zoidberg
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Is this the news I've been waiting for...?
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Is this the news I've been waiting for...?
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CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
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I better go to the boat to start my isolation
NotBirdseye
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You may wish to mark this as satire.
Blueboatman
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A Satire 38 is the ideal Isolation space for any RNA type virus.
The Satire 38, with its solidly pre-ventilation era interior , its generous supply of dark corners and inaccessible bilge spaces, reassuringly complex aromas and a patina accrued across 50 years of reassuringly damp English winters.
Any self isolating owner can be assured that nothing, absolutely nothing , is going to get past that little lot and go viral on his watch!
And breeding is nigh on impossible, the atmosphere “ just isn’t there” .
MAB: Who needs a vaccine ?
Lol ?
The Satire 38, with its solidly pre-ventilation era interior , its generous supply of dark corners and inaccessible bilge spaces, reassuringly complex aromas and a patina accrued across 50 years of reassuringly damp English winters.
Any self isolating owner can be assured that nothing, absolutely nothing , is going to get past that little lot and go viral on his watch!
And breeding is nigh on impossible, the atmosphere “ just isn’t there” .
MAB: Who needs a vaccine ?
Lol ?
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JumbleDuck
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If you recognize it as satire then by definition the OP does not need to mark it as such.
NotBirdseye
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I didn't recognize it as satire. That's why I made the suggestion. My opinion changed after doing a background check to make sure the BBC hadn't posted it (trust not in the infallibility of man).
zoidberg
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That's all right. Sometimes I don't get a joke or punchline at first. It's a sign of.... something. You're forgiven.
Oh, I see you're from Wales. Not much given to gentle humour. Strict Chapel, eh?
mjcoon
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That's a bit close to having jokes explained to you. Who is grateful for that?
NotBirdseye
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Not given to racism either.
In this case, someone may misunderstand and believe that yachties are more susceptible to Covid-19. Some people take it all too seriously, and I believe there was an announcement on Fake News items...
zoidberg
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To the best of my knowledge, being 'Strict Chapel' isn't a Protected Characteristic.... yet!
But then, I haven't read The Grauniad for a few days.
But then, I haven't read The Grauniad for a few days.
NotBirdseye
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To the best of my knowledge, being 'Strict Chapel' isn't a Protected Characteristic.... yet!
But then, I haven't read The Grauniad for a few days.
Protected characteristics | Equality and Human Rights Commission
* Turns out it is...
mjcoon
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Indeed. Similar problem distinguishing between flirting and sexual harassment. Best to avoid anything intended to amuse. I recommend "Watching the English" by Kate Fox (Watching the English: The International Bestseller Revised and Updated: Amazon.co.uk: Fox, Kate: 9781444785203: Books). A whole book of academic racism!
Easticks28
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So no more 'sheep' jokes then ?
Biggles Wader
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zoidberg
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That explains it! I stopped reading old copies of The Grauniad left on the chairs of my barber-shop quite some years ago. Perhaps I missed the call to arms of the 'wokerati'....
Or perhaps this shines some light into a murky corner....
Hands up if you are a Guardian Patron, Mr Illuminati. Or even just a fellow-traveller ( Principality Division ).
Zagato
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REALLY! It is obvious it is a joke from the outset "men who bought boats are thought most likely to carry the Corona Virus" to the ending " carry out the next bonkers plan", Cmon get a grip at the back, you surely didn't check the BBC had not really posted it.
mjcoon
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Decades ago New Scientist used to publish a spoof article near April 1st. The best ones started off quite convincing and gradually made less and less likely claims as you read through them. A bit in the same vein as the "Galactic Storage Device" invented by my former employer (https://www.george3.co.uk/_media/galacticstoragedevice.pdf)REALLY! It is obvious it is a joke from the outset "men who bought boats are thought most likely to carry the Corona Virus" to the ending " carry out the next bonkers plan", Cmon get a grip at the back, you surely didn't check the BBC had not really posted it.
TC Tuckton
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In that vein perhaps one could self isolate on the sunny islands of San Serif.
NotBirdseye
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REALLY! It is obvious it is a joke from the outset "men who bought boats are thought most likely to carry the Corona Virus" to the ending " carry out the next bonkers plan", Cmon get a grip at the back, you surely didn't check the BBC had not really posted it.
I did actually, credit to the op but for the most part it read like the usual BBC articles. It was only later on that I grew suspicious and checked.
NotBirdseye
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So no more 'sheep' jokes then ?
Sheep jokes by all means. But denigrating someone because of where they happen to live is not funny, it's just racism and I don't think racism...no matter how passive... has any place, never mind on public forums.
