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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: olddude Date: 20 Jul 11 - 01:43 PM that is wear not were ... see even my hands are dyslexic. I pick my nose with my thumb |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: olddude Date: 20 Jul 11 - 01:42 PM I am so dyslexic that I were my socks as gloves in the winter. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: GUEST,Frank Date: 20 Jul 11 - 01:34 AM Well I found a Bra to quench my thirst, but I stayed too long and had too many and now my Cup(s) is/are runneth over! |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: gnu Date: 19 Jul 11 - 03:28 PM Nick... ahahahahahahaha! |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Donuel Date: 19 Jul 11 - 11:13 AM KRAB KRAB Dyslexic dog People who are dyslexic are of the round world variety compared to the flat worlders, as Thomas Friedman would put it. I always said dimensional compared to linear thinkers, and that is also an exaggeration since we all are a combination of both and not entirely one or the other. Just like trying to describe someone who is all woman or all man, who would that be Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone? Dyslexics are better policy makers while the left brainers are better at organizing policies. Left brainers use straight lines to connect points, something impossible in the real world. A gross example would be a plane trying to get from London to NYC by a straight line, it would always crash, you have to take the short cut which is a curve north over the globe and down. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: GUEST,Stringsinger Date: 19 Jul 11 - 11:08 AM That's because the name Bob is backwards. :) |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: olddude Date: 19 Jul 11 - 11:05 AM I am so dyslexic that I read the name BOB backwards |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: olddude Date: 19 Jul 11 - 11:03 AM during sex I don't know if I am coming or going ... OK I will go to the basement ... sorry |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: GUEST,Stringsinger Date: 19 Jul 11 - 10:59 AM Oh my dog! |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: frogprince Date: 18 Jul 11 - 12:05 PM Nick, I hate you; I can't figure it out for the life of me. : ) |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: GUEST,999 Date: 18 Jul 11 - 08:52 AM Nick: priceless. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Nick Date: 17 Jul 11 - 04:49 PM I walked round the conservation area in our village earlier on today and bumped into a number of dyslexics chatting together. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Dave the Gnome Date: 17 Jul 11 - 02:20 PM Did you realise that an anagram of Dyslexia jokes is 'lad joke is sexy'? There must be some significance in there somewhere... :D tG |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: gnu Date: 17 Jul 11 - 02:02 PM Dan... ahhh... no, nevermind. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Musket Date: 17 Jul 11 - 12:12 PM All humour is at the expense of someone / something. The Germans reckon there is no word in English to describe finding pleasure in the misfortune of others. There is, we call it humour. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Smokey. Date: 16 Jul 11 - 04:43 PM It said 'Pull over organ', and we only had a piano. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: olddude Date: 16 Jul 11 - 04:22 PM I even put the condoms on backwards I do |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Donuel Date: 16 Jul 11 - 11:18 AM One in ten of us has some form of dyslexia. Way fewer of us are natural blondes. If we can have blonde jokes we can have lysdexic jokes. It is not not making fun of the handicapped since dyslexia can produce profound advantages in conceptual thinking, engineering and entrepenurial pursuits. Lysdexia is not dain bramage, nor is it manifested by reversing letters in a sentence. As a blonde I have had people enjoy telling me blonde jokes way more than they needed. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: GUEST,999 Date: 15 Jul 11 - 03:38 PM "RE: dyslexia jokes offensive?" On! |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: GUEST,frank Date: 15 Jul 11 - 12:49 AM Reading all of the above has made me thirsty, I need a drink. "Where's the nearest Bra" |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: olddude Date: 14 Jul 11 - 10:11 AM Heck I even put my shoes on the wrong feet I am so dyslexic |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: DrugCrazed Date: 14 Jul 11 - 05:24 AM Dyslexics of the world untie! And now I'll go back to my corner. I'm sorry. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: olddude Date: 13 Jul 11 - 11:42 PM I been dyslexic all my life, I take no offense to any joke, heck I tease myself |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: GUEST,aDyslexic Date: 13 Jul 11 - 11:33 PM Dyslexia has many forms some ppl have to fallow the train of thought to finish an idea while others, myself included, go to fast and thinking you understand but in reality they need more info to understand. Hope that helps explains it better -- aDyslexic |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: GUEST Date: 13 Apr 10 - 10:08 PM "The only thing that I find offensive is that they don't describe dyslexia. Dyslexia is concerned with spelling and reading the written word, not misunderstanding the spoken word. Dyslexics rule KO" Actually, my dyslexia effects my speech and I have huge problems saying words at times even simple ones such as Ceylon - has been pronounced by me as sirloin, etc but never said Ceylon I'm supposed to be a receptionist for a living as well but I manage and my boss is happy with work. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: olddude Date: 11 Mar 10 - 11:55 AM I have been severely dyslexic my whole life ... me I love the jokes. one friend sent me a bunch of blond jokes that he converted completely backwards ... I couldn't stop laughing .... why anyone with a sense of humour takes offence to good natured teasing or joking is beyond me |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Mr Happy Date: 11 Mar 10 - 11:29 AM D.N.A. National Dyslexia Association I'll get me caot |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: GUEST,leeneia Date: 11 Mar 10 - 09:55 AM Many dyslexia jokes are actually word jokes. In tell them, we are enjoying our language. Why don't we agree to enjoy our word jokes, but not tell them around anybody who actually suffers from dyslexia? That way we enjoy the best of both worlds. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Uncle_DaveO Date: 10 Mar 10 - 03:23 PM I confess that I haven't read all of this already-long thread, so I apologize if I'm repeating someone else's contribution, BUT . . . There's a new special-interest group, known as DAMN. National Mothers Against Dyslexia! Dave Oesterreich |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Mr Red Date: 10 Mar 10 - 10:03 AM Dyslexia is concerned with spelling and reading the written word, not misunderstanding the spoken word. Hmmmm. Dyslexia as she is described medically is about the difficulty of ordering the letters in a word. Though letter substitutions would be included. The way the eye moves is implicated, as a symptom and a means of understanding. BUT the dictionary definition doesn't define what comes with dyslexia. Those things are unique to each individual but they are there. My ex-wife had the textual problem, she also found it difficult to pronounce Knarsborough, and Dursley. They represented bogey combination for her. She also was ambidextrous (a clue) and her speech was pretty low on voiced phonemes, probably due to being brought-up with a night-worker dad sleeping in the day, she had to whisper while learning to speak. She misunderstood the connection between reading and speaking, even if she heard it dozens of times. She never reported synaesthesia which is put on the same spectrum by researchers into these things. Now what caused what and what was inherent is a mystery but like I said - the real problem is a syndrome, each person presents with a subset. Now how do I e-mail the Dyslexia Society? |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Bonzo3legs Date: 06 Mar 10 - 07:41 AM What's a peftie? No more than a word which rhymes with leftie! So I call our dog Bonzo Ponzo and say my sister in law Monica, I refer to as Monica Ponica - just silly fun really. We always referred to Chet Atkins as At Chetkins - just games with words. But consider: Just ask Joyce and Vicky If candyfloss is sticky I'm not a blinking thicky I'm Billericay Dicky And I'm doing very well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-JIzWFfsPk I'm not sure if candyfloss is a play on anything, but knowing the late grear Ian Dury it wouldn't surprise me! |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: LadyJean Date: 05 Mar 10 - 11:52 PM I grew up one of the few gentiles in a Jewish neighborhood. I heard jokes about Jews that portrayed them as dishonest, greedy etc. One of them (involving a Jewish woman, sex and painting the ceiling) is actually funny. But I wouldn't tell it. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: mousethief Date: 05 Mar 10 - 11:46 PM God forbid we have to give up our inalienable right to make fun of people more unfortunate than we. Or even think about it, really. If they can't stand being made fun of, what the hell are they doing being dyslexic? O..O =o= |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: frogprince Date: 05 Mar 10 - 11:17 PM ! Dyxeiala joeks aboslutely spis me fof |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: GUEST,Annyomis Date: 05 Mar 10 - 10:56 PM I dont find them the LEAST bit funny. Do u no any dyslexics? Well i am. I dont unerstand them i can spell i dont take pills and im a very well reader. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: GUEST Date: 29 Nov 09 - 06:25 PM "dyslexia jokes offensive?" Not if you write them down.
Thanks. -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Mysha Date: 29 Nov 09 - 03:53 PM What's a lexia? (And the one reviving the thread was Guest.) Bye Mysha |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Bert Date: 29 Nov 09 - 03:35 PM What's a peftie? |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Bonzo3legs Date: 29 Nov 09 - 07:26 AM These jokes are plays on words, double entendres or whatever you want to call them. If joking about conditions, it's rarely the folks with the conditions that get upset (better word than offended), it's other people getting upset on behalf of them - thanks to Ben Elton for pointing this out! I find the word offensive to be very upsetting, because folks who say they get offended by something obviously lead very shallow and boring lives, and are most probably trendy lefty pefties. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: GUEST,Bert Date: 28 Nov 09 - 10:16 PM Actually it was a true story. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: robomatic Date: 28 Nov 09 - 10:12 PM Bert you sod, that wasn't a bad dyslexic joek but hadrly wroth reviving this tried lod htread. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: GUEST,Bert Date: 28 Nov 09 - 09:56 PM As Wilfried says...The best jokes about problems are told by the people concerned. I know this person who says that The only time Dyslexia comes in handy is when she is backing up a trailer. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: GUEST Date: 28 Nov 09 - 06:52 PM i am dyslexic and i find some of these jokes offensive. its bad enough getting bullied at school without people posting jokes on the internet. dyslexia is a condition that people cannot help unless they go somewhere like DORE so i do not think it is right to make fun of them. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Smokey. Date: 02 Oct 09 - 06:53 PM Helen Keller is just playing the part of Eric Morecambe.. is that any better? |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Smokey. Date: 02 Oct 09 - 06:49 PM That's what I mean - she isn't the joke; the joke's the joke. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Lizzie Cornish 1 Date: 02 Oct 09 - 06:46 PM Sorry, Smokey. Helen Keller is no joke. And it's no good trying to tell me that Eric was playing 'her part'. He was just being Eric....he was the same always, fooling around, being funny. |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Emma B Date: 02 Oct 09 - 06:37 PM Actually I'm quite thankful we have lost some of the 'humour' of Benny Hill and 'On the Buses' altough I regret the innocence and subtlety of 'Fork handles' although some of the Two Ronnies was anything but :) |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Smokey. Date: 02 Oct 09 - 06:25 PM I agree, Lizzie, but they were more innocent times. We get older and society doesn't seem to be able to stand still either. Some call it progress, but I suspect we lose just as much as we gain, so I see it as no more than change. Time progresses all too obviously, but we just change. However, it's quite true to say, that with the increased communications we have, and the instant availability of such delights as you've posted, nostalgia certainly isn't what it used to be. But back to 'Singing in the Rain', the point I was trying to make is that the actual laughs are when Eric (hapless doorman, not cop, trapped in place by obligation) gets drenched. They even put canned laughter on to tell everyone, and dumped him in a horse trough at the end to 'underline' the joke, which is the misfortune of Eric's character. Hence, the part of Helen Keller was played by Eric Morecombe. Yes, I generally prefer subtler and gentler humour too; it's usually funnier, but I don't think the basic principles have changed much. Boundaries have to be pushed and tested though, otherwise they wouldn't exist, and then where would we be? |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Lizzie Cornish 1 Date: 02 Oct 09 - 03:51 PM "I completely agree with you about Eric Morecambe, Lizzie, but just what exactly made you laugh in that video you posted? It's a parody of a well-known scene - what did they change to make it funny? What did they add that wasn't in the original? What makes us laugh at it?" It's Eric. You always knew what he was going to do....and he always did it...but somehow, he was just absolutely hilarious when he did it....I used to curl up in giggles on the settee, watching them, when I was little... And the sketch where he used to con Ern out of the money...and the other one with the flea, in the brown paper bag...I'm laughing now, just thinking about them..It took me an AGE to perfect the flea jumping into the brown paper bag...but I got there, eventually.. :0) Gosh, I so miss them at Christmas time... Once, almost the entire nation used to tune in to their Christmas show and how we'd all laugh! Now we get the Dumbed Down Soaps vying with each other for ratings, so we have stories of incest, murder, rape, shouting, screaming...and they wonder why folks in this country are so bloomin' depressed, fed a diet of misery and nastiness all the time????? Bring back Eric and Ern...If only, eh... Ooh, look! I've found them with....The Beatles! :0) |
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Subject: RE: dyslexia jokes offensive? From: Smokey. Date: 01 Oct 09 - 05:30 PM Ever see Carol Burnett as Scarlett O'Hara? (Sinsull) No, but thanks, it's on Youtube & I'm going to watch it later.. I'll enjoy that. |
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