The Joy of Six: Politics and Sport

[Lester Burnham]

Easy solution:

Player E : Why are you so fat?
Player F : Because every time I 'made love' to your partner they gave me a biscuit.

That's not a solution. You are advocating your preferred version of what someone else should say. I reject that.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

That's not a solution. You are advocating your preferred version of what someone else should say. I reject that.

It covers all the bases it's non discriminatory whilst getting the same message across.

 

[telsor]

It covers all the bases it's non discriminatory whilst getting the same message across.

Sledging isn't about the message though, it's about what the message provokes. That would do nothing.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Sledging isn't about the message though, it's about what the message provokes. That would do nothing.

Gets across the exact same message i.e. the player in question has ****ed the other player in questions partner.

 

[telsor]

Gets across the exact same message i.e. the player in question has stuffed the other player in questions partner.

If you think all statements that have the same result have the same impact regardless of phrasing, you really need to read more.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

If you think all statements that have the same result have the same impact regardless of phrasing, you really need to read more.

It's the exact same bloody phrasing.

 

[telsor]

It's the exact same bloody phrasing.

Wording then.

 

[mottrain]

So you're allowed to insult people however you want because you hold yourself to be pure of spirit, but nobody else gets the same freedom?

It is incredible isn't it. The best part is when you see gays telling others off for preaching their views like they have no rights to do so. Seriously their hypocrisy is incredible.

 

[Lester Burnham]

It covers all the bases it's non discriminatory whilst getting the same message across.

Your version is not so much of a sledge as a polite observation. The 'message' has been diluted to nothing.