I repeat, ROFFLE.
― Dan (Tiger! Don't Pudding Spaz!) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 14:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― teh_kit says 'dont fight u nubs just run in teh instance!' (g-kit), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 14:57 (eighteen years ago) link
Joe Durant, 12th in Ryder Cup points, struck the ball well Saturday but putted terribly on the way to a 72. Durant is at 1-over 211 for the tournament and tied for 50th.
"I putted like a spaz today," said Durant, who hit 11 of 14 fairways but needed 31 putts.
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 14:58 (eighteen years ago) link
also, wrestling is FAKE.
(xpost)
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 14:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 14:59 (eighteen years ago) link
DON'T SAY THAT
― Dan (LALALALALALA CAN'T HEAR YOU) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 14:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 15:00 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/graphics/2006/04/11/sgaffe11.jpg
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 15:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 15:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 15:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 15:04 (eighteen years ago) link
If they find that offensive what on earth do they make of Jim Furyk's swing??!!?!
― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 15:05 (eighteen years ago) link
(xpost: ROFFLE)
― Dan (LOL At German Jokes) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 15:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― JimD (JimD), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 15:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sparkle Motion's Rising Force, Tuesday, 11 April 2006 16:56 (eighteen years ago) link
them's some long words lol
― teh_kit says 'FACES' (g-kit), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 18:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tracey Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 18:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sparkle Motion's Rising Force, Tuesday, 11 April 2006 18:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dogfight Giggle (noodle vague), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 20:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tracey "I was such a nigger on the greens today" Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dogfight Giggle (noodle vague), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:04 (eighteen years ago) link
We do all this stuff with "retard" instead.
― nabiscothingy, Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dan (Awesome) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dogfight Giggle (noodle vague), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:20 (eighteen years ago) link
OH GEE, DO YA THINK?
― Dan (ROFFLE) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dogfight Giggle (noodle vague), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:26 (eighteen years ago) link
I mean the word spasticity has always had uses aside from describing a persons physical state and as far as I know to retard something simply means to stunt it in some way.
― This cunted circus never ends... (papa november), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:27 (eighteen years ago) link
I still don't understand the Lost reference, but that's just as well.
― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:29 (eighteen years ago) link
seriously?
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:30 (eighteen years ago) link
Therefore that gives you free license to offend me? Is that how this works?
― Dan (Try Harder) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:31 (eighteen years ago) link
I'm not lumping words into PC or not PC, I'm not saying words are too offensive to be used. I'm thinking there are several words Tiger could've used that would've sparked a very different set of thread responses than this one, and I'm wondering why people don't think that's a problem.
― Dogfight Giggle (noodle vague), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dogfight Giggle (noodle vague), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:33 (eighteen years ago) link
xpost
― This cunted circus never ends... (papa november), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:35 (eighteen years ago) link
You realize you are implying that you think it's okay to say "nigger" to both me and Tiger Woods with that, yes?
― Dan (Seriously, Try Much Harder) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dogfight Giggle (noodle vague), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dogfight Giggle (noodle vague), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:37 (eighteen years ago) link
(xpost: No, I'm not taking the piss, I'm pointing out that A) I was laughing at Tiger's slip-up, not endorsing it, even though as has already been pointed out the word "spaz" does not have anywhere near the loaded connotation in the US as it does in the UK; and B) There was no reason whatsoever for you to use the word "nigger" in this context, particularly since it did not make any logical sense in the analogy you were trying to construct AND the person you are criticizing is part black. You are basically being a big fucking asshole because you got offended and I'm calling you out for it because you need to know that if you would like to get along with ME you will never, ever, ever pull some bullshit like this again.)
― Dan (FIN) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:43 (eighteen years ago) link
That's the part I'm curious about, actually -- it seems like there was some point in the UK where "spastic" was at least a lay term for a set of medical conditions? Whereas in the US I think we'd say "palsy" (in medical terms) -- or, if we were being dicks and lumping shit together, "retarded."
― nabiscothingy, Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:51 (eighteen years ago) link
At least partially I was trying to say that any slur-word is context specific and so without criticizing people for smirking at "spaz" I don't find it casually funny.
But that's not a justification and I'm sorry for being a douche.
― Dogfight Giggle (noodle vague), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 21:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dan (Seriously) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 22:09 (eighteen years ago) link
Strange then, that US news organisations should sanitise the quote.
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 22:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 11 April 2006 22:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Konal Doddz (blueski), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 22:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― rrrobyn, the situation (rrrobyn), Thursday, 2 November 2006 16:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― polar bear flashback episode (nickalicious), Thursday, 2 November 2006 16:18 (seventeen years ago) link
i am incapacitated with laughter
― The Android Cat (Dan Perry), Thursday, 2 November 2006 21:53 (seventeen years ago) link
Nintendo withdraws game that taunts 'spastics'
― Alba, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 09:46 (sixteen years ago) link
"Andrew Rickell, executive director of Scope, the disability charity, praised Nintendo for withdrawing the game"
That'll be Scope, formerly known as The National Spastics Society.
― onimo, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 09:53 (sixteen years ago) link
http://images.tradera.com/297/42225297_1.jpg
I bought mario party 8
― RJG, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 10:05 (sixteen years ago) link
"Nintendo has been forced to withdraw a computer game from sale in the UK because it contains the word 'spastic' in its script."
But we give knighthoods to writers who 'taunt' 1.5 Billion Muslims world wide? Amazing!
"Spastic' is an extremely offensive word."
So is 'Satanic Verses'
Mohammed, London, UK
― acrobat, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 10:12 (sixteen years ago) link
"Magikoopa Magic! Turn the train, spastic! Make this ticket tragic!"
― blueski, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 10:12 (sixteen years ago) link
RJG - can I come over tonight and play with your taunting game?
― Alba, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 10:29 (sixteen years ago) link
I have a headache
― RJG, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 10:33 (sixteen years ago) link
in real life I am not in town but will let you know
― RJG, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 10:34 (sixteen years ago) link
That's not the only game banned for use of "spastic" in the past couple of months!
http://kotaku.com/gaming/ubisoft.s-mind-quiz/another-offensive-game-gets-pulled-273614.php
I dunno, but where I'm from spaz/spastic are about as offensive as dumb or idiot. "Spaz" doesn't even mean "act disabled" here, it's more like "get really mad."
― Will M., Thursday, 19 July 2007 20:19 (sixteen years ago) link
I bought mario party 8 but am not getting it
― RJG, Thursday, 19 July 2007 20:32 (sixteen years ago) link
awesome I have a totally offensive game
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 19 July 2007 20:35 (sixteen years ago) link
wish I did : (
― RJG, Thursday, 19 July 2007 20:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, it's like when I was a kid 'gay' used to mean lame, but then it meant homosexual and people got upset about me saying it.
― dowd, Thursday, 19 July 2007 21:11 (sixteen years ago) link