WARNING Could Be Offensive: What do Elton John and Richard Hammon have in common?

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they both have skidmarks on their helmets

(even worse)

• these are spreading like wildfire by text in corporate offices all over London today

Exactly, Molesworth.

He died and left young children behind.

I haven't read anything much re Steve Irwin on MN - only the initial thread.

I haven't posted any jokes about him, and I think it's very sad he died.

So am I allowed to find this sort of joke a bit distasteful, please?

expat I am a nosy swine and had to have a look

never seen any jokes on steve irwin

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There were even flippant references to Steve Irwin on the Richard Hammond thread that no-one batted an eyelid at!

I am more offended about the homophobic part

but I clicked expecting to be offended so I have got no complaints, just wondered if I was in a minority

I don't find these jokes offensive, so there!

No I didn't like the homophobic part

It's a bit 1980s

i thought it was kinda funny. and i'm sure (she says reaching a little...) that Richard Hammond will too, when he makes his recovery. Have you never seen Top Gear? I'd be surprised if Jeremy Clarkson didn't make the joke up.
Whether Elton will be thrilled about it is another matter. And the OP did have a dirty great warning on it... so those of an easily offended nature should perhaps have looked away.

Pah - I give you adequate warning you didn't have to read it.

It's quick off the mark and topical. If all humour was potically correct wouldn't life be boring.

here's another I heard earlier today

• for all you PC people out there ...

and another

DHs stupid (and now disowned) sister was sending steve irwin jokes to DH the day the news anounced the poor man had died.
Do the people who think these things up and the ones who send them on ever think how they would like it if it was about them/their loved ones?
Shall we all pop over to the brevement/miscarriage section and take the piss out of people there? No thought not!

yawn ...

it's a JOKE, a play on words

love steve irwin and richard hammond, but dont find these jokes really offensive, just crap, im sure terri irwin could not give a shit if strangers are taking the piss, ditto richard hammonds wife, id imagine they have bigger things to think of right now.

I don't get angry with people who make sick jokes because they are usually a bit thick and they can't help that can they?

may be topical but it's still unfunny