I laffed.

It's just a joke Fanny. Not an A Level English Paper.

It’s over long; cliched to the point of banality; and the lift analogy is laboured and clunky.

FannyCornforth, 🤣. But you make a fair comment and it made me chuckle. I mean that most sincerely.

icanhandthemback

*It’s over long; cliched to the point of banality; and the lift analogy is laboured and clunky.*

FannyCornforth, 🤣. But you make a fair comment and it made me chuckle. I mean that most sincerely.

But that’s what views on humour are-as varied as the insects in my garden-some welcome and some not.

Vintagejazz

It's just a joke Fanny. Not an A Level English Paper.

FC is allowed her views as much as anyone surely? That’s what GN threads are about . Some agree with the OP, some don’t.

I’m actually quite partial to a bit of misanthropy

Now that was funny.

I like oneliners 😁

I think if you put up an O/P just because its a joke, you have to accept some people will or won't like it and say so.

Its not a joke to me personally as I'm getting out of a co-ercive abuse situation - police involved, the works - with a DH: he was to a degree mysogynous: I'm bound to see it differently.

So- its close to the bone when GN's say, "oh, cant you take a joke, its just a joke"

Because thats a classic put down from men to women.

Now I'm completely aware no one here has said it with that meaning at all, they are just saying, "oh, lighten up".

But tbh, if I wasn't in my situation, its interesting to de-construct language including jokes, and I think some GN's have approached it in that way, and its as valid as any other..

AussieGran59

When will people learn not to rise to the bait and simply...ignore?

Well said.
This place is mental

In fact, this place reminds me of Motherland.
So many posters desperate to stay on the right side of the 'Amandas'

What is the characteristic of an ananda on this thread ? In your opinion of course…

“Not rise to the bait “ ? Just either agree or don’t post ?

snowberryZ

AussieGran59

When will people learn not to rise to the bait and simply...ignore?

Well said.
This place is mental

"This place is mental"

duh?

Wyllow3

I think if you put up an O/P just because its a joke, you have to accept some people will or won't like it and say so.

Its not a joke to me personally as I'm getting out of a co-ercive abuse situation - police involved, the works - with a DH: he was to a degree mysogynous: I'm bound to see it differently.

So- its close to the bone when GN's say, "oh, cant you take a joke, its just a joke"

Because thats a classic put down from men to women.

Now I'm completely aware no one here has said it with that meaning at all, they are just saying, "oh, lighten up".

But tbh, if I wasn't in my situation, its interesting to de-construct language including jokes, and I think some GN's have approached it in that way, and its as valid as any other..

💐

Made me laugh Just what we need for a very rainy, miserable Monday morning.

Get a sense of humour! Its not intented cause offense

snowberryZ

In fact, this place reminds me of Motherland.
So many posters desperate to stay on the right side of the 'Amandas'

Yes you're right. It's why I don't post much anymore

Maybe not Bubbles71 but some people are determined to find offense even in the most innocent of places.

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Hithere are you seriously suggesting that a proposal to ‘take somebody down’ would ever be seen as a joke on GN, whatever colour the victim was?

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Nah, buddy, you messed up and showed your racist card

When all else fails bring racism into the mix.

I wonder if a thread deletion is imminent? Even if you didn’t find the joke funny, the thread itself is not only funny but quite mad. I’m off!

Hey, the one in the original post is a joke too, some posters say

I wanted to make the point that "jokes" can hide the most unacceptable behaviour and attitude and try to make it pass as acceptable.

The two 'jokes' bear no comparison and I think your post is in extremely bad taste.

tickingbird

^Nah, buddy, you messed up and showed your racist card^

When all else fails bring racism into the mix.

I wonder if a thread deletion is imminent? Even if you didn’t find the joke funny, the thread itself is not only funny but quite mad. I’m off!

Yes it's become ridiculous and really shows how difficult it is to have a civil discussion on here.

Hithere, if that "joke" offended you as much as you say, why would you promote it still further by giving it more oxygen and broadcasting it on a public forum? Why would you possibly think it appropriate to repeat "a joke" about running any pedestrian down with a car and particularly a black person?