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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Showing all the symptoms. Really ill it's been gradual. I'm googling it and I'm showing all the symptoms. I'm so ill doesn't help climbing telephone poles in the pissing rain and cold weather haha

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By *am123Man
over a year ago

essex chelmsford

bad taste

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

It's going to get colder....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Really not funny

You have man flu

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock

Could be flu, but doubt you'd be able to climb telegraph poles if you had flu?

Sounds more like man flu (common cold).

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

No I agree it's not funny a lot of people have sadly died due to it. Just man flu but I feel like I'm at deaths door!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"bad taste "

I agree. Not something i'd joke about

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sick

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sick bastard.

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

Apparently, Ebola causes headaches, feelings of nausea and is very difficult to get rid of...I thought I had it but it was that fecking free U2 album

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Man flu you wimp....lol!

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By *at69driveMan
over a year ago

Hertford


"Showing all the symptoms. Really ill it's been gradual. I'm googling it and I'm showing all the symptoms. I'm so ill doesn't help climbing telephone poles in the pissing rain and cold weather haha "
. Very poor taste and not the type of disease about which you should be joking . Have you no consideration for those who have died from it ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Could be flu, but doubt you'd be able to climb telegraph poles if you had flu?

Sounds more like man flu (common cold)."

Anyone with real flu would struggle to make it out of bed let alone up a telegraph pole!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rule 5 dude

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Too soon!

In comedy timing is everything.

That reminds me, I've got a great joke about Ted Heath....

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

It's only 4 days since you posted your excitement being a phone engineer...

Good luck in your new career

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By *iscomanMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Man up you sicko

Very bad taste

Not funny

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

may as well go up the telegraph pole ...... cant see many getting in bed with you now

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By *anchestercubMan
over a year ago

manchester & NI

Over 4000 people dead, the people of West Africa and those helping them (our troops) are struggling to cope - many are just left dead in the streets.

But someone from Preston can make a little joke - how nice!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This is just pretty offensive to anyone ill in general. My 4 year old had to come to hospital with me Monday because I had an asthma attack brought on by a chest infection.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"bad taste "

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By *ombshellWoman
over a year ago

islington

man flu = a snotty nose

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its topical,its horrendous and I feel for all those people affected

I do however have a morbid sense of humour and will make jokes and laugh about it,it natural to do that in a very serious situation,its how people deal with things

Op....so long,farewell,auf weidersehen,goodbye

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh come on the guy just using a current topic as a joke. It's not offensive it's just a play on words..... Have we really lost the ability to smirk smile at dark humour without having to run jokes by folks. It was a joke that used a current theme to exaggerate a man illness. Timing and audience . Just my thoughts ,

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire


"No I agree it's not funny a lot of people have sadly died due to it. Just man flu but I feel like I'm at deaths door!"

its a bit cuntish tbh..

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By *at69driveMan
over a year ago

Hertford


"Oh come on the guy just using a current topic as a joke. It's not offensive it's just a play on words..... Have we really lost the ability to smirk smile at dark humour without having to run jokes by folks. It was a joke that used a current theme to exaggerate a man illness. Timing and audience . Just my thoughts ,"
. Don't think you should ever make jokes about any illness . Sometimes best to say nothing if that is the best you can do . Hope a cure for it is found soon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's going to get colder....

"

Jeepers View, you ARE priceless

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Oh come on the guy just using a current topic as a joke. It's not offensive it's just a play on words..... Have we really lost the ability to smirk smile at dark humour without having to run jokes by folks. It was a joke that used a current theme to exaggerate a man illness. Timing and audience . Just my thoughts ,. Don't think you should ever make jokes about any illness . Sometimes best to say nothing if that is the best you can do . Hope a cure for it is found soon. "

Really? Humour is helpful in dealing with illness,a laugh and a joke can make people feel a bit better

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By *at69driveMan
over a year ago

Hertford


"Oh come on the guy just using a current topic as a joke. It's not offensive it's just a play on words..... Have we really lost the ability to smirk smile at dark humour without having to run jokes by folks. It was a joke that used a current theme to exaggerate a man illness. Timing and audience . Just my thoughts ,"
Maybe he should change his audience . I just hope that no one on fab found his comments funny.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Congratulations on completely shitting it for getting a meet from anyone who reads the forums

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

this site lmao!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My friend got back from Africa and can't stop buying raffle tickets... He has tombola

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts


"Don't think you should ever make jokes about any illness . Sometimes best to say nothing if that is the best you can do . Hope a cure for it is found soon. "

I disagree. I think after this outbreak has passed and people are no longer dying, it would be possible to make a joke about it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


" this site lmao!!! "

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire

this thread went well

op if you are ill get better soon

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jesus... This forum really is full of people on their high horse!

Guessing a lot of people missed the south park episode, everything can be a joke after 22.3 years

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Oh come on the guy just using a current topic as a joke. It's not offensive it's just a play on words..... Have we really lost the ability to smirk smile at dark humour without having to run jokes by folks. It was a joke that used a current theme to exaggerate a man illness. Timing and audience . Just my thoughts ,. Don't think you should ever make jokes about any illness . Sometimes best to say nothing if that is the best you can do . Hope a cure for it is found soon.

Really? Humour is helpful in dealing with illness,a laugh and a joke can make people feel a bit better"

Exactly x pretty sure a lot of the single guys jumping on the bandwagon so they get _iewed for their compassionate and caring attitude lol..

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn


" . I just hope that no one on fab found his comments funny."

There was a guy last night said almost the very same.... And I don't recall anyone being offended, a different night, a different reaction.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


" . I just hope that no one on fab found his comments funny.

There was a guy last night said almost the very same.... And I don't recall anyone being offended, a different night, a different reaction."

I thought this.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


" . I just hope that no one on fab found his comments funny.

There was a guy last night said almost the very same.... And I don't recall anyone being offended, a different night, a different reaction."

I like the people on the other thread better then,they seem like they may be a bit of a laugh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pc brigade bore off!... The type who watch a whole tv programme to make sure they are definately offended so they can write a letter to watchdog lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

It's ok I've reported my thread as offensive so it should get removed soon. REAL SORRY IM NOT SURE IF ILL SLEEP TONIGHT MAYBE SOME EBOLA HOT CHOCOLATE MIGHT HELP.

LMAO

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn


" . I just hope that no one on fab found his comments funny.

I like the people on the other thread better then,they seem like they may be a bit of a laugh "

I found it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The male flu "man flu" is a topic of humour that men use to moan about his illness and ladies use to belittle our flu !! Both sides us it as a banter topic , I don't think there is a work place that don't hear the man flu topic on a daily bases...... the Ebola was just an extension to highlight his flu..... there was no undertones of sickness or bad taste.... we ask for accountability to police our life from the nanny state then we moan about ...... bad taste really ????

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire


"Pc brigade bore off!... The type who watch a whole tv programme to make sure they are definately offended so they can write a letter to watchdog lol"

are you not doing the same thing you say others who don't think ebola is funny are..

as with your post of 3 minutes ago..?

when we are sending troops out who have family who are probably shitting themselves about their loved ones..

suppose its ok as its only some black people dying eh..

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria


"Oh come on the guy just using a current topic as a joke. It's not offensive it's just a play on words..... Have we really lost the ability to smirk smile at dark humour without having to run jokes by folks. It was a joke that used a current theme to exaggerate a man illness. Timing and audience . Just my thoughts , Maybe he should change his audience . I just hope that no one on fab found his comments funny."

I smiled at it (and posted an Ebola joke!)...sometimes when I'm feeling poorly I over egg the pudding a bit - a headache becomes a brain tumour, forgetting my PIN is the first sign of dementia, a gripey belly is cholera, tiredness is a touch of consumption, a sniffle is Spanish 'flu...it's humour...when it's a bloke with man 'flu (incidentally, influenza has killed millions over the years and still kills now) I smile when they do the same over egging

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By *anchestercubMan
over a year ago

manchester & NI

How dare people have an opinion, how dare they decide for themselves what offends them!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There is some right knackers about, or sorry should i say testicles? Give the lad a break, just a bit light humour. Did he make fun of people actually dying? Give your heads a shake and bore off.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think rule 5 applies to everyone on this thread.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had ebola cornflakes earlier.. Really not feeling too good.

Such a bad joke it's actually funny

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I had ebola cornflakes earlier.. Really not feeling too good.

Such a bad joke it's actually funny "

Hahaha thats BAD!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Pc brigade bore off!... The type who watch a whole tv programme to make sure they are definately offended so they can write a letter to watchdog lol

are you not doing the same thing you say others who don't think ebola is funny are..

as with your post of 3 minutes ago..?

when we are sending troops out who have family who are probably shitting themselves about their loved ones..

suppose its ok as its only some black people dying eh.."

Omg... at what point was it racist? People try an put words in other people's mouths.

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By *at69driveMan
over a year ago

Hertford


"Oh come on the guy just using a current topic as a joke. It's not offensive it's just a play on words..... Have we really lost the ability to smirk smile at dark humour without having to run jokes by folks. It was a joke that used a current theme to exaggerate a man illness. Timing and audience . Just my thoughts ,. Don't think you should ever make jokes about any illness . Sometimes best to say nothing if that is the best you can do . Hope a cure for it is found soon.

Really? Humour is helpful in dealing with illness,a laugh and a joke can make people feel a bit better

Exactly x pretty sure a lot of the single guys jumping on the bandwagon so they get _iewed for their compassionate and caring attitude lol.."
. Not quite certain what relevance the post has to single guys . I thought the point was that a significant number of people will regard jokes about any illness as being in very poor taste - good manners are entirely different to a compassionate and caring attitude , though I would normally expect both attributes to go together.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I had ebola cornflakes earlier.. Really not feeling too good.

Such a bad joke it's actually funny

Hahaha thats BAD! "

Lol.. I'm sure the same people offer dedicated are the same people who forward on naughty text jokes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


" . I just hope that no one on fab found his comments funny.

There was a guy last night said almost the very same.... And I don't recall anyone being offended, a different night, a different reaction.

I like the people on the other thread better then,they seem like they may be a bit of a laugh "

watch your profile as people will say your making fun of people with heart conditions.

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire


"Pc brigade bore off!... The type who watch a whole tv programme to make sure they are definately offended so they can write a letter to watchdog lol

are you not doing the same thing you say others who don't think ebola is funny are..

as with your post of 3 minutes ago..?

when we are sending troops out who have family who are probably shitting themselves about their loved ones..

suppose its ok as its only some black people dying eh..

Omg... at what point was it racist? People try an put words in other people's mouths."

actually that's a fair point and I was being ott so if anyone was offended then happy to apologise..

however I still stand by the point that for some people its not really a laughing matter..

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock


"Pc brigade bore off!... The type who watch a whole tv programme to make sure they are definately offended so they can write a letter to watchdog lol"

Don't forget to write to points of _iew aswel!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Congratulations on completely shitting it for getting a meet from anyone who reads the forums "

Please don't speak on my behalf. Thank you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Pc brigade bore off!... The type who watch a whole tv programme to make sure they are definately offended so they can write a letter to watchdog lol

are you not doing the same thing you say others who don't think ebola is funny are..

as with your post of 3 minutes ago..?

when we are sending troops out who have family who are probably shitting themselves about their loved ones..

suppose its ok as its only some black people dying eh..

Omg... at what point was it racist? People try an put words in other people's mouths.

actually that's a fair point and I was being ott so if anyone was offended then happy to apologise..

however I still stand by the point that for some people its not really a laughing matter..

"

Of course... Somethings funny to some are not funny to others x it would be boring if we all liked the same things xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Congratulations on completely shitting it for getting a meet from anyone who reads the forums

Please don't speak on my behalf. Thank you "

Xxxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Showing all the symptoms. Really ill it's been gradual. I'm googling it and I'm showing all the symptoms. I'm so ill doesn't help climbing telephone poles in the pissing rain and cold weather haha "

It's a little funny. I'll give you that. Peter Cooke'll appreciate it.

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By *olores mister jCouple
over a year ago

Wirral


"I had ebola cornflakes earlier.. Really not feeling too good.

Such a bad joke it's actually funny "
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By *eorge17Man
over a year ago

Leven

A lady made a joke about the same subject on this very thread and not one comment made about it.

Funny how people are offended by men

and not by women!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"A lady made a joke about the same subject on this very thread and not one comment made about it.

Funny how people are offended by men

and not by women!"

They were all too busy being offended elsewhere to notice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"A lady made a joke about the same subject on this very thread and not one comment made about it.

Funny how people are offended by men

and not by women!"

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By *ouple36DDCouple
over a year ago

Manchester


"Apparently, Ebola causes headaches, feelings of nausea and is very difficult to get rid of...I thought I had it but it was that fecking free U2 album "

How can You compare U2's album with Ebola.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Apparently, Ebola causes headaches, feelings of nausea and is very difficult to get rid of...I thought I had it but it was that fecking free U2 album

How can You compare U2's album with Ebola."

another bit of light humour gone missing on someone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have to say yes it is in bad taste.

At times though humour helps people deal with things better, it helped me get through cancer and how many people have died of that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

It's ok I've reported my thread as offensive so it should get removed soon. REAL SORRY IM NOT SURE IF ILL SLEEP TONIGHT MAYBE SOME EBOLA HOT CHOCOLATE MIGHT HELP.

LMAO"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Apparently, Ebola causes headaches, feelings of nausea and is very difficult to get rid of...I thought I had it but it was that fecking free U2 album

How can You compare U2's album with Ebola."

You can't,one is a vile contagious nauseous painful death and the other is Ebola.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Apparently, Ebola causes headaches, feelings of nausea and is very difficult to get rid of...I thought I had it but it was that fecking free U2 album

How can You compare U2's album with Ebola.

You can't,one is a vile contagious nauseous painful death and the other is Ebola."

Ha ha, serves anyone right for having the symptoms, an Iphone.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Apparently, Ebola causes headaches, feelings of nausea and is very difficult to get rid of...I thought I had it but it was that fecking free U2 album

How can You compare U2's album with Ebola.

You can't,one is a vile contagious nauseous painful death and the other is Ebola."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Op's profile and veri are quite funny

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The Op's profile and veri are quite funny "

And what is so funny about a straight guy getting a veri from a man?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The Op's profile and veri are quite funny

And what is so funny about a straight guy getting a veri from a man? "

Nothing but in the case I would question his spirit level

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And this thread proves that people are different and have different tastes in humour.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"And this thread proves that people are different and have different tastes in humour."

Some guys feel threatened by younger fitter guys I guess and try to make them feel uncomfortable any way they can.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

It's ok I've reported my thread as offensive so it should get removed soon. REAL SORRY IM NOT SURE IF ILL SLEEP TONIGHT MAYBE SOME EBOLA HOT CHOCOLATE MIGHT HELP.

LMAO"

Some people...

Need to lighten up it's a good job not everyone is so serious about stuff all the time..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The Op's profile and veri are quite funny

And what is so funny about a straight guy getting a veri from a man? "

They could have met up for a manly game of pool and a pint

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The Op's profile and veri are quite funny

And what is so funny about a straight guy getting a veri from a man?

They could have met up for a manly game of pool and a pint "

True maybe he slipped onto his cue

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The Op's profile and veri are quite funny

And what is so funny about a straight guy getting a veri from a man?

They could have met up for a manly game of pool and a pint "

Can you have a horny pint? Unless you drink from a vikings helmet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"A lady made a joke about the same subject on this very thread and not one comment made about it.

Funny how people are offended by men

and not by women!"

I don't think it's that. I think it's a case of a couple of people start and then everyone else jumps on the bandwagon. I didn't think his his so called joke was that bad. He wasn't taking the piss out of people who have died I saw it as your usual man exaggerating his symptoms.

I also thought, flu had killed many many more people than ebola.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The Op's profile and veri are quite funny

And what is so funny about a straight guy getting a veri from a man?

They could have met up for a manly game of pool and a pint

Can you have a horny pint? Unless you drink from a vikings helmet "

Probably but then get rogered over the pool table

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London


"Oh come on the guy just using a current topic as a joke. It's not offensive it's just a play on words..... Have we really lost the ability to smirk smile at dark humour without having to run jokes by folks. It was a joke that used a current theme to exaggerate a man illness. Timing and audience . Just my thoughts , Maybe he should change his audience . I just hope that no one on fab found his comments funny.

I smiled at it (and posted an Ebola joke!)...sometimes when I'm feeling poorly I over egg the pudding a bit - a headache becomes a brain tumour, forgetting my PIN is the first sign of dementia, a gripey belly is cholera, tiredness is a touch of consumption, a sniffle is Spanish 'flu...it's humour...when it's a bloke with man 'flu (incidentally, influenza has killed millions over the years and still kills now) I smile when they do the same over egging "

This!

Ive said all of the above. I've recently been diagnosed with diabetes and "policeman's heel" but I'm convinced I'm heading for a double below knee amputation!

Some of us have gallows humour, but you have to know your audience. Personally I wouldn't post without Kevlar undies, stab vest and hard hat!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Oh come on the guy just using a current topic as a joke. It's not offensive it's just a play on words..... Have we really lost the ability to smirk smile at dark humour without having to run jokes by folks. It was a joke that used a current theme to exaggerate a man illness. Timing and audience . Just my thoughts , Maybe he should change his audience . I just hope that no one on fab found his comments funny.

I smiled at it (and posted an Ebola joke!)...sometimes when I'm feeling poorly I over egg the pudding a bit - a headache becomes a brain tumour, forgetting my PIN is the first sign of dementia, a gripey belly is cholera, tiredness is a touch of consumption, a sniffle is Spanish 'flu...it's humour...when it's a bloke with man 'flu (incidentally, influenza has killed millions over the years and still kills now) I smile when they do the same over egging

This!

Ive said all of the above. I've recently been diagnosed with diabetes and "policeman's heel" but I'm convinced I'm heading for a double below knee amputation!

Some of us have gallows humour, but you have to know your audience. Personally I wouldn't post without Kevlar undies, stab vest and hard hat! "

Where do I buy Kevlar undies?

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London


"Oh come on the guy just using a current topic as a joke. It's not offensive it's just a play on words..... Have we really lost the ability to smirk smile at dark humour without having to run jokes by folks. It was a joke that used a current theme to exaggerate a man illness. Timing and audience . Just my thoughts , Maybe he should change his audience . I just hope that no one on fab found his comments funny.

I smiled at it (and posted an Ebola joke!)...sometimes when I'm feeling poorly I over egg the pudding a bit - a headache becomes a brain tumour, forgetting my PIN is the first sign of dementia, a gripey belly is cholera, tiredness is a touch of consumption, a sniffle is Spanish 'flu...it's humour...when it's a bloke with man 'flu (incidentally, influenza has killed millions over the years and still kills now) I smile when they do the same over egging

This!

Ive said all of the above. I've recently been diagnosed with diabetes and "policeman's heel" but I'm convinced I'm heading for a double below knee amputation!

Some of us have gallows humour, but you have to know your audience. Personally I wouldn't post without Kevlar undies, stab vest and hard hat!

Where do I buy Kevlar undies? "

George at Asda does a range

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Oh come on the guy just using a current topic as a joke. It's not offensive it's just a play on words..... Have we really lost the ability to smirk smile at dark humour without having to run jokes by folks. It was a joke that used a current theme to exaggerate a man illness. Timing and audience . Just my thoughts , Maybe he should change his audience . I just hope that no one on fab found his comments funny.

I smiled at it (and posted an Ebola joke!)...sometimes when I'm feeling poorly I over egg the pudding a bit - a headache becomes a brain tumour, forgetting my PIN is the first sign of dementia, a gripey belly is cholera, tiredness is a touch of consumption, a sniffle is Spanish 'flu...it's humour...when it's a bloke with man 'flu (incidentally, influenza has killed millions over the years and still kills now) I smile when they do the same over egging

This!

Ive said all of the above. I've recently been diagnosed with diabetes and "policeman's heel" but I'm convinced I'm heading for a double below knee amputation!

Some of us have gallows humour, but you have to know your audience. Personally I wouldn't post without Kevlar undies, stab vest and hard hat!

Where do I buy Kevlar undies?

George at Asda does a range "

I will buy some tomorrow tonight I will improvise with an angle grinder on an old Yorkshire pudding tin.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you ask nicely, the ex might let you have a used pair. They should easily fit.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Man up!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I agree with the point that humour helps people through certain situations and tradegies.

I also don't have a problem, necessarily, with jokes about the subject of Ebola - thought the U2 and Tombola ones wrre funny actually.

That said, I did feel that OP's initial post about 'having' Ebola (when in fact he has the Flu) was in poor taste given how serious a problem it appears to be.

It's not a matter of being selective or predjudiced against certain members but more, for me at least, the actual context of the joke.

Maybe it's just the way he phrased it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just be grareful it is Ebola. If you had a STI you would never be able to tell anyone because of the shame.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some people are a bit touchy.

It's only a joke, no need to jump on your high horses with twisted knickers...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Eeeh, I love threads like this. Brings out some great colours!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Some people are a bit touchy.

It's only a joke, no need to jump on your high horses with twisted knickers..."

It's disgusting though. Here we are, on the very brink of the end of civilization as we know it, and people are getting annoyed because one guy on a sex site makes a joke about having a sniffle.

He'll look pretty stupid when his internal organs are hemorrhaging won't he?

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over a year ago


"Just be grareful it is Ebola. If you had a STI you would never be able to tell anyone because of the shame. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Pc brigade bore off!... The type who watch a whole tv programme to make sure they are definately offended so they can write a letter to watchdog lol"

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over a year ago


"Some people are a bit touchy.

It's only a joke, no need to jump on your high horses with twisted knickers...

It's disgusting though. Here we are, on the very brink of the end of civilization as we know it, and people are getting annoyed because one guy on a sex site makes a joke about having a sniffle.

He'll look pretty stupid when his internal organs are hemorrhaging won't he?"

It's human compassion that's putting us in the situation we now face. Had the outbreak been dealt with properly in the first place it would probably be over by now.

So we may as well laugh about it because there's bugger all else we can do....

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over a year ago


"Showing all the symptoms. Really ill it's been gradual. I'm googling it and I'm showing all the symptoms. I'm so ill doesn't help climbing telephone poles in the pissing rain and cold weather haha "

For some it's funny,for some it's not.

I'm a bit of a hypochondriac so I'm split on this. Part of me laughed, the other parts are scared silly, like when someone coughs in my direction...although I have to laugh at my own reaction to this also.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

147.2

I went to the beach and it was packed. Then I noticed a tall black guy walking among the crowds, selling his African trinkets and carved wood.

I went up to him and asked for his help. "My wife's here somewhere. If you find her I'll give you £500. Just shout loud for her while you walk."

"£500? Okay, what is her name?" he asked.

"It's Ivy", I replied. "Ivy Bowler".

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By *icefellatwoMan
over a year ago

hastings


"Oh come on the guy just using a current topic as a joke. It's not offensive it's just a play on words..... Have we really lost the ability to smirk smile at dark humour without having to run jokes by folks. It was a joke that used a current theme to exaggerate a man illness. Timing and audience . Just my thoughts ,. Don't think you should ever make jokes about any illness . Sometimes best to say nothing if that is the best you can do . Hope a cure for it is found soon.

Really? Humour is helpful in dealing with illness,a laugh and a joke can make people feel a bit better"

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over a year ago


" . I just hope that no one on fab found his comments funny.

There was a guy last night said almost the very same.... And I don't recall anyone being offended, a different night, a different reaction."

I was just trying to find the thread.....

I belive a regular formite posted a not too dissimilar thread a couple of days ago and it was jokes all the way

The double standards on here and the very selective memories sometimes get me really cheesed off

I will add I found no humour in either thread

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Make sure you securely tie any High Horses before entering the saloon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I personally don't think any of the jokes are offensive I just don't find them amusing, no high horse here.

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By *odareyouMan
over a year ago

not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds)


" . I just hope that no one on fab found his comments funny.

There was a guy last night said almost the very same.... And I don't recall anyone being offended, a different night, a different reaction.

I was just trying to find the thread.....

I belive a regular formite posted a not too dissimilar thread a couple of days ago and it was jokes all the way

The double standards on here and the very selective memories sometimes get me really cheesed off

I will add I found no humour in either thread "

It may have been my thread no nred to paNic, I'm not technical enough Total techno numpty to copy and paste the link. I would say it's a very different how the reactions have been,

I guess thats just the forums though,

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over a year ago


" . I just hope that no one on fab found his comments funny.

There was a guy last night said almost the very same.... And I don't recall anyone being offended, a different night, a different reaction.

I was just trying to find the thread.....

I belive a regular formite posted a not too dissimilar thread a couple of days ago and it was jokes all the way

The double standards on here and the very selective memories sometimes get me really cheesed off

I will add I found no humour in either thread

It may have been my thread no nred to paNic, I'm not technical enough Total techno numpty to copy and paste the link. I would say it's a very different how the reactions have been,

I guess thats just the forums though, "

http://www.fabswingers.com/forum/lounge/319708

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over a year ago


" . I just hope that no one on fab found his comments funny.

There was a guy last night said almost the very same.... And I don't recall anyone being offended, a different night, a different reaction.

I was just trying to find the thread.....

I belive a regular formite posted a not too dissimilar thread a couple of days ago and it was jokes all the way

The double standards on here and the very selective memories sometimes get me really cheesed off

I will add I found no humour in either thread

It may have been my thread no nred to paNic, I'm not technical enough Total techno numpty to copy and paste the link. I would say it's a very different how the reactions have been,

I guess thats just the forums though, "

Thanks for letting us know you survived

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