Neil what a prick.
Started watching back the first series of the original Office
Some show
Chris Finch
Whatâs black and slides down Nelsonâs Column?
Winnie Mandela :lol:
Epic show. The episode where they go to the night club is possibly the bestâŚ
Has anyone started watching season two of an Idiot Abroad yet? I didnât think it was possible, but itâs actually better than season one. :lol:
Just sitting down to watch episode three here nowâŚ
It seems to be repeating things he did in Season 1 a little bit. If I hear that his bolier is still broken Ill go mad. Its been broke for 5 years. :lol:
He still goes on about the boiler, especially if he is enjoying something or is relaxed. He says stuff like âthis is helping to get my mind off the boiler at homeâ.
He may have enough cash to fix it now. :lol: Karl dressed as a ladyboy was hilarious and he seemed to enjoy it as well.
http://www.unofficialgervais.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/417581298.jpg
His Science show is on Channel 4 at the minute.
Best episode of an Idiot Abroad ever I think was on earlier. Karl and the Eskimo old women. âIts like a Eskimo version of Golden Girlsâ
âIm saving the glaciers because Im bald and I dont wash my hair or use a hairdryerâ :lol:
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Bad day at the office: Gervais under fire for mocking disabled on Twitter
COMEDIAN Ricky Gervais has been condemned by Downâs syndrome groups for using an offensive word associated with mocking people with disabilities.
The comic has refused to apologise after he repeatedly used the word âmongâ in jokes and online messages to fans on the social networking site Twitter.
Gervais insisted the meaning of the word has changed over time, saying it is now used to describe an idiot, rather than being a derogatory term for those suffering from the chromosome disorder.
But the funnyman came under fire from disability groups and Downâs syndrome campaigners, who said his use of the term was insensitive and distressing.
Gervais, who has more than 440,000 followers on Twitter, used phrases including: âtwo mongs donât make a rightâ and âgood monging everyoneâ.
He also used the term to describe the thousands of people who lined the streets of London to watch the royal wedding on April 29 this year.
Fellow comedian Richard Herring criticised Gervais for using the word but said a number of other comics were âhappy to use âmongâ or âretardâ as a means of getting a laughâ.
He added: âIf the words are upsetting some people and perpetuating a stereotype, isnât it more noble and thoughtful to just admit you might have made a mistake and stop?â
Mencap, the learning disability charity, said the comicâs words were âvery disappointingâ. A spokesman said using the term could be âoffensive to people with a disability and their familiesâ.
After the row erupted last week, Gervais said he had never used the word âmongâ to mock those with disabilities.
Responding to an online poll about whether the word was offensive, he tweeted: âThe humourless PC brigade have been out in force trying to influence the vote with ill informed negative comment.â
He added: âDear fans. Donât give the haters any attention. Those people arenât really offended by the things I say - they are offended by my success.â
While many people were outraged by Gervaisâ comments, some fans said there was nothing wrong with his language.
One tweeted: âAs the mother of a child with severe learning difficulties, I say mong all the time.â
- Sarah Rainey
I never knew the word mong had those connotations either.
Two Mongs donât make a right
:lol: :lol:
Ricky in getting publicity shocker. How many shows has he on or will do by the end of the year. :lol:
âMencap, the learning disability charityâ
Sound like a bunch mongs to me.
Mong comes from the term Mongoloid.
A Mongoloid is someone from a central Asian region. (Derived from Mongolia)
The term Mongoloid was used as an offensive term towards the mentally handicapped as they looked like mongoloids.
Its something along those lines anyway.
Mong has definately evolved as a word though.
I wonder what mong makes of it all :lol:
From his Twitter account just there:
rickygervais â@CharliMcAuley: @rickygervais I prefer it when you use the word twongsâ Then I shall. If the M word is so offensive Twongs is fine with me
People like to see famous people, if you go to a little town in Wales, you turn up in Lampeter with Richard Blackwood on your arm, and you go⌠Oi everybody! winks little suprise for you, Richard Blackwood.
Theyâre gonna go, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? And not in a racist way.