This is a funny place

[tlp2]

Two cannibals are eating a clown.
One looks at the other and says.....

[headsup]

I've always been a Harry Nilsson fan. Until he got crazy with John Lennon in NYC.
Two outstanding songwriting chaps trying to see who could out-idiot each other was more than embarrassing.
That song posted on the locked thread is- just a song-

I like the stuff the poster of the song says and his general take on life and his music is also very very good.

It would be a real shame to scare well intended folks with a different slant on things away from this forum just cuz
somebody may- or may not misconstrue their sense of humour or their personal "take" on something.

walking on eggshells isn't fun either.

it's still a funny place...

"guy walks into a bar......."

[tuffythepug]

I've always been a Harry Nilsson fan. Until he got crazy with John Lennon in NYC.
Two outstanding songwriting chaps trying to see who could out-idiot each other was more than embarrassing.
That song posted on the locked thread is- just a song-

I like the stuff the poster of the song says and his general take on life and his music is also very very good.

It would be a real shame to scare well intended folks with a different slant on things away from this forum just cuz
somebody may- or may not misconstrue their sense of humour or their personal "take" on something.

walking on eggshells isn't fun either.

it's still a funny place...




"guy walks into a bar......."

I would draw your attention to rule #1.  If we want to omit the obscenity ban then that can be easily done.  Opening that can of worms, though seems to me like it would do more towards driving people away than your fear that having some basic obscenity rule would.    Maybe most people these days are not offended by having an artist shout F--k You at them from their speakers.  That's fine.  In my personal life I use words that I would not use on a form such as this.  I realize we've become de-sensitized to such things these days.  Listen to   high school students as they speak to each other.  times change.   Having said that, I would also note that the "offending" video is still linked on the thread in question.   So you can listen to it to your heart's content.  I will also tel you that I've learned the thread was not locked because of the link but rather as a result of other violations of our forum rules regarding civility to one another and comments were deleted,   That's a whole different thing.   It's been my experience that people will always try to push the envelope.   Shall we do away with the request to keep things civil too ?  It's not easy trying to keep things running smoothly here and frankly it's a thankless job.   You will make someone mad no matter what.

[unclrob]

Its just a d*mn song written a long time ago.Then some idiot decides its an evil thing and no one needs to hear it anymore.As we say in my house "it is what it is,deal with  it and grow up.","no big deal".




Love Harry Nilsson,all of it.




So as the book says,"so long and thanks for all the fish".

[flatlander]

You and others do a great job Tuffy. I myself don't see the need for obscenity to express what needs to be expressed on this forum. You yourself, at least in the past for sure, used to post hilarious stuff while skirting around using profanity but still getting point across. I rather like that myself. Use your brain instead of just grabbing the nearest sledgehammer. I'm not offended personally by an F'bomb so much but there are others on here that may be and I would guess are. And offended might not be the right word for all.  Plus obscenity often leads to the uncivil banter we don't want.  We can all get a bit unruly at times and having level headed moderators is good. There's enough lowering of standards going on without letting this generally mature and respectful site being sucked down.  Carry on!

[ducktrapper]

Is there a difference between using a vulgarity (which the word technically is, not a profanity or an obscenity) and linking to a classic song that uses one? I believe there is. One is art. I wouldn't stand in a city square butt naked but The David does and it's considered a great work. Go figure.

[Queequeg]

Is there a difference between using a vulgarity (which the word technically is, not a profanity or an obscenity) and linking to a classic song...

OK, now we're getting somewhere.
I've learned a lot on this forum over the years, including today.

[flatlander]

OK, now we're getting somewhere.
I've learned a lot on this forum over the years, including today.

Indeed. Apparently words DO make a difference after all. I think? 

[ducktrapper]

Whatever you do, don't look and then blame me. It's Michelangelo's doing, after all. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_(Michelangelo)

[tlp2]

Sailor man walks into a bar and spies a Pirate.
Pirate has a hook hand, peg leg and eye patch.
The Sailor says "Buy you a drink if you tell me about that hook?"
The Pirate says "Aye, lost to a saber fight. Arrrr."
"And the leg?"
"Lost to a shark whilst overboard."
"Ouch, that's harsh. What about the eye?"
"Grapefruit."
"A grapefruit did that to your eye?"
"Aye" the Pirate says gesturing, "It 'twas the first week with me hook...."

[carruth]

The Swedish Navy has just painted a bar code on the side of all their Navy ships.

Scan the Navy in.


Merry Christmas everyone.

Carruth.

[Mikeymac]

A priest, a rabbi, and a duck walk into a bar.

The bartender says, "Is this some kind of joke?"

[Mikeymac]

A priest, a rabbi, and a duck walk into a bar.

The bartender says, "Is this some kind of joke?"

Um... that wasn't aimed at YOU, ducktrapper, so don't be offended...

[mlejeune67]

This just went from being a funny place to being a sad place.  Glad the small number of active posters the forum has left are having fun.

[tlp2]

Oh sorry.  It gets even sadder:

Dyslexic man walks into a bra...

[ST]

Oh sorry.  It gets even sadder:

Dyslexic man walks into a bra...

Hold on there pardner. Yer talkin' 'bout how I met my first wife. That was back before amazon meant online shopping.

[Danny]

I'm at a loss for words.

[ducktrapper]

MASH. 

[Queequeg]

I'm at a loss for words.

Coming from a man with 13269 posts, that's really 'saying something'!

[tlp2]

Merry Christmas All!   

How did Darth Vader know what Luke got him for Christmas?

He felt his presents....