Your favourite Brexit satire/propaganda?
Discussion
V88Dicky said:
RizzoTheRat said:
JakeT said:
This made me laugh after over 30 of my Facebook friends shared the video where he mentioned it.
To be fair to Farage (I really can't believe I just typed that!), wasn't that Boris/Gove's bus from the Vote Leave campaign? I thought their campaign tried to distance itself a bit from Farage who was supporting the Leave.EU campaign?But no one has ever mentioned that I guess?
I don't know why politicians are obsessed with throwing more cash at the NHS as if that will magically fix it.
KrissKross said:
I went to Tesco today to do my shopping and the cashier asked a foreign couple in front of me if they wanted help packing their bags. I thought wow, this is happening quicker than I expected!
A serious question do you or anyone else on PH find the above funny? Would you find it funny if it was posted on a Spanish version of PH and it was about an elderly UK couple in a supermarket in Marbella.Mrr T said:
KrissKross said:
I went to Tesco today to do my shopping and the cashier asked a foreign couple in front of me if they wanted help packing their bags. I thought wow, this is happening quicker than I expected!
A serious question do you or anyone else on PH find the above funny? Would you find it funny if it was posted on a Spanish version of PH and it was about an elderly UK couple in a supermarket in Marbella.AndrewEH1 said:
Mrr T said:
KrissKross said:
I went to Tesco today to do my shopping and the cashier asked a foreign couple in front of me if they wanted help packing their bags. I thought wow, this is happening quicker than I expected!
A serious question do you or anyone else on PH find the above funny? Would you find it funny if it was posted on a Spanish version of PH and it was about an elderly UK couple in a supermarket in Marbella.Why elderly? Because the elderly retire to Marbella.
Mrr T said:
Why lighten up. Is it a joke? If it is then it's in very poor taste. Making a joke about the serious concerns of 2m EU citizens living the UK does not seem funny to me. Then again some of my relatives are amongst that 2m and I am having to deal with the calls seeking reassurance.
Why elderly? Because the elderly retire to Marbella.
Read the thread title again.Why elderly? Because the elderly retire to Marbella.
I too am very concerned about EU citizens, as I voted Remain, who are currently in the UK. It would be a great detriment to the nation if they were forced to leave (which I doubt will happen). The joke didn't mention age, whether you brought that up to make the joke seem worse I have no idea.
KTF said:
V88Dicky said:
RizzoTheRat said:
JakeT said:
This made me laugh after over 30 of my Facebook friends shared the video where he mentioned it.
To be fair to Farage (I really can't believe I just typed that!), wasn't that Boris/Gove's bus from the Vote Leave campaign? I thought their campaign tried to distance itself a bit from Farage who was supporting the Leave.EU campaign?But no one has ever mentioned that I guess?
I don't know why politicians are obsessed with throwing more cash at the NHS as if that will magically fix it.
I think that makes it pretty clear that the "£350 million" was to go to the NHS.
KrissKross said:
Mrr T said:
KrissKross said:
I went to Tesco today to do my shopping and the cashier asked a foreign couple in front of me if they wanted help packing their bags. I thought wow, this is happening quicker than I expected!
A serious question do you or anyone else on PH find the above funny? Would you find it funny if it was posted on a Spanish version of PH and it was about an elderly UK couple in a supermarket in Marbella.Perhaps you can explain the joke to a relative who I spoke yesterday. She is an EU immigrant working in the UK. She is deeply worked about what will happen. She has 2 children both have spent more than 50% of their lives in the UK. One no longer even speaks her native language. Yes there where tears. I am sure you would have found it very funny.
Mrr T said:
I hope and trust you are not representative of the leave team. Unfortunately I expect you are. If you really find that funny then you really are a heart less p***k.
Perhaps you can explain the joke to a relative who I spoke yesterday. She is an EU immigrant working in the UK. She is deeply worked about what will happen. She has 2 children both have spent more than 50% of their lives in the UK. One no longer even speaks her native language. Yes there where tears. I am sure you would have found it very funny.
Frankly I don't care what people like you think. Part of my life has been joking about all cultures, from ginger, fat to black. I grew up in very diverse area and have friends of all flavours.Perhaps you can explain the joke to a relative who I spoke yesterday. She is an EU immigrant working in the UK. She is deeply worked about what will happen. She has 2 children both have spent more than 50% of their lives in the UK. One no longer even speaks her native language. Yes there where tears. I am sure you would have found it very funny.
What people say and what people do are very different things. I doubt your crying friend has much to worry about, its probably your fault she is upset filling her head with nonsense that wont happen. Perhaps you should try and teach her about British humour?
Mrr T said:
I hope and trust you are not representative of the leave team. Unfortunately I expect you are. If you really find that funny then you really are a heart less p***k.
It was funny. I'll explain it to you. It pokes fun at people who actually think that this is some kind of anti immigrant plot.Another thing, believe it or not, supermarket staff always ask if customers would like help packing their bags.
Mrr T said:
Perhaps you can explain the joke to a relative who I spoke yesterday. She is an EU immigrant working in the UK. She is deeply worked about what will happen. She has 2 children both have spent more than 50% of their lives in the UK. One no longer even speaks her native language. Yes there where tears. I am sure you would have found it very funny.
My uncle lives in Canada. That country has never been part of the EU. Perhaps he should worry about being forced out.Oh, err.. that probably won't happen...
My cousin lives in Australia. Not part of the EU Perhaps she is due a visit from the secret police.
Oh, err.. that probably won't happen...
One of my colleagues is based in Malaysia, not part of the EU. Perhaps his forced return is imminent.
Oh, err.. that probably won't happen...
Do you spot a trend here?
Perhaps you should tell her to calm down?
Puggit said:
Were you a Remain campaigner? Are you sore about the referendum result? Check out these 10 top self-comforting strategies.
1.) Call every white person who voted Leave a "racist", ignoring the fact that Europeans are also white. Make sure you ignore and marginalise ethnic minority leave voters.
2.) Claim that the (huge) turnout wasn't high enough. 72%? It should have been at least 75%! 80%? It should have been 85%! Make sure to keep moving the goalposts.
3.) Make a stupid e-petition demanding another referendum, just like the socialists did when Labour lost last year. We need to keep having referendums until we get the "right" result.
4.) Get over-excited about the economy, even if the impact has been pretty boring and mundane. Pretend that your 2:2 in English Literature makes you an expert on currency markets.
5.) Attack the very idea of Democracy, because it's only a good thing when it goes the way you want it to. Working class voters don't know what's good for them, but middle class liberals definitely do.
6.) Share memes bashing Brexit, ignoring the unwelcome and uncomfortable realisation that you are in the minority of public opinion.
7.) Boldly claim that Scotland will leave the UK, forgetting that A) they can't afford to B) the EU can't afford to take them C) 1.6m remain votes don't cancel out 2m NO votes.
8.) Make fun of Boris Johnson while sweating slightly and really hoping he doesn't become Prime Minister.
9.) Learn absolutely nothing from the campaign, blaming the result on everyone but yourself. Scaremongering and bullying are clearly the best tactics to use, there's no way they could possibly backfire.
10.) Curl up in a ball and cry yourself to sleep while listening to "Ode to Joy".
You might want to tweak rule 3 - turns out it was a Leave campaigner who started the second referendum petition when he was worried Remain might win :-)1.) Call every white person who voted Leave a "racist", ignoring the fact that Europeans are also white. Make sure you ignore and marginalise ethnic minority leave voters.
2.) Claim that the (huge) turnout wasn't high enough. 72%? It should have been at least 75%! 80%? It should have been 85%! Make sure to keep moving the goalposts.
3.) Make a stupid e-petition demanding another referendum, just like the socialists did when Labour lost last year. We need to keep having referendums until we get the "right" result.
4.) Get over-excited about the economy, even if the impact has been pretty boring and mundane. Pretend that your 2:2 in English Literature makes you an expert on currency markets.
5.) Attack the very idea of Democracy, because it's only a good thing when it goes the way you want it to. Working class voters don't know what's good for them, but middle class liberals definitely do.
6.) Share memes bashing Brexit, ignoring the unwelcome and uncomfortable realisation that you are in the minority of public opinion.
7.) Boldly claim that Scotland will leave the UK, forgetting that A) they can't afford to B) the EU can't afford to take them C) 1.6m remain votes don't cancel out 2m NO votes.
8.) Make fun of Boris Johnson while sweating slightly and really hoping he doesn't become Prime Minister.
9.) Learn absolutely nothing from the campaign, blaming the result on everyone but yourself. Scaremongering and bullying are clearly the best tactics to use, there's no way they could possibly backfire.
10.) Curl up in a ball and cry yourself to sleep while listening to "Ode to Joy".
KrissKross said:
Mrr T said:
I hope and trust you are not representative of the leave team. Unfortunately I expect you are. If you really find that funny then you really are a heart less p***k.
Perhaps you can explain the joke to a relative who I spoke yesterday. She is an EU immigrant working in the UK. She is deeply worked about what will happen. She has 2 children both have spent more than 50% of their lives in the UK. One no longer even speaks her native language. Yes there where tears. I am sure you would have found it very funny.
Frankly I don't care what people like you think. Part of my life has been joking about all cultures, from ginger, fat to black. I grew up in very diverse area and have friends of all flavours.Perhaps you can explain the joke to a relative who I spoke yesterday. She is an EU immigrant working in the UK. She is deeply worked about what will happen. She has 2 children both have spent more than 50% of their lives in the UK. One no longer even speaks her native language. Yes there where tears. I am sure you would have found it very funny.
What people say and what people do are very different things. I doubt your crying friend has much to worry about, its probably your fault she is upset filling her head with nonsense that wont happen. Perhaps you should try and teach her about British humour?
cymtriks said:
Mrr T said:
I hope and trust you are not representative of the leave team. Unfortunately I expect you are. If you really find that funny then you really are a heart less p***k.
It was funny. I'll explain it to you. It pokes fun at people who actually think that this is some kind of anti immigrant plot.Another thing, believe it or not, supermarket staff always ask if customers would like help packing their bags.
Mrr T said:
Perhaps you can explain the joke to a relative who I spoke yesterday. She is an EU immigrant working in the UK. She is deeply worked about what will happen. She has 2 children both have spent more than 50% of their lives in the UK. One no longer even speaks her native language. Yes there where tears. I am sure you would have found it very funny.
My uncle lives in Canada. That country has never been part of the EU. Perhaps he should worry about being forced out.Oh, err.. that probably won't happen...
My cousin lives in Australia. Not part of the EU Perhaps she is due a visit from the secret police.
Oh, err.. that probably won't happen...
One of my colleagues is based in Malaysia, not part of the EU. Perhaps his forced return is imminent.
Oh, err.. that probably won't happen...
Do you spot a trend here?
Perhaps you should tell her to calm down?
I also believe it's unlikely they will have to leave, and that's what I told them. However, you nor I can offer certainty. They are entitled to UK citizenship but it's not easy to raise in excess of £3k on a nurses salary.
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The joke is based on a misunderstanding; that a Brexit vote means that all foreign citizens will immediately be deported. It is funny because this is a very long way from the truth. We are invited to laugh at the raconteur (who is the butt of the joke) for his ignorance.
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IMO, the joke isn't offensive. It makes no stereotypical assumptions, attacks no groups. The butt is the teller.
Had it been about (for example) a Polish plumber holing up somewhere for fear of UKIP lynch mobs, that would have been an attack on the assumed ignorance of the plumber and the perceived xenophobia of the 'Kippers - offensive to both.
Methinks thou dost protest too much.
The joke is based on a misunderstanding; that a Brexit vote means that all foreign citizens will immediately be deported. It is funny because this is a very long way from the truth. We are invited to laugh at the raconteur (who is the butt of the joke) for his ignorance.
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IMO, the joke isn't offensive. It makes no stereotypical assumptions, attacks no groups. The butt is the teller.
Had it been about (for example) a Polish plumber holing up somewhere for fear of UKIP lynch mobs, that would have been an attack on the assumed ignorance of the plumber and the perceived xenophobia of the 'Kippers - offensive to both.
Methinks thou dost protest too much.
Mrr T said:
Why lighten up. Is it a joke? If it is then it's in very poor taste. Making a joke about the serious concerns of 2m EU citizens living the UK does not seem funny to me. Then again some of my relatives are amongst that 2m and I am having to deal with the calls seeking reassurance.
Why elderly? Because the elderly retire to Marbella.
Get over yourself..Why elderly? Because the elderly retire to Marbella.
bingybongy said:
Only until they vote in Trump! 
LittleEnus said:
Mrr T said:
Why lighten up. Is it a joke? If it is then it's in very poor taste. Making a joke about the serious concerns of 2m EU citizens living the UK does not seem funny to me. Then again some of my relatives are amongst that 2m and I am having to deal with the calls seeking reassurance.
Why elderly? Because the elderly retire to Marbella.
Get over yourself..Why elderly? Because the elderly retire to Marbella.
Someone has obviously just been kicked in the sponge.
Also - it appears Corbyns house has a flat roof... COUNCIL :P
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