The Corens in yesterday's Times magazine-wtf?

[mrcerec]

AIBU or are Esther's (?) comments about teachers and nurses horrific. I know it is meant to be humourous, but where is the humour in that? Is it me?

They’re pointing out that clapping nurses instead of paying them more is as ludicrous as claiming spaghetti hoops are one of your five-a-day.

It’s obviously a piss take.

I suspect that's sarcasm.

I read it as sarcasm too

It’s very clearly all sarcastic.

I frequently roll my eyes at the pair of them but this was clearly a half assed joke because they don't have the energy for any more lockdown columns.

The sarcasm flags are loud in this one. You don't see it???

They're a pair of self-satisfied twats, but to be fair to them; this is clearly intended to be humourous sarcasm.

She's taking the piss.

I tried to see it, but other parts of the article are believable. I just think it is not at all funny, and believe me, I am sarcastic beyond belief.

Of course it isn't funny, but it is meant to be sarcastic.

You didn't think 'restaurants are just somewhere different to sit' was a bit of a heads-up to sarcasm?

It's irony. Exposing the nonsense of clapping nurses and failing to give a decent pay rise.

Giles Coren is a satirist.

Spaghetti hoops actually are one of your 5 a day.

I know this isn't the point of the thread, sorry.

Fair enough, I just thought it was in poor taste. They were written by Esther from what I can ascertain.

Their joint column irritated me generally, so I'm probably looking for trouble

Obviously not sarcastic enough to know it when you see it. I mean come on - alphabetti spaghetti is an English lesson. They are obviously not being serious.

It's what Giles Coren does. He's very funny and very outrageous and makes a lot of money as a consequence. And his wife does the same.

@Twenty2

Spaghetti hoops actually are one of your 5 a day.

I know this isn't the point of the thread, sorry.

Does that make baked beans 2 of your 5 a day?

It's obviously sarcasm but I can't ever remember finding Giles Coren funny.

Horrific? Seriously?!! I don't think it could be more obvious it's a piss take. Whether you find it funny or not is a different matter, but if you're as sarcastic as you claim to be, how could you not see that?

He's very funny

Says who? I see him as the less talented member of the family who has gets the gig because of his surname. Tedious. Skip past his articles - never found he has anything of interest to say .

Twenty2
Spaghetti hoops actually are one of your 5 a day.

I know this isn't the point of the thread, sorry. 

Does that make baked beans 2 of your 5 a day?

You'd think so, wouldn't you, but sadly not, they're only one. Big beanies, I mean meanies

It's obviously a joke/irony, as you can tell by reading it in the context of the other bullet points.

I can’t stand either of them. Esther Walker has been a hate read of mine for years, and he’s no better. Remember that racist stuff, was it about Peckham??