who this is aimed at, those presenting jokes or those being over politically correct.
In either case it is an almighty sledgehammer to crack a little nut.

[Mince n Tatties]

Take no notice its a cracker of a joke.
And most Irish jokes are made up by themselves anyway, Dont know when all this PC
nonsense first reared its ugly head, its all getting out of hand it really is.

[jarv]

Keep them coming. I am a Scot and you can post as many jokes about the Scots as you like. When I moved to London at age 12, a few at school, jokingly, would call me a "manky scotch git". Trust me, I am neither manky, scotch or a git. I found it quite amusing.

In context, example, when lining up for pick up football, one of the captains would say...I'll take the manky scotch git.  It made everyone  :005:

[MJG]

Like the rules but this one in particular stood out


OVERSIZE SIGNATURES
We ask you to keep these to a reasonable size.

Just wondered if its ever been an issue?

[rogerpbackinMidEastUS]

Reality check: humor is and is ONLY based on laughing at the human condition. There is not a single joke that doesn't make fun of somebody or something.

Here's a hint: if you don't like humor, just roll past. I have never played a video game in my life and when a thread shows up about a game or a system, I ignore it. I suppose I could drone on and on about how the subject doesn't interest me, but then I've never been a great fan of telling other people how to live.

Mr. Peabody has a knack for giving us some humor when we need it most. If you don't like what he does, leave him alone, and leave the rest of us to enjoy him in peace.

Firstly PB, keep posting the jokes, we're all adults (mostly) and the world is covered with
countries having a pop at others.
The French tell jokes about English love making
The Americans tell jokes about the food English eat
English tell jokes about everyone
Americans tell jokes about Poles (similar vein to Irish) What have the Poles ever done to anyone ?

PC is one of the reasons Geico Insurance adverts have been so successful over here.
They are mildly humorous and so far have featured A Gecko, Cavemen, Maxwell the pig,
and the Hump Day Camel.  None of those can respond and complain.

The Guinness Toucan never offended anyone (except toucans of course who we all know
only watch none commercial TV channels)

Keep telling the jokes and lighten the day.

PST: did you hear the one about the....................

[MJG]

How many forum posters does it take to change a light bulb?

- 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed
- 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently
- 7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs
- 27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
- 53 to flame the spell checkers
- 41 to correct spelling/grammar flames
- 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another
- 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
- 2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"
- 27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs
- 14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's
- 12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
- 4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ
- 44 to ask what is a "FAQ"
- 4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
- 143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
- 1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again


EDIT: -1 Moderator to close all the threads which contain's word "lightbulb

**of course this was nicked from another forum.

[GloucesterWhite]

Whenever I have been in Ireland I find all the jokes are true stories. Great place.

[..Kya.ffc..]

Some people take things way to serious and every joke have a potential to upset someone. Sometimes an apology is in place but definitely not for the one you posted earlier! That joke shouldn't really upset anyone.

Someone obviously found it bad taste but it's not like you made fun of a specific person/event that would "normally" classify as a no go. (Ofc, one could argue that people with libido problems, people who find it hard talking to their doctor about private matters, people who find sex repulsive, people who had a bad experience with Starbucks or once saw someone have sex n public and is traumatized by it, Irish woman and so on.. all have a case),  but a joke "this normal" should pretty much just be brushed aside if you find it bad.

If people can't have a laugh or even attempt to within limits the world would be a very dull place.

[SG]

Keep posting Mr P. Most of yours make me chuckle and none cause offence as far as I am concerned

[Twig]

Humour often requires us to be capable of laughing at ourselves.  To my mind that is an important attribute and one that demonstrates humility and maturity in those who are the object of the joke.  Sadly some, so called humour, crosses the line and becomes a trojan horse for old fashioned bigotry, hatred and jealousy.  But to label the sort of humour that Peabody was offering as unacceptable is PC gone mad. Lighten up guys and girls and let's not take ourselves too seriously.

[Holders]

Keep them coming. I am a Scot and you can post as many jokes about the Scots as you like. When I moved to London at age 12, a few at school, jokingly, would call me a "manky scotch git". Trust me, I am neither manky, scotch or a git. I found it quite amusing.

In context, example, when lining up for pick up football, one of the captains would say...I'll take the manky scotch git.  It made everyone  :005:

Is it true that the next Bond girl is going to be Scottish and called Devo Max?

To Mr McGuigan, I would very much like to hear Irish jokes about the English (being an Englishman who likes visiting Ireland).

To Mr Peabody - certainly no offence taken here.

[Burt]

I like a joke as much as the next man. Or indeed woman.

But on a board dedicated to football, jokes can turn in to a bit of a mare, as this thread shows.

It's not really a case of political correctness, so much as the fact that jokes inevitably are made at the expense of one of the sexes, a particular race, a religious group, special one haired people, or whatever.

And inevitably, the same joke may have one person rolling in the aisles but have another person declaring jihad on the teller of said joke. I am using extremes to illustrate the point.

"There's nowt as queer as folk", as the saying goes.

Hence the guidelines do encourage all FOFers to steer clear from causing a bit of a storm on here, even if it is one that is in a teacup or one that is much more serious than that.

Just my two cents worth, before I travel to the Cottage to see us pick up a second consecutive league win for the first time in a lifetime. Oops... Am I allowed to discuss football on here?

[Peabody]

I think it best if I stop the NFR Joke threads, at least for a while. As Burt points out, this is a football forum and attempts at humour only seem to infuriate some, so sadly, no more NFR Joke threads.

[epsomraver]

I think it best if I stop the NFR Joke threads, at least for a while. As Burt points out, this is a football forum and attempts at humour only seem to infuriate some, so sadly, no more NFR Joke threads.

Don't give in to the few idiots who throw the word racist around without any idea what they are talking about Bill , I hope to meet one tonight, In the words of my dear departed grannie, Fcuk them all  :005:

[Jamie88]

Don't stop the jokes Peabody, I and many others enjoy them. After reading the recent thread it's clear to me that there were just a couple of losers who wanted an argument.

[Irelands_number1]

I really hope your not apologising for the Irish joke??
It was in no way offensive. The joke could have been told in any context.

Some of the messages I've seen on this today are baffling.  As an Irishman I am proud of where I come from so no jokes about potatoes, the troubles etc would insult me. Because I feel I have nothing to be ashamed of. I thoroughly enjoy hearing racist Irish jokes or having my friends from other cultures insult me and have a laugh.

I feel the sad issue with political correctness is that if somebody is insulted by their own appearance or cultural background etc it is because they feel inferior. 

On this note I feel that if people can make jokes racist or stereotypical or whatever it may be then we are progressing as society and not the other way around.  Only then are we treating each other as equals while also recognising their unique history and heritage.

But maybe that's just an Irish thing because at the end of the day it's all a bit of craic and poo comes in every colour.

[Burt]

I think it best if I stop the NFR Joke threads, at least for a while. As Burt points out, this is a football forum and attempts at humour only seem to infuriate some, so sadly, no more NFR Joke threads.

I know sir that you don't have a malicious bone in you and your intent is to spread some sunshine in to what has been a pretty dark and unhappy place over the last two seasons so please don't take my comments as a criticism of you specifically. So no need to apologize. It was more a reflection really of the problems of moderating these sorts of issues when things do kick off, and why the guidelines are what they are.

[Holders]

One of the best "jokes" I saw recently was a shop sign in a small town in Co. Cork, where the owner of the curry house was obviously having a dig at himself by what he called it. Probably wouldn't be allowed in England.

Let's just say it wasn't called Paddy Joe's.

[Nick Bateman]

Seems to be a case of "Political Correctness gone MAD!" when a gent like Peabody feels moved to apologise.  I had two warnings for similar minor misdemeanours and I do believe the moderators are under pressure from a loudmouth minority who dictate what is acceptable and what is not, in today's warped world.

The same PC 'dictators' will advocate tattoos on every orifice, swearing in music lyrics and family films, wearing one's trousers around their ankles, and having plastic injected into various organs to look like a fish!!  The mind blogges.....

[Barrett487]

I think it best if I stop the NFR Joke threads, at least for a while. As Burt points out, this is a football forum and attempts at humour only seem to infuriate some, so sadly, no more NFR Joke threads.

Don't stop the NFR jokes Mr P, cos Fulham jokes will upset ALL of us!