p.e.

@jb78000 (15139)
October 22, 2009 11:28am CST
just a short explanation of what this section is. it is meant to be the satire section. not all the discussions are satirical, some are serious and some very silly, but a lot are. i have also been known to link to satirical websites although not often. p.e. stands for private eye - which is a very good british satirical magazine (also a mixture of satire, serious and silly). now to turn this into a discussion what did you think p.e. stood for?
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@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
22 Oct 09
political excrement? Nope, seriously, didn't have a clue, which is why I asked...
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
22 Oct 09
And wasn't I asked by Sandra just yesterday to explain it to you. Didn't you pay attention. I'm not telling you all over again you know. Coffee ready yet?
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
22 Oct 09
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@jb78000 (15139)
22 Oct 09
it is MY section thea. you might have hijacked it a little but it is still MINE. [rabbit huffs and puffs for a while]
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• United States
22 Oct 09
Well, to be honest, here in the U.S. "p.e." usually stands for "physical education" or more commonly "gym". I had originally thought that is what it meant, but then I read a discussion that explained what it meant, so I already knew before this discussion. Gym can also be funny and silly, but it is more often sadistic than satirical.
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@jb78000 (15139)
22 Oct 09
stands for the same thing over here. i wanted something fairly vague when this got set up. you're right about p.e. - only bit i liked was swimming. they made us play football and rugby in the winter. it was awful. oh and doggy, to a degree this is a crucification free zone. odd troll but that is all.
@jb78000 (15139)
22 Oct 09
so what prvate/public girls schools were you stalking then snoopy?
• United States
23 Oct 09
Rabbit, I kind-of wish that we could have done swimming. On the other hand, gym was embarrasssing enough without having to get into a swimsuit and dorky cap in front of the guys, not to mention that it would have ruined your hair and make-up for the rest of the day. Dogg, fortunately we were allowed to do football, because otherwise I would have been stuck doing tennis.
@sid556 (30953)
• United States
23 Oct 09
I thought it stood for phys. Ed. and yes...I am stalking you.
@sid556 (30953)
• United States
23 Oct 09
So tell us....what does it mean? wait I think I know..."Personal Enjoyment." I'm right aren't I?
@jb78000 (15139)
23 Oct 09
not a good idea celtic, i might stalk you back. and you won't believe what drivel i can come up with in sensible discussions. i am not quite sure that answering the discussions of those on your friends list counts as stalking anyway. would you like to buy my new book -'trolling for beginners' -?
@jb78000 (15139)
23 Oct 09
ooops, meant sid not celtic there. trying to answer too quickly
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
22 Oct 09
hi jb well this is really going to show my age, for awhile I thought oh how boring, a section on physical education, wowee was I wrong, then maybe principle and interest no no that is P and I. so glad for the explanation. he he.Although for those who will protest I am slighting the importance of being fit and active, I just want to say I would not be too interested in a section about that as I am shall we say physically handicapped. but satire sounds a lot more interesting.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
22 Oct 09
Well you were certainly having a great time last night Hatley offending everybody like that.. That was here in pe.
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@jb78000 (15139)
22 Oct 09
it was fun. any opportunity to randomly take offense is much to be appreciated.
@debrakcarey (19887)
• United States
22 Oct 09
personal excitement? possible exhumations? pretend excellence? I was figuring whatever it was, it had to be funny. Private Eye, I guess you'd have had to be there.
@jb78000 (15139)
22 Oct 09
or read it.
@jb78000 (15139)
22 Oct 09
ho, dogtanian, that might have worked excepted we all know that the plastic envelopes you refer to are those that your copies of 'readers digest' come wrapped in.
@debrakcarey (19887)
• United States
22 Oct 09
Here's me being insensible again.....
@sunny68 (1327)
• India
22 Oct 09
private eye....and if i am not mistaken, you had mentioned that in your very first discussion in this section. that didn't leave any scope to think about it.....or is there any conspiracy behind this also...???...
@jb78000 (15139)
22 Oct 09
yes but you were one of the first in here sunny. this is for later arrivals. although there might be a konspiracy lurking in here somewhere once i decide what it is. now correct me if i am mistaken but aren't you becoming more sarcastic every day? goodness, we can't have sarcasm in here...
@jb78000 (15139)
22 Oct 09
he won't be getting the wererabbit, he'll be getting the snow hare until he changes it.
@sunny68 (1327)
• India
22 Oct 09
i would let it remain...the bunny surrounded by icebergs...may cool down things a bit.....or is it also 'sarcasm'.....
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
23 Oct 09
Thanks for explaining. I believe this is my first discussion to your page, and hopefully not the last. I've always wondered what p.e means. Though it was physical education, but it didn't made sense. Then, I thought it was personal expectations, but what the heck.. .. then I started to figure out perhaps either it's a shortcut to a name or it's personal experience. Since you have explained this in details, I feel satisfied.. ha..
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
23 Oct 09
Ahhh, Thea, I may have been having a slight amnesia when I was committing those, ... That's right, Alice... personal experience aplenty.. jb, now I remember, thanks to Thea for telling... Will continue to make my appearance again soon ;)
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
23 Oct 09
Indeed it isn't your first foray into pe Zed, where do you think the offending bodies have been?
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@jb78000 (15139)
23 Oct 09
do we alice? zed, you may have been here before but thanks for turning up again anyway.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Oct 09
Peeing extraordinarily, physical education,pet education, pink edson, pelvic exam, pink explanation, plateau exhibition, and my favorite patrick edison. So I hope you catch my drift.
@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Oct 09
I guess he didn't, huh Alice?
@jb78000 (15139)
23 Oct 09
oh dear. that wasn't a pun i hope? anyway another great list of wrong guesses.
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
23 Oct 09
Pretty education, answer, bunny ears, particularly enlightening, even. Perhaps everyone playing especially hard here will ensure everyone else that satire is especially earthy good fun. Honestly, I had no clue what it meant! pe here usually stands for physical education, or phys ed, that thing they called gym class back in the stone age when I put everything I had into partaking educationally in society.
• United States
23 Oct 09
do you ever wish i'd just type it right when i'm trying to be dryly humorous?
@jb78000 (15139)
23 Oct 09
wow, lots of wrong guesses there karen . anyway it stands usually for the same thing this side of the puddle but i wanted something vague when i set this bit up.
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@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
23 Oct 09
To me as an Australian P.E. stands for the subject at school which is Physical Education or sport. I thought this about that when I first stumbled across it, but soon realised that it was a place for humorous discussions, although I did not realise that it stood for Private Eye until now. Thank you for clearing that up!
• United States
23 Oct 09
I would have to say Physical Education for in the USA they have to take P.E. in school all through it. I have never heard of a magazine called"P.E" sounds very interesting especially if you are a P.E.. Is this world wide magazine? What does it cover in it?
@jb78000 (15139)
29 Oct 09
no it is british - full name private eye mostly investigations and satire some cartoons.
@MrKennedy (1978)
27 Oct 09
Thanks jb78000 for explaining what this section's all about. I was just wondering what p.e could mean, and from looking at all the discussions here, still hadn't a single clue :D
• United States
22 Oct 09
Hi jb, I am with Purplealablaster in thinking that p.e stood for Physical Education which did indeed bring back memories of painful, silly, sadistic and total physical incompetent ordeals. Then I believe the first discussion I interacted on was yours in trying to find ways to rid of blood stains, hence the call to all serial killers, then I thought p.e. might stand for Possible Explanations, Plausible Explanations, then perhaps Psychotic Episodes, it has been fun trying to guess what it stood for. Now I know it stands for Private Eye.
@jb78000 (15139)
22 Oct 09
all of those probably would have fit. btw did you have a different avatar back then - i'm sure i would have remember the bobbing head one.
@jb78000 (15139)
22 Oct 09
-ed
• United States
23 Oct 09
I hadn't picked out an avatar at that time so it would have been just the normal one they have on myLot. What does "-ed" mean?