Penguin and Roald Dahl

[exiledclaseboy]

A story in four chapters.

1. Publisher announces revisions to original text of Dahl books to remove outdated language.

2. Pee Cee Gone Mad outcry ensues. “This is outrageous” cry the usual suspects. You know who they are.

3. Publisher announces it’ll publish “classic” unaltered versions alongside the new updated books.

4. Publisher makes more money.

Some mugs out there aye.

 

[waynekerr55]

A story in four chapters.

1. Publisher announces revisions to original text of Dahl books to remove outdated language.

2. Pee Cee Gone Mad outcry ensues. “This is outrageous” cry the usual suspects. You know who they are.

3. Publisher announces it’ll publish “classic” unaltered versions alongside the new updated books.

4. Publisher makes more money.

Some mugs out there aye.

If only we could capture the hot air spewed out by prats like Littlehohn and the rest of the crew on GBeebies we wouldn't need to rely on fossil fuels

 

[exiledclaseboy]

If only we could capture the hot air spewed out by prats like Littlehohn and the rest of the crew on GBeebies we wouldn't need to rely on fossil fuels

Not just them though is it. They are legion. And utterly convinced of their worldview.

 

[Neath_Jack]

Stop being so wokey or else I’ll go on Twitter and find something that suits my gammony bias. That’ll prove something.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Stop being so wokey or else I’ll go on Twitter and find something that suits my gammony bias. That’ll prove something.

Think you meant “WOKEY”. Capital letters compulsory.

 

[Darran]

When I first read about this a couple of days ago my first thought was isn’t it worse to call a fat bloke enormous?

 

[Jack2jack]

Fvck me, there's some delicate little flowers out there.

 

[JackSomething]

A story in four chapters.

1. Publisher announces revisions to original text of Dahl books to remove outdated language.

2. Pee Cee Gone Mad outcry ensues. “This is outrageous” cry the usual suspects. You know who they are.

3. Publisher announces it’ll publish “classic” unaltered versions alongside the new updated books.

4. Publisher makes more money.

Some mugs out there aye.

He was worth less than £10m when he died in 1990 and the people in charge of the estate have done very well since. Apparently worth billions now, including the £1.5b they trousered from Netflix.

Stunts like this show they know what they're doing.

 

[DJack]

He was worth less than £10m when he died in 1990 and the people in charge of the estate have done very well since. Apparently worth billions now, including the £1.5b they trousered from Netflix.

Stunts like this show they know what they're doing.

Yep.

I find it hilarious that the right wingers (and therefore staunch capitalists) believe that it is "WOKE people" driving this sort of change - remember Mrs potato head. When in fact it is the companies ensuring they make more money from their market.

We often use the phrase "you couldn't make this up" yet many people do on a daily basis. :roll: