Seem to have lost Friday Night Joke ???
- Thread starter Val & Frank
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Sorry Steve I did not read or see Joke, in that case it would not have been in the Big Thread, naughty,naughty,Frank, stand in the corner and right your lines, like I've had to in the past.Liz
Hi liz,
I won't stand in the corner, it was nice talking with you, keep up the Janner lessons.I really think the moderation has swung to the PC brigade. I don't know how many people from ethnic minorities take part in this formum, but I tried the joke on muslims, a russian, and an Irish couple with slight differences and no one was offended, it seems like it was only Steve.Did you have any complaints steve or did you decide.
Val & frank
Val & Frank
I won't stand in the corner, it was nice talking with you, keep up the Janner lessons.I really think the moderation has swung to the PC brigade. I don't know how many people from ethnic minorities take part in this formum, but I tried the joke on muslims, a russian, and an Irish couple with slight differences and no one was offended, it seems like it was only Steve.Did you have any complaints steve or did you decide.
Val & frank
Val & Frank
Tell the joke again, Frank.
I'm a black muslim from belfast married to a Russian. I'll ley you know if it's offensive!!
I'm a black muslim from belfast married to a Russian. I'll ley you know if it's offensive!!
Hi Frank,
As I said I did not read or see your Joke, but all moderators have to make a decision, on what's allowed on this forum, as you know I have had tickings off in the past, but I fully appreciate Moderators decisions, whether they are right or wrong, normally right decisions are made.
I was just amazed about your ps to Steve, I personally would not like to see him leave this forum, but with comments like yours, it makes you wonder why he is still here, I felt your comment was un called for and a personal attack on Steve. Sorry Frank. Liz
P.S Janner Training mid week I beleive, unless they won't let me leave over run with caravanners and tents, don't know what they think this is a holiday site or something hehehe Liz
As I said I did not read or see your Joke, but all moderators have to make a decision, on what's allowed on this forum, as you know I have had tickings off in the past, but I fully appreciate Moderators decisions, whether they are right or wrong, normally right decisions are made.
I was just amazed about your ps to Steve, I personally would not like to see him leave this forum, but with comments like yours, it makes you wonder why he is still here, I felt your comment was un called for and a personal attack on Steve. Sorry Frank. Liz
P.S Janner Training mid week I beleive, unless they won't let me leave over run with caravanners and tents, don't know what they think this is a holiday site or something hehehe Liz
Frank
It was a racest joke that I received complaints about.
So it was deleted.
Its as simple as that. My feelings or PC does not come into it at all
It was a racest joke that I received complaints about.
So it was deleted.
Its as simple as that. My feelings or PC does not come into it at all
A Janner is a Devonian Liz.
And actually it really refers to someone from working class area of Plymouth, my mother In-law is a proud Janner and wondered why you were using that term.
Janner has a long long Devon history with Plymothians and the Navy.
Ria
And actually it really refers to someone from working class area of Plymouth, my mother In-law is a proud Janner and wondered why you were using that term.
Janner has a long long Devon history with Plymothians and the Navy.
Ria
My husband during his childhood, farmers were always known as Janners he is not from Plymouth or Devon areas. Liz
Damian
Moderator
Here you go, taken from Wickpedia:
Janner has an origin as a slang term referring to any English person born within ten miles of the sea. More specifically, a Janner is to Plymouth, as a Scouser is to Liverpool, or a Geordie is to Newcastle.
"Janner"1 is used as both noun and adjective, describing the accent and colloquialisms used by the people of Plymouth, in South-West Devon, United Kingdom. For example:
"ere bey, wheres that to?" hello friend...do you know the location or whereabouts of something?"
* "Yurtiz" translates to "Here it is".
* "fockin massiv, init beys?" translates to "Very large, isnt it friends?".
o "'Reeet meht" translates to "Hello dear friend, how have you been lately?"
o "Get on boss" translates to "There you go, friend".
However, with the changes in the local economy in Plymouth over the course of the 1980s and 1990s, from the Royal Navy being the major employer to being a university city housing a large number of students from outside the city, the term has developed an additional secondary pejorative sense describing the city's lower classes.
This leads to the term being used both pejoratively and normally by self-identification by all social classes within Plymouth. In this sense, whilst the middle classes and specifically students use it as a noun to denote the roguish elements from the rougher echelons of the city, natives still use the term proudly as a form of identity, featuring in many of the football team Plymouth Argyle supporters' chants.
Janner has an origin as a slang term referring to any English person born within ten miles of the sea. More specifically, a Janner is to Plymouth, as a Scouser is to Liverpool, or a Geordie is to Newcastle.
"Janner"1 is used as both noun and adjective, describing the accent and colloquialisms used by the people of Plymouth, in South-West Devon, United Kingdom. For example:
"ere bey, wheres that to?" hello friend...do you know the location or whereabouts of something?"
* "Yurtiz" translates to "Here it is".
* "fockin massiv, init beys?" translates to "Very large, isnt it friends?".
o "'Reeet meht" translates to "Hello dear friend, how have you been lately?"
o "Get on boss" translates to "There you go, friend".
However, with the changes in the local economy in Plymouth over the course of the 1980s and 1990s, from the Royal Navy being the major employer to being a university city housing a large number of students from outside the city, the term has developed an additional secondary pejorative sense describing the city's lower classes.
This leads to the term being used both pejoratively and normally by self-identification by all social classes within Plymouth. In this sense, whilst the middle classes and specifically students use it as a noun to denote the roguish elements from the rougher echelons of the city, natives still use the term proudly as a form of identity, featuring in many of the football team Plymouth Argyle supporters' chants.
Hi Ria & James
Janner is what we called dockyard mates, and of course all the parties from Guzz were known as janners. ( Guzz the other term for Plymouth ), we used to live in St Budeaux so that's clue to how I know what a janner is !!!!!!.
Val & Frank
Janner is what we called dockyard mates, and of course all the parties from Guzz were known as janners. ( Guzz the other term for Plymouth ), we used to live in St Budeaux so that's clue to how I know what a janner is !!!!!!.
Val & Frank
Hi to you Frank.
The in-laws first home was near "Pennycomequick" and Guzz is my retired Naval Officer father in-laws name for Plymouth. Great rivalry between Pompey and Guzz based Naval personel I understand so I guess you are ex Navy.
I'm told the local evening paper was PM Wilson's favourite as the Janner dockyard vendors called out "EVENIN AROLD, EVENIN AROLD".
Ria
The in-laws first home was near "Pennycomequick" and Guzz is my retired Naval Officer father in-laws name for Plymouth. Great rivalry between Pompey and Guzz based Naval personel I understand so I guess you are ex Navy.
I'm told the local evening paper was PM Wilson's favourite as the Janner dockyard vendors called out "EVENIN AROLD, EVENIN AROLD".
Ria
Hi Ria
PM Wilson's favourite as the Janner dockyard vendors called out "EVENIN AROLD, EVENIN AROLD".
Outside St levens Gate, I am ex Navy with two sons one just back from Afghanistan RAF, and the other preparing for Iraq RM
Was in Plymouth a few months ago for a reunion, dissapointed I thought it had gone downhill quite a lot
Val & Frank
PM Wilson's favourite as the Janner dockyard vendors called out "EVENIN AROLD, EVENIN AROLD".
Outside St levens Gate, I am ex Navy with two sons one just back from Afghanistan RAF, and the other preparing for Iraq RM
Was in Plymouth a few months ago for a reunion, dissapointed I thought it had gone downhill quite a lot
Val & Frank
Will be down next week, for a few days. We visit an ex matleot who runs a antique shop on the Barbican.
Val & frank
Val & frank
We visit James's ageing relatives in Plymouth, and no Barbican visit is complete without a spend in Yarmouth Stores. Even when we had two camping toddlers they were kitted out with waterproofs there. And the caravan has waterproofs from there now, I am though banned from entering the Dartington Glass Centre un-accompanied with debit or credit card in my purse.
James has to have a feed up at "Cap'n Jaspers" as it's his twenty plus year tradition with a steaming mug of tea as he drools over the marina boats no matter what the weather is like.
Ria
James has to have a feed up at "Cap'n Jaspers" as it's his twenty plus year tradition with a steaming mug of tea as he drools over the marina boats no matter what the weather is like.
Ria
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