Jimmy Carr Mocks Limbless Soldiers On Stage.

**the_boy_syrup** · 25-10-2009, 10:45

It's not the joke that upsets people it because Jimmy Carr told it

**RoofRat** · 25-10-2009, 11:01

For a moment there,I thought sombody said that Jimmy Carr was a comedian?

Nah,must have been a misprint,he doesn't have time to be funny,he's to far up his own arrse for that!

**ABrighter2006** · 25-10-2009, 11:04

Originally Posted by CRmeansCeilingReached

Originally Posted by classic

Originally Posted by CRmeansCeilingReached

well done the_boy_syrup, there is the chubbmonster right on cue :D

Did you get that avatar because your real picture keeps breaking all the mirrors in your house

*yawn* go lick a window, chubb

Spooky.

On Jimmy Carr's routine - there's some prize outrage here! Great to see Ainsworth's instant condemnation - not exactly the speed that Ministers were responding to the hook-handed cleric when he spouting for weeks outside Finsbury Park. If Carr came on stage and spent 30 minutes on how useless the British Government had been at strategically leading TELIC and HERRICK and rounded on the likes of Ainsworth for the useless individuals they are in post, there'd be calls to go out and buy the dvd. And let's face it, there's some material there.

As TBS mentions - the threads that many of us contribute to, and a damn site more read make Carr's comment lightweight. Have heard much sicker jokes in respect of injured servicemen - and laughed - but is the general view, that mates in BLESMA cracking jokes is okay, humour in adversity and all that, whereas a high profile comedian gets the outrage bus fired up?

Personally - am of the view that Carr's "joke" will actually do some good. Many people are now going to be thinking about limbless servicemen moreso then at any point previously. We may not like it, but Carr's provocation will raise the issue at the very time of year that most of us would like to see the issue in the news.

My mate who lost half a leg in Bosnia had the remainder of the leg taken off last month. I was pretty ignorant of how many amputees went onto have further amputations years' later because of complications. He now has another six months in a chair and then a new prosthetic leg to train on.

The majority of the public doesn't give the issues facing members of BLESMA a second thought, or have our "insight" so amongst the outraged from Tonbridge, let's hope that the news editors who do follow this, use the opportunity to educate the public at large on what the real issues are. Could start with how many ex-servicemen have to fund their own prosthetics? Which really is not funny. Doesn't get quite the same outrage though does it?

Personally, where my mate is concerned, not so sure about the complications - several of us reckon that they're trying to cremate him by stealth.

**BoomShackerLacker** · 25-10-2009, 11:04

Daily Expressionless... it must be grim having to write at that level, especially after such high expectations from journo school.

**PrinceAlbert** · 25-10-2009, 11:08

Originally Posted by StickyEnd

Originally Posted by Markintime

I don't think he was taking the piss out of the soldiers at all and he was pointing out how fit and dedicated these young lads are and how there is still plenty for them to aim for. As has been mooted on here already, I wonder if it's a joke he borrowed off someone at Headley Court, at least he bothered himself to visit which says a lot for him in my book.

That is pretty much what I was thinking. More of a compliment than an insult.

Thirded.

**Legs** · 25-10-2009, 11:10

There are very few jokes that don't take the pi$$ out of someone. We (on this site) are regularly and vocally complaining about 'PC-ness' and freedom of speech and so on.

So, he made a joke about limbless troops. Well big flipping deal! We make plenty of jokes about other parts of society so why should we be immune?

Get over yourselves guys, we're soldiers, not Gods!

**Rudie** · 25-10-2009, 11:12

Why would anyone take offence? Nothing is sacred in the NAAFI,if this had been MDN or somone else with a similar taste in dark humour who had made the comment there would be the usual sycophants lining up to applaud him,but as it is Jimmy Carr we should all take offence and be outraged?

**Markintime** · 25-10-2009, 11:12

It would have been far worse if he had said "With all the PTSD Sufferers we're a shoe-in for the 2012 Special Olympics".

**Legs** · 25-10-2009, 11:14

Originally Posted by Markintime

It would have been far worse if he had said "With all the PTSD Sufferers we're a shoe-in for the 2012 Special Olympics".

Of course it would be worse. Can you imagine the scene when the starting gun went off?

**ABrighter2006** · 25-10-2009, 11:15

Originally Posted by Legs

Get over yourselves guys, we're soldiers, not Gods!

Never a Sapper then Legs? :D

**stacker1** · 25-10-2009, 11:17

I've been a member of this site for over 2 years, in that 2 years I've had one of Jimmy Carr's rape jokes in my signature block and out of nearly 50000 other members not one of them has complained.
So a comedian tell a joke, big deal its what they do for a living, I doubt many of his audience were disgusted, you don't go to a Jimmy Carr show to hear nice polite jokes.
He's visited Headley court and Selly oaks so he can't be that much of a twat, will the outrage mob start backpedalling if it turns out he's adapted that joke from one he heard of a patient who's lost a linb?

**the_boy_syrup** · 25-10-2009, 11:19

Originally Posted by Legs

Originally Posted by Markintime

It would have been far worse if he had said "With all the PTSD Sufferers we're a shoe-in for the 2012 Special Olympics".

Of course it would be worse. Can you imagine the scene when the starting gun went off?

Trooper 66 would start reciting "t'was a cold Belfast night"..... :D

**DeltaDog** · 25-10-2009, 11:26

He didn't 'mock' anyone. It was actually a back-handed compliment if you take a second to think it over.

Still, cheers for the link. I watched some of his vids on Youtube and he's funny as fcuk. Check out Jimmy Carr owns heckler.