Apologies

[Zak Halfway]

In Connacht I've rarely met anyone who wasn't a gentleman, always willing to assist the visitor.


It takes real skill to be fully understood when writing. Satire isn't easy to write. That's why there are so few successful satirists. This is especially true for missives written "from the hip" as so much is with the "net." And, satire is not often fully comprehended by the reader if they are in a different society.

Satire takes real skill and an understanding of one's audience. A world wide audience, as we have here, means many have no grasp of what another is striving to satirize. So, satire is often taken as belligerency or, simply the stupidity of the truly uninformed. Words have meaning and that meaning may change over the miles. Many here are very parochial and can't/won't relate to the dozens of cultures represented on this board.

I other simpler words; put your ons down.

 

[AcesAndEights]

Apology accepted. I have no clue what happened, but safe to say I would have been horrified. Scandalized even.

 

[King Bulldog]

Apology accepted. I have no clue what happened, but safe to say I would have been horrified. Scandalized even.

Maybe violated?

 

[jpberg]

I’m more offended at the attention you’re seeking than anything you’ve written.

 

[thesmokindragon]

So I guess telling someone to hold their breath for an hour / until I finish my pipe if they don't like the smell of it was the wrong thing to do, damn. --

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Darn …….



If you could summarize all the supposedly offensive comments it would be most helpful!

 

[Zak Halfway]

Darn …….

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If you could summarize all the supposedly offensive comments it would be most helpful!

I being the young and innocent in all this; was led astray; I'll await King Bulldogs response!

 

[sardonicus87]

I dunno, I still have yet to see where, when someone had to explain that they were joking, that the original joke wasn't blatantly obvious, even on forums and social media.

The only time I've seen where it wasn't an obvious joke, was when the person was serious, it went bad, and then they tried to later claim it was a joke when nobody was on their side. Otherwise, at least to me, jokes have always been pretty blatantly obvious as being jokes.

 

[AcesAndEights]

Maybe violated?

 

[King Bulldog]

Darn …….

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If you could summarize all the supposedly offensive comments it would be most helpful!

First was a post in @Zak Halfway 's intro thread where I clearly used a meme and said it was a joke about an Irishman giving an Englishman a free car (joke about the troubles), all they had to do was start it(kaboom). Second were lyrics from Come Out Ye Black And Tans.

 

[captainsousie]

Welcome to the ranks of "Persona Non Grata." Dues payable to me bi-monthly.

 

[King Bulldog]

Welcome to the ranks of "Persona Non Grata." Dues payable to me bi-monthly.

Hopefully you take bull's bullocks

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

First was a post in @Zak Halfway 's intro thread where I clearly used a meme and said it was a joke about an Irishman giving an Englishman a free car (joke about the troubles), all they had to do was start it(kaboom). Second were lyrics from Come Out Ye Black And Tans.

LOL, I was kidding!

 

[Brendan]

Leaving the emoji at the end of a satirical/sarcastic comment could be an option.

Not my original idea, I think that was the SOP years ago?

 

[Hillcrest]

 

[woodsroad]

You didn’t insult or offend me (try harder), but I’ll accept your apology, if it’s free.

 

[King Bulldog]

You didn’t insult or offend me (try harder), but I’ll accept your apology, if it’s free.

Cost 2 quid.

 

[Hillcrest]

Wait ! I missed an episode ... How did he get out of the elevator ???!

 

[King Bulldog]

Wait ! I missed an episode ... How did he get out of the elevator ???!

mate I was only in there an hour.

 

[didimauw]

Also a factor ---

Forums like this are 100% written content, and written humor is a treacherous thing.

Face to face in the real world, what you say isn't nearly as important as how you say it... But on the Interweb? The pixels on your screen only know on and off.


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That's now become the most difficult thing with my ex. Every text, or email (yes email) I have to use some sort of specific punctuation or emoji, otherwise she takes it wrong and I have to defend myself. Literally one time I asked her to call me so she could hear my voice to understand how I was saying something, not just see words. Good greif.