to think that all nurseries are stuffed and bulging with rampant paedophiles and murderers?

[Hullygully]

Or not?

for the last time. THIS IS NOT A THREAD ABOUT A THREAD. I feel like Ross shouting "we were on a break." But I can't be bothered to keep doing it so I'm off.

If people are offended by it, it's their problem. They are seeing offence where none is present or intended.

hully don't go, which bit are you not finding amusing

there's nothing we can't make a joke about these days doncha know

Ooh yes I see Pixi she is a rather serious one that backto..... isn't she?

And one last clarification. It is not a joke about paedophiles. It is a joke about people seeing them everywhere. There is a subtle difference.

Gay40 - that really is wrong.

Come on, what is so funny about abuse?

Come on, 'not a thread about a thread' get real If you're going to dish it out at least be able to take it.

I like the jokes about people seeing paedophiles everywhere.

I don't like the jokes about other posters who you know to be upset by other thread.

why would you do that?

I'm a teacher - we sit every day and plot ways to just personally inconvenience and be utterly unreasonable to you and your child. It's disgusting the way we dare to try to educate them as well. We were responsible for the snow with our Evil Teacher Snow Generating Machine (TM) and we turned off the heatwave generator yesterday because the electricity bill came in (the energy company is more evil than us).

Seriously - it's sometimes how I feel on sites like these.

I read the original thread - is it any wonder men don't want to go into teaching when they're instantly viewed with suspicion? One of the best reception teachers I know is, shockingly, a bloke!

If the title to your OP wasn't true, then yes, it would be funny.

But recently it's been made all to clear that even upstanding, longserving members of staff aren't averse to taking sexually explicit photographs of the children they're supposed to be caring for.

If you really wanted amusement, perhaps you could start a thread about bumsex/fruitshoots/your friend marrying an alien. This is just a bit close to the bone.

YABU Hully, here in Italy our nurseries are not filled with paedophiles....

Now our churches.......

It's not about abuse but perspective. No-one condones abuse but not everyone is an abuser. Anyway Gay40 has left a bad taste so I'm off. C YA!

I thought this was a joke on a very common MN school of thought : nurseries as VERY dangerous places. I don't find this thread offensive.

Gay40 has left a bad taste?

Bloody hell.

Exactly Franca.

Muddle, I don't know what you mean?

What a facking liberty!

I've got PMT, want to fight?

Fran, your perspective is a bit out of whack imo

hully, there's no way you didn't know this thread would cause offence to some people.

And there's no way this wasn't a thread taking the piss out of the other thread - you might not have read it but you've been posting on the thread where reference was made to it.

And I can't help wondering, if this wasn't a reg poster starting this thread whether people would still be joining in the banter. I don't think so somehow.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Hullygully Wed 26-May-10 12:53:14
This is not a thread about a thread. I haven't even read that other one about almost the same thing.

I'm obviously going mad then Hully because you've posted on that other thread.

Ah! I get it! You posted while keeping your eyes shut so as not to read it. Okaaaay

Fransandisco - Gay40 has left a 'bad taste' ? How exactly ? By pointing out that this 'perspective' of which you speak would be very very different if it was 'your' child (generic you, not 'you' personally)who had been the victim of abuse at the hands of someone in aposition of trust, or you yourself had been the victim ? I 'heart' Hullys humour most of the time, but if anything has left a bad taste on this thread, it certainly isn't Gay40s post.

actually i'm finding the outrage at people not getting your joke really, really funny

Wannabe - exactly.

Well, at least someone saw my point (cheers Sassy x)