what is offensive???

apc2010


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 02:51

as you know now I find" near to the knuckle" jokes funny , so as to not offend anyone as I and gary did before please let me know which topics are acceptable to make fun of, ?????

sunshine22



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 06:41

Anything for me, never take offence, just enjoy the laugh in the way it was intended :o)

proger1



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 06:57

The issue is not with the content as almost anything you write about is based on something real which is probably worse than what you are commenting on.

The issue is with the people who get offended by the comment or the content of the post, some people get IMO easily offended, as an example I will use bonnie and No1's joke, she did not find it humourous and requested it be removed, there was no complaint about my joke above No1's which had very similar inuendo to it.

You can't please every poster all the time, in fact I find it hard to please any poster anytime.

If it says its a joke and it sounds like a joke then it probably is a joke and being offended just means that your sense of humour is not the same as the person who posted the comment.



Paul

sunshine22



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 07:32

Msg 3 So true, so ture...............



(Quote)..........You can't please every poster all the time, in fact I find it hard to please any poster anytime



Wish it could be that easy sometimes

john_good


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 07:33

IN MY OPINION there is none so offensive as those who lie/ seem to revel in being offended.

proger1



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 08:01

sunshine22/Carol,

Not sure which part of my quoted text is the so true part, then agin in my case it probably is both



How is Dubai these days, I have to admit I miss it quite a lot these days?

Ramadan in Dubai was always my favourite time of the year.



Paul

john_good


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 08:22

darn key board.



IN MY OPINION there is none so offensive as those who like/ seem to revel in being offended.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 08:59

I don't think 'sick' jokes should be posted on here.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 09:22

Paul. Re your post on the now closed thread. I only deleted my post because it was mine. If someone else had posted it I would not have deleted it. I didn't think it was offensive by any means (I know a lot worse!).

deputydawg


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 09:35

A RUC police inspector told me that Michael McAliskey, husband of Bernadette Devlin, set a legal precedent by becoming the first person ever to be tried and convicted for "having an offensive person on his weapon". At the time I found all those who engaged in violence totally offensive but he could not understand that.

catalkoykid


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 10:15

so sad this political correct s=it ,nothing is funny any more it offends a gay, black person, welsh ,irish,scottish,total s=it

proger1



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 10:22

There was this gay, black, english hermaphrodite called Steve, no, perhaps not

bonnie1707


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 11:54

Seeing as No 1 has conveniently (for himself that is) closed the thread that lead to this one ... and moreover before I had the opportunity to reply to his and Proger's comments, I have no option but to reply here:



In message 14 on the closed thread http://www.cyprus44.com/forums/43361.asp Proger wrote "She has all ready read it so deleting it will not take it backsies".



It is immaterial as to whether I have read it or not - Amongst us in our communities there are often individuals who can easily be influenced by things they see and hear. Take for example, Michael Ryan - affected to such a degree by Rambo films etc, he thought he was acceptable to do what he did in Hungerford. There are other vulnerable people that on reading such jokes as No 1's, will think it is the norm to hit ones wife in the face.



In the same message (14) Proger wrote that I was "the only person to be offended by it (the 'joke')". Was I ? -Read the first few messages on that joke thread again

bonnie1707


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 11:55

Again refering to comments made about me on the now closed thread ; http://www.cyprus44.com/forums/43361.asp



In message 10 of that thread Proger wrote that my "sensibilities are so high". Thank you so much Proger

- You mean you admire my "intellectual perception" and my "mental or emotional responsiveness toward something, such as the feelings of another." - Oh, you are a sweety Proger, but I'm already married



Re : http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sensibilities

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 12:04

Bonnie. Message 13. What do you mean 'conveniently for himself closed'



You asked for it to be deleted and I did as you asked. There was no point in leaving the thread open once your request had been carried out. Why harp on about it?

Kibris


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 12:09

I missed :( please repost it as i feel i am missing out!

apc2010


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 12:14

I've just finished my anti- homophobia course.............

I'm being entered for the exam..............

bonnie1707


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 12:21

No 1 Doyen,



You, and particularly Proger, had made comments about me on that thread ... comments which I had the right to respond to.



Having to reply to you and Proger, on this thread, making references to the other thread, was inconvenient and unnecessary.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 12:58

I never made any derogatory comments about you!

jock1



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 13:00

me think's this is a wind up....

TopTen


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 13:28

Take no notice, Bill keep them coming,the jokes that is

fiendishpaul


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 13:47

Bonnie



I think you may be winding us up but anyway.........



I think that you may be a little bit over-sensitive and to use Michael Ryan as an example is rather crass and inaccurate.



Ryan was a loner who as a child was bullied. A low achiever, he had self esteem issues and in order to address these took an unhealthy interest in weapons and militaria. He was also adversely affected by the death of his father. There are also questions over the relationship that he had with his mother with many claiming that she spoilt him to a ridiculous extent (she would later become one of his victims). I would suggest that a combination of all these events rather than watching a Rambo film led him to commit the dreadful acts that he did.



As for the reading of a joke by a 'vulnerable' person possibly leading them to believe that hitting your wife is the norm I think is a bit of a 'stretch'.



Just my opinion



Paul



Just my opinion of course.

bonnie1707


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 14:03

Re ; messages 20 and 22



Jock wrote "me think's this is a wind up...." and Friendishpaul wrote "I think you may be winding us up"







Wind-up or not, I truly feel No 1 and Proger's "jokes" on http://www.cyprus44.com/forums/40242.asp were inappropriate for the reasons given in message 13 of this thread ... and No 1, as a mod, should have known better.



"Jet skis ... dirty and dangerous things ..." - Don't we just love a bit of alliteration, Proger ?

deputydawg


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 14:08

With so many bad things in this world I am grateful to all of those who post humour no matter how sensitive the subject as that is how many best deal with these subjects. I do not want to feel that I need to get qualifications in psychiatry so that I can comprehend the observations of those who think they are so qualified. The fact that I insist that my Wildebeest (bless her) sleeps under the bed because I think she is a little potty may mean I am eccentric but not necessarily insensitive or mentally challenged. When something is a bit near the knuckle I like Jock 1's response which is often one word "filth". Makes me laugh, not wonder whether or not it is a joking matter.

fiendishpaul


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Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
23/08/2010 14:10

Maybe the answer to this is that when posting a joke that might be considered offensive, the first words of text should read:



"Please do not read any further if easily offended" You can then leave a few lines between the warning and the start of the joke.



Hopefully this would meet the requirements of our more 'sensitive' members



Paul

bonnie1707


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 14:21

Re : msg 25



Having such a warning is more likely to encourage children to read it ... at an age when they are susceptible to anything they see or hear ...

YFred


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 14:29

APC as you have just finished your anti-homophobia course, did it convert you or are you still .....?

fiendishpaul


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 14:39

Bonnie



There is no winning is there ???



I would hope that any child who would feel the need to access C44 would be supervised by a responsible adult. If not supervised and curious, then a child could find much, much worse on the internet.



I would guess that maybe you are one of the people who campaigned to get the Noddy books banned because they were detrimental to those who were over endowed in the lughole (ear) department //



Go on, admit it, this is a wind up



Paul

deputydawg


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 14:55

Fiendishpaul. Hope you are not still watching film of "Muffin the Mule" as there are strings attached to that nowadays !

fiendishpaul


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 14:57

I gather that Muffin the Mule is still not a criminal offence in New Zealand



Paul

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 15:01

Have you seen the MILLS & BOON thread?

deputydawg


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 15:09

fiendishpaul message 30. Strewth, why has tenakoutou kept that quiet ?

john_good


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 15:12

YOU GET a house and benefits in uk for pillow biting and pussy munchin

bonnie1707


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 15:23

Re ; Back to message 28



Friendishpaul,



"Detrimental" ? That's a big word Paul , but did you mean "detrimental to the psychological development of those were over-endowed in ... "



or did you mean "derogatory to those who were over-endowed in ... " ?



http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/detrimental



http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/derogatory

fiendishpaul


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Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
23/08/2010 15:53

Bonnie



You have found me out - ignoramous that I am



I should have used the word derogatory.



So did you campaign on behalf of Big Ears ?? Oops, am I allowed to say that ??



Paul

bonnie1707


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Posts: 95

Message Posted:
23/08/2010 16:45

Paul, you're too good a sport ... it was easier to wind Proger up

AlsancakJack



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 17:03

Back to message 1:



'what is offensive???'



Anything that causes offence.



Sorted.

AJ

Jeannie


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 17:11

AJ



..............and, of course, what one person may find offensive, another may not

Goonerboy


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 17:14

IMO, any adult material posted should be posted with a heading saying as such, its what I;ve now started to do with adult jokes...as long as thats posted anyone likely to be offended simply p*** off and not read the thread



Next, Whats offensive, again IMO, it can be argued jokes aiming fun at someone elses plight can be deemed offensive, e.g. Flood victims those dying at the moment in Pakistan to make fun at their expense, victims of 9/11...may would argue jokes aimed at victims of the gas chambers in Natzi Germany...etc....

jock1



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 17:25

Yes and jokes about us scots being meen...i remeber last christmas here i invited some people over for dinner, they complained about it being cold ...so i lit another candle for them...when they laughed i did not find it funny.

Goonerboy


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 17:40

http://www.cyprus44.com/forums/43414.asp



not offensive...!

proger1



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 18:32

bonnie ref 36, glad I could be of assistance in your merryment although I am not sure when I got wound up of course me writing and you reading could be understood differently.

Sorry I couldn't keep the laughter you were obviously having about me going but I unfortunately had to do some work, it does interfere with my personal life so.



I am glad to hear that you were just playing though, I really was worried for your mental stability if you get this offended to people having fun on Personal Water Craft or even telling jokes.



Not sure I follow this comment though

"Jet skis ... dirty and dangerous things ..." - Don't we just love a bit of alliteration, Proger ?



Anyway, have fun bonnie, I'll just stay away from your far superior intellect from now on, your'e more than a match for me.



Paul (the gullible one)

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 19:09

Paul. Looks like we were both 'had'.



I think I'll repost the joke. )

proger1



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 19:15

I don't think you should have removed it Bill, I may well have been had but it isn't that hard a thing to do.

There are just a few too many silly things posted on here lately and the way bonnie seemed to be going I thought I would try to help avoid another bust up, more fool me.



Oh well, back to learning another language for a hobbie instead of trying to join in and find a friend, lonely me, what was the name of that bloke, Michael something, I wonder if he has a blog site.



Paul

bonnie1707


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 19:43

Dear No 1 and Paul ... joking aside ... although not offended ... I still feel both of your jokes were indeed inappropriate :-( ... and I'm not even a woman ... Bonnie's the name of my cat

proger1



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 19:55

bonnie, now I am really worried about your mental stability, the only reason I was trying to phrase my comments carefully was that I believed you to be a woman, now I just think you are strange but that's just me.



Funny thing is about the jokes that you only mentioned Bill's until I raised the point about mine having the same inuendo and Bill deleting his, maybe I would have realised it was a wind up at that point if I had been online, maybe not. After all, you did such a good job of making me believe you were a tree hugging, offended woman that I fell for it hook, line and sinker.



Well played, just wish I had known it was a game, it is much more fun when both sides no it is for fun.



Maybe you are just a little too effeminate for me to go head to head with, I should stick to argueing with big burly men in bars although for me it would be safer to argue with small men as I don't handle embarassment well.



Paul

proger1



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 19:59

Know for no, stupid bleeding English language, knew I should stick to russian

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 20:00

I'm worried as well Paul. In post 14 he referred to you as a 'sweetie' )

proger1



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 20:05

I had hoped that would be missed Bill, thanks for resurrecting it, as I said, a little too effeminate.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 20:06

Bonnie. In your profile you state your location as - "soon to be girne". Please enlighten us, where is your current location?

proger1



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 20:08

Bill, you are asking a bit mutch aren't you, we have only just established sexual orientation, next you will be after a phone number and as he said before , he is married

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 20:40

Paul. Methinks all is not what it seems. )

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 20:43

A man walks up to a woman in his office and tells her that her hair smells nice.



The woman immediately goes into her supervisor's office and tells him that she wants to file a sexual harassment suit and explains why.



The supervisor is puzzled by this and says, "What's wrong with the coworker telling you your hair smells nice?"



The woman replies, "He's a midget."    

proger1



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 20:45

Methinks you are right, what the hell is methinks anyway. bonnie has gone very quiet on the subjects, maybe still enjoying the fact that he/she conned us, oh well.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 20:52

No, she's probably doing the washing up at the moment. )

proger1



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 21:04

I don't know why but I just got a flashback of a Freddie Mercury video there. I really must be twisted.

bonnie1707


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 21:19

No guys ... the reason I "have gone all quiet" is because my (female) partner got stroppy with me for being on the computer "all day" :-( By the way, having a female partner doesn't mean that I don't think you're attractive man Paul ... and you never know, I might be bisexual ... xxx ...

proger1



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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 21:25

That could work, I am not a bisexual myself of course, I would only be willing to have a relationship with one, that way I couldn't be accused of being gay, only half gay half of the time which is really only a little bit gay, don't you think.



Anyway, how did your partner know you were on the computer all day, did you unchain them from the ironing board ? ))

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 21:47

The wife has just come into the living room wearing see-through lingerie, and has told me to sit down, relax, and when she comes back she'll give me 'what she does best'.



I can't wait.



I love Shepherd's Pie.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/08/2010 21:54

Me: What's that smell?



Wife: I can't smell anything.



Me: Neither can I, get that bloody cooker on. )    

deputydawg


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Message Posted:
24/08/2010 01:06

"Wildebeest, where is my biro, I want to do the pools coupon" ? "Behind your ear, you lazy, useless, git". "Don't p..s me around woman, which ear" ?

apc2010


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Message Posted:
24/08/2010 02:27

Teacher to class, "What does your dad do at weekends?" Little boy replies, "He's a dancer in a gay bar and if the money is right he lets punters bang his **e and ** in his mouth" Teacher takes him outside and asks "Is this true?" "No it's b****ks, miss" he replies, "He plays for England but i'm too f*****g embarrassed to say!"