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Poor dog. :(
I have no idea what that is, but I think I'm supposed to be offended.
I can't stop laughing because I just imagined how that would be feasible irl (and it would involve ramps and keanu reaves)
A massive catapult strapped to the back of a shark would do it.
It would need to be a MEGASHARK, however. And the GIANT OCTOPUS would have to clean up the mess.
So THAT'S what happened to the other two Big Bens. Every time I asked my old history teacher about it, she looked at me like I was an idiot.
I want to "like" Shlup's post.
Hey MILF! You weren't there man! You weren't there, you don't know what it was like!
Actually this made me laugh and it's the kind of thing what points out the major differences between us Brits and our American counterparts, 9/11 jokes make you mad because y'know terrorism on American soil and what not. Us guys, bombs by the same people and the jokes are just plain funny and even more funny BECAUSE they're offensive.
I have no idea what's going, either.
It makes me sad that an explanation is actually required. Does American media know there are other countries besides America and the ones America is/were bombing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceglow
Eh, I don't really get massive thrills out of making fun of the death of innocents, but maybe that's just me. I know Brits don't get offended as easily as Americans do, but I guess there are lines somewhere for everyone, and mocking the dead is past mine. I don't think that the image shown really mocks them, mind you. But it does marginalise the idea of remembering the lives that were lost, which is kind of meh for me. I don't really care on any major level, though. What people get their amusement out of is up to them.
On the note of America vs. Brits and how easily offended they are... George Michael being caught showing his dick off in a cubicle meaning he should suddenly be considered evil and lose all his sales? I never understood that. Apparently he's never done well in America since. I mean, I don't listen to much George Michael, but after reading about the whole thing somewhere I always found it to be a good way to look at the differences between how Brits and Americans differ in their reactions. Brits found it funny, Americans were horrified.
Have to say, I love the way that if any of us mentioned that we had no idea what 9/11 was then everyone would be repulsed with us. However, it seems, quite a few people don't know what 7/7 is. Some ignorancy going on here, me thinks. As champagne supernova said, there are other countries than America.
Wait, some people really don't know about that? I actually find that pretty disgusting taking into consideration the overwhelming support that England had for the US after 9/11.
I'm offended that you don't know. :colbert:Quote:
Originally Posted by ShlupQuack
Nah, plenty of Americans laugh at 9/11 trout, even on this forum. Though plenty don't and have sobbing bald eagles superimposed on massive American flags, so take from it what you will.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceglow
It is pretty awful, given how we've supported the US since 9/11 despite misgivings on the part of the public.Quote:
Originally Posted by champagne supernovaIt makes me sad that an explanation is actually required. Does American media know there are other countries besides America and the ones America is/were bombing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceglow
Actually everyone I know, self included, would just laugh at you.Quote:
Originally Posted by I Don't Need A Name
I'm laughing right now, in fact.
That wasn't saying that I don't know what it is, I was making a comparison ¬.¬
Oh yeah, I know that. :bigsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by I Don't Need A Name
Just wanted to add some well placed trolling?
The only thing that offends me about this thread is the tendency that some people have to make sweeping generalizations about a nation's people. Not all Americans think, feel, believe, talk, act, and react the same way! I am quite certain this is true for all people of all nations. I do remember the 7/7 bombings in London, I remember contacting all my friends in England to ensure that they were safe (even the ones not living in London, just to be sure). It was a tragedy on the same level as 9/11 and I was saddened for Britain's loss. :kaoupset:
Also, I think the pic of Big Ben with the double-decker buses protruding from it to be smurfing hilarious! :kaoclove:
It seems a few people forgotten and have therefore gone against the very purpose of this thread they have posted in. This offends me. I am offended.
I was maybe like...10 when that happened? And I never heard about it on the news or anything. But it's a real shame...belated, I know.
I didn't know what it was...but I try to stray from all things British.
I remember them all right! I was very young so I don't recall much details, but I certainly remember.
AND I SHAN'T FORGETZ.
Who doesn't, honestly?Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy Noodle Boy
That actually happened, but the Government covered it up. THE MILLENIUM EYE DIDN'T JUST ROTATE 360 DEGREES ALL BY ITSELF! THE GOVERNMENT NEEDED A REASON TO RECALL PETER MANDELSON! DOUBLE DECKER BUSES BURN AT 4000 DEGREES CELSIUS! CONTROLLED TICKET BARRIERS! Q33 NY! WAKE UP SHEEPLE!
I remember this. You guys can get offended at me anyway, if you'd like. After all, what're friends for?
Ok guys, let me point out you were not 10 when this happened unless you're currently 16. This happened as is pointed out in my link previously posted explaining this that the bombings took place on 7/7/2005 thats POST 9/11 if people remember 9/11 they should remember 7/7. Of course the way military cutting is going on over here, this is soon going to be how long Britain can field an aircraft carrier at sea for, 7 days a week, 7 weeks a year. Even then it won't have it's own planes xD
Luckily, the only person who claimed to be ten at the time is currently 16. :smash:Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceglow
Hmm smashy smashy on me? Oh don't get started Towns otherwise I'd have Psy set up the thunderdome, though that ends unfairly when one superadmin bans my ass....guess I might as well take the smashy smashy and live with tit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoBLuckily, the only person who claimed to be ten at the time is currently 16. :smash:Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceglow
Out of everyone in the entire world, I would think that the dead are the people who would mind jokes about them the least.
Yeah, I don't think it's the dead people that you should worry about offending. Not that I think this thread is offensive or anything, it's just that seems like a kinda stupid thing to say :/
My favourite thing from that day was a response I saw online. "Al-Qaeda says Britain is now trembling with fear?" and then a photo of London utterly flattened in WWII. "Are you taking the piss? The Germans destroyed a damn sight more than a couple of bloody trains and they couldn't break us, what hope do you useless wankstains have?"
Sums up the spirit of my nation beautifully :cry:
Oh tit, well now I feel a fool for saying such a terrible thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy Noodle Boy
EDIT: Also, are those Monopoly men and pigeons falling out of the buses?
It's the Fat Controller Sir Topham Hatt himself.
It does indeed. I certainly know no Londoners who were quaking with fear and well frankly you of all people know Paul, that I was due to have been on the Liverpool Street train that got hit because I was meant to be going to a job interview that day, thankfully the interview got postponed the day before the blasts due to my interviewer taking ill. I'm quite grateful that they did get sick and postpone my interview because you know, being killed or maimed by a bomb blast would really have ruined my day. week or even maybe my month or year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
That'd definitely be something of a nuisance. Especially for the job interview, which you would probably have had to miss.
Would have made for a pretty awesome story though.