Tony's Tweets

[MoetVillan]

At six foot four, its me with a disability for trying to sit in the North Stand.  Fantastic view, but appalling ergonomics.  Ryanair seats are an absolute luxury after this.

I got the Bader reference by the way, he would have laughed

[ChicagoLion]

At six foot four, its me with a disability for trying to sit in the North Stand.  Fantastic view, but appalling ergonomics.  Ryanair seats are an absolute luxury after this.

I got the Bader reference by the way, he would have laughed

He would have laughed his socks off.

[Hookeysmith]

I'm sure that is sockist about people who don't have socks

[Tayls_7]

I'm sure that is sockist about people who don't have socks

You're darn right it is.

[Rudy65]

less of that please, disability is not a subject to be mocked in a thread about the size of football stadium seats

Behave

[mr underhill]

I am if you find jokes about people with no legs funny, fine.

[kipeye]

The views are good though.

It became my favourite stand for that reason-didn't like it with the away fans underneath though. Seats were cheap too (I have short legs). The Witton End was also a favourite and I rarely went on the Holte, strange I know but it could be a real crush (anyone remember them?) in the Holte. Of course you got piss wet in the Witton, but that used to be true of other parts of the ground as well.

[Bad English]

What do you call a girl with no arms and no legs rolling around on the beach?
Sandy

[saunders_heroes]

less of that please, disability is not a subject to be mocked in a thread about the size of football stadium seats

Agreed.
I heard an interview with Warwick Davis a while back and he said that the term “midget” was highly offensive to short people, a bit like the “N” word to describe black people.

[kipeye]

less of that please, disability is not a subject to be mocked in a thread about the size of football stadium seats

Agreed.
I heard an interview with Warwick Davis a while back and he said that the term “midget” was highly offensive to short people, a bit like the “N” word to describe black people.

They usually use the term dwarf as the common name is dwarfism. I wouldn't get too exercised by humour but it is wise to be considerate.

[MoetVillan]

I am if you find jokes about people with no legs funny, fine.

I thought pretty much the basis of humour is laughing at some one or something?  Im not saying what is right or wrong, however, if you had a face like mine, you need to be able to laugh at yourself.

[mr underhill]

laughing at someone who has lost a limb isn't funny though is it? I can't remember names off hand but I'm sure the young women that lost limbs at Alton Towers wouldn't find it amusing in the least.

[chrisf]

laughing at someone who has lost a limb isn't funny though is it? I can't remember names off hand but I'm sure the young women that lost limbs at Alton Towers wouldn't find it amusing in the least.

Only no-one was laughing at the person with no legs. Simply using their name as a cultural metaphor.

If Hookey had said "(legroom designed for) a man with no legs", that wouldn't have been funny. By inserting the name of the most famous person with no legs, it takes a fraction longer to understand and becomes humorous.

God help us if anyone mentions Stevie Wonder.

[Smoke]

[pauliewalnuts]

laughing at someone who has lost a limb isn't funny though is it? I can't remember names off hand but I'm sure the young women that lost limbs at Alton Towers wouldn't find it amusing in the least.

Nobody was laughing at Douglas Bader, though, were they?