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# I don't see why
you shouldn't be able to make a funny joke about an unfunny subject. In fact I thought the taboo-ness of the subject often made the jokes funnier, and I thought that was the essence of a lot of b3ta humour
(I helped save b3ta! Newington, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 16:59, archived)
# fair point
but just because a subject's taboo, doesn't make it automatically funny. basically, poor show - could try harder.
(I helped save b3ta! amygdala, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 17:03, archived)
# true - but humour
and some kind of intelligence is the key. Not just 'you're a spastic and it's funny when people fuck you over'.
(I helped save b3ta! pep, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 17:03, archived)
# They weren't funny.
They were crap.
Don't try and glorify taking the piss out of the handicapped as "taboo-breaking". It's not. It's picking on an easy target because your too lazy or too stupid to think of something funny, and it makes me sick.
I'm off for a beer.
(tomsk, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 17:04, archived)
# That's not what I'm trying to do
Some of the posts weren't funny; but in some of them, the fact that they were just blatantly offensive was the humour. I don't think any of the posts were actually at the expense of disabled people; though I admit I wouldn't like to try and explain that to a CP sufferer.

Anyway if you don't like the posts, don't just insult other people for not having made you laugh. Make something funny yourself and post it.
(I helped save b3ta! Newington, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 17:08, archived)
# I think
you'd best had.
(Amerella, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 17:09, archived)
# hmmm,
Everyone has their own tastes in what's funny... As for me, I'm going to start killing kittens due to exposure to them via this site... Everywhere I look, its that damn cat...
(jubhosking, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 17:10, archived)
# go have a beer or 6 and think...
not everyone can be as good as you, there's a learning ladder for everyone to climb.

Don't spit from the roof, mate :)
(I helped save b3ta! pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Wed 11 Sep 2002, 17:23, archived)
# Exactly!
But they have to be funny on some level :-)

God, I sound like a bitch... hehehehe

That was meant all fluffy...
(I helped save b3ta! bloid ....dloibbloiddloibbloid...., Wed 11 Sep 2002, 17:04, archived)