Question What is making you happy today?

[Napster]

Have you ever considered doing stand up?

Have you ever seen a grown man naked?

 

[Ricey]

Have you ever seen a grown man naked?

Your asking a man in the military if he has ever seen a grown man naked!

 

[Crabby Shrimper]

Have you ever seen a grown man naked?

have you ever been in a Turkish prison?

 

[LCBB]

Just bought the James Stewart film Wonderful Life for 3 pounds in Rayleigh Lanes , you can not buy it for less than 10 pounds on e bay .

 

[MK Shrimper]

Just bought the James Stewart film Wonderful Life for 3 pounds in Rayleigh Lanes , you can not buy it for less than 10 pounds on e bay .

Could have got it for free over Christmas if you'd taped it off the telly :winking:

 

[chapperzUK]

Passed another exam, still got to hear back from one more and if I've passed that them I'm half way to becoming qualified :happy:




..... as an Accountant :'(

Heard back about the other exam and I've passed that one too! :happy:

Got another exam tomorrow, slightly bricking it even though I should pass it.

Also had my trip to Australia fully paid up, just need to wait until next week to book the flights.

 

[Supernaut]

Bit late to the party, but the Helical Scans compilation album that came out last April is making me extremely happy today. Astonishingly good...

http://cleaningtapes.bandcamp.com/album/helical-scans

 

[Pubey]

[video=youtube;njbP1X5y8ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njbP1X5y8ws[/video]

 

[MK Shrimper]

Using my noddle to get a cheap(er) train ticket to the match on sat I work in the industry and it's insane!

 

[Berrichonne shrimper]

Earning silly money always cheers me up.

 

[Ricey]

Used the Amazon lock box delivery and it was really easy and no fuss. Also got the me...... I mean the kids this years premier league football stickers :smile:

 

[chapperzUK]

Used the Amazon lock box delivery and it was really easy and no fuss. Also got the me...... I mean the kids this years premier league football stickers :smile:

World Cup year too so don't forget to get them stickers ..... for your kids of course :winking:

 

[Ricey]

World Cup year too so don't forget to get them stickers ..... for your kids of course :winking:

Good thinking, didn't even think about that. :thumbsup:

 

[davewebbsbrain]

The Undateables...Makes me laugh so much

 

[Ricey]

The Undateables...Makes me laugh so much

I laugh at it as well but do you ever feel wrong that your laughing at it.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

I laugh at it as well but do you ever feel wrong that your laughing at it.

No not at all..thought you knew me better than that :smile:

 

[Ricey]

No not at all..thought you knew me better than that :smile:

I thought I would try and see if you had a little bit of remorse for them.

 

[MK Shrimper]

The Undateables...Makes me laugh so much

If you're laughing at them, that makes you a bit of a ****. You know that right?

 

[Ricey]

If you're laughing at them, that makes you a bit of a ****. You know that right?

Bit harsh, surely it makes channel 4 and the producers ***** as they are the ones broadcasting it for people to laugh at!

 

[Pubey]

If you're laughing at them, that makes you a bit of a ****. You know that right?

I think it's fine to laugh at disabled people, they are often funny and often do funny things. If you are disrespectful or just see them as amusement then obviously that isn't the case.

I only saw 5 mins last night but it seemed genuinely interesting and you can't help at laugh at some of the things that they were saying (the guy rehearsing 'Do you want to go to bed with me?' in French:hilarious:) - also the guy with tourettes who's girlfriend laughed at the random swearing he'd do... it made him relaxed and happy and laughing is a positive emotion for them to see in someone that they're connecting with.

Basically - if you're laughing in a nice way, that's fine - if not, you're a c-unit.

It's easy to think that Channel 4 are just making programmes for our own amusement (gypsies, undatables etc) - but I can't help but think it also makes you re-evaluate some of the prejudices and stereotypes we might hold. The fact that we're discussing whether it's ok to laugh at disabled people is a perfect example of what they were trying to do, IMO anyway.