Silly website about Doublya's Language

[Welshbird]

I read this and it made me laugh - any comments guys?

http://www.utterpants.co.uk/news/politics/usanthem.html

Fee

The question should be [red]Is it worth trying to do?[/red] not [blue] Can it be done?[/blue]

 

[kjv1611]

Well, don't know about anyone else, but I can't even pull up the site at work - it gets filtered as "adult content". Thanks for the link! [LOL]

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"If to err is human, then I must be some kind of human!" -Me

 

[Welshbird]

Oh., sorry about that.

*looks around for a mod* Can someone edit the title to say *NOT WORK SAFE* or would it be best to just remove the thread?

The site is called 'Utter Pants' and sometimes the language is a bit choice, but it is funny, at least to me.

Fee

The question should be [red]Is it worth trying to do?[/red] not [blue] Can it be done?[/blue]

 

[pinkgecko]

Adult content might be due to the banner ads they display on the site. I could see it fine at my work - got a good laugh out of Rummy's statement.

 

[cjelec]

Well i can see it and i don't like its content:

Giving English to an American is like giving sex to a child...

Its not something i would like to read on any site on the web :-(

No wonder its blocked by company servers...

 

[Welshbird]

I didn't mean for it to offend anyone, so I'm very sorry if it did.

Fee

The question should be [red]Is it worth trying to do?[/red] not [blue] Can it be done?[/blue]

 

[AnotherHiggins]

cjelec,

(First off, I am 'murkun and therefore the target of this joke)

The rest of that quote should not be omitted, as it might help make its meaning more clear (in case the point isn't gleaned from just the first sentence). Here's the whole thing:

Giving English to an American is like giving sex to a child. He knows it's important but he doesn't know what to do with it.

The point of that statement is that English (like sex) is something wonderful and fun, but you are giving it to someone (English to an American, sex to a Child) who doesn't understand it and doesn't know what to do with it. In other words, it is wasted on them.

To be crystal clear, it in no way pertains to pedophilia (in case that's what you were thinking).

I actually think that line is quite clever and in no way offensive. Clearly it is intended for a mature audience, but given that audience, no, I don't think it is offensive at all.

Thanks for the link, Fee!

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