Reply to: The Richtofen scale

[shaunbhoy]

This post I think

Where there's a will there's a way................

[Sysman]

Russell Brand got the sach, as did Ross. Or got told off and given lots of money, I forget now.

Brand made a complete one man stand up show out of the episode. I saw it on telly.

[suityou01]

The Richtofen scale is a bit like the richter scale. its a measure of how soon after some disaster its ok to fly a joke about it.

....

If it happens to my city or country - fair game
If it happens to an organisation that I am or was a part of - fair game
If it happens to my family - fair game
If it happens to a country that I have spent a lot of time in - fair game
If I have ever been in a tsunami - tsunamis are fair game
etc

basically, if I have a close attachment, I can take the p1ss, and I can stand having it taken

but if its a place , incident or horror that I have no experience of, I feel the need to zip it.

I have never been in an earthquake, tsunami or nuclear meltdown, or spent 10 tears living as a jap.
so I will bow out of this one and zip it

Yes you are right, but again someone may make a joke about it, regret it when you explain it like this and learn from it.

It needs balance. This post I think brings balance and does indeed make you wise (in CUK terms at least) and is one of your best.

I think we should resort to the default of taking the piss out of the yanks, never fails

[AtW]

[Spacecadet]

Ditto on the concept.

As for Princess Di. I think if the scale of faux media anguish is so widely out of proportion then it's fair game.

In this case (Japan) it isn't.

[TimberWolf]

Whoosh.

D'oh!

[Moscow Mule]

Anyway, I've seen those people on the news in Japan. I'm not giving them any money - some of them have got TWO BOATS in their front gardens.

[Moscow Mule]

Russell Brand got the sach, as did Ross. Or got told off and given lots of money, I forget now.

Whoosh.

[TimberWolf]

Que??

Russell Brand got the sach, as did Ross. Or got told off and given lots of money, I forget now.

[shaunbhoy]

For which he got the sach.

Que??

[TimberWolf]

I think there's something about power differential. It's OK for the powerless to mock the powerful. I found the Russell Brand / Andrew Sachs incident distasteful because Brand used his position of power (access to broadcasting media) to laugh at Sachs's expense.

For which he got the sach.

[Old Greg]

Well, famous people generally are fair game, esp if they are being twattish, although I think I would draw the line at someone's kids dying or something like that.

I think there's something about power differential. It's OK for the powerless to mock the powerful. I found the Russell Brand / Andrew Sachs incident distasteful because Brand used his position of power (access to broadcasting media) to laugh at Sachs's expense.

[cailin maith]

Hey! You're are a very wise chap EO!

Well, he is...... for a scouser

[doodab]

It's an interesting concept, and new to me, so thank you. The other category is (as you hint):

If it happens to Princess Di, it's fair game.

Well, famous people generally are fair game, esp if they are being twattish, although I think I would draw the line at someone's kids dying or something like that.

[Pondlife]

It's an interesting concept, and new to me, so thank you. The other category is (as you hint):

If it happens to Princess Di, it's fair game.

Ditto on the concept.

As for Princess Di. I think if the scale of faux media anguish is so widely out of proportion then it's fair game.

In this case (Japan) it isn't.