FTA: The film, voiced by Hugh Grant and Brian Blessed, is released in the UK in March.

Why would you write for The Sun if you're the proud owner of a time machine?

They were going to play hockey but there was a face off in the corner.

I swear, those people just fall apart over the smallest things.

It's all fun and games until somebody loses an arm.

Do people in the UK still contract leprosy? I thought it had been eradicated in western countries.

They must not be too upset. They're having a Party at the Leper Colony. (new window)

Saw previews for this at Chipwrecked (which was better than I expected, but not great), and my 7 year old had to ask what leprosy was...so yeah, it's a joke wasted in a movie for kids. I found it amusing though.

♫Leprosy
I'm not half the man I used to be.♫

/sung in tune to Yesterday by the Beatles.

Lepers? No problem.

/hot as a raft of coconuts

offacue: They were going to play hockey but there was a face off in the corner.

All the comments in this thread are brilliant, but this one takes the cake, IMO.

Tyrone Slothrop: Lepers? No problem.
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/hot as a raft of coconuts

first thing I thought of too.

CapnBlues: You know what you call 5 lepers in a hot tub?

Soup.

Huh, I'd have gone with Stew.

Did it involve losing a nail?

Q: What did the leper say to the prostitute?

A: Keep the tip.

Oh please, it was a silly off-hand remark.

Completely 'armless.

Sorry.

RIP Leopard Joke

/not sorry

Why can't lepers be sign language singers?

All they can do is hum.


/sorry

LMAO

/ Too soon?

Did you hear about the leper and the prostitute?

He left her a tip.

Lepers don't like it when you pull their leg.

slotz: Why can't lepers be sign language singers?

All they can do is hum.


/sorry

WTF is a "sign language singer"?

I can't help but think...

Leprosy is one of those diseases we could wipe out in a generation. It's treatable, and most of humanity is already immune to it.

Then we could make fun of it all we like.

Thomas Covenant also disapproves.



//obsure? no way.

Gyrfalcon: How can there still be lepers?

There are some places that have not accessed modern medicine so far. How would they not have lepers?

As a Wallace and Gromit fan, and a fan of '70's prog rock groups, I'll just leave this here for your enjoyment. (new window)

bonus: no leprosy jokes, but it does involve lycanthropy.

turbidum: slotz: Why can't lepers be sign language singers?

All they can do is hum.


/sorry

WTF is a "sign language singer"?

Really? Well, since this seems to be a sincere question, I guess a more correct title would be "song interpreter"...? But they are common at shows large and small. Expert (non-leper) signers who interpret songs by standalone singers and "Broadway" type shows.

I hate to put a damper on all these jokes, but...

Contrary to folklore, leprosy does not cause body parts to fall off, although they can become numb or diseased as a result of secondary infections; these occur as a result of the body's defences being compromised by the primary disease.

The more you know (new window)

So they decided to scratch it? Bad move.

Ow! That was my feelings!: Thomas Covenant also disapproves.

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//obsure? no way.

Thomas Covenant is an emo asshole and disapproves of everything.

slotz: turbidum: slotz: Why can't lepers be sign language singers?

All they can do is hum.


/sorry

WTF is a "sign language singer"?

Really? Well, since this seems to be a sincere question, I guess a more correct title would be "song interpreter"...? But they are common at shows large and small. Expert (non-leper) signers who interpret songs by standalone singers and "Broadway" type shows.

Why? Would you have someone describe paintings to blind people too?

Nrokreffefp: slotz: turbidum: slotz: Why can't lepers be sign language singers?

All they can do is hum.


/sorry

WTF is a "sign language singer"?

Really? Well, since this seems to be a sincere question, I guess a more correct title would be "song interpreter"...? But they are common at shows large and small. Expert (non-leper) signers who interpret songs by standalone singers and "Broadway" type shows.

Why? Would you have someone describe paintings to blind people too?

You don't get out much, do you?

slotz: Nrokreffefp: slotz: turbidum: slotz: Why can't lepers be sign language singers?

All they can do is hum.


/sorry

WTF is a "sign language singer"?

Really? Well, since this seems to be a sincere question, I guess a more correct title would be "song interpreter"...? But they are common at shows large and small. Expert (non-leper) signers who interpret songs by standalone singers and "Broadway" type shows.

Why? Would you have someone describe paintings to blind people too?

You don't get out much, do you?

That really doesn't address the point. I'm not handicapped, so I certainly don't attend events where I would see something as stupid as a sign language translation of an art form about sound, not words.

Nrokreffefp: slotz: Nrokreffefp: slotz: turbidum: slotz: Why can't lepers be sign language singers?

All they can do is hum.


/sorry

WTF is a "sign language singer"?

Really? Well, since this seems to be a sincere question, I guess a more correct title would be "song interpreter"...? But they are common at shows large and small. Expert (non-leper) signers who interpret songs by standalone singers and "Broadway" type shows.

Why? Would you have someone describe paintings to blind people too?

You don't get out much, do you?

That really doesn't address the point. I'm not handicapped, so I certainly don't attend events where I would see something as stupid as a sign language translation of an art form about sound, not words.

Yeah, it seems weird to me as well. I guess deaf people can still appreciate songs as a form of poetry, though.

Esn: Nrokreffefp: slotz: Nrokreffefp: slotz: turbidum: slotz: Why can't lepers be sign language singers?

All they can do is hum.


/sorry

WTF is a "sign language singer"?

Really? Well, since this seems to be a sincere question, I guess a more correct title would be "song interpreter"...? But they are common at shows large and small. Expert (non-leper) signers who interpret songs by standalone singers and "Broadway" type shows.

Why? Would you have someone describe paintings to blind people too?

You don't get out much, do you?

That really doesn't address the point. I'm not handicapped, so I certainly don't attend events where I would see something as stupid as a sign language translation of an art form about sound, not words.

Yeah, it seems weird to me as well. I guess deaf people can still appreciate songs as a form of poetry, though.

They can, and do, I assure you.

Nrokreffefp: slotz: Nrokreffefp: slotz: turbidum: slotz: Why can't lepers be sign language singers?

All they can do is hum.


/sorry

WTF is a "sign language singer"?

Really? Well, since this seems to be a sincere question, I guess a more correct title would be "song interpreter"...? But they are common at shows large and small. Expert (non-leper) signers who interpret songs by standalone singers and "Broadway" type shows.

Why? Would you have someone describe paintings to blind people too?

You don't get out much, do you?

That really doesn't address the point. I'm not handicapped, so I certainly don't attend events where I would see something as stupid as a sign language translation of an art form about sound, not words.

How's this for a point, Phil I. Steen: Deaf people DO appreciate THE DRAMA OF LIVE PERFORMANCES and make the verbal associations THROUGH THE INTERPRETERS while coupling those associations with the facial/body expression of the singers. Are you really this dense? I'm suspecting a troll in the works. You don't think deaf people enjoy live theater? Live concerts? Then you don't know any deaf people and you're just plain ignorant. Well, go find the remote and have a nice day.

slotz: Nrokreffefp: slotz: Nrokreffefp: slotz: turbidum: slotz: Why can't lepers be sign language singers?

All they can do is hum.


/sorry

WTF is a "sign language singer"?

Really? Well, since this seems to be a sincere question, I guess a more correct title would be "song interpreter"...? But they are common at shows large and small. Expert (non-leper) signers who interpret songs by standalone singers and "Broadway" type shows.

Why? Would you have someone describe paintings to blind people too?

You don't get out much, do you?

That really doesn't address the point. I'm not handicapped, so I certainly don't attend events where I would see something as stupid as a sign language translation of an art form about sound, not words.

How's this for a point, Phil I. Steen: Deaf people DO appreciate THE DRAMA OF LIVE PERFORMANCES and make the verbal associations THROUGH THE INTERPRETERS while coupling those associations with the facial/body expression of the singers. Are you really this dense? I'm suspecting a troll in the works. You don't think deaf people enjoy live theater? Live concerts? Then you don't know any deaf people and you're just plain ignorant. Well, go find the remote and have a nice day.

I'm sure you believe that. In reality, deaf people are largely morons because of the conveniences that non-handicapped people make for them. A large sub-section of them prevent their children from receiving cochlear implants at the ages that they would be most effective. I have no doubt that they pretend to enjoy sign-singing because they have a culture that celebrates their disability. Do they really enjoy it? Couldn't tell you, but probably not. They might as well farking read the song.