Golf Monthly - tut tut!

Three said:
Certainly not offended, or turning my nose up (whatever that means), just had a read and thought it was just juevenile and boring.

As teenagers we were making jokes about holes, balls and stiff shafts back in the 80s, I'm sure others were doing it way before then.

Played in a scramble a couple of years ago, 3 guys and a lady. We hadn't used any of the lady's shots after 4 holes, on the 5th she hit a great 50 yard pitch to about 6ft. Being a gentleman, 65 year old Tom who was last to play said, "Oh no need for me to play then" however he nearly had a coronary when she replied "no it's fine, I don't mind if you get inside me". Now THAT was funny at the time 
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lol
 
MikeH said:
the vast vast majority of our online content is pretty serious but we do the odd light hearted 'humour' based one like this.

I'm sorry if anyone was offended by this but it was clearly titled as '18 funniest golf innuendoes' so I'd have thought you'd have a pretty clear idea of what the tone of the content would be before clicking on a link. Its not like we titled it "latest CONGU handicapping changes" and got you to the page under false pretences

It's quite a modern phenomenon but it seems like some folk just want to read and then comment on stuff they are offended/outraged by things these days

I've just re read the piece (its 18 months old) and yes it's a bit Sid James but not untypical of some of the chat/banter call it what you will that I might have now and then with my mates while I'm playing a round of golf

not sure what those who were offended by this chat about during their Saturday fourball... is it only serious stuff like Brexit, the state of the economy, your greens in reg stats, the bounce on your wedges?

as I say apologies if it genuinely offended anyone
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Well said Mike. I really do wonder sometimes about the (lack of) sense of humour of some people nowadays. Do they just think think it is cool or correct to be offended at something that isn't 100% politically correct?

Lighten up people, some of you must live in a very boring world!
 
MikeH said:
the vast vast majority of our online content is pretty serious but we do the odd light hearted 'humour' based one like this.

I'm sorry if anyone was offended by this but it was clearly titled as '18 funniest golf innuendoes' so I'd have thought you'd have a pretty clear idea of what the tone of the content would be before clicking on a link. Its not like we titled it "latest CONGU handicapping changes" and got you to the page under false pretences

It's quite a modern phenomenon but it seems like some folk just want to read and then comment on stuff they are offended/outraged by things these days

I've just re read the piece (its 18 months old) and yes it's a bit Sid James but not untypical of some of the chat/banter call it what you will that I might have now and then with my mates while I'm playing a round of golf

not sure what those who were offended by this chat about during their Saturday fourball... is it only serious stuff like Brexit, the state of the economy, your greens in reg stats, the bounce on your wedges?

as I say apologies if it genuinely offended anyone
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I don't think anyone on this thread has said they were offended. The original post was a tongue in cheek poke at the Forum rules which don't even allow asterisked swear words, for ****'s sake.
 
MikeH said:
the vast vast majority of our online content is pretty serious but we do the odd light hearted 'humour' based one like this.

I'm sorry if anyone was offended by this but it was clearly titled as '18 funniest golf innuendoes' so I'd have thought you'd have a pretty clear idea of what the tone of the content would be before clicking on a link. Its not like we titled it "latest CONGU handicapping changes" and got you to the page under false pretences

It's quite a modern phenomenon but it seems like some folk just want to read and then comment on stuff they are offended/outraged by things these days

I've just re read the piece (its 18 months old) and yes it's a bit Sid James but not untypical of some of the chat/banter call it what you will that I might have now and then with my mates while I'm playing a round of golf

not sure what those who were offended by this chat about during their Saturday fourball... is it only serious stuff like Brexit, the state of the economy, your greens in reg stats, the bounce on your wedges?

as I say apologies if it genuinely offended anyone
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Out of all the replies, who has said anything about being (modern phenomenon) "offended"?

Most sentiments are that it's pretty lame humour at best, but the main point of the thread is that it appears to contradict this ridiculous " infraction " policy on here.
 
snell said:
The Internet....where people just look for a reason to be offended

Bet some of you on here are great company in a foursome....
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Who are you actually talking to?
Nobody has gone all aghast, most just think the jokes are lame.
 
Dan2501 said:
No-one has said they're offended. All that's been said is that it's a dire excuse for an article and not remotely funny.
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Don't worry, once a few more people have seen the article the easily offended will be along soon :thup:
 
Well that's one article that I thought wouldn't have caused an issue - it's a bit of humour that's all
 
I wasn't offended. Far from it. Just not particularly funny.
And I just drew attention to the fact that Peter Alliss was hounded by the press and Social media for a fairy innocuous, but "sexist (according to some), comment yet comments like the ones in the article are there to be sniggered at.
 
There's a good tweet out there which goes:

1300s: I'm dying from Black Plague
1800s: I'm 9 and working in a factory
1900s: I'm off to fight in a war
2000s: I'M OFFENDED!

Sums up a lot of what you read and hear nowadays
 
Jeepers, it's just a bit of fun and is the kind of banter that happens between friends all the time. It doesn't bother me either way. I'm not offended but neither am I rolling around laughing as most of the terms on there I've heard loads of times.
Life is full of innuendos and they're often there to lighten the moment or just have a laugh.
 
Hacker Khan said:
It is an article from over a year ago.

If you want to see that kind of thing done properly then http://viz.co.uk/category/cartoons/strip-cartoons/finbarr-saunders/ or

[video=youtube_share;s5noU2U-IjU]https://youtu.be/s5noU2U-IjU[/video]

Fat Harry White was a legend who was broadcast on the Radio 1 breakfast show every day.
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Ha ha

Took me back to being 18 listening to the Mark and lard show (The proper "evening" one that is :D) in my bedroom

Happy days. Best thing that has ever been on the radio.
 
MikeH said:
the vast vast majority of our online content is pretty serious but we do the odd light hearted 'humour' based one like this.

I'm sorry if anyone was offended by this but it was clearly titled as '18 funniest golf innuendoes' so I'd have thought you'd have a pretty clear idea of what the tone of the content would be before clicking on a link. Its not like we titled it "latest CONGU handicapping changes" and got you to the page under false pretences

It's quite a modern phenomenon but it seems like some folk just want to read and then comment on stuff they are offended/outraged by things these days

I've just re read the piece (its 18 months old) and yes it's a bit Sid James but not untypical of some of the chat/banter call it what you will that I might have now and then with my mates while I'm playing a round of golf

not sure what those who were offended by this chat about during their Saturday fourball... is it only serious stuff like Brexit, the state of the economy, your greens in reg stats, the bounce on your wedges?

as I say apologies if it genuinely offended anyone
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I'm offended by people being offended.
 
JamesR said:
There's a good tweet out there which goes:
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1300s: I'm dying from Black Plague
1800s: I'm 9 and working in a factory
1900s: I'm off to fight in a war
2000s: I'M OFFENDED!
2016: I can't stand this faux outrage nowadays.... (even though no one had even expressed any offence)
 
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