Not a thread for Harry Potter fans

**Eire06** · 08/08/2005, 2:47 PM

Originally Posted by pete

I've never read Harry Potter or saw the movies so maybe i'm uninformed. Out of curiousity what other books do you read?

I like James patterson, Dan Browne, Anne Rice, stephen king to name a few..
I read a lot of auto-biographys too, crime and horror mostly though.
Reading Paul Williams Crimelords at the moment..

Harry Potter is very light reading as you can imagine.. but its very well written, I've read all the books so far in the series and they were all enjoyable

Originally Posted by Sligoman

Thomas the tank engine

brat

**drinkfeckarse** · 08/08/2005, 3:08 PM

Originally Posted by thejollyrodger

my favourite is

http://www.tshirthell.com/store/prod...?productid=408

Now that's a step too far

can't believe you find that funny.

**thejollyrodger** · 08/08/2005, 3:34 PM

Its black humour, and yes i laughed

**liam88** · 08/08/2005, 5:11 PM

I really enjoy Harry Potter. I also think Lord of the Rings is great and read it years before the movies. The newest Harry Potter book is actually pretty unsuitable for anyone under 14/15 some pretty serious/narsty stuff in it.....get's to me a bit when people dismiss stuff as childish when they havn't even read it themselves-show's that they are quite insecure. So Harry Potter is about magic and good vs evil among other things.....so are you all telling me you think Lord of the Rings, every Dracula book/movie, any horror or fantasy is all childish?
If you understand Latin or Olde English literature you can get a lot more out of Harry Potter......i be thalf the people who call Harry Potter "childish" canane understand/work out a lot of the points. Fair play Eire06!

**liam88** · 08/08/2005, 5:13 PM

Originally Posted by thejollyrodger

Its black humour, and yes i laughed

100 000 people dying-fe*king hilarious

Ya know how funny it would have been if it had been your mam or you kids-bet you wudda rushed for a t-shirt then...............eejit

**dahamsta** · 08/08/2005, 5:25 PM

Is it ok to make jokes about the WTC yet Liam? How about WWII? When't the cutoff point?

adam

**liam88** · 08/08/2005, 6:01 PM

Originally Posted by dahamsta

Is it ok to make jokes about the WTC yet Liam? How about WWII? When't the cutoff point?

adam

Ok sorry if I over-reacted.
In all honesty I wouldn't make jokes about either the WTC or WWII....mabye it's just me but personally i'm not a fan of joking about death.
What is the more serious point however is that in all 3 cases mentioned (Tsunami, WTC, WWII) victims, survivors and immediate family members are all still alive and making a joke in public you have no way of knowing if those people are hearing/reading it. You also do not know how they will take it-it may not be meant maliciously and they may not take it as such but the may take offence and would be well within their rights to. I'd never make a joke about WWII especially in a public forum where survivors who saw their friends die on the battlefield may read it and feel upset, dissapointed, humiliated or just sad.

So fair question about the pre-dated cut-off point....may I ask you about the foward cut off point. In the last month I have heard jokes about both the London bombings and Anthoney Walker (the lad murdered with an axe in a liverpool race attack RIP)......would you wear a t-shirt joking about either of these?

**dahamsta** · 08/08/2005, 6:35 PM

Depends how funny it was. But I was asking a question more than making a point. I wouldn't wear that tsunami tshirt, but because it's not funny, not out of any kind of ethical concern. Humour is a valid form of emotional defense.

Plus it's a subjective thing. You'll remember that I ticked people off for making jokes about the pope's death, the London bombings, etc. But then I get to make that decision on here. Funny old world, eh?

(In truth I don't find any of the Worse Than Hell tshirts funny. No funny, not clever, just stupid really.)

adam

**Peadar** · 09/08/2005, 8:41 AM

Originally Posted by Eire06

BTW reading a book is just as childish as watching 22 men run around after a ball for 90mins

This is exactly why women shouldn't be allowed into football games.
No respect!

**Maz** · 09/08/2005, 8:54 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

This is exactly why women shouldn't be allowed into football games.
No respect!

Oh peadar you are being very stereotypical there, not all ladies read harry potter books and have a dislike for football.......

**Eire06** · 09/08/2005, 8:58 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

This is exactly why women shouldn't be allowed into football games.

Originally Posted by Maz

Oh peadar you are being very stereotypical there, not all ladies read harry potter books and have a dislike for football.......

And both of you are taking my comment totally out of context..

Maz sorry where did I say I dislike football??

Peadar Whist will ya before you get a slap!

**fosterdollar** · 09/08/2005, 8:58 AM

Originally Posted by liam88

You also do not know how they will take it

You don't know how anyone is going to take anything you say. Ever. Whether it be a joke or a statement of opinion. How about they have a little think about why the person made the statement. There can be several reasons for saying something and there can be several meanings to what they say. Does the offendee really believe that the offender set out to offend him/her?

Originally Posted by liam88

it may not be meant maliciously and they may not take it as such but the may take offence and would be well within their rights to.

Just as people are well within their rights to make stupid jokes that most other people don't find funny.

**Peadar** · 09/08/2005, 9:25 AM

Originally Posted by Maz

not all ladies read harry potter books and have a dislike for football...

Point taken.

When the latest book came out, I noticed all the fellow commuters who were reading it. There was a certain "type" who had a copy.
Conservatively dressed girls, on their way to a mundane office job or loner type blokes, with greasy hair and spectacles.

How's that for stereotypes!

**Maz** · 09/08/2005, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Point taken.

When the latest book came out, I noticed all the fellow commuters who were reading it. There was a certain "type" who had a copy.
Conservatively dressed girls, on their way to a mundane office job or loner type blokes, with greasy hair and spectacles.

How's that for stereotypes!

Well if you saw it then it must be true...have never read a harry potter book or watched a film....not my type of thing!!