Originally Posted by tictac

It's irrelevant whether the complainants heard the prank 'live', read about it in the newspaper, or saw it on YouTube

They still have the right to complain if they find the matter offensive

Originally Posted by rationalfreeman

although i agree the prank got out of control and was childish to the extreme, when i watched all 20 odd minutes of it on youtube i was pissing myself! some of the funniest live ad libbing ive heard in a hell of a long time. got tickets to see brand in feb and cant wait as this is blatantly gonna be one of the topics he talks about.
all the old gits who called in and complained and cant even see how this just got out of hand but no bad intention to begin with should just get a life and stop living in a world where they have to have a go about all and everything that is nothing to do with them

Originally Posted by john& becky

But surely thats pure pettiness? Someone else found it offensive, I shall search it out, find it offensive myself and make a complaint. Thats stupid, going looking for things that upset you, just so you can be upset.

Originally Posted by tictac

No. You're totally wrong.

You're confusing having an opinion with bandwagon jumping.

I, together with many other forummers, was enlightened the other day by Hutch's post regarding the Govt's intended net censor

I'd not really paid much attention to it previously but Hutch's post caused me to make further enquiries.

Following appropriate research I found myself being disgusted at the Govt's proposal and submitted a complaint to the relevant Govt Minister

Is that pettiness?

Originally Posted by sonlymewalter

That's the one - thanks rab

No I don't get it either.

A couple of months ago I swiched on a UK program shown here on Foxtel. It showed young lads in UK throwing food at people sat at bus stops and outside having a coffee in a street side cafe. The victims were obviously shocked initially and then upset as the food had stained their clothes and the poor sods were shocked as they initially didn't know what was being thrown at them from a moving car [cheeseburgers I think it was].

I think I am fairly easy going and no one likes a good laugh any more than I do, but how anyone can find this kind of thing funny is beyond me. Why would throwing food at people from a moving car be funny

I think that kind of humour is about humiliation. Personally I don't find it funny

Originally Posted by john& becky

Are you suggesting that the censorship of an entire nation, something that affects you materially is on a level with 2 people playing a joke on an old man?
Child abuse upsets me therefore I do not seek out child porn.
I don't like Newcastle United so I dont go and watch them.
I don't like tomatoes so I don't eat them.
If people have nothing better to do with their time than to actively look for something to complain about then that is the saddest indictment of all.

Originally Posted by john& becky

Are you suggesting that the censorship of an entire nation, something that affects you materially is on a level with 2 people playing a joke on an old man?

Originally Posted by sonlymewalter

We need some perspective here.

I agree someone complaining because someone else has complained is a childish thing to do.

Originally Posted by john& becky

My whole point, some obviously enjoy finding something to vent their anger about, I prefer to get upset about things that matter, when they matter, not a few days later having heard 2nd or 3rd hand and because other people have been upset by it.

Originally Posted by john& becky

My whole point, some obviously enjoy finding something to vent their anger about, I prefer to get upset about things that matter, when they matter, not a few days later having heard 2nd or 3rd hand and because other people have been upset by it.

Originally Posted by tictac

Clearly these guys have crossed the line (how often to we hear that these days?) in an attempt to be funny, and must now face the consequences

However, regardless of what you think of these two characters (I personally think they're *usually* exceptionally funny and intelligent), I found Brand's apology refreshingly sincere, honest and humble

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/vid...sky-news-video

Do you have any thoughts or do you basically not give a toss?

Originally Posted by Three Legs

It's a NO story ...

The British public needs to get a ****ing grip.

There are so many bad things going on in the world and 'they' get so hung up over a Spanish waiter's grand daughter getting walloped by a spoilt tiresome gobshite radio jock ...

Whoppers.