Hee hee, shut down!

[MystyGlyttyr]

Just a very amusing little tidbit that I got away with on the phone. We have our editorial page and today we ran a cartoon that made fun of the Pope (and for the record, we make fun of EVERYBODY. George W., mostly, to my personal annoyance, but yes, we do mock everybody). It was kind of stupid...I'd post it if I knew where we got it from, but it was hardly offensive. It basically was making fun of the Pope's doing something dumb in Turkey by calling HIM a turkey. Puns are the lowest form of humor but hey.

Me: "Newsroom."
Idiot: "Yeah, I got a complaint about your editorial cartoon today."
Me: *sighs inwardly* "All right."
Idiot: "I'm Catholic and I find that offensive!"
Me: "...sir?"
Idiot: "What?"
Me: "I'm Catholic, too."

*SCREEEEEEEEEEEECH* Listen to the train derail.

Idiot: "Uh...whun...well, it's, aren't you-?"
Me: "I thought it was a dumb joke, but I didn't find it offensive. What was offensive about it?"
Idiot: "Uh...uh...the Pope's not a turkey!"
Me: "I'll note your complaint, sir. Would you like to talk to the editor who chose the cartoon? He's Catholic, too."
Idiot: *hangs up*

Today's lesson...know who's working at your newspaper before you complain.

We be bad Catholics!

[Kusanagi]

Reminded of a quote from Robin Williams:

"I'm Episcopal, that's Catholic Light. Same religion, half the guilt!"

I'm not Catholic but all my catholic friends Crack up when they hear that one.

Good for you.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Yes, it's so fashionable to be offended these days.

[Captain Trips]

Yes, it's so fashionable to be offended these days.

Hey, it offends me that you think I'm easily offended!

[BlaqueKatt]

Hey, it offends me that you think I'm easily offended!

hey I'm offended by the word offended.......wait you just made me offend myself...twice....no wait three times!


BlaqueKatt- proud worker of the Noah Fence company

[chainedbarista]

i take great offense at these offenses being taken.

[ThePhoneGoddess]

egads.

When I worked at a small alternative newspaper in New Mexico the woman who ran the main phone once had this call:

SC: I want to complain about an article in this week's paper. I found it so effing offensive!

Emp: Um, ok. What exactly did you find offensive about it ma'am?

SC: Well I am a black woman and I thought it was just incredibly damn racist and I couldn't believe that you would effing print something like that, do you realize how many effing people it would piss off? You obviously dont have *any* minority people working on your g*dd*mn newspaper or you would know better! I am so effing offended! *rant rant rant cuss cuss cuss* You need to hire some damn black people, you racist b****!

Emp: Um...Ma'am?

SC: WHAT?!

Emp: I'm a black woman too.

SC: (chirping crickets)...

Emp: Ma'am? Are you there?

Sc: *click*

She hung up the phone laughing and said 'I wonder if that one was recorded?'

[Becks]

She hung up the phone laughing and said 'I wonder if that one was recorded?'

Was it recorded?

[friendofjimmyk]

THAT'S IT - YOU'LL ALL BE HEARING FROM MY LAWYER!!!! I'M SO OFFENDED!

[powerboy]

I'm offended that your getting a lawyer.

[ShockQueen]

Dang! Now I'M offended that I WASN'T offended by all this!

[DesignFox]

Well, I called my lawyer and he is offended by your lawyer!