Hurrican Katrina - the BBC's view

jonothan · Post by **jonothan** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:47 am

Thought you guys might appreciate this.

Jonothan

Post by **Deans BMW** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:36 am

I do hope that this a fake .................

Boxerboy · Post by **Boxerboy** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:44 am

I liked the "Britons say 'It was like Hull'!"

Very funny, unless your from Hull!

The rest of it risque...especially if you're from the left edge of the bigpond!

Post by **rdsmith3** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:59 am

Hillarious!

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was poorly maintained.

FGanger · Post by **FGanger** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 8:11 am

Dean,
The real BBC page.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4252906.stm

Frank

AndyfromPoland · Post by **AndyfromPoland** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 4:33 pm

Dean: No fake. However, the web site was amended quickly following intervention by No 10. Apparently, Bush's comments were from an off the record briefing and were quoted "out of context".

FGanger · Post by **FGanger** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 4:53 pm

Andy,

Dean may be a county boy, but not even he will believe that one.

It would be like the New York Times making jokes about the bombing in London.

Hmmm . . . people who make jokes about others misfortune and the death of hundreds, need some serious psychiatric assistance.

The British are known for having a droll sense of humor, not a sick one. God help them if it was true.

Frank

Post by **Deans BMW** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:50 pm

Andy, please............................

I know that you were trying to be funny, but the problem is that some on the left are so off the wall that............................

BobFV1 · Post by **BobFV1** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:54 pm

Wish I had a picture of a rat's *ss so I could show what I think about the BBC's coverage of US politics and events. Just my luck, I will be in London most of this week - will have to tune in to the Clinton News Network to keep up with world events...

Post by **DSKYZD** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 9:31 pm

I'm kind of wondering where the line between politics and comedy on this one is? The humor is certainly lost on me.

DSKYZD

FGanger · Post by **FGanger** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 9:33 pm

Amen to DSKYZD

Post by **NoRRmad** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:29 pm

Seems pretty funny to me. And certainly not real.

BobFV1 · Post by **BobFV1** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:46 pm

Found One!!!

Post by **NoRRmad** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:17 am

To repeat: Not real. This is the source:
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/987/ ... -ANON1.jpg
(Still, a nice rat's ass, Bob... Just misapplied.)

jonothan · Post by **jonothan** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:54 am

BobFV1 wrote:Wish I had a picture of a rat's *ss so I could show what I think about the BBC's coverage of US politics and events. Just my luck, I will be in London most of this week - will have to tune in to the Clinton News Network to keep up with world events...

Not a great fan of the BBC, huh? How so?

While you're in London, maybe try Channel 4. Their news coverage is actually very good. Or, of course, you can watch CNN!

The humor is certainly lost on me.

I wasn't sure when I made the original posting if it might be lost. British humour is, erm, how can I put this? Not everyone's cup of tea. "The Office" was a great hit over here but the humour somehow got lost as it travelled across the Pond. I think it's a cultural difference.

I apologise if the original posting offended any of you guys.

Jonothan

Post by **Deans BMW** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:54 am

No problem Jonothan.

Post by **rdsmith3** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:08 am

FGanger wrote:Andy,

Hmmm . . . people who make jokes about others misfortune and the death of hundreds, need some serious psychiatric assistance.

Frank

Humor is very subjective, but it can also provide a great sense of relief, especially after a tragedy.

Some subjects may be too sensitive, even for parody, such as the 9/11 attack.

In this case, it seems to me that no jokes are made about the actual victims of the disaster. It is more of a parody about Bush and others.

Heck, even Hitler is acceptable as a subject for satire (e.g. Mel Brooks' "The Producers") but jokes about the Holocaust are not acceptable. There is a distinction between the two.

FGanger · Post by **FGanger** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:31 pm

rdsmith3,

Ã¢â‚¬Å“In this case, it seems to me that no jokes are made about the actual victims of the disaster. It is more of a parody about Bush and others.Ã¢â‚¬Â Perhaps, but IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m not sure how these quotes below fit into that Ã¢â‚¬Å“parodyÃ¢â‚¬Â exactly. I kept the misspelled words as presented. Maybe IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m just a bit old fashioned, I may not have taken my approach if it came from inside the States. I guess IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m a bit touchy about outsiders making fun of our tragedy.

Ã¢â‚¬Å“E-mail this to someone called KatrinaÃ¢â‚¬Â

Ã¢â‚¬Å“Hurricane-proof version (not available in New Orleans)Ã¢â‚¬Â

Ã¢â‚¬Å“New Orleans: dampÃ¢â‚¬Â

Ã¢â‚¬Å“A boat and a 'shortgun' Just an ordinary day out for your average redneck.Ã¢â‚¬Â

Ã¢â‚¬Å“Apolyptic scenes of fires, floods and violence. Fundamentalists say Ã¢â‚¬Å“ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the homosÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ fault. Them and the Commies.Ã¢â‚¬Â

As I stated in my first post, "It would be like the New York Times making jokes about the bombing in London." I guess I could also add making jokes about the Tsunami in Asia.

"Humor is very subjective," I guess so.

Frank

BobFV1 · Post by **BobFV1** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:39 pm

Jonathan -

Actually, I like the BBC's documentaries, and I enjoy BBC4 on my trips to London. I just am a little testy about British liberal criticism of our foreign policy. I am also testy about American liberal criticism of our foreign policy.

I'll be at Canary Wharf on Thursday and Russell Square on Friday - as always looking forward to a visit to the UK.

Post by **NoRRmad** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:04 pm

This is the 'lookup' information on the publisher of that BBC fake:

Organization:
pkgraphics
miguel paredes
420 lincoln rd. 305
miami beach, fl 33139
US

So, no worries, it was all from inside the USA.