Mad Vs Dad
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Reason for my vote of one right back at you: If you look at the OPs' profile, he comes from India?
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OriginalGriff wrote:
he comes from India?
And? May be I should say it slow and clear again: the GIT forum is for discussing stuff that's got something to do with culture or cultural humour, general topics related to India, cricket, for and other similar stuff. If someone posts a lame joke, you don't tell them to post it in the GIT. That's not what it was meant for.
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If you lived in the US you'd probably be willing to walk 5 miles, rather than deliver the parcel to the postal service - it would be delivered faster, and probably in one piece. I checked out the link you posted; I've never seen a larger collection of humor that isn't in the least entertaining. It seems to be a site entirely devoted to jokes that aren't funny. I find that interesting, since this site has a long history of failing to appreciate jokes posted by people from India and closely allied countries in the region. It finally dawns on my dim mind that this goes beyond a mere failure to translate from Malayalam to English; this is a cultural disconnect rooted in disparate worldviews. Methinks that this matter requires some thought... On the other hand, the site features an ad for a web service provider that offer free SQL Server applications - that deserves a second look. The price is right... :-D
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Nish has suggested that people tell these jokes in the Indian forum. He suggests westerners have heard them all already as kids. He's wrong, the jokes I told as an 8 year old were a LOT funnier than this.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
My vote of one: We have a forum for "jokes" like that: GIT[^]
My vote of one: GIT is NOT for "jokes" like that. It's a board for general Indian topics, cricket, cultural discussion, and cultural humour (this 'joke' has no cultural reference either). In fact, there is no place on this site for jokes like that, let alone GIT.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
Nish has suggested that it should be, a way for Indians to be saved from themselves, because of the response to these sort of terrible jokes from people in the West.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
My vote of one: We have a forum for "jokes" like that: GIT[^]
My vote of one: GIT is NOT for "jokes" like that. It's a board for general Indian topics, cricket, cultural discussion, and cultural humour (this 'joke' has no cultural reference either). In fact, there is no place on this site for jokes like that, let alone GIT.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
he comes from India?
And? May be I should say it slow and clear again: the GIT forum is for discussing stuff that's got something to do with culture or cultural humour, general topics related to India, cricket, for and other similar stuff. If someone posts a lame joke, you don't tell them to post it in the GIT. That's not what it was meant for.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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Nish has suggested that it should be, a way for Indians to be saved from themselves, because of the response to these sort of terrible jokes from people in the West.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Yeah, but this is too much of crap to be moved anywhere. You didn't get my point, did you?
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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Nish has suggested that it should be, a way for Indians to be saved from themselves, because of the response to these sort of terrible jokes from people in the West.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Curious how practically every Indian who's replied on this thread says this joke is lame and has no place anywhere on CP, while there's a clamour from white people Westerners to stuff these jokes in the GIT :suss: Yeah, yeah, you support an Indian child through World Vision, blah blah blah, so it's alright.
Cheers, विक्रम (Have gone past my troika - 4 CCCs!) "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:
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Yeah, but this is too much of crap to be moved anywhere. You didn't get my point, did you?
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
Not the first time he's taken this stance, so I doubt it's a question of getting the point.
Cheers, विक्रम (Have gone past my troika - 4 CCCs!) "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:
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Curious how practically every Indian who's replied on this thread says this joke is lame and has no place anywhere on CP, while there's a clamour from white people Westerners to stuff these jokes in the GIT :suss: Yeah, yeah, you support an Indian child through World Vision, blah blah blah, so it's alright.
Cheers, विक्रम (Have gone past my troika - 4 CCCs!) "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Yeah, yeah, you support an Indian child through World Vision, blah blah blah, so it's alright.
ROTFL, in fact, I do. But, the point is, as I showed with my link, Nish told us that's where they should go, and that you guys would find them funny. Several found the '7 ate 9' joke funny below, thus proving his point. I pretended to laugh the first time my son told it, and still pretend to laugh now. Quite simply, what are we to do when an Indian tells a lame joke ? Should we just abuse them, is that what you'd prefer ? Isn't that what the Indian forum was created for, to help stop people bashing clueless Indians who post things that Westerns find stupid, on the basis that they think they will win them friends ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Yeah, but this is too much of crap to be moved anywhere. You didn't get my point, did you?
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
Yes, your point is that there's all these weird double standards you want me to take, and somehow know when to apply them. Why is there no Australian forum ? We have culture, and a particular outlook ? I'm led to believe it's because of the cultural gap between India and the West, and the help some people in India need to figure out how to post in a socially acceptable way. Yet, when we suggest they go and ask you guys for help instead of just abusing them, you complain again. Make your bloody minds up.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Not the first time he's taken this stance, so I doubt it's a question of getting the point.
Cheers, विक्रम (Have gone past my troika - 4 CCCs!) "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:
Yeah, I've noticed that too. Doesn't bother me much, but it's funny how every time he thinks he's correct and everyone of us is wrong.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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Yeah, I've noticed that too. Doesn't bother me much, but it's funny how every time he thinks he's correct and everyone of us is wrong.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
I'm still here, you know. And it's fine, I understand that it's probably hard to see that you're being a hypocrite. And I can see how self righteousness is about the only refuge you can hope for, you sure can't defend your attitude.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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I'm still here, you know. And it's fine, I understand that it's probably hard to see that you're being a hypocrite. And I can see how self righteousness is about the only refuge you can hope for, you sure can't defend your attitude.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian Graus wrote:
I'm still here, you know
Should I care? Anyways, I DID know you'd be here, and that's why I posted it, so you'd have a chance to read it. Were you expecting me to be afraid and wait until you go away before I post anything?
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Yeah, yeah, you support an Indian child through World Vision, blah blah blah, so it's alright.
ROTFL, in fact, I do. But, the point is, as I showed with my link, Nish told us that's where they should go, and that you guys would find them funny. Several found the '7 ate 9' joke funny below, thus proving his point. I pretended to laugh the first time my son told it, and still pretend to laugh now. Quite simply, what are we to do when an Indian tells a lame joke ? Should we just abuse them, is that what you'd prefer ? Isn't that what the Indian forum was created for, to help stop people bashing clueless Indians who post things that Westerns find stupid, on the basis that they think they will win them friends ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian Graus wrote:
uite simply, what are we to do when an Indian tells a lame joke ? Should we just abuse them, is that what you'd prefer ?
What am I doing when an English man blabbers after getting drunk, or an Australian posts about how his life totally sucks with every possible software he would install, how every flight he takes barely escapes a catastrophe, how the telephone company rips him off his money and tells him to get stuffed, or how his life is sieged by misfortune in general? What am I doing when an American or European posts about politics, or a Belgian posts about GW? If it's inappropriate, I mark it as so. If that amuses me, I respond. I ignore it otherwise.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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Christian Graus wrote:
uite simply, what are we to do when an Indian tells a lame joke ? Should we just abuse them, is that what you'd prefer ?
What am I doing when an English man blabbers after getting drunk, or an Australian posts about how his life totally sucks with every possible software he would install, how every flight he takes barely escapes a catastrophe, how the telephone company rips him off his money and tells him to get stuffed, or how his life is sieged by misfortune in general? What am I doing when an American or European posts about politics, or a Belgian posts about GW? If it's inappropriate, I mark it as so. If that amuses me, I respond. I ignore it otherwise.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
What am I doing when an English man blabbers after getting drunk, or an Australian posts about how his life totally sucks with every possible software he would install, how every flight he takes barely escapes a catastrophe, how the telephone company rips him off his money and tells him to get stuffed, or how his life is sieged by misfortune in general? What am I doing when an American or European posts about politics, or a Belgian posts about GW?
You may talk about the Italian guy posting about pizza & beer. :-D C'mon guys, take a break. :)
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I'm still waiting for the punchline. :confused:
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Yeah, yeah, you support an Indian child through World Vision, blah blah blah, so it's alright.
ROTFL, in fact, I do. But, the point is, as I showed with my link, Nish told us that's where they should go, and that you guys would find them funny. Several found the '7 ate 9' joke funny below, thus proving his point. I pretended to laugh the first time my son told it, and still pretend to laugh now. Quite simply, what are we to do when an Indian tells a lame joke ? Should we just abuse them, is that what you'd prefer ? Isn't that what the Indian forum was created for, to help stop people bashing clueless Indians who post things that Westerns find stupid, on the basis that they think they will win them friends ?
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Christian Graus wrote:
ROTFL, in fact, I do.
Duh, that's what I said. As for the rest of your post, Rajesh has replied better than I could hope to.
Cheers, विक्रम (Have gone past my troika - 4 CCCs!) "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:
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Christian Graus wrote:
uite simply, what are we to do when an Indian tells a lame joke ? Should we just abuse them, is that what you'd prefer ?
What am I doing when an English man blabbers after getting drunk, or an Australian posts about how his life totally sucks with every possible software he would install, how every flight he takes barely escapes a catastrophe, how the telephone company rips him off his money and tells him to get stuffed, or how his life is sieged by misfortune in general? What am I doing when an American or European posts about politics, or a Belgian posts about GW? If it's inappropriate, I mark it as so. If that amuses me, I respond. I ignore it otherwise.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
You put it better than I could ever have. I won't be surprised if he goes off on another tangent... or leaves this discussion entirely, only to make another such comment a few weeks later. Btw, fat_boy is English, he just lives in Belgium.
Cheers, विक्रम (Have gone past my troika - 4 CCCs!) "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:
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I'm still here, you know. And it's fine, I understand that it's probably hard to see that you're being a hypocrite. And I can see how self righteousness is about the only refuge you can hope for, you sure can't defend your attitude.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian, Just like you, Rajesh is a cool guy :). So is Vikram! All might know this. And we all agree, the way our other new-to-cp mates post here, is truly rubbish. It takes time for them to know what it means to be in Lounge. They'll soon adapt. Still I dont feel like defending them when they post something like this. But when you generalize as "Indians" it's a bit pricking. And when you divide West/Middle east/ East, it's much more pricking. So it's natural guys start defending self. The best thing you could do is to ignore. Next best thing when you cannot, is to attack without mentioning their origin. So that the entire herd is not disturbed. And we can attack the rookie in harmony. :-O
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Yeah, yeah, you support an Indian child through World Vision, blah blah blah, so it's alright.
ROTFL, in fact, I do. But, the point is, as I showed with my link, Nish told us that's where they should go, and that you guys would find them funny. Several found the '7 ate 9' joke funny below, thus proving his point. I pretended to laugh the first time my son told it, and still pretend to laugh now. Quite simply, what are we to do when an Indian tells a lame joke ? Should we just abuse them, is that what you'd prefer ? Isn't that what the Indian forum was created for, to help stop people bashing clueless Indians who post things that Westerns find stupid, on the basis that they think they will win them friends ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian Graus wrote:
Quite simply, what are we to do when an Indian tells a lame joke ?
Ignore it. It then dies as a post to which no-one has responded; a clear message.
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