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Shog9 wrote: Perhaps... Probably there's just some innate aversion to seeing a man doing the Hokey-Pokey while being tortured though... But Muhamed getting busted up the ass by a goat is funny? Ah yes. That irrationality aside I have seen enough sick jokes about other deities and religions here on CP to see there is big hypocrisy in this area. It is ok to ridicule Allah, but not Jesus. Same with outside of CP, in "real" life. People have a good laugh about some Islamic fundamentalist getting rodgered by a goat, but they are shocked when the same joke has a Christian in it. Anyway I don't want to make this a big issue.
Paul Watson
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Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: But Muhamed getting busted up the ass by a goat is funny? Um, no... not really :wtf: Paul Watson wrote: It is ok to ridicule Allah, but not Jesus. Well, donno 'bout where you live, but here there are *far* more people with at least some Christian background than those with any knowlege of Islam. It is to be expected. Paul Watson wrote: People have a good laugh about some Islamic fundamentalist getting rodgered by a goat, but they are shocked when the same joke has a Christian in it. Er, the whole think with goats and Inet users is just one more can of worms i don't want to touch... :~ Paul Watson wrote: Anyway I don't want to make this a big issue. 'k. Shog9 ------
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Hi Nish! I was just thinking of posting a missing notice in the Lounge. So Billy G didn't kidnap you on his rounds through India? You are still alive and kicking? :jig:
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the sky.... - Mark Conger on "The coffee machine has died"
Beside his normal work, he is doing a book with Tom Archer amd James T. Johnson , so he have a good excuse :-) Cheers,Joao Vaz And if your dream is to care for your family, to put food on the table, to provide them with an education and a good home, then maybe suffering through an endless, pointless, boring job will seem to have purpose. And you will realize how even a rock can change the world, simply by remaining obstinately stationary.-Shog9 Remember just because a good thing comes to an end, doesn't mean that the next one can't be better.-Chris Meech
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[edit] I got rid of the bad joke (email me if you want it) I still think it is funny, but obviously not even the Soapbox is a good place for it and I don't want to offend people THAT badly... Seems only two people on Earth actually think it is funny... me and the comic author... One last thought... is it not weird that we can all have a good laugh at a joke about Allah or Buddha or virtually any other god/religions but Jesus and Christianity is a no go zone?[/edit] (Not for the faint of heart, weak of faith or politically correct) Doing the Hokey Pokey, did anyone else try not to laugh and fail? And a good one made by our very own, benjymous.[^]
Paul Watson
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Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
For the sake of curiosity send it to me , and I'll try to be totally impartial with it and post my opinion to you, okay ? Cheers,Joao Vaz And if your dream is to care for your family, to put food on the table, to provide them with an education and a good home, then maybe suffering through an endless, pointless, boring job will seem to have purpose. And you will realize how even a rock can change the world, simply by remaining obstinately stationary.-Shog9 Remember just because a good thing comes to an end, doesn't mean that the next one can't be better.-Chris Meech
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Shog9 wrote: Perhaps... Probably there's just some innate aversion to seeing a man doing the Hokey-Pokey while being tortured though... But Muhamed getting busted up the ass by a goat is funny? Ah yes. That irrationality aside I have seen enough sick jokes about other deities and religions here on CP to see there is big hypocrisy in this area. It is ok to ridicule Allah, but not Jesus. Same with outside of CP, in "real" life. People have a good laugh about some Islamic fundamentalist getting rodgered by a goat, but they are shocked when the same joke has a Christian in it. Anyway I don't want to make this a big issue.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: But Muhamed getting busted up the ass by a goat is funny? Ah yes. Not really. I guess I missed the joke you are referring to. ... thats OK Paul, I don't want to hear it.
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Alvaro Mendez wrote: Our stupid firewall thinks it's too "adult" for me. I'll have to wait till tonight. The people have voted and your firewall must have heard, nobody but me and the comic author thought it was funny, so I nuked it.
Paul Watson
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Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: The people have voted and your firewall must have heard, nobody but me and the comic author thought it was funny, so I nuked it :confused: Is it democracy or censhorship ?
A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944)
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Paul Watson wrote: The people have voted and your firewall must have heard, nobody but me and the comic author thought it was funny, so I nuked it :confused: Is it democracy or censhorship ?
A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944)
KaЯl wrote: Is it democracy or censhorship ? Respect. I thought it was within the taste limits of at least the majority here on the Soapbox, but I was wrong. Obviously Jesus jokes are not funny to anyone else. If you want the link email me.
Paul Watson
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Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
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[edit] I got rid of the bad joke (email me if you want it) I still think it is funny, but obviously not even the Soapbox is a good place for it and I don't want to offend people THAT badly... Seems only two people on Earth actually think it is funny... me and the comic author... One last thought... is it not weird that we can all have a good laugh at a joke about Allah or Buddha or virtually any other god/religions but Jesus and Christianity is a no go zone?[/edit] (Not for the faint of heart, weak of faith or politically correct) Doing the Hokey Pokey, did anyone else try not to laugh and fail? And a good one made by our very own, benjymous.[^]
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
I appear to have missed all the fun. Paul Watson wrote: One last thought... is it not weird that we can all have a good laugh at a joke about Allah or Buddha or virtually any other god/religions but Jesus and Christianity is a no go zone? I think that's a huge generalisation. I suspect that it depends where you are as to what generalisation holds true. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
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KaЯl wrote: Is it democracy or censhorship ? Respect. I thought it was within the taste limits of at least the majority here on the Soapbox, but I was wrong. Obviously Jesus jokes are not funny to anyone else. If you want the link email me.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: Respect. Good spirit :) Paul Watson wrote: f you want the link email me Thanks, I seen it. Even if I'm a christian, I didn't find this one really offending.
A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944)
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I appear to have missed all the fun. Paul Watson wrote: One last thought... is it not weird that we can all have a good laugh at a joke about Allah or Buddha or virtually any other god/religions but Jesus and Christianity is a no go zone? I think that's a huge generalisation. I suspect that it depends where you are as to what generalisation holds true. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
Christian Graus wrote: I appear to have missed all the fun. I would send it to you but I have offended enough people for one day. Christian Graus wrote: I suspect that it depends where you are as to what generalisation holds true. In this case on the CP forums and in western, Christianised countries. If anyone starts denying now that we laugh long and hard at Arab/Muslim/Islam jokes but not Christian ones then I am more than happy to trawl back through the Soapbox and collect all the religious jokes we have laughed at. 90% will be aimed at Arabs/Muslims/Islams and most are pretty sick, but we laughed anyway. Also having spent time with Aussies (in person) after 911 I can tell you that Aussies also laugh at those jokes but did not find my odd anti-Christian joke at all funny. I am sure it is the other way around in Arab/Muslim/Islam countries. They laugh at jokes about "us" Christian nations but don't if it is an Arab/Muslim/Islam aimed joke. Anyway, as always, generalisations, cliches, perceptions etc. are more often than not based on some truth.
Paul Watson
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Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
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Christian Graus wrote: I appear to have missed all the fun. I would send it to you but I have offended enough people for one day. Christian Graus wrote: I suspect that it depends where you are as to what generalisation holds true. In this case on the CP forums and in western, Christianised countries. If anyone starts denying now that we laugh long and hard at Arab/Muslim/Islam jokes but not Christian ones then I am more than happy to trawl back through the Soapbox and collect all the religious jokes we have laughed at. 90% will be aimed at Arabs/Muslims/Islams and most are pretty sick, but we laughed anyway. Also having spent time with Aussies (in person) after 911 I can tell you that Aussies also laugh at those jokes but did not find my odd anti-Christian joke at all funny. I am sure it is the other way around in Arab/Muslim/Islam countries. They laugh at jokes about "us" Christian nations but don't if it is an Arab/Muslim/Islam aimed joke. Anyway, as always, generalisations, cliches, perceptions etc. are more often than not based on some truth.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: If anyone starts denying now that we laugh long and hard at Arab/Muslim/Islam jokes but not Christian ones then I am more than happy to trawl back through the Soapbox and collect all the religious jokes we have laughed at. To be honest, the only Christian jokes I've ever heard were at church, and none of them were able to offend anyone. I can't think of any jokes that are Muslim either, unless by Christian jokes you mean 'there was this Catholic priest and an Anglican Bishop' type jokes, or references to not letting a priest near your children. Paul Watson wrote: Also having spent time with Aussies (in person) after 911 I can tell you that Aussies also laugh at those jokes You know, 911 is the first tragedy for which I also heard no jokes ? I can still remember the space shuttle ones, but I heard none for this or for Bali. Paul Watson wrote: I am sure it is the other way around in Arab/Muslim/Islam countries. All the more so, they seem extremely serious and devoid of humour when it is in regard their religion. Paul Watson wrote: Anyway, as always, generalisations, cliches, perceptions etc. are more often than not based on some truth. Of course they are, that's why they are generalisations :-) Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
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Paul Watson wrote: If anyone starts denying now that we laugh long and hard at Arab/Muslim/Islam jokes but not Christian ones then I am more than happy to trawl back through the Soapbox and collect all the religious jokes we have laughed at. To be honest, the only Christian jokes I've ever heard were at church, and none of them were able to offend anyone. I can't think of any jokes that are Muslim either, unless by Christian jokes you mean 'there was this Catholic priest and an Anglican Bishop' type jokes, or references to not letting a priest near your children. Paul Watson wrote: Also having spent time with Aussies (in person) after 911 I can tell you that Aussies also laugh at those jokes You know, 911 is the first tragedy for which I also heard no jokes ? I can still remember the space shuttle ones, but I heard none for this or for Bali. Paul Watson wrote: I am sure it is the other way around in Arab/Muslim/Islam countries. All the more so, they seem extremely serious and devoid of humour when it is in regard their religion. Paul Watson wrote: Anyway, as always, generalisations, cliches, perceptions etc. are more often than not based on some truth. Of course they are, that's why they are generalisations :-) Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
Christian Graus wrote: You know, 911 is the first tragedy for which I also heard no jokes ? I can still remember the space shuttle ones, but I heard none for this or for Bali. Lucky you. I have heard several 9/11 jokes and one Bali joke. As demonstrated by this whole thread I am pretty relaxed (and perverse) in regards to joke material, but 911 and Bali jokes are just not on. As for space shuttle jokes (I assume you mean the Challenger incident, 1986 right?) I would find that pretty sick too, enough not to laugh. I wonder how many years we will have to wait till the first 9/11 movie comes out? Christian Graus wrote: All the more so, they seem extremely serious and devoid of humour when it is in regard their religion. If you cannot laugh at yourself, what the hell can you laugh at?
Paul Watson
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Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
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Christian Graus wrote: You know, 911 is the first tragedy for which I also heard no jokes ? I can still remember the space shuttle ones, but I heard none for this or for Bali. Lucky you. I have heard several 9/11 jokes and one Bali joke. As demonstrated by this whole thread I am pretty relaxed (and perverse) in regards to joke material, but 911 and Bali jokes are just not on. As for space shuttle jokes (I assume you mean the Challenger incident, 1986 right?) I would find that pretty sick too, enough not to laugh. I wonder how many years we will have to wait till the first 9/11 movie comes out? Christian Graus wrote: All the more so, they seem extremely serious and devoid of humour when it is in regard their religion. If you cannot laugh at yourself, what the hell can you laugh at?
Paul Watson
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Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: If you cannot laugh at yourself, what the hell can you laugh at? I agree. I also see humour as a way of coping with things we cannot understand, or don't want to have to deal with, which is the light in which I see Challenger/Bali/9/11 jokes. It's not that it's funny, it's that it's so terrible that you want to laugh, because otherwise you will cry. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
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Christian Graus wrote: You know, 911 is the first tragedy for which I also heard no jokes ? I can still remember the space shuttle ones, but I heard none for this or for Bali. Lucky you. I have heard several 9/11 jokes and one Bali joke. As demonstrated by this whole thread I am pretty relaxed (and perverse) in regards to joke material, but 911 and Bali jokes are just not on. As for space shuttle jokes (I assume you mean the Challenger incident, 1986 right?) I would find that pretty sick too, enough not to laugh. I wonder how many years we will have to wait till the first 9/11 movie comes out? Christian Graus wrote: All the more so, they seem extremely serious and devoid of humour when it is in regard their religion. If you cannot laugh at yourself, what the hell can you laugh at?
Paul Watson
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Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: If you cannot laugh at yourself, what the hell can you laugh at? Touche! I am naturally messy for one thing, so not being able to laugh at myself would have led to a life full of frustration! :)
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the sky.... - Mark Conger on "The coffee machine has died"