Dr. Tom 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2003 By that logic, should someone be banned for making insensitive comments about Mole's mum or not? By that logic, no. However, tasteless comments like that can subject someone to an immediate ban at a mod's discretion. There's a line that has to be drawn, since the administration has to create a forum where people will want to post. IMO, joking about faux mental illnesses is not over the line, but posting about raping someone's dead mother is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crucifixio Jones Report post Posted September 4, 2003 What if I threatened to hunt you down and stab you in the face? And Tom, you KNOW I WILL do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Tom 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2003 I'd shoot your loud retro gear-wearing ass before you could even pull the knife. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crucifixio Jones Report post Posted September 4, 2003 OMG BAN PLZ~! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firestarter 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2003 What if I threatened to hunt you down and stab you in the face? And Tom, you KNOW I WILL do it. I'd shoot your loud retro gear-wearing ass before you could even pull the knife. I'd pay you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DVD Spree Report post Posted September 4, 2003 I can't stand how people get so up tight about jokes which are made in good fun. I don't piss my pants when someone makes a joke about a white guy or a person from down south. I know it's all in fun, and I laugh right along with whoever tells the joke. It's a fine line, yes, but too many people are getting way too uptight. Not just here, I'm not even really talking about here, just society in general. People are "disrespected" way too easily in this day and age. Jerry Sadowitz has a REALLY fucking good take on the whole issue of race/weight/gender/sexuality jokes. Jokes are fucking jokes, and they're almost without exception made at the expense of someone or something, which means that someone, somewhere is inevitably going to be slighted. Therefore, the jokes that you find offensive are a kind of tax that you pay in order to enjoy jokes that you don't. So if you're a fat guy and someone tells a fat joke that you don;t like, well, that's just your tax for enjoying the joke about women that your sister finds upsetting. Pretty good system, IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2003 Ah, but what if you are like me and don't find race/weight/gender/sexuality jokes funny. Wheres my damn joke taxes going dammit!!! *bangs table with fist* ... *kinda hurts fist* ... *will stick to shaking fist in anger from now on* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JMA Report post Posted September 4, 2003 Al Bundy French jokes=funny Jokes about the French dying=un-funny That pretty much sums it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2003 Ah, but what if you are like me and don't find race/weight/gender/sexuality jokes funny. Wheres my damn joke taxes going dammit!!! *bangs table with fist* ... *kinda hurts fist* ... *will stick to shaking fist in anger from now on* Well... then apparently you don't have enough humor in your life since you don't find the humor of going to a state fair and trying to figure out if the fat dude infront of you getting a half gallon of butter on his Corn on the Cob has bigger tits then the girl you are there with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2003 Well, as a moderator, I've only got one thing to say about all this... ...if the people ignoring the "no photography" signs in the museum were Japanese, then Marney, how would you expect them to be able to read them, assuming that they'd be in English? (Unless of course they were some pictographic symbol along the lines of the Ghostbusters logo.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crucifixio Jones Report post Posted September 4, 2003 What if I threatened to hunt you down and stab you in the face? And Tom, you KNOW I WILL do it. I'd shoot your loud retro gear-wearing ass before you could even pull the knife. I'd pay you. Awwww... You're next to have your face raped by my blade, honey. I'm sure it'd be the only time someone would actually WANT to rape you in any way, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2003 Methinks we could use CJ as a prime example for an old 50's-style educational film about pr0n making you do naughty things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firestarter 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2003 (edited) ...if the people ignoring the "no photography" signs in the museum were Japanese, then Marney, how would you expect them to be able to read them, assuming that they'd be in English? Well, first of all, there's a big desk at the entrance where security guards temporarily confiscate people's cameras as they enter. Second, he was trying to conceal his tiny little disposable camera in his jacket and every time a guard walked by he'd stuff it back into his pocket. Third, when I told him to stop it, he argued with me in English. Fourth, when I told a guard to kick him out, he argued with the guard in English. Fifth, it's standard practice all over the world to forbid flash photography in art galleries. And finally, there was quite a large "pictographic symbol along the lines of the Ghostbusters logo" at the aforementioned entrance. But maybe I'm easily convinced. Edited September 4, 2003 by Cancer Marney Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firestarter 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2003 You're next to have your face raped by my blade, honey. I'm sure it'd be the only time someone would actually WANT to rape you in any way, too. Quite correct; most people are smarter than you. But you'd be more than welcome to try. It might divert me for all of twelve seconds if I'm bored. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cobainwasmurdered Report post Posted September 5, 2003 People can find facts to back up anyside of an arguement. There is no one correct truth. Truth is a concept. How cute. The oh so popular statement which people use when they do not want to believe facts and truths. Oh please Brent. I think you know me well enough to know I'm not like that. Here's an example: American: The truth is America is the greatest country in the world. We have more money and power. Canadian: Canada is the greatest nation. We have mooses and a better standerd of living than America. French guy: We are the greatest nation because...............(Well you get my point) Anyone can say that their country is the greatest and can provide facts why this is true. But in the end all the facts won't change the FACT that you'll believe you own country is the best no matter what. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cobainwasmurdered Report post Posted September 5, 2003 I am a regular poster and I have a problem with the way MikeSC conducted himself in this thread: http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?...ST&f=18&t=38710 That's not a "Spirited" debate. It's flaming and it's ignorant. The "shall I buy you a gun..." remark seems a little over the top, but I have no problems with the rest of it. I see the scenario as this: Rant and Mike posted a couple of jokes in the thread, then everyone who had ever taken an antidepressant theatrically overreacted. I've been online for almost ten years now, and I still fail to see why people give such weight to the words of a complete stranger on their computer screen. Since everyone else is fond of quoting the board rules around here, I'll play along: 5. Flaming is allowed in No Holds Barred and is discouraged everywhere else. If you have a problem with someone, take it to NHB. Depending on mod’s discretion, flaming outside of NHB can be subject to a one-time warning. Absolutely TASTELESS comments are subject to ban via mod’s discretion regardless of the forum. Keep in mind, though, that a stranger calling you a name on the internet is just that: a stranger calling you a name on the internet. It's really not that important in the grand scheme of the forums. Many problems with "flaming" can be overcome by simply ignoring the other party. Emphasis added, because it apparently needs to be. Alright. Though honestly I don't care about "name calling" I care about the rude slander towards people who suffer from depression. But I'm willing to digress. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firestarter 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2003 American: The truth is America is the greatest country in the world. We have more money and power. Canadian: Canada is the greatest nation. We have mooses and a better standerd of living than America. French guy: We are the greatest nation because............... I like you a little better now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cobainwasmurdered Report post Posted September 5, 2003 Lol. Don't get me wrong. I dislike the French. I'm Canadian, I have to listen to french Canadians whine all the time, I have to learn their worthless language in school so the snooty waiter at fancy restraunts can correct my pronounceation. Luckly if I get mad at the waiter he starts running and doesn't stop for 5 blocks. Frnech people... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Tom 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2003 Luckly if I get mad at the waiter he starts running and doesn't stop for 5 blocks. Frnech people... OMG RAYCISM OUTSIDE THE CE FOLDER~!!111!!!11!! BAN PLZ~!!!11!!11!!1!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DVD Spree Report post Posted September 5, 2003 Anyone can say that their country is the greatest and can provide facts why this is true. But in the end all the facts won't change the FACT that you'll believe you own country is the best no matter what. Well, I'm English, and I'm under no false pretences - this is a shit place to live. Bumbling government, high prices, high taxes, ridiculous over-bureaucracy, crap weather, monarchy, public healthcare... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DVD Spree Report post Posted September 5, 2003 Ah, but what if you are like me and don't find race/weight/gender/sexuality jokes funny. Wheres my damn joke taxes going dammit!!! *bangs table with fist* Ah, y'see, that's the thing about taxes - we all gotta pay them, even if we don't benefit from them. I guess you could fight the system by not finding anything offensive, and laughing at everyone else. Or refuse to laugh at any joke in protest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rising up out of the back seat-nuh 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2003 Anyone can say that their country is the greatest and can provide facts why this is true. But in the end all the facts won't change the FACT that you'll believe you own country is the best no matter what. Well, I'm English, and I'm under no false pretences - this is a shit place to live. Bumbling government, high prices, high taxes, ridiculous over-bureaucracy, crap weather, monarchy, public healthcare... Yeah, but we've always got Robbie Williams... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anorak 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2003 The Royal Family...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rising up out of the back seat-nuh 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2003 The Royal Family...... You mean The Royle Family. Both are darkly funny, only one means to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DVD Spree Report post Posted September 5, 2003 Yeah, but we've always got Robbie Williams... AAAARARARGRAGAGGAGGAH!H!HH!H!!!!!! I'm not exactly a Robbie fan. That said, even HE upped sticks and moved to the States. And as I was saying to Downhome the other night, we don't even get Hershey's Syrup here. I should'a stayed in LA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2003 Well, I'm English, and I'm under no false pretences - this is a shit place to live. Bumbling government, high prices, high taxes, ridiculous over-bureaucracy, crap weather, monarchy, public healthcare... Gee, I thought public healthcare was supposed to be the closest thing to Eden?... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rising up out of the back seat-nuh 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2003 Well, I'm English, and I'm under no false pretences - this is a shit place to live. Bumbling government, high prices, high taxes, ridiculous over-bureaucracy, crap weather, monarchy, public healthcare... Gee, I thought public healthcare was supposed to be the closest thing to Eden?... No, it just makes hurting yourself a less stressful process. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cobainwasmurdered Report post Posted September 5, 2003 Public healthcare is awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted September 9, 2003 ^^^ Go away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
