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Title: A world without humour
Post by: Nickbat on 26 March 2009, 09:26:38
I see that David Jason has been forced to apologise for repeating an age-old joke:

"What do you call a Pakistani cloakroom attendant?"

The Telegraph prints the punchline as: ""Ma-hat-ma coat."

It's very old. In fact I first heard a similar joke on the Two Ronniies years ago.

"Mr Mohammed Shafiq, of the Ramadhan Foundation, accused Sir David of being out of touch with reality in portraying Pakistanis as cloakroom attendants.

"Many top jobs in this country are held by British Muslims, from lawyers, to doctors, politicians and businessmen.."

Er hallo, Mr Shafiq? This was a pun. That is a play on words. It has nothing to do with stereotyping Pakistanis as cloakroom attendants. It is making a play on words about the name Mahatma (remember Ghandi?). The pun would not work if the person was a lawyer, doctor, politician or businessman, you tw*t!

Are these puns racist: "Have you heard about the Scottish dentist 'Phil McCavity', or the Irish rice worker called 'Paddy Fields'. No, they are not. It's just making fun with words.

Isn't Mr Shafiq himself inciting racial hatred by suggesting that we cannot continue our long tradition of making puns out of peoples names and, by implication, that Pakistanis have no sense opf humour?

Link here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/5049771/Sir-David-Jason-apologises-for-Pakistani-joke-in-radio-broadcast.html

Rant over.  
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: vauxmad on 26 March 2009, 09:35:32
indeed they are slowly taking over and forucing their culture onuse and trying to wipe ours out.... small rant today
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: STMO123 on 26 March 2009, 10:42:33
Scottish cloakroom attendant. Angus McCoatup.
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: Bacon Butty Man on 26 March 2009, 10:43:51
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I see that David Jason has been forced to apologise for repeating an age-old joke:

"What do you call a Pakistani cloakroom attendant?"

The Telegraph prints the punchline as: ""Ma-hat-ma coat."

It's very old. In fact I first heard a similar joke on the Two Ronniies years ago.

"Mr Mohammed Shafiq, of the Ramadhan Foundation, accused Sir David of being out of touch with reality in portraying Pakistanis as cloakroom attendants.

"Many top jobs in this country are held by British Muslims, from lawyers, to doctors, politicians and businessmen.."

Er hallo, Mr Shafiq? This was a pun. That is a play on words. It has nothing to do with stereotyping Pakistanis as cloakroom attendants. It is making a play on words about the name Mahatma (remember Ghandi?). The pun would not work if the person was a lawyer, doctor, politician or businessman, you tw*t!

Are these puns racist: "Have you heard about the Scottish dentist 'Phil McCavity', or the Irish rice worker called 'Paddy Fields'. No, they are not. It's just making fun with words.

Isn't Mr Shafiq himself inciting racial hatred by suggesting that we cannot continue our long tradition of making puns out of peoples names and, by implication, that Pakistanis have no sense opf humour?

Link here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/5049771/Sir-David-Jason-apologises-for-Pakistani-joke-in-radio-broadcast.html

Rant over.  

while i agree with you that the pc brigade has gone too far, i actually find that joke amusing, there are "racist" jokes about all races and to my mind to pick out david jason and that joke a racist comment or what ever is and actual racist thing to do against david jason.
eg, you go to any inner city estate and there will be an asian or blacks community center, which is fine by me and i have no problems with that, but if i opened a whites community centre i would be lynched. before i get slagged off i have friends of all races and we all take the pee out of each other.
i used to go on a forum hosted by sony for bruce springsteen related topics, a similar joke was placed on there, no this forum was used by people all over the world and i was the 90,000 and something member so there were a lot of people on ther, the next day the forum was pulled and never relaunched. the joke was funny.
i thing it will get to a point where kids will be taught wat is funny or not, what they can laugh at or not, its a sad state of affairs.
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Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: Martin_1962 on 26 March 2009, 11:48:37
Do we have any Pakistani members to comment?
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: doog on 26 March 2009, 11:51:35
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Scottish cloakroom attendant. Angus McCoatup.


Irish petrol pump attendant

phillip Mcormick  ::)

Doug
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: Richie London on 26 March 2009, 11:57:35
one of my best drinking buddies is indian, my boy and his boy are best friends, when he walks in the pub we call him the suicide bomber.he thinks its funny.hes actually got more white friends than indian. but we never say anything when hes around other indians. he gives as good as he gets and hes a great laugh. even he thinks it getting a joke with the complaints and feels embaressed about it.
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: Martin_1962 on 26 March 2009, 12:00:50
BTW I thought it was quite funny!
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: amigov6 on 26 March 2009, 15:55:36
So we're now being told what is & is'nt funny.
    Who exactly is being paid to come up with this B/S & who exactly is paying thier wages? ::)

  If something makes you laugh no one can stop it doing so, end of.
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: Big Bri on 26 March 2009, 16:52:09
There are jokes about Irish, English, Welsh and Scottish should we take them as a racist remarks no they are jokes.... ment to  be funny  ;D think they need to relise that.... and stop taking every remark as personal racist attack.
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: STMO123 on 26 March 2009, 18:51:18
As a scouser I am regularly abused by people who have no idea how nice we really are. :(
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: Debs. on 26 March 2009, 19:13:39
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As a scouser I am regularly abused by people who have no idea how nice we really are. :(

Calm down....calm down! ;D
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: AndyMV6 on 27 March 2009, 19:22:46
Surely if they dont like our way then.............go home.

Simple as that. Im NOT a racist im a realist.

Ill tell you what, ill jump on the next tristar to helmand and say "hang on, hang on im feeling that your all being a bit racist to the white population" And of course a nice meeting will be called, talks will be had, people will change and we all live together in perfect harmony.

OR ill meet the very very wrong end of an AK47!  

I dont know, poor britian, its being destroyed from the inside out.
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: AndyMV6 on 27 March 2009, 19:24:13
sorry bit off subject there i think, cant help it though.

Just to clairify im no racist and think everyone is equal. but it does seem the white people get the raw deal every way.
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: Welung666 on 27 March 2009, 19:31:11
I found that really funny, he should realise that it's a joke same as the others. If he doesn't like it I can direct him to Dover quite easily!!!  >:( >:(
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: TheBoy on 27 March 2009, 19:33:50
just another idiot trying to make a name for himself.
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: BigAl on 27 March 2009, 19:34:22
A beautiful fairy appeared one day to a destitute refugee claimant outside the Heathrow immigration offices.  

'My good man,' the fairy said, 'I've been told to grant you three wishes, since you just arrived in England with your wife and three children.'

The man told the fairy:'Well, where I come from we don't have good teeth, so I want new teeth, maybe a lot of gold in them.'

The fairy looked at the man's almost toothless grin and -- PING !!! He had a brand new shining set of gold teeth in his mouth!

'What else?'  asked the fairy, 'two, more wishes, to go’.

The refugee claimant now got bolder.

'I need a big house with a three car garage in Oxford with eight bedrooms for my family and the rest of my refugee relatives who still live in my country. I want to bring them all over here.

PING ! - In the distance there could be seen a beautiful mansion with a three car garage, a long driveway, a walkout patio with a BBQ, overlooking the river.

'One, more wish, left for you', said the fairy, waving her wand.  

I want to be like the British with British clothes instead of manjams, and a baseball cap instead of this turban.

And I want to have whiteskin like the British.'

PING ! - The man was transformed, wearing worn out jeans, an EaglesT-shirt and a Billabong baseball cap.  He had his bad teeth back and themansion had disappeared from the horizon.

'What happened to my new teeth?' he wailed.  'Where is my new house?'

The fairy said 'Tough luck. Now that you are English, you're entitled to f*** all!!!!'  And she disappeared!

Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: Welung666 on 27 March 2009, 19:35:07
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sorry bit off subject there i think, cant help it though.

Just to clairify im no racist and think everyone is equal. but it does seem the white people get the raw deal every way.

We know that for sure, had a pakistani buy the house next door to us about 18 months ago. Had nothing but verbal abuse, threats & damage to property but the police have done nothing despite 30+ reports. However SWMBO asking him to keep the noise down at 11:30pm on Xmas eve saying "we celebrate Christmas even if you don't" to which she was arrested for 'insighting racial fear'! He's 6' SWMBO is 5'1" and apparently he was scared of her! Why didn't we all listen to Enoch Powell?????
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: Martin_1962 on 27 March 2009, 20:39:28
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sorry bit off subject there i think, cant help it though.

Just to clairify im no racist and think everyone is equal. but it does seem the white people get the raw deal every way.

We know that for sure, had a pakistani buy the house next door to us about 18 months ago. Had nothing but verbal abuse, threats & damage to property but the police have done nothing despite 30+ reports. However SWMBO asking him to keep the noise down at 11:30pm on Xmas eve saying "we celebrate Christmas even if you don't" to which she was arrested for 'insighting racial fear'! He's 6' SWMBO is 5'1" and apparently he was scared of her! Why didn't we all listen to Enoch Powell?????


We do not need pieces of shit like that.

Needs a quiet thumping and leave a note saying

"This is NOT a racist attack" nailgunned to his arm
Title: Re: A world without humour
Post by: stuart30 on 27 March 2009, 20:39:32
David jason is about as Royal as the Queen as far as im concerned.

Hardly a skin head  racist thug is he.... ::)