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Offended?
No, I think it's quite funny. 49%  49%  [ 20 ]
No, it isn't funny but I'm not offended. 41%  41%  [ 17 ]
Yes, but I can see the funny side. 10%  10%  [ 4 ]
Total votes : 41

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18 Jan 2009, 2:56 pm

Encase you haven't heard of it, Uncyclopedia is a wiki that makes joke articles based on those on Wikipedia. 5 articles on Uncyclopedia that might offend you are this http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Autism , this http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Asperger_Syndrome , this http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Aspe ... drome/lite , this http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Asparagus_Syndrome and this http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Assb ... s_syndrome . Different versions of http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Asperger_Syndrome include http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/User ... r_Syndrome , http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/User ... /aspergers and http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/User ... s_Syndrome . Do they offend you? Do you find them funny?



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18 Jan 2009, 2:57 pm

In other words, Uncyclopedia is to online encyclopedias what the Onion is to newspapers.



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18 Jan 2009, 3:01 pm

They are supposed to be offensive... so no, I don't find them offensive because of that reason.

I'm more offended because it isn't funny.


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18 Jan 2009, 3:03 pm

Ah, one of the poll options doesn't seemed to of posted. Oh well.



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18 Jan 2009, 3:06 pm

I didn't like the 2nd one, but I do understand if they're joking.


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18 Jan 2009, 3:09 pm

You didn't mention the article on autism?


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18 Jan 2009, 3:12 pm

There is an assburger's page: http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Assb ... s_syndrome

I don't find them offensive because I know the nature of the site is to be ridiculous. But I don't find it funny, that's for sure.


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18 Jan 2009, 3:16 pm

Old news, of course this site is offensive, they want you to react to it, my advice is too ignore garbage like that.



18 Jan 2009, 3:17 pm

It's really hard to offend me with humor.



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18 Jan 2009, 3:17 pm

Better than that Encyclopedia Dramatica site.

I don't care about things like this because no one takes articles on these sites seriously, do they? Who cares if these guys wanna joke around on their stupid sites? I have nothing against people having a laugh.



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18 Jan 2009, 3:22 pm

It's comedy, and as such cannot possibly be offensive. In order to be offended by comedy you have to be a particularly insecure and pathetic example of a human. <insert witty comment about religious extremists here>



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18 Jan 2009, 3:30 pm

I'm not offended by it.



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18 Jan 2009, 3:40 pm

Kirska wrote:
There is an assburger's page: http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Assb ... s_syndrome

I don't find them offensive because I know the nature of the site is to be ridiculous. But I don't find it funny, that's for sure.


I don't find that offensive at all, it's humour, and I also found it funny :lmao:


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18 Jan 2009, 3:49 pm

I actually kind of identify with this kind of neurotically-derived informative humor, especially when you consider the POV might be of someone who thinks a symptom of "socially awkward" sounds to them like an arbitrary cop-out for a diagnosis. Maybe the lines seem a little blurred, iono. :wink:



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18 Jan 2009, 4:03 pm

robo37 wrote:
Ah, one of the poll options doesn't seemed to of posted. Oh well.


Yeah, I got that; how come you use a pseudonym?



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18 Jan 2009, 4:04 pm

I don't think it's funny but I also don't think it's offensive.

It is very clearly facetious. It's obvious that it's a parody and is supposed to say the opposite of the truth and not be taken seriously.