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Best from the Fringe
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- Lemon Half
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Best from the Fringe
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland- ... e-49389208
From Olaf Falafel the 8th funniest comedian in Sweden.
"I keep randomly shouting out 'Broccoli' and 'Cauliflower' - I think I might have Florets".
The best of the rest:
"Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they're happy" - Richard Stott
"What's driving Brexit? From here it looks like it's probably the Duke of Edinburgh" - Milton Jones
"A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, 'Yes, of course. - That's 20 cows'" - Jake Lambert
"A thesaurus is great. There's no other word for it" - Ross Smith
"Sleep is my favourite thing in the world. It's the reason I get up in the morning" - Ross Smith
"I accidentally booked myself onto an escapology course; I'm really struggling to get out of it" - Adele Cliff
"After learning six hours of basic semaphore, I was flagging - Richard Pulsford
"To be or not to be a horse rider, that is Equestrian" - Mark Simmons
"I've got an Eton-themed advent calendar, where all the doors are opened for me by my dad's contacts" - Ivo Graham
From Olaf Falafel the 8th funniest comedian in Sweden.
"I keep randomly shouting out 'Broccoli' and 'Cauliflower' - I think I might have Florets".
The best of the rest:
"Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they're happy" - Richard Stott
"What's driving Brexit? From here it looks like it's probably the Duke of Edinburgh" - Milton Jones
"A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, 'Yes, of course. - That's 20 cows'" - Jake Lambert
"A thesaurus is great. There's no other word for it" - Ross Smith
"Sleep is my favourite thing in the world. It's the reason I get up in the morning" - Ross Smith
"I accidentally booked myself onto an escapology course; I'm really struggling to get out of it" - Adele Cliff
"After learning six hours of basic semaphore, I was flagging - Richard Pulsford
"To be or not to be a horse rider, that is Equestrian" - Mark Simmons
"I've got an Eton-themed advent calendar, where all the doors are opened for me by my dad's contacts" - Ivo Graham
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- Lemon Quarter
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- Lemon Slice
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Re: Best from the Fringe
"Edinburgh Fringe: Tourette's charity wants apology over award-winning joke"
The PC brigade didn't think it was very funny: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49395718
The PC brigade didn't think it was very funny: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49395718
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- Lemon Half
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Re: Best from the Fringe
BrummieDave wrote:"Edinburgh Fringe: Tourette's charity wants apology over award-winning joke"
The PC brigade didn't think it was very funny: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49395718
Can I offer a sobering thought please? It's the thought that's sober, not me
"Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they're happy" - Richard Stott
Before I was correctly diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea I was taking a significant amount of medication for clinical depression including two separate antidepressants each day.
It didn't make me happy. Nope. But I am still able to chuckle at the above joke.
Because it includes me. It doesn't walk around me and pay homage to my cross climbing abilities. It includes me.
The joke isn't laughing at me. It isn't even laughing with me. It's a joke. A throw away moment that made me chuckle.
Sometimes jokes arrive at the wrong time. Sometimes they are sent out correctly. Sometimes they overstep.
I'm not going to take offence at a joke about mental health because I have had issues with mine. Why should I?
But choice is individual and I cannot speak for anyone else but me
AiY
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- Lemon Slice
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Re: Best from the Fringe
It's yet more evidence that 'mildly disappointed' is no longer an acceptable reaction to something that displeases. The default minimum response is now 'outraged' and must be expressed via social media.
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- The full Lemon
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Re: Best from the Fringe
BrummieDave wrote:It's yet more evidence that 'mildly disappointed' is no longer an acceptable reaction to something that displeases. The default minimum response is now 'outraged' and must be expressed via social media.
I am mildly disappointed that you seek to generalise such nonsense. All that's changed is that grumbling has moved online.
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- Lemon Slice
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Re: Best from the Fringe
redsturgeon wrote:
From Olaf Falafel the 8th funniest comedian in Sweden.
"I keep randomly shouting out 'Broccoli' and 'Cauliflower' - I think I might have Florets".
Anyway, I thought his name was funnier than his joke.
Hope that doesn't upset any Arabic Food Trade Associations btw.
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Re: Best from the Fringe
I found it mildly amusing but I must admit I've seen much funnier jokes here on Laughing Lemons.
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Re: Best from the Fringe
The people who should be complaining are the dual suffering Dyslexic Tourette's sufferers. For them, this was no joke...
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