Bloody Immigrants

I looked at this thread because the title intrigued me. What could it mean? I didn't notice it was in the Gardening Forum, not till I started reading the posts. Then I realised and inwardly smiled. For fuck's sake! It's about invasive species, not foreign fellow human beings coming to live in Britain.

Humour like this is a device to make people THINK!!!!!

Absolutely ridiculous.

The thread police are getting on my nerves. They have no sense of humour and boy doesn't it show. They might think they're anonymous but it doesn't take much to work out who the serial reporters are.

Exactly, merlot...

Words fail me.

Will I get reported for saying I hate the immigrant from the Himalayas ? I mean the knot weed of course but maybe some people will only read the first sentence. I await my fate !

If people have no sense of humour, that's their problem, why can't they leave those of us who like a giggle get on with it?
As for reporting this thread to GNHQ, pathetic in the extreme!
In fact, I'll bet they didn't even read beyond the 'Bloody Immigrants' line, jumped straight to the wrong conclusion and don't have enough brain to read further!
So, a message for whoever reported this thread, FFS get a life!!!!!

Just back and read the letter to GN from GandTea. How sad. What is the matter with the pathetic souls who take umbrage at what was obviously an amusing thread. I have also posted on GandTea's letter thread. Please don't let him leave us.

I agree with all of the above!

Another in agreement here, GandTea/Pompa to stay, please!

I thought it was a really clever title! Made you think the worst, and then sigh with relief when you actually read the thread.

Are we allowed to be offended by the offence taken on a humorous (and informative thread). If so, I am.

Oh dear I've just realised I've blamed the Himalayas for sending over knot weed when they were really responsible for balsam. It should have been Japanese. There are other bloody immigrants too like American, Chilean and lots more from Spain (skunk cabbage, giant rhubarb and bluebells). That's five reasons to be banned then is it ?

Go, go tiggypiro!!

I thought this was a great thread, funny and thought provoking. I must admit I was shocked when I first read the title then started giggling when I realised what it was. GandTea you shouldn't have to ask for it to be deleted there is absolutely no infringement of any rules.

Without the !! Alima I might have thought you were trying to get rid of me but then my sense of humour is intact thank goodness !

I also thought what a witty title - how anyone could be offended is beyond me

Need a cheerleaders' emoticon. Anyone good at pom-poms?

As Stephen Fry so beautifully puts it....
“It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what."

That is the lowest of the low reporting Pompa for something that does not harm anybody. GNHQ has gone down in my estimation recently- some stuff that should have been removed has not been and something funny like *Pompa's which somebody does not agree with and will not show their head above the parapet, does it sneakily.

There are certain posts I do not like so I do not participate- why could this person just ignore it and allowe the rest of us to enjoy?

I've just read the slug thread - I'd seen the title and realised it must be ironic.
We get those same horrible orange things too, sometimes they're more brown and (sorry) look like little t..ds. They haven't appeared here yet. Still biding their time, hatching out their babies. I just put slug pellets down, those blue things. They go for the lettuces first.

Worlds gone mad!!

Can we not say ' immigrant' now?

I do hope you replied to whoever reported it then, Cari and told them to save their over-sensitivity for posts which are really offensive.

I'd say that anyone reporting GandTea for this thread is doing so to be nasty and cause trouble, not because they are genuinely hurt or saddened by a reference to an invasive species being an immigrant. After all, that is EXACTLY what it is. It has moved here, to a strange land, from elsewhere.

The other possibility is that it is someone so tight-arsed and up themselves with defending those who are not being attacked that they see insulting racists under every bed. Another word for that is paranoia!

Please stay Pompa! The title made me laugh!