off-colour

• “Apparently not - I ponder with wonder how PC the US must be and fear for what happened when you heard a properly off-colour Australian joke outside of work …”

  Somebody’s writing that one down.

• “Australian workplace/s did not appear overly sensitive about ‘off-colour jokes’?”

  Somebody’s writing that one down.

• “Singing off-colour songs at Celtic and Rangers matches will send hundreds more deprived young males to prison, there to begin their apprenticeships of a career in real crime.”

  The Guardian: Go green before it becomes compulsory | Kevin McKenna

• “But maybe it's more interesting to wonder what Green thought the unhindered availability of Top Totty might lead to: did she imagine the mere sight of an off-colour pump would turn hitherto respectful blokes into leering nightmares, sprawling over the bar and offering every woman who dared to trespass on their territory a Slow Comfortable Screw on the Beach?”

  The Guardian: Top Totty – a storm in a beer mug | Alex Clark

• “I'm guessing that RapeLay is * not* a 'realistic' portrayal of violent sex crime (rather, kinky sex with an intentionally off-colour plot) in the way Manhunt * was* a 'realistic' portrayal of cold-blooded murder.”

  Was RapeLay 'Asking For It'?

• “Here, though, is what has been engaging the SNP government while this obscenity on its doorstep has gradually been revealed: a 40-point plan that will jail poor people for singing off-colour songs; fighting the Crown Estates for more revenue and expressing outrage that the Electoral Commission may be put in charge of the independence referendum.”

  The Guardian: A chilling and cruel tale of two cities | Kevin McKenna

• “Then, he was at the centre of a media maelstrom that spiralled from off-colour, off-camera comments about a female linesman into a furious row about sexism in sport that ended in the departure of the broadcaster's two biggest names.”

  The Guardian: Barney Francis: 'Football punditry is an absolute art form'

• “These days, the press would be calling them out at their first off-colour remark – never resting until they'd brought them down for good.”

  The Guardian: Gwyneth's choice of song in Glee was a bit off. But that's all | Barbara Ellen

• “By the way I am new to the podcast but am enjoying all the off-colour (with a u) humor.”

  Flixnjoystix.com! » FlixnJoystix Presents: The Official FnJ Podcast #33! The FnJ Staff Discuss The Week In Movies And Video Games!

• “The SNP government could be doing something more worthwhile with their time than organising empty summits on sectarianism and jailing people for singing off-colour songs and saying unpleasant things to each other.”

  The Guardian: Another own goal for football's dummies | Kevin McKenna

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