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19 August 2004, 02:51 PM
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Britain has won a gold medal in the Olympics for white water rafting.
Two athletes from Cornwall won it in a transit van.
(Sorry if it's SIWW - MattW's had all day to post this so i'm going to)
Two athletes from Cornwall won it in a transit van.
(Sorry if it's SIWW - MattW's had all day to post this so i'm going to)
19 August 2004, 03:14 PM
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An oldie:
A man is out shopping and discovers a new brand: "Olympic Condoms." Impressed, he buys a pack.
Upon arriving home he announces to his wife the purchase he just made. "Olympic condoms?" she blurts. "What makes them so special?"
"They're in three colors," he replies, "gold, silver, and bronze."
"What color are you planning on wearing tonight?" she asks cheekily.
"Why, gold, of course," says the man proudly.
"Really?" she responds. "Why don't you wear the silver tonight? It'd be nice if you came second for a change."
A man is out shopping and discovers a new brand: "Olympic Condoms." Impressed, he buys a pack.
Upon arriving home he announces to his wife the purchase he just made. "Olympic condoms?" she blurts. "What makes them so special?"
"They're in three colors," he replies, "gold, silver, and bronze."
"What color are you planning on wearing tonight?" she asks cheekily.
"Why, gold, of course," says the man proudly.
"Really?" she responds. "Why don't you wear the silver tonight? It'd be nice if you came second for a change."
19 August 2004, 03:19 PM
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And Shirley Robertson wins our first gold medal. What a coincidence - a sport in the UK that has more than adequate funding producing the goods yet again. Maybe, if the rest of the Olympic team had similar levels of funding we might make a decent impression instead of fairly average performances.
Why is it that successive governments fail to fund British sport adequately?
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Why is it that successive governments fail to fund British sport adequately?
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19 August 2004, 05:49 PM
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Iwan,
Don't think you would have cracked that one if you were caught up in the Boscastle affair, and maybe even lost your car or your home.
Cheap effort and not even amusing!
Les
Don't think you would have cracked that one if you were caught up in the Boscastle affair, and maybe even lost your car or your home.
Cheap effort and not even amusing!
Les
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19 August 2004, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Leslie
Iwan,
Don't think you would have cracked that one if you were caught up in the Boscastle affair, and maybe even lost your car or your home.
Cheap effort and not even amusing!
Les
Don't think you would have cracked that one if you were caught up in the Boscastle affair, and maybe even lost your car or your home.
Cheap effort and not even amusing!
Les
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20 August 2004, 12:01 PM
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I think most jokes are based on peoples problems in life and there country of origin / race - so yes I find it funny, same as some scotland england ireland jokes, guy slipping on a banana in the street, clowns etc etc.
20 August 2004, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Leslie
Probably, I dont think its clever to make jokes out of people's major misfortunes. Do you?
Yes.
It's a joke FFS, get a sense of humour.
20 August 2004, 01:54 PM
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Nobody died in a white tranny van in Boscastle, it's not even a mildly sick joke ffs! I bet this joke is being told in Cornwall as we speak.
Iwan, thank you for your posting
Iwan, thank you for your posting
20 August 2004, 06:05 PM
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I am surprised that you can't understand how offensive it is to make cheap jokes out of a disaster. It really is a particularly thoughtless thing to do.
I wonder if you bothered to look at the pictures of the Boscastle floods. Even if no one was killed, the villagers have lost their houses and their livelihoods and are forced to live in temporary accomodation for the foreseeable future. Many locals and holiday makers lost their cars and their possessions. Can't you imagine how those people feel?
Making cheap jokes at their expense is a selfish exercise. None of the excuses given are valid and do not justify what is a pretty shameful act. Try putting yourself in the position of those people and see whether you would enjoy it, if you can that is.
No one in the West Country is regarding it as a joke.
Les
I wonder if you bothered to look at the pictures of the Boscastle floods. Even if no one was killed, the villagers have lost their houses and their livelihoods and are forced to live in temporary accomodation for the foreseeable future. Many locals and holiday makers lost their cars and their possessions. Can't you imagine how those people feel?
Making cheap jokes at their expense is a selfish exercise. None of the excuses given are valid and do not justify what is a pretty shameful act. Try putting yourself in the position of those people and see whether you would enjoy it, if you can that is.
No one in the West Country is regarding it as a joke.
Les