livendive 8 #1 May 14, 2004 Bwa-ha-ha! Ya gotta be able to laugh during tough times, and I love most politically incorrect humor. Check out the new t-shirt from tshirthell.com. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #2 May 14, 2004 That's not humour, that's simply tastelessness. lack of instinct. dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,115 #3 May 14, 2004 Quote That's not humour, that's simply tastelessness. lack of instinct. Good taste is not a prerequisite to making money, in fact it may be a drawback.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #4 May 14, 2004 I don't care for the T-Shirt, but I do believe that non-PC humor is important. I too, can laugh at some twisted sh*t... Humor, even in the face of terrible circumstances, if done right, can help to deflate tensions (while not deflecting the "issue") and not warp perspective.So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #5 May 14, 2004 No more tasteless than OBL supporters trying to imply that he is endorsed by Bert from Sesame Street. http://www.snopes2.com/rumors/bert.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #6 May 14, 2004 QuoteHumor, even in the face of terrible circumstances, if done right, can help to deflate tensions (while not deflecting the "issue") and not warp perspective. How come so many people (especially women) don't get that? I get the oddest looks from my girlfriend for laughing at shit sometimes, but it's like given the choice between laughing about something or crying about it, which feels better? Note for every guy who's young enough to have not done this yet...when your woman is chewing your ass so badly that her eyes are bulging out or spit is spraying with her words, REALLY, REALLY TRY to avoid laughing at her. They'll then start screaming, you'll laugh harder, and a vicious cycle of biblical proportions gets underway. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #7 May 14, 2004 QuoteNote for every guy who's young enough to have not done this yet...when your woman is chewing your ass so badly that her eyes are bulging out or spit is spraying with her words, REALLY, REALLY TRY to avoid laughing at her. They'll then start screaming, you'll laugh harder, and a vicious cycle of biblical proportions gets underway. Yeah, fire will shoot out of her eyes and start burning your stomach too. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #8 May 14, 2004 Quote Yeah, fire will shoot out of her eyes and start burning your stomach too. That's not bad, guy... Funny Coming back to origin: Missing taste, very simple. This still is my opinion. dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydyvr 0 #9 May 14, 2004 QuoteComing back to origin: Missing taste, very simple. This still is my opinion. Agreed. Some things can be tasteless and funny at the same time, but the t-shirt presented in this thread isn't one of them. . . =(_8^(1) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Botellines 0 #10 May 17, 2004 I have always thought that the cruelest jokes are also the funniest. But, are you ready to laugh about yourself? (this is directed at everybody) I mean would you also laugh at a t-shirt with the four charred bodied of the US contractors if it sais something like that they try too get tanned too hard? or maybe a tshirt with the beheaded contractor and in the back a line that sais something like "don´t forget your head!!!". If you wouldn´t think that is funny, then humor is not involved. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #11 May 17, 2004 QuoteI have always thought that the cruelest jokes are also the funniest. But, are you ready to laugh about yourself? (this is directed at everybody) I mean would you also laugh at a t-shirt with the four charred bodied of the US contractors if it sais something like that they try too get tanned too hard? or maybe a tshirt with the beheaded contractor and in the back a line that sais something like "don´t forget your head!!!". If you wouldn´t think that is funny, then humor is not involved. Although neither of those examples sound all that funny, I can definitely imagine some that I would laugh at. The charred body/suntan idea has potential. Something like, "We knew Iraq was mostly desert, but had no idea it was THIS fucking hot!" A few years ago a skydiver friend of mine died and a few of us put together her ash dive. My comment afterward about wearing a full-face helmet was "I know, skydivers are supposed to eat our dead, but she was a little over-done for my taste." I can definitely laugh at my own fuckups, and apply humor to otherwise sad situations. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrunkMonkey 0 #12 May 17, 2004 Christel: "Tasteless" is entirely subjective... You seem to have that ultra sensitive streak that zaps a morbid sense of humor, which can be very necessary to maintain sanity in the midst of madness such as the Iraq situation... But, judging by your ultra liberal eurocentric mindset, even the most liberal mindset would probably be too conservative/closedminded... So, I give up... "Anything the US does is bad." -Happy now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #13 May 17, 2004 "Tasteless" is entirely subjective... You seem to have that ultra sensitive streak that zaps a morbid sense of humor, which can be very necessary to maintain sanity in the midst of madness such as the Iraq situation... But, judging by your ultra liberal eurocentric mindset, even the most liberal mindset would probably be too conservative/closedminded... So, I give up... "Anything the US does is bad." -Happy now? " Sheesh, you colonial cousins are ultra sensitive these days. How does anything Chrystel has said in this thread to date translate into a direct or even abstract criticism of the USA? Americans, you're all paranoid.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78RATS 0 #14 May 17, 2004 Quote Americans, you're all paranoid. Better than being British! Rat for Life - Fly till I die When them stupid ass bitches ask why Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #15 May 17, 2004 Never pour oil in the fire.... This, I already learned when I was a little girl. How to consider heartless talking DJ's, tasteless T-shirts in these times? Just flat. This is my opinion, not as a close minded German/European but, as a normal human beeing and a woman. It's not a question of mindset, The super brains at the radion station as well as the designer of high fashioned T-shirts should have switched on their brains before acting. Disgusting, these guys. But, as long as they find an intercessor.... dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #16 May 17, 2004 Fully agree. Would like to see the bright smiling faces of some guys here in case T-shirts are showing that... OMG dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stuartjl 0 #17 May 17, 2004 QuoteQuote Americans, you're all paranoid. Better than being British! There's very little better than being British, and being American isn't one of them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #18 May 17, 2004 QuoteQuoteQuote Americans, you're all paranoid. Better than being British! There's very little better than being British, and being American isn't one of them. No No No - Brits are just one step above Canadians - just because you are above us on the map dpoesn't mean it holds true to reality. Besides - look at how you spell color!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #19 May 18, 2004 "Better than being British!" Aw hey, Bryan, that hurt, you know I'm really... Scottish, Texan (honourary status), British, In that order!-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Botellines 0 #20 May 18, 2004 QuoteQuoteQuote Americans, you're all paranoid. Better than being British! There's very little better than being British, and being American isn't one of them. Only being scottish, nothing beats the feeling of the rough kilt on a naked willy!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #21 May 18, 2004 QuoteAmericans, you're all paranoid. You've tapped into my e-mails, haven't you! I'll have none of your Euro-spending, one-world-government-advocating, baguette-munching nonsense, Scotsman! I know Scottish Martial Arts! It's called "Fuh-Kyu" and involves much drinking and gnashing of teeth. Stop watching me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #22 May 18, 2004 "Stop watching me." Okay, but its going to take some time to dismantle the legion of devices I have secreted around California. By the way, is that a new haircut?-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #23 May 19, 2004 ***Only being scottish, nothing beats the feeling of the rough kilt on a naked willy!!! Kilt? Kilt? Oh, is that your girlfriends name? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
