I gonna back to Italy.

Samudra · Post by **Samudra** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:16 pm

One day ima gonna to Malta to a bigga hotel. Ina morning I go to eat breakfast. I tella waitress I wanna two pissis toast. She brings me only one piss. I tell her I want two piss. She say go to the toilet. I say you no understand I wanna two piss ona my plate. She say you better not piss onna plate you son of ma bitch. I don't know her and she call me sonna ma bitch.

Later I go to eat at the bigga restaurant. The waitress brings me a spoon and a knife but no fock. I tell her I wanna a fock. She say everyone want a fock. I tell her you no understand I wanna fock on the table. She say you better no fock on the table you sonna of me bitch.

So I go back to my hotel and there are no shits on the bed. I call the manager and tell him I wanna shit. He tell me to go to the toilet. I say you no understand I wanna shit on my bed. He say you better no shit on the bed you son of ma bitch.

I go to the checkout and the man at the desk say "Peace on you". I say piss on you to you sonna of ma bitch. I gonna back to Italy.

judesalmon · Post by **judesalmon** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:27 pm

Not only is that story really racist, but it's also very old.

sffan · Post by **sffan** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:36 pm

I thought it was funny. It made me laugh.

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 7:48 pm

It's-a fun!

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 9:03 pm

Help a poor italian here understand the first part. I got the rest:

Fo(r)k - Fuck

Shit - Sheet

Peace - Piss

But what are the "pissis toasts"?

By the way, Malta is not in Italy you know, it's an independent island.

Nemo · Post by **Nemo** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:03 pm

It's funny because a lot of Italians do really speak like that, not that it's bad thing, just kind of different for us yanks.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:07 am

Turrican wrote:But what are the "pissis toasts"?

I think "two pissis toast" is "two pieces of toast," etc.

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:17 am

Turrican wrote:By the way, Malta is not in Italy you know, it's an independent island.

Very nice Island too, with cool castles & a medieval city with huge castle walls surrounding it.
Similar to the medieval city of Rhodes Island in Greece.

The Knights of Saint John built them.

Post by **Ghegs** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:55 pm

I can't help but wonder if I'm the only one who gets an image of Mario in his head whenever hearing or reading that...

Tar-Palantir · Post by **Tar-Palantir** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 3:02 pm

Ghegs wrote:I can't help but wonder if I'm the only one who gets an image of Mario in his head whenever hearing or reading that...

For me, it's a physics professor I had, who had this 'textbook' accent. "Guys-a, guys-a - you are all-a physicists(sic)!"

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:57 pm

Uhm, racism against Italo-americans, nice. The way this guy speaks, at least, sounds like a wanna-be gangster from Scorsese movies. Beside that, Maltese is a mix of siclician dialect, english and some semitic language (whereas said dialect and english are Indeuropean). Can't see why it's funny, but i also don't find funny how anglophonics mangle their own language

Samudra · Post by **Samudra** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:29 pm

Racism seems a word thrown around an awful lot here.

sffan · Post by **sffan** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:52 pm

Samudra wrote:Racism seems a word thrown around an awful lot here.

Yeah, making fun of how someone speaks has nothing to do with race. It's more like "dialectism" or something, not racism.

I don't think engrish dot com is racist either. Neither is laughing at the funny phrases in the shmups we play.

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 6:25 pm

Discrimination may be better for you, in case it hasn't too many syllables. I wish i could have a cent for every mispelt occurence of "definitely", i'd add. Or the seemingly impossible to understand difference between "your" and "you're"...which, to be objective, seems to be a good indication for dyslexia.

zaphod · Post by **zaphod** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 7:58 pm

The joke is not racist at all.

the joke is not in the fact that the others get confused by his accent and misunderstand him, but the fact that he does the exact same thing, and misunderstands the guy at the end.

and as I heard the joke, he went not to Malta, but to Detroit (laugh)

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:21 pm

I've heard that joke a long time ago...it was funny then, and it still is now.
Its not racist, or discrimination in any way shape or form.

Its just a simple joke about on how different people pronounce things from around the world.

Lets not get our panties in a wad over here now about this...

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:25 pm

Amazing how you can defend so much a stupid joke against Detroit people, congratulations

+1 for getting the joke, btw, i would really be surprised, if you can find funny such stuff...

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:45 pm

Randorama wrote:Amazing how you can defend so much a stupid joke against Detroit people, congratulations

+1 for getting the joke, btw, i would really be surprised, if you can find funny such stuff...

Damn dude, when do you ever come down off your High Horse? (no pun intended, I really don't think you're a cattle rancher) But why is it in almost every thread, you have to come across as some omnipotent being who somehow has more understanding than anyone else regarding language,spelling and the grasp of video games?

I'm sensing yet another locked thread...

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:47 pm

TWITCHDOCTOR wrote:
Randorama wrote:Amazing how you can defend so much a stupid joke against Detroit people, congratulations

+1 for getting the joke, btw, i would really be surprised, if you can find funny such stuff...
Damn dude, when do you ever come down off your High Horse? (no pun intended, I really don't think you're a cattle rancher) But why is it in almost every thread, you have to come across as some omnipotent being who somehow has more understanding than anyone else regarding language,spelling and the grasp of video games?

I'm sensing yet another locked thread...

Because i don't go around saying things like "piss on you". Also, i know that "Predator" is written "Predator" and not "Preditor". And if omnipotency is knowing that Malta's not Italy, i'm ten thousands times omnipotent (but not from Detroit, i'd add

). It would be nice for this thread to be locked, but i doubt that moderators/administrators would be so respecteful.

sffan · Post by **sffan** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:03 pm

so much a stupid joke?

ten thousands times?

respecteful?

You shouldn't be bragging about your spelling & grammar, dude.

russ · Post by **russ** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:07 pm

I agree that this isn't "racist" or "discriminitory" in any way... I still thought it was funny though. It's just as potentially offensive as people generalizing us Texans as people who live on ranches, carry guns everywhere, wear huge cowboy hats and stirrups, and ride horses to school/work...

(side note: For the most part, people in Texas do none of the above. It's pretty funny thinking about it though.)

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:25 pm

russ wrote:I

(side note: For the most part, people in Texas do none of the above. It's pretty funny thinking about it though.)

Guess what? It's called discrimination! Oh and sffan, why don't you start some jokes about your place and avoid to tell me what should i do?Thanks!

it290 · Post by **it290** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:39 pm

I don't really want to get involved in this argument, but I just thought I'd point out that the joke, as written above, in no way implies that Malta is part of Italy.

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:43 pm

it290 wrote:I don't really want to get involved in this argument, but I just thought I'd point out that the joke, as written above, in no way implies that Malta is part of Italy.

Still, it can be funny for narrow-minded people, i'd add. Oh, and offensive.

chtimi-CLA · Post by **chtimi-CLA** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:23 am

at last, the Randorama Politburo of Acceptable Humour has weighed in on accent jokes.
(no anti russian racism implied in this post)

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:36 am

What if instead this gets moved to the "Bad and tasteless Joke" thread? I have seen jokes about mexicans, and as offensive or hard they might be, I don't mind it since it pretty much everyone fires shots against everyone.

BLADE!

Besides, you gotta learn how to laugh at yourself and your own people. It makes life less stressing. No, really. If there is someone who makes fun of mexicans, it's us mexicans. (Though you should see the amount of jokes we make there about the chinese.)

And we also know the amount of jokes the french are a victim of. So far, I don't know about anyone complaining here. Yet.

howmuchkeefe · Post by **howmuchkeefe** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:07 am

One may only make fun of the ethnic group they belong to, really. Which gives Mariah Carey, Tiger Woods and Lenny Kravitz an unfair advantage, I guess.

EDIT: Or maybe not! I just realized that I can safely make fun of half of Europe.

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:23 am

Randorama wrote:
russ wrote:I

(side note: For the most part, people in Texas do none of the above. It's pretty funny thinking about it though.)
Guess what? It's called discrimination! Oh and sffan, why don't you start some jokes about your place and avoid to tell me what should i do?Thanks!

Actually Rando, I have to disagree with you here yet again. I believe the term you are so desperately searching for is "StereoType". Discrimination is something a lot worse than a "stereotype".

I'll even give you some examples...

The KKK hates "niggers". (Thats racism)

We won't hire you Twitch, because you're hair length is too long. (Thats discrimination)

All those people who drive sport compact cars are "Ricers". (Thats what you call a stereoType)

They might be similar in some ways, but they are not the same.

I'll give you one more example of how you're throwing around words like "racism" and "discrimination"....
What you are doing would be the same if you were a hot sexy lady walking past a construction lot and crying out bloody "rape", just because some guy with a jackhammer whistled at you.

I hope you're starting to see my point here, if not, then I give up trying to reach someone who thinks their shit don't stink.

Edit:
I agree with Spec...this should go into the Bad/ Tasteless Jokes Thread.

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 11:34 am

TWITCHDOCTOR wrote:
I hope you're starting to see my point here, if not, then I give up trying to reach someone who thinks their shit don't stink.

Edit:
I agree with Spec...this should go into the Bad/ Tasteless Jokes Thread.

Stereotypes lead to discrimination, btw. In general, have you ever been an emigrant or speak more than one language?Hence the zero tolarance against stereotypes and the PRESENT case of discrimination.And yes, putting this thread into the bad/tasteless joke is proper.Oh, and thanks for the *useless* lecture.

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 12:25 pm

Randorama wrote:
TWITCHDOCTOR wrote:
I hope you're starting to see my point here, if not, then I give up trying to reach someone who thinks their shit don't stink.

Edit:
I agree with Spec...this should go into the Bad/ Tasteless Jokes Thread.
Stereotypes lead to discrimination, btw. In general, have you ever been an emigrant or speak more than one language?Hence the zero tolarance against stereotypes and the PRESENT case of discrimination.And yes, putting this thread into the bad/tasteless joke is proper.Oh, and thanks for the *useless* lecture.

This lecture is only *useless* to you because you think you know it all...which, I'd like to inform you that you don't.

Anyway, I can agree with you to an extent about Stereotypes leading to discrimination. It can, but that doesn't mean that it will.
I also don't think that will be the case here with regards to this joke. (nobody here is making fun of Italians, only the way some words sound similar when pronounced) I have a slight percentage of Italian in me, and I'm not offended at all.
So, please stop overreacting...and I would also recommend that you tone down that "Elite I'm Better Than Everybody Else" type attitude you seem to have taken an overdose of, because, you yourself are falling into a "stereotype"... of the pompous ass variety.