- TalkingCock.com
TalkingCock.com is a
Singaporean satirical and humour website. The website features various articles and jokes spoofing Singapore current affairs, and includes a few Flash games too. "Talking cock", which describes the act of engaging in idle banter or perhaps more literally "talking nonsense", is a common phrase inSinglish .Started in
August 2000 byColin Goh , a film director and former lawyer, the website provides commentary and pokes fun at local news and issues, in particular political, with much of its content written by anonymous contributors. It has established notability over the years, with mention given by the Singapore parliament, the foreign media [" [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3556982.stm "Singapore's philosopher-prince'"] ", Andrew Wood,BBC News ,12 August 2004 .] , and Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong in his 2006 National Day Rally speech. [" [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/nationalday/rally/english6.htm "2006 National Day Rally, Part Five (The Digital Age)"] ",Channel NewsAsia ,21 August 2006 .] In a country of only 4.4 million people(as of 2006), the popular website receives 4 million hits per month. [cite news | title = Politics is no laughing matter in Singapore | author = Geert De Clercq | publisher = Reuters | date = 20 December, 2006 | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/20/AR2006122000094.html ]It is also home of the "Coxford Singlish Dictionary", which is the de-facto
Singlish dictionary frequently quoted off by the local press. It has also led a campaign against the government's attempts of discouraging the use ofSinglish . Its comic, "Alien Talent", is published on tabloid "The New Paper " daily.The website inspired a movie, "
Talking Cock the Movie ", also directed by Goh.ee also
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Singlish
*Singapore sexual slang
*Culture of Singapore References
External links
* [http://www.talkingcock.com TalkingCock.com]
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