When Did Everyone Lose Their Sense of Humour?

by Xerxes,Phantom of PHAET Posted 2012/07/07 20:14:27

Related Topics: Film, Illegal Alien, Thin, Alien, Sense, Friend, Pc

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A group of us re-watched two outstanding films "Blazing Saddles" & "Freebie and the Bean", both films are hilarious. A friend pointed out that because of PC these films could not be made today. Not that I want them re-made, it did make me think that PC is way out of hand, i.e. calling an illegal alien an undocumented worker does change anything still illegal. When did people become so thin skinned?

Caedus01 Sith Lord of the P... 2012/07/08 03:22:07

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Great thread!!! That Movie was hilarious

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Flowers 2012/07/08 02:54:23

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I've never seen either movie so I wouldn't know, but I hate PC too

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Melizmatic 2012/07/08 02:42:02

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I dunno.

I LOVE Blazing Saddles, and I wouldnt change a word of it...

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Xerxes,... to Melizmatic 2012/07/08 02:52:54

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LOL

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toosweet to Melizmatic 2012/07/08 02:56:55 (edited)

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Mel Brooks was A friggin' comedic genius.....Btw,where are all the white women at?

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Melizmatic to toosweet 2012/07/08 03:18:43

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Yes, he was.

And 'all da white women' are busy swallowing "schnitzengruben."

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toosweet to Melizmatic 2012/07/08 03:21:36

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Lucky ass schnitzengruben.

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Queen B 2012/07/07 21:18:38

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1980

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Xerxes,... to Queen B 2012/07/07 21:24:08

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LOL...........Why 1980?

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Queen B to Xerxes,... 2012/07/07 21:26:14

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That just seems to be when people became very uptight and PC. Yuppies took over and it wasn't the same as the 60's or 70's.

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Xerxes,... to Queen B 2012/07/07 21:28:46

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lol......Sorry, thought you were yanking my chain......still thought it was funny

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Queen B to Xerxes,... 2012/07/07 21:34:29

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I was semi yanking your chain....lol ; ) But seriously the 80's were not as fun as the 60's or 70s....must have been Reagan's fault.

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Melizmatic to Queen B 2012/07/08 02:36:30

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That, plus AIDS, plus the crack epidemic...

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Michael McFascist 2012/07/07 21:17:12

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Never seen "freebie and bean" but I do agree people have become a little thin skinned...and it didn't happen overnight.

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Xerxes,... to Michael... 2012/07/07 21:17:59

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Try to find it, stares James Caan and Alan Arkin

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MidnightCowboy 2012/07/07 20:42:41

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The same PC attitude could be directed toward "Laugh-In." The show was outrageously funny but it could never come back today because of its blatant satire.

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Xerxes,... to Midnigh... 2012/07/07 21:04:31

You are absolutely right completely forgot about it. Thanks, now I want to find the DVDs if available

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Stan Kapusta 2012/07/07 20:39:55

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When you were penilized if you weren't Politically Correct. Mel Brooks made the funniest movie ever. Blazing Saddles is hilarious. I'm fortunate to see it and understand.

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Xerxes,... to Stan Ka... 2012/07/07 21:05:29

What made it hilarious, was the movie insulted everyone.

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Stan Ka... to Xerxes,... 2012/07/08 02:37:49

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People laughed at themselves. Genius.

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stevegtexas@aol.com 2012/07/07 20:34:05

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yeah wheres everyones sense of humor? they should move jay leno up to like an hour earlier!

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Nimitz 2012/07/07 20:32:41

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It happened sometime around the eighties--probably in concert with the peak of 'just say no/the war on drugs.' While all the former hippies were busy making money as yuppies, everybody turned anal as hell. I *share* your grief at the loss of Americans' ability to laugh at themselves.

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Xerxes,... to Nimitz 2012/07/07 20:35:19

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Thanks, thought I was alone

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Nimitz to Xerxes,... 2012/07/07 22:15:54

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Oh HELL no! You're nowhere CLOSE to alone on that one. Anyone who's experienced more than a quarter of a century on this planet is aware of the MARKED difference.

Just try remaking All In The Family.

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Xerxes,... to Nimitz 2012/07/07 22:19:34

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So true, forgot about that one also

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