[kj] (Very OT) Bruno - Autism

[Brendan]

Saw a Jews for Jesus dude giving out leaflets today...


> So.......Jesus was British?

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> From: jerry bodkin <jelbod at hotmail.co.uk>

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 2:44:21 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] (Very OT) Bruno - Autism

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>  So....... Adolf Hitler dies (hurrah) and goes up to heaven, goes up to

> the Pearly Gates, but lo and behold it's St. Peter's day off and Jesus is

> handling things. Hitler says to Jesus, 'can i come in please?' Jesus

> says, and i quote 'fuck off, you killed 6 million of my brethren and my

> dad knows how many others', to which Hitler replies, 'that's not fair, i

> was misrepresented, it wasnt only me'. Jesus shakes his head and says,

> 'no, no way, you aint getting in here, fuck off.' Hitler, feeling hard

> done by, tries one more time,'come on Jesus' he says, 'i'l give you an

> Iron Cross'. Jesus thinks about it and says to Hitler, 'hang on, i'l go

> and have a word with me dad'. So, off Jesus trots and goes to see God.

> 'Dad', says Jesus,'there's this bloke at the door and i'm not sure wether

> to let him in or not' he continued. 'Well who is it?' Enquired God.

> 'Well, it's Adolf Hitler' Said Jesus. ' Adolf fucking Hitler' God

> exclaimed. 'He killed 6 million of your

>  brethren and i know of quite a few others, there's no way he's coming in'

> God ranted. Jesus pleaded, 'oh go on dad, let him in, he's promised me an

> Iron Cross'. God spluttered, then exclaimed, 'an Iron fucking Cross, you

> could'nt even carry a wooden one'!

>

> Is this a Nazi joke?

>

> Will i be... dare i say it...Crucified?

>

> Jel, just trying to lighten the mood.

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>  Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:10:12 +0000

> From: jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] (Very OT) Bruno - Autism

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>

> So I should sympathize with people who don't know Nazi jokes aren't funny?

> Sorry, but nobody is that stupid. Every Bernard Manning knows precisely

> why his jokes aren't funny and why most people choose not to tell them.

> They simply decide they don't care and tell them anyway. So it's their

> choice and they must take the consequences. They're no more handicapped

> than I am, and like me, they're responsible for their actions.

>

> Jim.

>

> --- On Sat, 11/7/09, jo <jo at arcadia.karoo.co.uk> wrote:

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>>From: jo <jo at arcadia.karoo.co.uk>

>>Subject: Re: [kj] (Very OT) Bruno - Autism

>>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"

>> <gathering at misera.net>

>>Date: Saturday, 11 July, 2009, 4:04 PM

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>>Then you  in turn, are taking the  mick out of someone who is socially

>> crippled.

>>

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>>>Sorry if this is irrelevant, I haven't followed the entire thread, so

>>> apologies in advance.

>>>

>>>Humour involving real problems or disabilities is not necessarily the

>>> same thing as humour at the expense of real problems or disabilities. I

>>> mean, look at The Office- if David Brent says something howlingly

>>> inappropriate about women/blacks/homosexuals etc etc, is it funny

>>> because he's managed to work them into a joke, or because he's such a

>>> colossal wanker that he doesn't see why he shouldn't say that? It's the

>>> latter. It's not funny because of the subject matter. The Office takes

>>> the piss out of people who tell jokes about people with disabilities,

>>> thinking they're actually funny. We know they're not, so we can laugh at

>>> the idiots who think they are.

>>>

>>>My stepfather used to come home and tell me all the latest jokes he'd

>>> heard about the Holocaust or women or foreigners. I don't think he ever

>>> understood (well, maybe at the end) that I wasn't laughing at his jokes,

>>> I was laughing at the sad git who thought they were funny. I have plenty

>>> of reasons to dislike jokes about autism, but I'm all in favour of

>>> making the people who tell them look like idiots.

>>>

>>>Jim.

>>>

>>>--- On Sat, 11/7/09, Paul Wady <paulwady at hotmail.com> wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>>From: Paul Wady <paulwady at hotmail.com>

>>>>Subject: Re: [kj] (Very OT) Bruno - Autism

>>>>To: "Gatherers Killing Joke Gatherers" <gathering at misera.net>

>>>>Date: Saturday, 11 July, 2009, 3:42 PM

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> >>>EH!  WHAT?  Who woke me up?  Oh, the A word got used.  Ah...

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>Still ain't seen any connection between Mr. B.C, his Gay friend and

>>>> Autism.  Excepting his first cousin - a fine fellow, and a keen bass

>>>> guitarist too.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>I think being able to make fun of yourself is a good sign.  I've spent

>>>> mucho time getting laughed at for the wrong reasons - was trying not to

>>>> be disabled.  Hence my 'outness'.  Sometimes, you gotta fall flat on

>>>> that face.  Just natural.  Then the world will laugh at you.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>More serious we want to get taken the harder they judge you?  Mind you,

>>>> I spend my life trying to help people since I was a small child, not

>>>> knocking anyone's disabilities.  Bit odd that, but I kinda always knew

>>>> I wasn't some sort of superman.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>Jo - Take the piss out of a counselling session?  I call my sessions

>>>> 'conversations on the Gatherers list'.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>Oh God....

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>I feel fat too.  Oh Dear God...

>>>>________________________________

>  >>>From: jo at arcadia.karoo.co.uk

>>>>To: gathering at misera.net

>>>>Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:08:22 +0100

>>>>Subject: Re: [kj] (Very OT) Bruno - Autism

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>I think you are.

>>>>In a way 'suffering' from something sort of makes you bit more entitled

>>>> to laugh about it.  I'd rather take the piss out of something than go

>>>> for a councelling session.  Much less gloomy and more positive IMO.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>Can I test the waters? I put on some weight a while back when I

>>>> couldn't go to the gym for a couple years...perhaps 30 pounds or so. I

>>>> noticed one day as I was sitting down, leaning slightly to one side, I

>>>> felt a *plop* as a little roll of fat was birthed into existence around

>>>> my floating ribs...as a tall skinny type and gym freak for most of my

>>>> life it was one of the most disgusting, yet funny, experiences I've

>>>> ever had. Relating it to other people has been quite funny...does that

>>>> make me bad for making fun of fat people? Can I no longer do it after

>>>> losing the weight...?

>>>>>

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>>>>>Sent: Saturday, 11 July 2009 10:50 AM

>>>>>To: gathering at misera.net

>>>>>Subject: Re: [kj] (Very OT) Bruno - Autism

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>>>>>Not on my watch if physical and mental disabilities are made fun of.

>>>>> My apologies.

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>-----Original Message-----

>>>>>From: jo <jo at arcadia.karoo.co.uk>

>>>>>To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>>>>> <gathering at misera.net>

>>>>>Sent: Fri, Jul 10, 2009 5:40 pm

>>>>>Subject: Re: [kj] (Very OT) Bruno - Autism

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> >>>>

>>>>>Not that I've seen any of the said films (saw Ali G on Richard and

>>>>> Judy once) but I'm with you on that.

>>>>>If you're brave or daft enough to crack a joke in the wrong place at

>>>>> the wrong time you'll suffer; but you have the right to do it.

>>>>>

>>>>>>I can't stand the idea of certain topics being taboo, where humour is

>>>>>> concerned. Fuck that. Either it's all okay or none of it is okay.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Leigh

>>>>>>

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