http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfmx4sZNhXU&search=gamecube

heh!

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfmx4sZNhXU&search=gamecube

Man, dunno when it became funny to make little kids cry...there's a word for 
it - bullying.  Any resposnible parent will understand how upsetting it is 
when a kid is forced to cry and be upset for no reason.  My son cries very 
little, and when he does it upsets me too as I know he is deeply upset about 
something.  There is no need for this video, obviously made by an insecure 
and small minded twat.

Wonder how the big bro would feel if someone smashed his face?

Badass.

Badass Scotsman wrote:
> 
> > http://www.youtat.com/watchsomethingelse
> 
> Man, dunno when it became funny to make little kids cry...there's a word for
> it - bullying.  Any resposnible parent will understand how upsetting it is
> when a kid is forced to cry and be upset for no reason.  My son cries very
> little, and when he does it upsets me too as I know he is deeply upset about
> something.  There is no need for this video, obviously made by an insecure
> and small minded twat.
> 
> Wonder how the big bro would feel if someone smashed his face?
> 
> Badass.

Yeah, I can see how this would make me laugh til my sides burst. I
won't even bother clicking the link
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On 2006-03-06, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled video-game dude to exclaim:
>
> heh!

I really do feel sorry for you. 

Choobs

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On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 08:42:13 GMT, Paul Heslop
 wrote:

>Badass Scotsman wrote:
>> 
>> > http://www.youtat.com/watchsomethingelse
>> 
>> Man, dunno when it became funny to make little kids cry...there's a word for
>> it - bullying.  Any resposnible parent will understand how upsetting it is
>> when a kid is forced to cry and be upset for no reason.  My son cries very
>> little, and when he does it upsets me too as I know he is deeply upset about
>> something.  There is no need for this video, obviously made by an insecure
>> and small minded twat.
>> 
>> Wonder how the big bro would feel if someone smashed his face?
>> 
>> Badass.
>
>Yeah, I can see how this would make me laugh til my sides burst. I
>won't even bother clicking the link

basically older brother switches over Gamecube with a broken one.
Little brother tries to use it and it doesnt work. They go outside to
take it somewhere to fix it. Older brother smashes Gamecube on the
floor. Little brother cries. Then it is revealed his actual Gamecube
is safe.

The End.

What a waste of my life.

Alastair Foster wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 08:42:13 GMT, Paul Heslop
>  wrote:
> 
> >Badass Scotsman wrote:
> >>
> >> > http://www.youtat.com/watchsomethingelse
> >>
> >> Man, dunno when it became funny to make little kids cry...there's a word for
> >> it - bullying.  Any resposnible parent will understand how upsetting it is
> >> when a kid is forced to cry and be upset for no reason.  My son cries very
> >> little, and when he does it upsets me too as I know he is deeply upset about
> >> something.  There is no need for this video, obviously made by an insecure
> >> and small minded twat.
> >>
> >> Wonder how the big bro would feel if someone smashed his face?
> >>
> >> Badass.
> >
> >Yeah, I can see how this would make me laugh til my sides burst. I
> >won't even bother clicking the link
> 
> basically older brother switches over Gamecube with a broken one.
> Little brother tries to use it and it doesnt work. They go outside to
> take it somewhere to fix it. Older brother smashes Gamecube on the
> floor. Little brother cries. Then it is revealed his actual Gamecube
> is safe.
> 
> The End.
> 
> What a waste of my life.

agreed. There seems to be a need for cruelty nowadays in humour...
sad.
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On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 11:37:56 GMT, Paul Heslop
 wrote:

>Alastair Foster wrote:
>> 
>> On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 08:42:13 GMT, Paul Heslop
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> >Badass Scotsman wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > http://www.youtat.com/watchsomethingelse
>> >>
>> >> Man, dunno when it became funny to make little kids cry...there's a word for
>> >> it - bullying.  Any resposnible parent will understand how upsetting it is
>> >> when a kid is forced to cry and be upset for no reason.  My son cries very
>> >> little, and when he does it upsets me too as I know he is deeply upset about
>> >> something.  There is no need for this video, obviously made by an insecure
>> >> and small minded twat.
>> >>
>> >> Wonder how the big bro would feel if someone smashed his face?
>> >>
>> >> Badass.
>> >
>> >Yeah, I can see how this would make me laugh til my sides burst. I
>> >won't even bother clicking the link
>> 
>> basically older brother switches over Gamecube with a broken one.
>> Little brother tries to use it and it doesnt work. They go outside to
>> take it somewhere to fix it. Older brother smashes Gamecube on the
>> floor. Little brother cries. Then it is revealed his actual Gamecube
>> is safe.
>> 
>> The End.
>> 
>> What a waste of my life.
>
>agreed. There seems to be a need for cruelty nowadays in humour...
>sad.


I thought it was funny in a sad and pathetic way.  

It's funny how it is a perfect example of how screwed up things are in
the world.  Not to make this into a rant or anything like that, but
it's about time that parents started actual parenting.  

Then again, I'd almost like to see the follow-up video of the little
brother getting revenge on the older brother.  I'm sure it'll be on
the evening news as some point as a breaking story...

Cordata

Cordata wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 11:37:56 GMT, Paul Heslop
>  wrote:
> 
> >Alastair Foster wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 08:42:13 GMT, Paul Heslop
> >>  wrote:
> >>
> >> >Badass Scotsman wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > http://www.youtat.com/watchsomethingelse
> >> >>
> >> >> Man, dunno when it became funny to make little kids cry...there's a word for
> >> >> it - bullying.  Any resposnible parent will understand how upsetting it is
> >> >> when a kid is forced to cry and be upset for no reason.  My son cries very
> >> >> little, and when he does it upsets me too as I know he is deeply upset about
> >> >> something.  There is no need for this video, obviously made by an insecure
> >> >> and small minded twat.
> >> >>
> >> >> Wonder how the big bro would feel if someone smashed his face?
> >> >>
> >> >> Badass.
> >> >
> >> >Yeah, I can see how this would make me laugh til my sides burst. I
> >> >won't even bother clicking the link
> >>
> >> basically older brother switches over Gamecube with a broken one.
> >> Little brother tries to use it and it doesnt work. They go outside to
> >> take it somewhere to fix it. Older brother smashes Gamecube on the
> >> floor. Little brother cries. Then it is revealed his actual Gamecube
> >> is safe.
> >>
> >> The End.
> >>
> >> What a waste of my life.
> >
> >agreed. There seems to be a need for cruelty nowadays in humour...
> >sad.
> 
> I thought it was funny in a sad and pathetic way.
> 
> It's funny how it is a perfect example of how screwed up things are in
> the world.  Not to make this into a rant or anything like that, but
> it's about time that parents started actual parenting.
> 
> Then again, I'd almost like to see the follow-up video of the little
> brother getting revenge on the older brother.  I'm sure it'll be on
> the evening news as some point as a breaking story...
> 
> Cordata

Something involving semi-automatic weaponry or knives? :O)

Seriously, also not to get into a rant or owt, but a few nights back
one of our channels showed a 'top 100 comedy clips' thing which
consisted almost entirely of people conning people or actually hurting
each other, like the dickheads on MTV stapling their own privates to
their legs. they seem to have forgot that humour is supposed to make
you laugh, not vomit or get so angry you want to bust the smug little
shits in the teeth.

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On 2006-03-06, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Cordata to exclaim:
>
> It's funny how it is a perfect example of how screwed up things are in
> the world.  Not to make this into a rant or anything like that, but
> it's about time that parents started actual parenting.  

Hang on a minute, it's not the parents who are posting it to usenet and
it's not the parents who are sitting at their desks guffawing about it.

Sure, there's a chance decent parenting could have stopped it happening,
but there's absolutely no excuse for people sticking it on the net and
passing it about to their mates. That's just disgusting. As anyone whose
child has had a well-loved toy broken will tell you.

Choobs

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Sir Chewbury Gubbins wrote:
> 
> On 2006-03-06, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Cordata to exclaim:
> >
> > It's funny how it is a perfect example of how screwed up things are in
> > the world.  Not to make this into a rant or anything like that, but
> > it's about time that parents started actual parenting.
> 
> Hang on a minute, it's not the parents who are posting it to usenet and
> it's not the parents who are sitting at their desks guffawing about it.
> 
> Sure, there's a chance decent parenting could have stopped it happening,
> but there's absolutely no excuse for people sticking it on the net and
> passing it about to their mates. That's just disgusting. As anyone whose
> child has had a well-loved toy broken will tell you.
> 
> Choobs
> 
and of course its not too far removed from the f*cking 'happy'
slapping bastards.

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video-game dude wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfmx4sZNhXU&search=gamecube
>
> heh!

That wasn't funny at all.

The stupid elder brother lets on about the prank far too early, and thus the 
amount of suffering inflicted is minimal.
What sort of elder brother is he? Pathetic.

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On 2006-03-06, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Paul Heslop to exclaim:
> Sir Chewbury Gubbins wrote:
>> 
>> On 2006-03-06, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Cordata to exclaim:
>> >
>> > It's funny how it is a perfect example of how screwed up things are in
>> > the world.  Not to make this into a rant or anything like that, but
>> > it's about time that parents started actual parenting.
>> 
>> Hang on a minute, it's not the parents who are posting it to usenet and
>> it's not the parents who are sitting at their desks guffawing about it.
>> 
>> Sure, there's a chance decent parenting could have stopped it happening,
>> but there's absolutely no excuse for people sticking it on the net and
>> passing it about to their mates. That's just disgusting. As anyone whose
>> child has had a well-loved toy broken will tell you.
>> 
>> Choobs
>> 
> and of course its not too far removed from the f*cking 'happy'
> slapping bastards.

Not at all. Bizarrely, I had a knife pulled on me on Saturday night.
Some 17 year old chav chucked a snowball at me and missed. I laughed it
off and said 'yer aiming's shite mate' with a great big smile. So he
pulled a knife[0].

Thank fuck I'm leaving, that's all I can say.

Choobs

[0] Shortly afterwards, he wished he hadn't.
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Sir Chewbury Gubbins wrote:
> 
> On 2006-03-06, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Paul Heslop to exclaim:
> > Sir Chewbury Gubbins wrote:
> >>
> >> On 2006-03-06, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Cordata to exclaim:
> >> >
> >> > It's funny how it is a perfect example of how screwed up things are in
> >> > the world.  Not to make this into a rant or anything like that, but
> >> > it's about time that parents started actual parenting.
> >>
> >> Hang on a minute, it's not the parents who are posting it to usenet and
> >> it's not the parents who are sitting at their desks guffawing about it.
> >>
> >> Sure, there's a chance decent parenting could have stopped it happening,
> >> but there's absolutely no excuse for people sticking it on the net and
> >> passing it about to their mates. That's just disgusting. As anyone whose
> >> child has had a well-loved toy broken will tell you.
> >>
> >> Choobs
> >>
> > and of course its not too far removed from the f*cking 'happy'
> > slapping bastards.
> 
> Not at all. Bizarrely, I had a knife pulled on me on Saturday night.
> Some 17 year old chav chucked a snowball at me and missed. I laughed it
> off and said 'yer aiming's shite mate' with a great big smile. So he
> pulled a knife[0].
> 
> Thank fuck I'm leaving, that's all I can say.
> 
> Choobs
> 
> [0] Shortly afterwards, he wished he hadn't.
> --
Hah, I am so glad i saw that last bit.

Round the metro system there have been any number of incidents where
blokes, and a few women, have beaten half to death by gangs of the
little shits, usually for doing no more than looking at them or
passing them on the way to station. There's something rotten in this
country.


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Badass Scotsman wrote:
>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfmx4sZNhXU&search=gamecube
> 
> 
> Man, dunno when it became funny to make little kids cry...there's a word for 
> it - bullying.  Any resposnible parent will understand how upsetting it is 
> when a kid is forced to cry and be upset for no reason.  My son cries very 
> little, and when he does it upsets me too as I know he is deeply upset about 
> something.  There is no need for this video, obviously made by an insecure 
> and small minded twat.
> 
> Wonder how the big bro would feel if someone smashed his face?
> 
> Badass.
> 

Even worse are the 300+ comments of "dude that was the funniest shit ive 
ever seen lololool."  Seriously, TONS of people claim that video as the 
funniest thing they've ever seen!


joemono

joemono wrote:
> 
> Badass Scotsman wrote:
> >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfmx4sZNhXU&search=gamecube
> >
> >
> > Man, dunno when it became funny to make little kids cry...there's a word for
> > it - bullying.  Any resposnible parent will understand how upsetting it is
> > when a kid is forced to cry and be upset for no reason.  My son cries very
> > little, and when he does it upsets me too as I know he is deeply upset about
> > something.  There is no need for this video, obviously made by an insecure
> > and small minded twat.
> >
> > Wonder how the big bro would feel if someone smashed his face?
> >
> > Badass.
> >
> 
> Even worse are the 300+ comments of "dude that was the funniest shit ive
> ever seen lololool."  Seriously, TONS of people claim that video as the
> funniest thing they've ever seen!
> 
> joemono

That has to be even more of a concern... where do they live, under a
rock?

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In news:duhtb6$p9g$1@news.msu.edu,
joemono  typed:

> Even worse are the 300+ comments of "dude that was the funniest shit
> ive ever seen lololool."  Seriously, TONS of people claim that video
> as the funniest thing they've ever seen!

Agreed that this is an example of all that is ill in society today.

On the flip side, what is the *funniest* joke you've ever heard? And what 
was funny about it?

D.

Dunny wrote:
> 
> In news:duhtb6$p9g$1@news.msu.edu,
> joemono  typed:
> 
> > Even worse are the 300+ comments of "dude that was the funniest shit
> > ive ever seen lololool."  Seriously, TONS of people claim that video
> > as the funniest thing they've ever seen!
> 
> Agreed that this is an example of all that is ill in society today.
> 
> On the flip side, what is the *funniest* joke you've ever heard? And what
> was funny about it?
> 
> D.

You're going to say that humour is cruel, but most jokes are fiction,
purely, and this is real life cruelty.

One cartoon that sticks in my mind and has for years was of a little
kid painting a picture of his mum at school, mum has a huge head, eyes
of different sizes, a funny nose, huge wobbly mouth and hair that
looks like wire, then you see outside school and beside all the normal
mums there's his real mum looking exactly the same as his painting.
(of course it helps if you see it)




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In news:440C97B2.9FC9A5C1@blueyonder.co.uk,
Paul Heslop  typed:

>> On the flip side, what is the *funniest* joke you've ever heard? And
>> what was funny about it?

> You're going to say that humour is cruel, but most jokes are fiction,
> purely, and this is real life cruelty.

Yes, I am - humour, I once was taught, is an "interrupted defence 
mechanism". We laugh most at things that are unfortunate to others. As you 
quite rightly point out though, this was real life and the turd that did it 
(and filmed it) wants shooting. It's one thing to tell jokes, it's quite 
another to go acting them out.

It's quite sad that people find this particular video funny. Yes, it's 
almost like a cartoon, yes it's a "joke", but someone was actually 
devastated by it even though for a short space of time.

Those of us that are reasonably well adjusted find it distasteful, and those 
that do not... Well, we know what sort of people they are.

> One cartoon that sticks in my mind and has for years was of a little
> kid painting a picture of his mum at school, mum has a huge head, eyes
> of different sizes, a funny nose, huge wobbly mouth and hair that
> looks like wire, then you see outside school and beside all the normal
> mums there's his real mum looking exactly the same as his painting.
> (of course it helps if you see it)

Yeah, seen that one :)

D.

On 6 Mar 2006 16:28:33 GMT, Sir Chewbury Gubbins
 wrote:

>On 2006-03-06, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Cordata to exclaim:
>>
>> It's funny how it is a perfect example of how screwed up things are in
>> the world.  Not to make this into a rant or anything like that, but
>> it's about time that parents started actual parenting.  
>
>Hang on a minute, it's not the parents who are posting it to usenet and
>it's not the parents who are sitting at their desks guffawing about it.
>
>Sure, there's a chance decent parenting could have stopped it happening,
>but there's absolutely no excuse for people sticking it on the net and
>passing it about to their mates. That's just disgusting. As anyone whose
>child has had a well-loved toy broken will tell you.
>
>Choobs


I meant more that the parents should aware of what their kids are
doing online.  Especially since the local news in my area has been
having one story after another about a child meeting a 'perv online,
etc, etc, etc...

Cordata

On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:59:55 GMT, "Dunny" 
wrote:

>In news:duhtb6$p9g$1@news.msu.edu,
>joemono  typed:
>
>> Even worse are the 300+ comments of "dude that was the funniest shit
>> ive ever seen lololool."  Seriously, TONS of people claim that video
>> as the funniest thing they've ever seen!
>
>Agreed that this is an example of all that is ill in society today.
>
>On the flip side, what is the *funniest* joke you've ever heard? And what 
>was funny about it?
>
>D.


I can't answer for the funniest ever since there's been so many, but
one that gave me a laugh recently was:

An elderly couple had been married for years, and one day the husband
took a turn for the worst.  Shortly after he died, the wife wanted to
kill herself so she could be with her husband again.  She decided she
was going to shoot herself in the heart since it was broken already,
but she wasn't sure exactly where it was located.  She contacted the
local hospital and asked them "Where is my heart located?"  The
hospital advised her that "it is located about 2 inches below your
left breast."

Later that day the woman was admitted to the hospital with a gunshot
wound to her leg...  :)

Cordata

Dunny wrote:
> 
> In news:440C97B2.9FC9A5C1@blueyonder.co.uk,
> Paul Heslop  typed:
> 
> >> On the flip side, what is the *funniest* joke you've ever heard? And
> >> what was funny about it?
> 
> > You're going to say that humour is cruel, but most jokes are fiction,
> > purely, and this is real life cruelty.
> 
> Yes, I am - humour, I once was taught, is an "interrupted defence
> mechanism". We laugh most at things that are unfortunate to others. As you
> quite rightly point out though, this was real life and the turd that did it
> (and filmed it) wants shooting. It's one thing to tell jokes, it's quite
> another to go acting them out.
> 
> It's quite sad that people find this particular video funny. Yes, it's
> almost like a cartoon, yes it's a "joke", but someone was actually
> devastated by it even though for a short space of time.

I think folks assume once the joke is revealed everything is okay. Of
course it isn't. I've seen a few foreign hidden camera shows where
they set up awful things and expect the person to laugh when told it's
a set-up. I've seen a passenger in a cab watch as a guy gets into the
passenger seat at the front and proceed to 'stab' the driver (give the
passenger his due, he really laid into the 'knifeman') and another
where a guy took his girlfriend out into the woods where a hideous
creature jumps out and attacks the car, drags out her boyfriend (in on
the gag) and 'kills' him then comes for her. This woman was in
absolute terror, she obviously thought she was going to die.
 
> 
> Those of us that are reasonably well adjusted find it distasteful, and those
> that do not... Well, we know what sort of people they are.
> 
> > One cartoon that sticks in my mind and has for years was of a little
> > kid painting a picture of his mum at school, mum has a huge head, eyes
> > of different sizes, a funny nose, huge wobbly mouth and hair that
> > looks like wire, then you see outside school and beside all the normal
> > mums there's his real mum looking exactly the same as his painting.
> > (of course it helps if you see it)
> 
> Yeah, seen that one :)
> 
> D.

Oh good, it's so damned hard to describe :O))

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Cordata wrote:

> An elderly couple had been married for years, and one day the husband
> took a turn for the worst.  Shortly after he died, the wife wanted to
> kill herself so she could be with her husband again.  She decided she
> was going to shoot herself in the heart since it was broken already,
> but she wasn't sure exactly where it was located.  She contacted the
> local hospital and asked them "Where is my heart located?"  The
> hospital advised her that "it is located about 2 inches below your
> left breast."
> 
> Later that day the woman was admitted to the hospital with a gunshot
> wound to her leg...  :)
> 
> Cordata

he he!

If we're going to be cruel or sick though...

"Mommy, mommy, can I have a spoon?"

"Why, Timmy?"

"Cos the baby's been sick and the dog's getting all the big bits!"

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> Seriously, also not to get into a rant or owt, but a few nights back
> one of our channels showed a 'top 100 comedy clips' thing

Channel 4? :)

I thought the Philip Schofield and Fern Briton "cock up" was the best!!! 
Can't remember exactly what was said, but I giggled my way to sleep 
immediatly after it.

Badass.

>> Even worse are the 300+ comments of "dude that was the funniest shit
>> ive ever seen lololool."  Seriously, TONS of people claim that video
>> as the funniest thing they've ever seen!
>
> Agreed that this is an example of all that is ill in society today.
>
> On the flip side, what is the *funniest* joke you've ever heard? And what 
> was funny about it?
>
> D.



I REALLY really like this:
http://www.viralchart.com/media/clips/roadrage03.mov


Haha, poor old dear :)

Badass.

On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 23:21:09 GMT, Paul Heslop
 wrote:

>Dunny wrote:
>> 
>> In news:440C97B2.9FC9A5C1@blueyonder.co.uk,
>> Paul Heslop  typed:
>> 
>> >> On the flip side, what is the *funniest* joke you've ever heard? And
>> >> what was funny about it?
>> 
>> > You're going to say that humour is cruel, but most jokes are fiction,
>> > purely, and this is real life cruelty.
>> 
>> Yes, I am - humour, I once was taught, is an "interrupted defence
>> mechanism". We laugh most at things that are unfortunate to others. As you
>> quite rightly point out though, this was real life and the turd that did it
>> (and filmed it) wants shooting. It's one thing to tell jokes, it's quite
>> another to go acting them out.
>> 
>> It's quite sad that people find this particular video funny. Yes, it's
>> almost like a cartoon, yes it's a "joke", but someone was actually
>> devastated by it even though for a short space of time.
>
>I think folks assume once the joke is revealed everything is okay. Of
>course it isn't. I've seen a few foreign hidden camera shows where
>they set up awful things and expect the person to laugh when told it's
>a set-up. I've seen a passenger in a cab watch as a guy gets into the
>passenger seat at the front and proceed to 'stab' the driver (give the
>passenger his due, he really laid into the 'knifeman') and another
>where a guy took his girlfriend out into the woods where a hideous
>creature jumps out and attacks the car, drags out her boyfriend (in on
>the gag) and 'kills' him then comes for her. This woman was in
>absolute terror, she obviously thought she was going to die.
> 
ive seen that show, its on some US network, scare tactics or some
bollocks.

its just not funny.

stuff like jackass i can find funny occasionally, mainly because its
just stupid and it doesnt set out to hurt anyone (except themselves
obviously).

not that keen on dirty sanchez though, theyre just about hurting
themselves for shock value, whereas at least jackass played it for
laughs.

http://www.viralchart.com/media/clips/blackbush.mov

thats one of the funniest things ive seen in some time though :)
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Badass Scotsman wrote:
> 
> > Seriously, also not to get into a rant or owt, but a few nights back
> > one of our channels showed a 'top 100 comedy clips' thing
> 
> Channel 4? :)
> 
> I thought the Philip Schofield and Fern Briton "cock up" was the best!!!
> Can't remember exactly what was said, but I giggled my way to sleep
> immediatly after it.
> 
> Badass.

aye, that one, and yeah, there were some beauties, but it should have
been loaded with genuine funny moments. Jees, i could probably find
100 Eddie Izzard/Billy Connoly/Ross Noble moments that would have me
in stitches every time
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Chris F wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 23:21:09 GMT, Paul Heslop
>  wrote:
> 
> >Dunny wrote:
> >>
> >> In news:440C97B2.9FC9A5C1@blueyonder.co.uk,
> >> Paul Heslop  typed:
> >>
> >> >> On the flip side, what is the *funniest* joke you've ever heard? And
> >> >> what was funny about it?
> >>
> >> > You're going to say that humour is cruel, but most jokes are fiction,
> >> > purely, and this is real life cruelty.
> >>
> >> Yes, I am - humour, I once was taught, is an "interrupted defence
> >> mechanism". We laugh most at things that are unfortunate to others. As you
> >> quite rightly point out though, this was real life and the turd that did it
> >> (and filmed it) wants shooting. It's one thing to tell jokes, it's quite
> >> another to go acting them out.
> >>
> >> It's quite sad that people find this particular video funny. Yes, it's
> >> almost like a cartoon, yes it's a "joke", but someone was actually
> >> devastated by it even though for a short space of time.
> >
> >I think folks assume once the joke is revealed everything is okay. Of
> >course it isn't. I've seen a few foreign hidden camera shows where
> >they set up awful things and expect the person to laugh when told it's
> >a set-up. I've seen a passenger in a cab watch as a guy gets into the
> >passenger seat at the front and proceed to 'stab' the driver (give the
> >passenger his due, he really laid into the 'knifeman') and another
> >where a guy took his girlfriend out into the woods where a hideous
> >creature jumps out and attacks the car, drags out her boyfriend (in on
> >the gag) and 'kills' him then comes for her. This woman was in
> >absolute terror, she obviously thought she was going to die.
> >
> ive seen that show, its on some US network, scare tactics or some
> bollocks.
> 
> its just not funny.
> 
> stuff like jackass i can find funny occasionally, mainly because its
> just stupid and it doesnt set out to hurt anyone (except themselves
> obviously).
> 
But the vomiting then making an omelette out of it had to be one of
the grossest moments on tv

> not that keen on dirty sanchez though, theyre just about hurting
> themselves for shock value, whereas at least jackass played it for
> laughs.
> 
Yeah, they seem to want to beat all the others just for crap.

> http://www.viralchart.com/media/clips/blackbush.mov
> 
> thats one of the funniest things ive seen in some time though :)
> --
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Oh I like him, but I have a splitting head right now so I'll look at
it properly tomorrow... thanks.

A lot of people find this one funny (needs sound on)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3915072148436988454&q=funny

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Wow, you all really are a bunch of tightwads if this really offends you. 
It's a practical joke between wiley brothers whom, by the looks of the 
beginning of the video, have a pretty healthy and normal brotherly 
relationship between them- chatting, playing games, etc -- when HASN'T a 
normal relationship between two brothers growing up involved some 
practical jokes here and there? The kid saw that his real Gamecube was 
safe and sound and he immediately stopped crying.

I myself didn't find it particularly funny but it was harmless to say 
the least. I was the youngest of my siblings growing up and we always 
did this kind of stuff to each other.

Maybe you all should CC this over to alt.mormon.soccermoms so the 
corpses over there would understand your perspective- people who 
actually have a sense of youthful humor here in the gaming newsgroups 
won't go up in arms about it.
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Badass Scotsman wrote:

> I REALLY really like this:
> http://www.viralchart.com/media/clips/roadrage03.mov
> 
> Haha, poor old dear :)
> 
> Badass. 

Wow, that was the lamest staged video I've ever seen.

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On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:31:18 GMT, Paul Heslop
 wrote:

>Chris F wrote:
>> 
>> On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 23:21:09 GMT, Paul Heslop
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> >Dunny wrote:
>> >>
>> >> In news:440C97B2.9FC9A5C1@blueyonder.co.uk,
>> >> Paul Heslop  typed:
>> >>
>> >> >> On the flip side, what is the *funniest* joke you've ever heard? And
>> >> >> what was funny about it?
>> >>
>> >> > You're going to say that humour is cruel, but most jokes are fiction,
>> >> > purely, and this is real life cruelty.
>> >>
>> >> Yes, I am - humour, I once was taught, is an "interrupted defence
>> >> mechanism". We laugh most at things that are unfortunate to others. As you
>> >> quite rightly point out though, this was real life and the turd that did it
>> >> (and filmed it) wants shooting. It's one thing to tell jokes, it's quite
>> >> another to go acting them out.
>> >>
>> >> It's quite sad that people find this particular video funny. Yes, it's
>> >> almost like a cartoon, yes it's a "joke", but someone was actually
>> >> devastated by it even though for a short space of time.
>> >
>> >I think folks assume once the joke is revealed everything is okay. Of
>> >course it isn't. I've seen a few foreign hidden camera shows where
>> >they set up awful things and expect the person to laugh when told it's
>> >a set-up. I've seen a passenger in a cab watch as a guy gets into the
>> >passenger seat at the front and proceed to 'stab' the driver (give the
>> >passenger his due, he really laid into the 'knifeman') and another
>> >where a guy took his girlfriend out into the woods where a hideous
>> >creature jumps out and attacks the car, drags out her boyfriend (in on
>> >the gag) and 'kills' him then comes for her. This woman was in
>> >absolute terror, she obviously thought she was going to die.
>> >
>> ive seen that show, its on some US network, scare tactics or some
>> bollocks.
>> 
>> its just not funny.
>> 
>> stuff like jackass i can find funny occasionally, mainly because its
>> just stupid and it doesnt set out to hurt anyone (except themselves
>> obviously).
>> 
>But the vomiting then making an omelette out of it had to be one of
>the grossest moments on tv
>
>> not that keen on dirty sanchez though, theyre just about hurting
>> themselves for shock value, whereas at least jackass played it for
>> laughs.
>> 
>Yeah, they seem to want to beat all the others just for crap.
>
>> http://www.viralchart.com/media/clips/blackbush.mov
>> 
>> thats one of the funniest things ive seen in some time though :)
>> --
>> 
>> gamertag: Chrisflynnuk
>> http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk
>
>Oh I like him, but I have a splitting head right now so I'll look at
>it properly tomorrow... thanks.
>
>A lot of people find this one funny (needs sound on)
>
>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3915072148436988454&q=funny

seen that one before :)
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Chris F wrote:

> >http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3915072148436988454&q=funny
> 
> seen that one before :)
> --
> 
:O) But it's still funny
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Shinnokxz wrote:
> 
> Wow, you all really are a bunch of tightwads if this really offends you.
> It's a practical joke between wiley brothers whom, by the looks of the
> beginning of the video, have a pretty healthy and normal brotherly
> relationship between them- chatting, playing games, etc -- when HASN'T a
> normal relationship between two brothers growing up involved some
> practical jokes here and there? The kid saw that his real Gamecube was
> safe and sound and he immediately stopped crying.
> 
> I myself didn't find it particularly funny but it was harmless to say
> the least. I was the youngest of my siblings growing up and we always
> did this kind of stuff to each other.
> 
> Maybe you all should CC this over to alt.mormon.soccermoms so the
> corpses over there would understand your perspective- people who
> actually have a sense of youthful humor here in the gaming newsgroups
> won't go up in arms about it.
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> "I'm sorry. It's time for you to go." spoke the Gord.

Sorry we find inane crap offensive. 

Over to you.

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Paul Heslop wrote:

> Sorry we find inane crap offensive. 
> 
> Over to you.


Oh yeah, you find old ladies falling asleep at crossweeks funny. I forgot.



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On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:31:03 -0700, Shinnokxz 
wrote:

>Paul Heslop wrote:
>
>> Sorry we find inane crap offensive. 
>> 
>> Over to you.
>
>
>Oh yeah, you find old ladies falling asleep at crossweeks funny. I forgot.

they let you posses guns AND be an emo kid in america?

surely thats just asking for a high school shooting?
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Chris F wrote:

> they let you posses guns AND be an emo kid in america?
> 
> surely thats just asking for a high school shooting?

LMFAO, speaking of inane immaturity in this guy's quickness to judge an 
individual based by a few pictures. To answer your question- No, not at 
all, I have no reason to 'shoot up' my school as I currently pull a 4.0 
and have had the honor of acquiring a computer technology scholarship to 
a variety of colleges of my choice, but a silly USEnet troll who doesn't 
have anything better to do then crawl his unfortunate victim's website 
for any sort of material to base his pathetic posts around :D Cheers, mate!
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On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:58:56 -0700, Shinnokxz 
wrote:

>Chris F wrote:
>
>> they let you posses guns AND be an emo kid in america?
>> 
>> surely thats just asking for a high school shooting?
>
>LMFAO, speaking of inane immaturity in this guy's quickness to judge an 
>individual based by a few pictures. To answer your question- No, not at 
>all, I have no reason to 'shoot up' my school as I currently pull a 4.0 
>and have had the honor of acquiring a computer technology scholarship to 
>a variety of colleges of my choice, but a silly USEnet troll who doesn't 
>have anything better to do then crawl his unfortunate victim's website 
>for any sort of material to base his pathetic posts around :D Cheers, mate!

so you have a go at others for expressing their distaste in that video
(which personally i didnt really have a problem with, other than it
was just about the most boring and least funny practical joke in the
history of crap practical jokes) and then have a pop at me for doing
exactly what you have just done, and make a quickfire assumption based
upon one post?

nicely done, son. nicely done.

next time you wish to lambast others for not having a sense of humour,
do try and take stock of your own first.

i was pointing out that humour is relative, and what some find funny,
others may not.

ta for proving that point.
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Chris F wrote:

> so you have a go at others for expressing their distaste in that video
> (which personally i didnt really have a problem with, other than it
> was just about the most boring and least funny practical joke in the
> history of crap practical jokes) and then have a pop at me for doing
> exactly what you have just done, and make a quickfire assumption based
> upon one post?

I didn't make any 'quickfire' assumptions about anyone in my original 
post, nor was I even directing it solely at you. I just pointed out that 
you guys have to have a pretty prude view on life if you think this 
harmless practical joke between brothers (no matter how unfunny and lame 
it might be, like I pointed out in my OP) is the bane of existance, the 
seed of all evil in today's society. Jesus, lighten up.


> next time you wish to lambast others for not having a sense of humour,
> do try and take stock of your own first.

ROFL. I'll 'lambast' others when they feel the need to try to attack me 
by using information in my site that I have freely displayed for all to 
view and see. You must be a thick one if you think you can strike one of 
my nerves by 'digging up' some pictures of me and lace it with a cliche, 
tired and unfunny generalization on American teenage culture.

> ta for proving that point.

ta for being a disgruntled usenet windbag.

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On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:47:07 -0700, Shinnokxz 
wrote:

>Chris F wrote:
>
>> so you have a go at others for expressing their distaste in that video
>> (which personally i didnt really have a problem with, other than it
>> was just about the most boring and least funny practical joke in the
>> history of crap practical jokes) and then have a pop at me for doing
>> exactly what you have just done, and make a quickfire assumption based
>> upon one post?
>
>I didn't make any 'quickfire' assumptions about anyone in my original 
>post, nor was I even directing it solely at you. I just pointed out that 
>you guys have to have a pretty prude view on life if you think this 
>harmless practical joke between brothers (no matter how unfunny and lame 
>it might be, like I pointed out in my OP) is the bane of existance, the 
>seed of all evil in today's society. Jesus, lighten up.
>
no, you assumed they have no sense of humour because they don't share
yours.

are they not entitled to voice their disapproval of that video if they
find it distasteful and in bad humour?

i don't need to lighten up, i just think you need to realise that
there are some things that an 18 year old merkin emokid on usenet
doesn't know about.
>
>> next time you wish to lambast others for not having a sense of humour,
>> do try and take stock of your own first.
>
>ROFL. I'll 'lambast' others when they feel the need to try to attack me 
>by using information in my site that I have freely displayed for all to 
>view and see. You must be a thick one if you think you can strike one of 
>my nerves by 'digging up' some pictures of me and lace it with a cliche, 
>tired and unfunny generalization on American teenage culture.
>
it was hardly an attack, i couldn't give a toss whats on your website,
or how you wear your hair, or if you drive out into the desert and
gangbang squirrels with your mates.

do what you like, but if you want to criticise and poke fun at others,
don't get all defensive when someone does the same to you.

>> ta for proving that point.
>
>ta for being a disgruntled usenet windbag.

disgruntled? maybe.

usenet windbag? lol yeah. thats me alright.
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LOL, a whole lot of lamer flames without actually replying to the 
subject matter. I'll go ahead and leave you to your thoughts of 
beastiality. You seem to think we have an indifference in sense of 
humor, here, while on repeated occasions so far I've told you that I 
DIDN'T find it funny. No matter now, anyways. Have a good night :D
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Shinnokxz wrote:
> 
> Paul Heslop wrote:
> 
> > Sorry we find inane crap offensive.
> >
> > Over to you.
> 
> Oh yeah, you find old ladies falling asleep at crossweeks funny. I forgot.
> 
> --
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> "I'm sorry. It's time for you to go." spoke the Gord.

what the firkin hell is a crossweeks and who said i find old ladies
falling asleep at them funny?


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> I myself didn't find it particularly funny but it was harmless to say the 
> least.

Until his friends in school see it...you don't appreciate all the 
implications....

> I was the youngest of my siblings growing up and we always did this kind 
> of stuff to each other.

Was it broadcast ot the world?

> Maybe you all should CC this over to alt.mormon.soccermoms so the corpses 
> over there would understand your perspective- people who actually have a 
> sense of youthful humor here in the gaming newsgroups won't go up in arms 
> about it.

First of all, only those with a shit sense of humor will find this amusing. 
Secondly, as I said, if his pals at school see this, he is in for one hell 
of a tough time...

Badass.

> Oh yeah, you find old ladies falling asleep at crossweeks funny. I forgot.

Actually that was me, and that was staged.  And darn funny too.

Badass.

Badass Scotsman wrote:
> 
> > Oh yeah, you find old ladies falling asleep at crossweeks funny. I forgot.
> 
> Actually that was me, and that was staged.  And darn funny too.
> 
> Badass.

Seems some people have a problem knowing the difference between a
complete fake and a setup
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Paul Heslop wrote:
the difference between a complete fake and a setup

Jees, that was bad. Cruel Practical joke, sounds better. Maybe they
should find a new word for this. Like 'happy' slapping and 'joy'
riding neither is exactly happy or joyful except for the gits doing
it.

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Shinnokxz wrote:
> Wow, you all really are a bunch of tightwads if this really offends you. 
> It's a practical joke between wiley brothers whom, by the looks of the 
> beginning of the video, have a pretty healthy and normal brotherly 
> relationship between them

yeah, he called his big brother a douche bag... obviously he is a little 
punk and needed to be schooled in some way or another

this was much much funnier than the totally unfunny one with the dad 
making his kid do that maze game with the fucked up screaming face at 
the end.. that wasn't funny.. but i was laughing at this one

On 2006-03-06, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Paul Heslop to exclaim:
>
> Round the metro system there have been any number of incidents where
> blokes, and a few women, have beaten half to death by gangs of the
> little shits, usually for doing no more than looking at them or
> passing them on the way to station. There's something rotten in this
> country.

My own take on it - we're witnessing the harvest from the crop sown by
Thatcher in the late seventies/early eighties. Basically, many of the 17
year old neds/chavs these days are the third generation of the 'single
parent' boom. Kids learn from their environment, and when their
environment consists of scrounging off the state and getting pregnant in
order to get a house, that's what they do.

Choobs

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On 2006-03-06, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Dunny to exclaim:
> In news:440C97B2.9FC9A5C1@blueyonder.co.uk,
> Paul Heslop  typed:
>
>>> On the flip side, what is the *funniest* joke you've ever heard? And
>>> what was funny about it?
>
>> You're going to say that humour is cruel, but most jokes are fiction,
>> purely, and this is real life cruelty.
>
> Yes, I am - humour, I once was taught, is an "interrupted defence 
> mechanism". We laugh most at things that are unfortunate to others. As you 
> quite rightly point out though, this was real life and the turd that did it 
> (and filmed it) wants shooting. It's one thing to tell jokes, it's quite 
> another to go acting them out.

Trouble is, if you describe it it still isn't funny.

Choobs


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On 2006-03-07, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Shinnokxz to exclaim:
> Wow, you all really are a bunch of tightwads if this really offends you. 

I'm not offended at all. I just think you're a disturbed wanker who is
badly in need of some medical help if you think this kind of thing is
funny. I bet you pulled the legs of dragonflies as a kid as well.

Choobs

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"joemono"  wrote in message
news:duhtb6$p9g$1@news.msu.edu...
> Badass Scotsman wrote:
> >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfmx4sZNhXU&search=gamecube
> >
> >
> > Man, dunno when it became funny to make little kids cry...there's a word
for
> > it - bullying.  Any resposnible parent will understand how upsetting it
is
> > when a kid is forced to cry and be upset for no reason.  My son cries
very
> > little, and when he does it upsets me too as I know he is deeply upset
about
> > something.  There is no need for this video, obviously made by an
insecure
> > and small minded twat.
> >
> > Wonder how the big bro would feel if someone smashed his face?
> >
> > Badass.
> >
>
> Even worse are the 300+ comments of "dude that was the funniest shit ive
> ever seen lololool."  Seriously, TONS of people claim that video as the
> funniest thing they've ever seen!

And they're probably all bilgemerk/perkoff aliases.

That was probably the most pointless video I have ever seen in my life.
If whoever mader that video is proud of himself, he needs psychiatric
help.

Sir Chewbury Gubbins wrote:
> 
> On 2006-03-06, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Paul Heslop to exclaim:
> >
> > Round the metro system there have been any number of incidents where
> > blokes, and a few women, have beaten half to death by gangs of the
> > little shits, usually for doing no more than looking at them or
> > passing them on the way to station. There's something rotten in this
> > country.
> 
> My own take on it - we're witnessing the harvest from the crop sown by
> Thatcher in the late seventies/early eighties. Basically, many of the 17
> year old neds/chavs these days are the third generation of the 'single
> parent' boom. Kids learn from their environment, and when their
> environment consists of scrounging off the state and getting pregnant in
> order to get a house, that's what they do.
> 
> Choobs
> 
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> 
> http://www.nelefa.org - Game Diary, Fiction, and Ramblings           [ESC]:wq

doesn't explain the massive upsweep in violence though
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On 2006-03-07, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Paul Heslop to exclaim:
>> My own take on it - we're witnessing the harvest from the crop sown by
>> Thatcher in the late seventies/early eighties. Basically, many of the 17
>> year old neds/chavs these days are the third generation of the 'single
>> parent' boom. Kids learn from their environment, and when their
>> environment consists of scrounging off the state and getting pregnant in
>> order to get a house, that's what they do.
>
> doesn't explain the massive upsweep in violence though

I think it does. If you're a single parent trying to keep young lads in
line, what do you do? In all probability, you whack them[0]. Which
teaches them pretty directly that they can get their own way through
violence.

Christ, all my mum had to say to me was 'I'll tell your dad when he gets
in' and that was me sorted out.

Choobs

[0] No, i'm not saying it's right.
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no you don't., liar

agreed,  a bunch of pathetic, sad little bitches.

actually I do NOT believe that video offends anyone. just a some people
trolling the thread.

On 7 Mar 2006 07:09:22 -0800, "video-game dude"
 wrote:

>agreed,  a bunch of pathetic, sad little bitches.
>
>actually I do NOT believe that video offends anyone. just a some people
>trolling the thread.

who are you to say what does and doesn't offend other people?

talking of trolling, don't you have something to cut, paste and
crosspost somewhere?
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"Sir Chewbury Gubbins"  wrote in message 
news:475htjFe3114U2@individual.net...
> On 2006-03-07, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Paul Heslop 
> to exclaim:
>>> My own take on it - we're witnessing the harvest from the crop sown by
>>> Thatcher in the late seventies/early eighties. Basically, many of the 17
>>> year old neds/chavs these days are the third generation of the 'single
>>> parent' boom. Kids learn from their environment, and when their
>>> environment consists of scrounging off the state and getting pregnant in
>>> order to get a house, that's what they do.
>>
>> doesn't explain the massive upsweep in violence though
>
> I think it does. If you're a single parent trying to keep young lads in
> line, what do you do? In all probability, you whack them[0]. Which
> teaches them pretty directly that they can get their own way through
> violence.

Firstly, eek. That's a pretty severe charge right there. Do you have some 
kind of basis or source for that? None of the single parents I know hit 
their kids to keep them in line.

Secondly, I got "whacked" (although perhaps not in the same way you mean) 
and I don't now use violence to get my own way. Almost sounds like that 
claim that some videogames make all kids that play them violent...

Shak

On 2006-03-07, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Shak to exclaim:
>
> Firstly, eek. That's a pretty severe charge right there. Do you have some 
> kind of basis or source for that? None of the single parents I know hit 
> their kids to keep them in line.

I was referring to the first generation, who were 16 years old (if they
were lucky) at the time, and this happened in the late 70s/early 80s.
The basis or source is my owns eyes witnessing it at the time.

> Secondly, I got "whacked" (although perhaps not in the same way you mean) 
> and I don't now use violence to get my own way.  

Although, as you say, not in the same way I mean.

Choobs

-- 
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"Streaming through the starlit sky, travelling by telephone" - Syd Barret 1967

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"Sir Chewbury Gubbins"  wrote in message 
news:475oqoFe0m5eU1@individual.net...
> On 2006-03-07, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Shak to 
> exclaim:
>>
>> Firstly, eek. That's a pretty severe charge right there. Do you have some
>> kind of basis or source for that? None of the single parents I know hit
>> their kids to keep them in line.
>
> I was referring to the first generation, who were 16 years old (if they
> were lucky) at the time, and this happened in the late 70s/early 80s.
> The basis or source is my owns eyes witnessing it at the time.

Ah. Good ol' anecdotal evidence. Fantastic.

As for your theory, I can't really comment about people that long ago.

Shak

Sir Chewbury Gubbins wrote:
> On 2006-03-07, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Shinnokxz to exclaim:
> 
>>Wow, you all really are a bunch of tightwads if this really offends you. 
> 
> 
> I'm not offended at all. I just think you're a disturbed wanker who is
> badly in need of some medical help if you think this kind of thing is
> funny. I bet you pulled the legs of dragonflies as a kid as well.
> 
> Choobs
> 

Like I've mentioned, I've repeatedly said in past posts that I DIDN'T 
find it funny. I just didn't find it the root of evil like some of you 
kind reading-savy folks did.

-- 
Shinnokxz - http://www.coryhansen.com
"I'm sorry. It's time for you to go." spoke the Gord.

On 2006-03-07, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Shak to exclaim:
> "Sir Chewbury Gubbins"  wrote in message 
> news:475oqoFe0m5eU1@individual.net...
>> On 2006-03-07, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Shak to 
>> exclaim:
>>>
>>> Firstly, eek. That's a pretty severe charge right there. Do you have some
>>> kind of basis or source for that? None of the single parents I know hit
>>> their kids to keep them in line.
>>
>> I was referring to the first generation, who were 16 years old (if they
>> were lucky) at the time, and this happened in the late 70s/early 80s.
>> The basis or source is my owns eyes witnessing it at the time.
>
> Ah. Good ol' anecdotal evidence. Fantastic.

Ok, so if I see something happening day in and day out it's anecdotal.
On the other hand, if I see something happening day in and day out and
then write it down it somehow magically becomes valid? Get over
yourself.

> As for your theory, I can't really comment about people that long ago.

'That long ago'? Christ, you're making me feel old. Yoof today, etc etc.

Choobs

-- 
Sir Chewbury Gubbins 
"Streaming through the starlit sky, travelling by telephone" - Syd Barret 1967

http://www.nelefa.org - Game Diary, Fiction, and Ramblings           [ESC]:wq

Sir Chewbury Gubbins wrote:
> 
> On 2006-03-07, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Paul Heslop to exclaim:
> >> My own take on it - we're witnessing the harvest from the crop sown by
> >> Thatcher in the late seventies/early eighties. Basically, many of the 17
> >> year old neds/chavs these days are the third generation of the 'single
> >> parent' boom. Kids learn from their environment, and when their
> >> environment consists of scrounging off the state and getting pregnant in
> >> order to get a house, that's what they do.
> >
> > doesn't explain the massive upsweep in violence though
> 
> I think it does. If you're a single parent trying to keep young lads in
> line, what do you do? In all probability, you whack them[0]. Which
> teaches them pretty directly that they can get their own way through
> violence.
> 
> Christ, all my mum had to say to me was 'I'll tell your dad when he gets
> in' and that was me sorted out.
> 
> Choobs
> 
> [0] No, i'm not saying it's right.
> --
> Sir Chewbury Gubbins 
> "Streaming through the starlit sky, travelling by telephone" - Syd Barret 1967
> 
> http://www.nelefa.org - Game Diary, Fiction, and Ramblings           [ESC]:wq

seriously mate, it doesn't matter on this estate whether they have one
parent or four. There are five year old children allowed to play on
the street at 10 and eleven o'clock at night. The simple fact is, they
don't care. It was always a bit loose, even in the 60s when I was
small, but when children lost their ability to think about
consequences (or didn't have any consequences to actually face) they
stopped caring who or what they do.

-- 
Paul   (This is really happening, happening) 
------------------------------------------------------- 
Stop and Look 
http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/

Shak wrote:
> 
> "Sir Chewbury Gubbins"  wrote in message
> news:475htjFe3114U2@individual.net...
> > On 2006-03-07, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Paul Heslop
> > to exclaim:
> >>> My own take on it - we're witnessing the harvest from the crop sown by
> >>> Thatcher in the late seventies/early eighties. Basically, many of the 17
> >>> year old neds/chavs these days are the third generation of the 'single
> >>> parent' boom. Kids learn from their environment, and when their
> >>> environment consists of scrounging off the state and getting pregnant in
> >>> order to get a house, that's what they do.
> >>
> >> doesn't explain the massive upsweep in violence though
> >
> > I think it does. If you're a single parent trying to keep young lads in
> > line, what do you do? In all probability, you whack them[0]. Which
> > teaches them pretty directly that they can get their own way through
> > violence.
> 
> Firstly, eek. That's a pretty severe charge right there. Do you have some
> kind of basis or source for that? None of the single parents I know hit
> their kids to keep them in line.
> 
> Secondly, I got "whacked" (although perhaps not in the same way you mean)
> and I don't now use violence to get my own way. Almost sounds like that
> claim that some videogames make all kids that play them violent...
> 
> Shak

I was actually pretty nasty as a youth but I was absolutely pummelled
as a child, both in school and at home. I may have been a git but I
can't claim I didn't know the difference between right and wrong and
all the crap they come out with now. Latest idea is that if a group of
young people are arrested they will be able to claim peer pressure as
a defence.

-- 
Paul   (This is really happening, happening) 
------------------------------------------------------- 
Stop and Look 
http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/

Shinnokxz wrote:
> 
> Sir Chewbury Gubbins wrote:
> > On 2006-03-07, Great Cthulhu rose from the deep and compelled Shinnokxz to exclaim:
> >
> >>Wow, you all really are a bunch of tightwads if this really offends you.
> >
> >
> > I'm not offended at all. I just think you're a disturbed wanker who is
> > badly in need of some medical help if you think this kind of thing is
> > funny. I bet you pulled the legs of dragonflies as a kid as well.
> >
> > Choobs
> >
> 
> Like I've mentioned, I've repeatedly said in past posts that I DIDN'T
> find it funny. I just didn't find it the root of evil like some of you
> kind reading-savy folks did.
> 
> --
> Shinnokxz - http://www.coryhansen.com
> "I'm sorry. It's time for you to go." spoke the Gord.

I don't think anyone said this particular video is THE worst thing
they have ever seen, just another incident of the cruelty which passes
for 'humour' now.

The cruelty in humour of the past was all mocked up, make believe,
like clowns hitting each other with rubber mallets. Now they think
it's funny to nail their privates to a table.
-- 
Paul   (This is really happening, happening) 
------------------------------------------------------- 
Stop and Look 
http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/

Wow, this topic is going on and on and on :)

Anyway, I have some fairly relevant life experience with regards to all 
this...

Brought up in the slums, step dad beat me ruthlessly for ten years, mother 
in hospital with nervious breakdown when I was 10, bullied at all my schools 
(went to at least 8 primary and 3 secondarys), and I was in care age 11 - 18 
(3 foster homes, two residential young peoples units and a homeless hostel).

I had the "shit" upbringing, I was a chav, a schemie, a wee wanker etc etc. 
Got my girlfriend pregnant when she was 17, I ran a mile when she turned 19 
and eventually at the age of 20 I settled down with my current Girlfriend, 
soon to be wife (im 26 now btw).

When my son was born, my life changed overnight - the arguments with his mum 
had gotten out of control and history was at risk of repeating itself (I 
have NEVER seen my dad, and I was brought up in a warzone - stepdad beating 
my mum etc)...

So, I stayed a year with my son, and at that point it was clear that either 
his mum or I would end up dead due to the fighting  (all one sided by the 
way - she was a WACKO)...

I left and moved back in with my mum.  I met my girlfriend, got a flat with 
her and started to see my son every weekend for overnights.  Meeting my 
girlfriend (rich parents and private school!!!) really helped me see the 
"other side" of life.  I learned that it was actually fun to respect others, 
and everyone could do "better"...I started to think about things in a 
different light, I was happy for once and I was enjoying life...

Anyway 5 years later, my business now turns over well in excess of £2M every 
year, I have a very very nice house and I only need to do about 3 hours work 
a day.  Me and my girl are getting married next year and things are looking 
up.

I should have ended up a junkie or homeless begger, but I was able to turn 
things around.  Not everyone with a bad background ends up a waster.

Badass.

On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:12:34 -0700, Shinnokxz 
wrote:

>Badass Scotsman wrote:
>
>> I REALLY really like this:
>> http://www.viralchart.com/media/clips/roadrage03.mov
>> 
>> Haha, poor old dear :)
>> 
>> Badass. 
>
>Wow, that was the lamest staged video I've ever seen.

it was a TV advert.

the big IKEA bit at the end didn't give it away?
-- 

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<http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hfmx4sZNhXU>
great find man.
friggin hilarious, sad, and depressing, all at the same time.  This
film, omg, this film, omg...

On 7 Mar 2006 12:01:28 -0800, "Mo"  wrote:

><http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hfmx4sZNhXU>
>great find man.
>friggin hilarious, sad, and depressing, all at the same time.  This
>film, omg, this film, omg...

i hope to god that was sarcasm.
-- 

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Chris F wrote:

> the big IKEA bit at the end didn't give it away?

I had already closed it.
-- 
Shinnokxz - http://www.coryhansen.com
"I'm sorry. It's time for you to go." spoke the Gord.

Badass Scotsman  wrote:

> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfmx4sZNhXU&search=gamecube
> 
> Man, dunno when it became funny to make little kids cry...there's a word for
> it - bullying.  Any resposnible parent will understand how upsetting it is
> when a kid is forced to cry and be upset for no reason.  My son cries very
> little, and when he does it upsets me too as I know he is deeply upset about
> something.  There is no need for this video, obviously made by an insecure
> and small minded twat.
> 
> Wonder how the big bro would feel if someone smashed his face?
> 
> Badass.

That's AWFUL! Siblings are pretty awful to each other, but that was just
plain mean :-(
-- 
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

In article ,
   Paul Heslop  wrote:


> That has to be even more of a concern... where do they live, under a
> rock?


Yes in some cases. Most children have a mobile phone, and most of those
phones have online access in some way shape or form, and that means chat
rooms. Not all of these perverts use the real web, when they can hide on a
mobile phone one. Internet access at home can be monitored and block sites
with chat, I have yet to see something like that on a mobile phone. 

Just my 2p.

Tami

On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:52:46 +0000 (GMT), "Tami (News)"
 wrote:

>In article ,
>   Paul Heslop  wrote:
>
>
>> That has to be even more of a concern... where do they live, under a
>> rock?
>
>
>Yes in some cases. Most children have a mobile phone, and most of those
>phones have online access in some way shape or form, and that means chat
>rooms. Not all of these perverts use the real web, when they can hide on a
>mobile phone one. Internet access at home can be monitored and block sites
>with chat, I have yet to see something like that on a mobile phone. 
>
>Just my 2p.
>
>Tami

what in gods name are you on about?
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In article ,
   Chris F  wrote:


> what in gods name are you on about?

I clicked on the wrong bit to answer. Sorry meant to reply to cordata's
post. Just a weak and feeble person who was extremely tired. 

Apologies,

Tami.