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Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :

This isn't intended to offend anyone but.....
Powell's Apology

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Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

LOL, wonderful, I love it.....

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Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

Deeply cute. :-)

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Posted by BlueElectron (Member # 281) on :

I don't get it...

I don't see any Chinese characters either...

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Tilt your head.

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Posted by BlueElectron (Member # 281) on :

sign~

maybe I'm dense or something, cuz, even after I tilt my head "BOTH WAY", I still didn't get it.

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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

*sigh*

Do just what the instructions say. Tilt your head 90 degrees clockwise. Either that, or try rotating the picture in MS Paint. Then look for anything that vaguely resembles Roman characters.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

This is a double post.

Ignore this post.

Be warned of content in the next post.

Begone.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

It says ...

(in ever oh-so cute Chinese like graphics...)

...and you might want to send small children away ...

scroll ...

just ...

a ...

bit ...

more ...

GO FUCK YOUR SELF!

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Posted by BlueElectron (Member # 281) on :

ha......(very, very, very dry laugh)

Sorry mates, I don't find it amusing

Don't get me wrong, the "go fuck yourself" bit is okey, but it is pretty insulting that they are writing it in deformed Chinese characters.

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Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

mmmmmm, that was the second point to it......

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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

Get a sense of humor, Blue.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

How on earth is it offensive that it's written using deformed Chinese characters? The joke really wouldn't work if it used Roman letters tilted sideways.

(Can I say, I'm slightly worried about anyone who couldn't figure it out. Mainly because it had instructions at the bottom. Jees, people, how on earth do you manage to operate complex machinery like a computer, or a door?)

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Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :

I don't see what the big deal is. I'm chinese. At first sight I couldn't read a damn thing. Until I see the instructions. Then, I'm rolling with laughter.

Literally.

Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

It's not offensive at all,(at least it shouldn't be because the day we can't laugh at things as inocuous as this will be the day that I top myself) - it's just that some people are more sensitive than others. These people should try getting by in England, Scotland and maybe Northern Ireland too. There's so much sarcasm here that some people would never survive.

I deliberately didn't mention the Welsh because they can't take any jokes about themselves either - if they can't take jokes about themselves, then I'm sorry but WHAT ARE THEY FOR!

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Posted by MinutiaeMan (Member # 444) on :

Hehehe... that's a good one.

I don't see how it's really that offensive either. It's just a little joke about the incident and the diplomatic jam that they're creating for themselves. That's all.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Orion has bought up a good point. Exactly what are the Welsh for? Try as I might, I can't think of single use for them.

Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

Target practice?

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Posted by MC Infinity (Member # 531) on :

Target practice? where DO you think of things like that?

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

The Welsh are good for having produced some of the people who eventually produced me.

Oh, wait. That isn't quite going to help their case, is it?

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

They knew what they doing. Alas, the wheels have gone in motion, keva.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

I suppose they also have produced a couple of good bands (er, are Ash Welsh? I can't for the life of me remember at the moment). Oh, and they produced Tom Jones. So they have done a couple of useful things.

Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

Infinity: It came to me in a dream!

BTW, doesn't the RAF use Wales as a bombing range or something?

This reminds me of a Tom Jones joke.

"Did ya know Tom Jones comes from Wales?"

"Really? I thought his parents were normal sized."

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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

While I disenjoy bringing other flames into unrelated threads, that deserves nothing less than the death penalty.

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Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

I'm sorry, but 'a joke'?

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

It is stretching the definition a bit.