Ah no, in all seriousness I know how they must be feeling, looking out on those scenes of carnage.
I remember the horror of waking up to find two fence panels needed replacing after storms over the christmas.

Rhodejim (Offaly) - Posts: 2888 - 15/03/2011 12:26:15    889221

Jim you are just displaying how neanderthal you are now, probably down the pub last night showing all the texts on your Eircell 088 phone.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 15/03/2011 12:37:54    889247

Bad form Jim!!

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 15/03/2011 13:27:35    889316

Doesn't seem to be any problem with jokes relating to Cubans drowning

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 15/03/2011 13:56:44    889347

Bet ya smiled though Hag

Rhodejim (Offaly) - Posts: 2888 - 15/03/2011 14:04:48    889355

Not this time boss!

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 15/03/2011 14:58:01    889414

Jokes or no jokes people died in the disaster that occurred.

Rode-Jim, if you think that is funny then it is you who needs to have a chat with yourself.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 15/03/2011 15:45:39    889466

Admins

are you really going to allow Rode-Jim to post jokes about the Tsunami disaster in Japan? Is it beyond the realms of possibility that anyone from Japan could view the pages on this board?

How will it look if one absolute redneck mucksavage from Offaly is allowed to tarnish the reputation of Irish people with his narrow minded thoughts on a natural disaster?

Will ye have a think about this please?

Thanks. Slayer.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 15/03/2011 15:51:03    889474

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I hope Admin also takes off any jokes that maybe offending to Women, obese people, cubans etc.

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 15/03/2011 16:08:25    889488

I hope Admin also takes off any jokes that maybe offending to Women, obese people, cubans etc.

Where did you see those dhorse?

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 15/03/2011 16:20:19    889499

slayer:

Mr ballboy has also posted stuff that's out of order in regrads this too, I don't know but some of this stuff I would think goes against the rules of the forum??

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 15/03/2011 16:22:36    889503

slayer
County: Limerick


Where did you see those dhorse?

http://www.hoganstand.com/forum/MessagePage.aspx?TopicID=12682.

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 15/03/2011 16:45:47    889541

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Hag, I have already pulled up Admin about this poster and one disgusting post in particular referring to the events of bloody sunday which was deleted pronto. Admin has a difficult enough task sorting through the traffic but there are occasions when tasteless and insulting posts make it through.

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 15/03/2011 16:59:19    889570

I hope Admin also takes off any jokes that maybe offending to Women, obese people, cubans etc.

Especially in regards to these people being killed in a horriffic natural disaster.

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 15/03/2011 17:02:47    889579

To be fair Jims joke about the Evan the Plaice was worse

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 15/03/2011 17:05:45    889580

I'm with the Dhorse on this one

Is the joke in poor taste Yes
is it offensive Yes
But is it clearly a joke Yes

The Joke thread on the main forum has hundreds of jokes that are offensive to ethnic minorities, victims of disasters, people with disabilities, Lesbians etc etc etc
but they are jokes - how offensive they are comes down to proximity to the event and personal taste

so to be honest I don't have a problem with Jims post and take it for what it is - A joke -
However there are plenty posts that are not made in jest that are Xenophobic - Racist - Sectarian etc etc and these are the ones posters should take exception to.

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 15/03/2011 17:21:04    889602

Slayer:

There's a fellow you and me used to work with years ago who's now living in Japan, him and his family are safe and well.

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 15/03/2011 17:29:50    889615

The Joke thread on the main forum has hundreds of jokes that are offensive to ethnic minorities, victims of disasters, people with disabilities, Lesbians etc etc etc
but they are jokes - how offensive they are comes down to proximity to the event and personal taste

Exactly Rua and that is where such 'jokes' should be posted - on the JOKES thread. Not on this thread where people are offering their sympathies for those affected by this terrible occurance.

And Rhodejim absolutely tasteless I don't know why I expected anything better from you

nacellabeaga (Offaly) - Posts: 700 - 15/03/2011 18:36:31    889655

'Not on this thread where people are offering their sympathies for those affected by this terrible occurance.'

All I've seen on this thread is people talking about multiple posters. It's a harmless joke, who cares

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 15/03/2011 18:59:29    889675

To be fair to rhodejim there are 'jokes' already being sent around about about this disaster. It is wrong, so wrong but that is human nature unfortunately. The Germans had a word for it schadenfraude - taking pleasure at others discomfort; it has been around since the beginning of time. Let's be honest many people will not own up to loving the bloke/girl across the desk/workplace getting a bollocking from the boss. As long as it's not us or doesn't affect us we take quiet satisfaction or see humour in tragic situations. Many of us, at the core, are selfish and if incidents like Japan don't really impinge on us and we don't experience the human suffering we end up joking about it. Much of the British media and political Establishment laughed at the Irish during the Famine and many lampooning cartoons were published mocking the 'lazy Irish'. The human race is the most unkind of all.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9816 - 15/03/2011 19:10:12    889684