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 Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) Steve Pope wrote: > Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright@gmail.com> wrote: > >>It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man. >>Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. There are far >>more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. > > I have to deviate into a time-worn argument, but animals cannot > fight back, or even express in words their disgust about anti-animal > humor. That makes it all the more important not to joke > about trashing them. Please report back with a count of how many dogs have been offended by the telling of that joke. -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Need a new news feed? http://blinkynet.net/comp/newfeed.html  |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) Paul M. Cook wrote: > > "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message > news  an.2008.08.26.01.55.19.500890@thurston.blink ynet.net...>> Paul M. Cook wrote: >> >>> >>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright@cox.net> wrote in message >>> news:Xns9B05B7911ED17wayneboatwrightatcox@69.16.18 5.250... >>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 04:07:41p, Paul M. Cook told us... >>>> >>>>> >>>>> "ChattyCathy" <cathy1234@mailinator.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:g8vc23$not$1@registered.motzarella.org... >>>>>> The Marine and The French Woman >>>>>> >>>>>> The train was packed, and the U.S. Marine walked the entire length >>>>>> looking for a seat, but a well-dressed, Middle-aged, French woman's >>>>>> poodle was sitting in the only seat remaining. >>>>>> >>>>>> The weary Marine asked, 'Ma'am, may I have that seat?' >>>>>> >>>>>> The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in >>>>>> particular,'Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that seat.' >>>>>> >>>>>> The Marine walked the entire train again, but the only seat left was >>>>>> under that dog. >>>>>> >>>>>> 'Please, ma'am. May I have that seat? I'm very tired.' >>>>>> >>>>>> She snorted, 'Not only are you Americans rude, you are also arrogant!' >>>>>> >>>>>> This time the Marine didn't say another word; he just picked up the >>>>>> little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down. >>>>>> >>>>>> The woman shrieked, 'Someone must defend my honor! Put this American >>>>>> in >>>>>> his place!' >>>>>> >>>>>> An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up,'Sir, you Americans seem >>>>>> to >>>>>> have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the fork in the >>>>>> wrong hand, you drive your vehicles on the wrong side of the >>>>>> road........ And now, Sir, you seem to have thrown the wrong bitch out >>>>>> the window.' >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Really bad joke. Gratuitous animal cruelty doesn't work as joke >>>> material. >>>>> Won't be passing that one around. >>>>> >>>>> Paul >>>> >>>> Geez, Paul, it's just a joke. It's not like it actually happened or >>>> would >>>> happen. >>> >>> >>> Hey, I'm cool but it's just very poor taste. Why does the man have to be >>> a >>> Marine, anyway? Are they just supposed to be ruthless killers? It just >>> sounds like something you'd read in Soldier of Fortune or Hustler. >> >> I think your original reaction and then this new issue you're having point >> out that you don't understand humor. > > Blinky, if that is humor then I guess I don't get humor. Case closed. -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Need a new news feed? http://blinkynet.net/comp/newfeed.html |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message news an.2008.08.26.02.41.01.108837@thurston.blink ynet.net...> Steve Pope wrote: > >> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man. >>>Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. There are >>>far >>>more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. >> >> I have to deviate into a time-worn argument, but animals cannot >> fight back, or even express in words their disgust about anti-animal >> humor. That makes it all the more important not to joke >> about trashing them. > > Please report back with a count of how many dogs have been offended by the > telling of that joke. That's just why the joke isn't funny. A guy kills a little dog because he's pissed at it's owner? What if instead of throwing it from the train he bludgeoned it to death with a club. Would that be more or less funny? What if instead of a dog it was a baby? Would that be funny? How many infants would be offended by that joke? Paul |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) Paul M. Cook wrote: > > "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:Xns9B05BB836EB90wayneboatwrightatcox@69.16.18 5.250... >> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us... >> >>> >>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright@cox.net> wrote in message >>> news:Xns9B05B7911ED17wayneboatwrightatcox@69.16.18 5.250... >>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 04:07:41p, Paul M. Cook told us... >>>> >>>>> >>>>> "ChattyCathy" <cathy1234@mailinator.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:g8vc23$not$1@registered.motzarella.org... >>>>>> The Marine and The French Woman >>>>>> >>>>>> The train was packed, and the U.S. Marine walked the entire length >>>>>> looking for a seat, but a well-dressed, Middle-aged, French woman's >>>>>> poodle was sitting in the only seat remaining. >>>>>> >>>>>> The weary Marine asked, 'Ma'am, may I have that seat?' >>>>>> >>>>>> The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in >>>>>> particular,'Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that >>>>>> seat.' >>>>>> >>>>>> The Marine walked the entire train again, but the only seat left was >>>>>> under that dog. >>>>>> >>>>>> 'Please, ma'am. May I have that seat? I'm very tired.' >>>>>> >>>>>> She snorted, 'Not only are you Americans rude, you are also >>>>>> arrogant!' >>>>>> >>>>>> This time the Marine didn't say another word; he just picked up the >>>>>> little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down. >>>>>> >>>>>> The woman shrieked, 'Someone must defend my honor! Put this American >>>>>> in his place!' >>>>>> >>>>>> An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up,'Sir, you Americans seem >>>>>> to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the fork in >>>>>> the wrong hand, you drive your vehicles on the wrong side of the >>>>>> road........ And now, Sir, you seem to have thrown the wrong bitch >>>>>> out the window.' >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Really bad joke. Gratuitous animal cruelty doesn't work as joke >>>> material. >>>>> Won't be passing that one around. >>>>> >>>>> Paul >>>> >>>> Geez, Paul, it's just a joke. It's not like it actually happened or >>>> would happen. >>> >>> >>> Hey, I'm cool but it's just very poor taste. Why does the man have to >>> be a Marine, anyway? Are they just supposed to be ruthless killers? It >>> just sounds like something you'd read in Soldier of Fortune or Hustler. >>> >>> Paul >> >> It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man. >> Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. There are >> far >> more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. I remember >> back in the late 1960s/early 1970s how ethnic jokes were very specific as >> to race or nationality. In order to continue teling those jokes the term >> was usually changed to a person of "certain ethnic background". Did it >> make a difference? Probably not. There are still religious jokes that >> include a Rabi, Priest, and Minister. They don't work otherwise, and I >> doubt that many people consider it a slur on any particular group. >> >> Many jokes are derogatory but they're not malicious. What's the >> difference >> between a joke about an Irish person, a black person, a Polish person, >> etc.? Only what so-called political correctness dictates. AFAIC, >> political correctness is just so much bull shit. >> >> Someone could crack a joke about men named "Paul". Would you take that >> personally or consider that derogatory? > > > Nope. I call them as I see them. I just see no humor in it. Guy throws a > dog out of a train and that's funny? Not trying to start a war here, I even > provided ample humor to deflect any hurt feelings. It appears you stopped reading at that action. Well, no wonder you don't get the joke. You didn't get TO the humor. See, Paul, that usually comes at the end. -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Need a new news feed? http://blinkynet.net/comp/newfeed.html |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) Wayne Boatwright wrote: > On Mon 25 Aug 2008 07:25:07p, Paul M. Cook told us... > >> >> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:Xns9B05BB836EB90wayneboatwrightatcox@69.16.18 5.250... >>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us... >>> >>>> >>>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright@cox.net> wrote in message >>>> news:Xns9B05B7911ED17wayneboatwrightatcox@69.16.18 5.250... >>>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 04:07:41p, Paul M. Cook told us... >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "ChattyCathy" <cathy1234@mailinator.com> wrote in message >>>>>> news:g8vc23$not$1@registered.motzarella.org... >>>>>>> The Marine and The French Woman >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The train was packed, and the U.S. Marine walked the entire length >>>>>>> looking for a seat, but a well-dressed, Middle-aged, French woman's >>>>>>> poodle was sitting in the only seat remaining. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The weary Marine asked, 'Ma'am, may I have that seat?' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in >>>>>>> particular,'Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that >>>>>>> seat.' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The Marine walked the entire train again, but the only seat left >>>>>>> was under that dog. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 'Please, ma'am. May I have that seat? I'm very tired.' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> She snorted, 'Not only are you Americans rude, you are also >>>>>>> arrogant!' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This time the Marine didn't say another word; he just picked up the >>>>>>> little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The woman shrieked, 'Someone must defend my honor! Put this >>>>>>> American in his place!' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up,'Sir, you Americans >>>>>>> seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the >>>>>>> fork in the wrong hand, you drive your vehicles on the wrong side >>>>>>> of the road........ And now, Sir, you seem to have thrown the wrong >>>>>>> bitch out the window.' >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Really bad joke. Gratuitous animal cruelty doesn't work as joke >>>>> material. >>>>>> Won't be passing that one around. >>>>>> >>>>>> Paul >>>>> >>>>> Geez, Paul, it's just a joke. It's not like it actually happened or >>>>> would happen. >>>> >>>> >>>> Hey, I'm cool but it's just very poor taste. Why does the man have to >>>> be a Marine, anyway? Are they just supposed to be ruthless killers? >>>> It just sounds like something you'd read in Soldier of Fortune or >>>> Hustler. >>>> >>>> Paul >>> >>> It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man. >>> Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. There are >>> far >>> more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. I >>> remember back in the late 1960s/early 1970s how ethnic jokes were very >>> specific as to race or nationality. In order to continue teling those >>> jokes the term was usually changed to a person of "certain ethnic >>> background". Did it make a difference? Probably not. There are still >>> religious jokes that include a Rabi, Priest, and Minister. They don't >>> work otherwise, and I doubt that many people consider it a slur on any >>> particular group. >>> >>> Many jokes are derogatory but they're not malicious. What's the >>> difference >>> between a joke about an Irish person, a black person, a Polish person, >>> etc.? Only what so-called political correctness dictates. AFAIC, >>> political correctness is just so much bull shit. >>> >>> Someone could crack a joke about men named "Paul". Would you take that >>> personally or consider that derogatory? >> >> >> Nope. I call them as I see them. I just see no humor in it. Guy >> throws a dog out of a train and that's funny? Not trying to start a war >> here, I even provided ample humor to deflect any hurt feelings. >> >> Paul > > My feelings aren't hurt. We just view things differently. I think he threw up his hands and ran away at that point, Wayne; I don't think he eve GOT to the humor, which has the WOMAN as its victim, not the dog. It's no wonder he doesn't find it funny, eh? -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Need a new news feed? http://blinkynet.net/comp/newfeed.html |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) "Paul M. Cook" <pmcook@gte.net> fnord news:g8vr2q$9ov$1@registered.motzarella.org: > > "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message > news an.2008.08.26.02.41.01.108837@thurston.blink ynet.net...>> Steve Pope wrote: >> >>> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>>It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man. >>>>Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. There >>>>are far >>>>more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. >>> >>> I have to deviate into a time-worn argument, but animals cannot >>> fight back, or even express in words their disgust about anti-animal >>> humor. That makes it all the more important not to joke >>> about trashing them. >> >> Please report back with a count of how many dogs have been offended >> by the telling of that joke. > > That's just why the joke isn't funny. A guy kills a little dog > because he's pissed at it's owner? What if instead of throwing it > from the train he bludgeoned it to death with a club. Because that would make no sense. The bludgeoned dog would still be occupying the seat. > Would that be > more or less funny? What if instead of a dog it was a baby? Would > that be funny? Uh, no. the punchline wouldn't work then. > How many infants would be offended by that joke? Don't tell me you've never heard of dead baby jokes? -- Saerah "Welcome to Usenet, Biatch! Adapt or haul ass!" - some hillbilly from FL |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message news an.2008.08.26.02.51.31.940537@thurston.blink ynet.net...> Paul M. Cook wrote: > >> >> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:Xns9B05BB836EB90wayneboatwrightatcox@69.16.18 5.250... >>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us... >>> >>>> >>>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright@cox.net> wrote in message >>>> news:Xns9B05B7911ED17wayneboatwrightatcox@69.16.18 5.250... >>>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 04:07:41p, Paul M. Cook told us... >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "ChattyCathy" <cathy1234@mailinator.com> wrote in message >>>>>> news:g8vc23$not$1@registered.motzarella.org... >>>>>>> The Marine and The French Woman >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The train was packed, and the U.S. Marine walked the entire length >>>>>>> looking for a seat, but a well-dressed, Middle-aged, French woman's >>>>>>> poodle was sitting in the only seat remaining. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The weary Marine asked, 'Ma'am, may I have that seat?' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in >>>>>>> particular,'Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that >>>>>>> seat.' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The Marine walked the entire train again, but the only seat left was >>>>>>> under that dog. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 'Please, ma'am. May I have that seat? I'm very tired.' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> She snorted, 'Not only are you Americans rude, you are also >>>>>>> arrogant!' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This time the Marine didn't say another word; he just picked up the >>>>>>> little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The woman shrieked, 'Someone must defend my honor! Put this American >>>>>>> in his place!' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up,'Sir, you Americans >>>>>>> seem >>>>>>> to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the fork in >>>>>>> the wrong hand, you drive your vehicles on the wrong side of the >>>>>>> road........ And now, Sir, you seem to have thrown the wrong bitch >>>>>>> out the window.' >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Really bad joke. Gratuitous animal cruelty doesn't work as joke >>>>> material. >>>>>> Won't be passing that one around. >>>>>> >>>>>> Paul >>>>> >>>>> Geez, Paul, it's just a joke. It's not like it actually happened or >>>>> would happen. >>>> >>>> >>>> Hey, I'm cool but it's just very poor taste. Why does the man have to >>>> be a Marine, anyway? Are they just supposed to be ruthless killers? >>>> It >>>> just sounds like something you'd read in Soldier of Fortune or Hustler. >>>> >>>> Paul >>> >>> It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man. >>> Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. There are >>> far >>> more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. I >>> remember >>> back in the late 1960s/early 1970s how ethnic jokes were very specific >>> as >>> to race or nationality. In order to continue teling those jokes the >>> term >>> was usually changed to a person of "certain ethnic background". Did it >>> make a difference? Probably not. There are still religious jokes that >>> include a Rabi, Priest, and Minister. They don't work otherwise, and I >>> doubt that many people consider it a slur on any particular group. >>> >>> Many jokes are derogatory but they're not malicious. What's the >>> difference >>> between a joke about an Irish person, a black person, a Polish person, >>> etc.? Only what so-called political correctness dictates. AFAIC, >>> political correctness is just so much bull shit. >>> >>> Someone could crack a joke about men named "Paul". Would you take that >>> personally or consider that derogatory? >> >> >> Nope. I call them as I see them. I just see no humor in it. Guy throws >> a >> dog out of a train and that's funny? Not trying to start a war here, I >> even >> provided ample humor to deflect any hurt feelings. > > It appears you stopped reading at that action. Well, no wonder you don't > get the joke. You didn't get TO the humor. See, Paul, that usually comes > at the end. > Yeah, I read the whole thing. You must mean that hilarious part at the end where the woman is referred to as a "bitch" in this case play on words referring to her (murdered) female dog. I'm laughing so hard I got phlegm coming out my nostrils. Paul |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) Blinky the Shark wrote: > Steve Pope wrote: > >> I have to deviate into a time-worn argument, but animals cannot >> fight back, or even express in words their disgust about anti-animal >> humor. That makes it all the more important not to joke >> about trashing them. > For cripes sake, it wasn't an anti-animal joke, it was an anti-French woman joke. Did you see any French women rushing to complain? gloria p |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) "Saerah Gray" <anisaerah@oohay.com> wrote in message news:Xns9B05EA0AEB2C9anisaerahoohaycom@207.115.33. 102... > "Paul M. Cook" <pmcook@gte.net> fnord > news:g8vr2q$9ov$1@registered.motzarella.org: > >> >> "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message >> news an.2008.08.26.02.41.01.108837@thurston.blink ynet.net...>>> Steve Pope wrote: >>> >>>> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>>It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man. >>>>>Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. There >>>>>are far >>>>>more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. >>>> >>>> I have to deviate into a time-worn argument, but animals cannot >>>> fight back, or even express in words their disgust about anti-animal >>>> humor. That makes it all the more important not to joke >>>> about trashing them. >>> >>> Please report back with a count of how many dogs have been offended >>> by the telling of that joke. >> >> That's just why the joke isn't funny. A guy kills a little dog >> because he's pissed at it's owner? What if instead of throwing it >> from the train he bludgeoned it to death with a club. > > Because that would make no sense. The bludgeoned dog would still be > occupying the seat. > >> Would that be >> more or less funny? What if instead of a dog it was a baby? Would >> that be funny? > > Uh, no. the punchline wouldn't work then. > >> How many infants would be offended by that joke? > > Don't tell me you've never heard of dead baby jokes? If somebody posted one here, I'd probably make a comment about it's tastelessness, yes. It's been determined I don't get humor, so let's just drop it. Paul |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) Paul M. Cook wrote: > > "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message > news an.2008.08.26.02.41.01.108837@thurston.blink ynet.net...>> Steve Pope wrote: >> >>> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>>It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man. >>>>Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. There are >>>>far >>>>more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. >>> >>> I have to deviate into a time-worn argument, but animals cannot >>> fight back, or even express in words their disgust about anti-animal >>> humor. That makes it all the more important not to joke >>> about trashing them. >> >> Please report back with a count of how many dogs have been offended by the >> telling of that joke. > > That's just why the joke isn't funny. A guy kills a little dog because he's > pissed at it's owner? What if instead of throwing it from the train he Finish reading the joke, fer crissakes. It didn't end there. You don't even know who the real victim of the joke is. -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Need a new news feed? http://blinkynet.net/comp/newfeed.html |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) Paul M. Cook wrote: > > "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message > news an.2008.08.26.02.51.31.940537@thurston.blink ynet.net...>> Paul M. Cook wrote: >> >>> >>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright@gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:Xns9B05BB836EB90wayneboatwrightatcox@69.16.18 5.250... >>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us... >>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright@cox.net> wrote in message >>>>> news:Xns9B05B7911ED17wayneboatwrightatcox@69.16.18 5.250... >>>>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 04:07:41p, Paul M. Cook told us... >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "ChattyCathy" <cathy1234@mailinator.com> wrote in message >>>>>>> news:g8vc23$not$1@registered.motzarella.org... >>>>>>>> The Marine and The French Woman >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The train was packed, and the U.S. Marine walked the entire length >>>>>>>> looking for a seat, but a well-dressed, Middle-aged, French woman's >>>>>>>> poodle was sitting in the only seat remaining. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The weary Marine asked, 'Ma'am, may I have that seat?' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in >>>>>>>> particular,'Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that >>>>>>>> seat.' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Marine walked the entire train again, but the only seat left was >>>>>>>> under that dog. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 'Please, ma'am. May I have that seat? I'm very tired.' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> She snorted, 'Not only are you Americans rude, you are also >>>>>>>> arrogant!' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This time the Marine didn't say another word; he just picked up the >>>>>>>> little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The woman shrieked, 'Someone must defend my honor! Put this American >>>>>>>> in his place!' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up,'Sir, you Americans >>>>>>>> seem >>>>>>>> to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the fork in >>>>>>>> the wrong hand, you drive your vehicles on the wrong side of the >>>>>>>> road........ And now, Sir, you seem to have thrown the wrong bitch >>>>>>>> out the window.' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Really bad joke. Gratuitous animal cruelty doesn't work as joke >>>>>> material. >>>>>>> Won't be passing that one around. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Paul >>>>>> >>>>>> Geez, Paul, it's just a joke. It's not like it actually happened or >>>>>> would happen. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hey, I'm cool but it's just very poor taste. Why does the man have to >>>>> be a Marine, anyway? Are they just supposed to be ruthless killers? >>>>> It >>>>> just sounds like something you'd read in Soldier of Fortune or Hustler. >>>>> >>>>> Paul >>>> >>>> It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man. >>>> Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. There are >>>> far >>>> more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. I >>>> remember >>>> back in the late 1960s/early 1970s how ethnic jokes were very specific >>>> as >>>> to race or nationality. In order to continue teling those jokes the >>>> term >>>> was usually changed to a person of "certain ethnic background". Did it >>>> make a difference? Probably not. There are still religious jokes that >>>> include a Rabi, Priest, and Minister. They don't work otherwise, and I >>>> doubt that many people consider it a slur on any particular group. >>>> >>>> Many jokes are derogatory but they're not malicious. What's the >>>> difference >>>> between a joke about an Irish person, a black person, a Polish person, >>>> etc.? Only what so-called political correctness dictates. AFAIC, >>>> political correctness is just so much bull shit. >>>> >>>> Someone could crack a joke about men named "Paul". Would you take that >>>> personally or consider that derogatory? >>> >>> >>> Nope. I call them as I see them. I just see no humor in it. Guy throws >>> a >>> dog out of a train and that's funny? Not trying to start a war here, I >>> even >>> provided ample humor to deflect any hurt feelings. >> >> It appears you stopped reading at that action. Well, no wonder you don't >> get the joke. You didn't get TO the humor. See, Paul, that usually comes >> at the end. > > Yeah, I read the whole thing. You must mean that hilarious part at the end > where the woman is referred to as a "bitch" in this case play on words > referring to her (murdered) female dog. I'm laughing so hard I got phlegm > coming out my nostrils. No GIF! No GIF! -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Need a new news feed? http://blinkynet.net/comp/newfeed.html |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) Paul M. Cook wrote: > "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message > news an.2008.08.26.02.51.31.940537@thurston.blink ynet.net...>> Paul M. Cook wrote: >> >> >>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright@gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:Xns9B05BB836EB90wayneboatwrightatcox@69.16.18 5.250... >>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us... >>>> >>>> >>>>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright@cox.net> wrote in message >>>>> news:Xns9B05B7911ED17wayneboatwrightatcox@69.16.18 5.250... >>>>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 04:07:41p, Paul M. Cook told us... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> "ChattyCathy" <cathy1234@mailinator.com> wrote in message >>>>>>> news:g8vc23$not$1@registered.motzarella.org... >>>>>>>> The Marine and The French Woman >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The train was packed, and the U.S. Marine walked the entire >>>>>>>> length looking for a seat, but a well-dressed, Middle-aged, >>>>>>>> French woman's poodle was sitting in the only seat remaining. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The weary Marine asked, 'Ma'am, may I have that seat?' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in >>>>>>>> particular,'Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that >>>>>>>> seat.' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Marine walked the entire train again, but the only seat left >>>>>>>> was under that dog. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 'Please, ma'am. May I have that seat? I'm very tired.' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> She snorted, 'Not only are you Americans rude, you are also >>>>>>>> arrogant!' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This time the Marine didn't say another word; he just picked up >>>>>>>> the little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The woman shrieked, 'Someone must defend my honor! Put this >>>>>>>> American in his place!' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up,'Sir, you Americans >>>>>>>> seem >>>>>>>> to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the fork >>>>>>>> in the wrong hand, you drive your vehicles on the wrong side of >>>>>>>> the road........ And now, Sir, you seem to have thrown the wrong >>>>>>>> bitch out the window.' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Really bad joke. Gratuitous animal cruelty doesn't work as joke >>>>>> material. >>>>>>> Won't be passing that one around. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Paul >>>>>> >>>>>> Geez, Paul, it's just a joke. It's not like it actually happened >>>>>> or would happen. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hey, I'm cool but it's just very poor taste. Why does the man have >>>>> to be a Marine, anyway? Are they just supposed to be ruthless >>>>> killers? It >>>>> just sounds like something you'd read in Soldier of Fortune or >>>>> Hustler. >>>>> >>>>> Paul >>>> >>>> It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man. >>>> Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. There >>>> are far >>>> more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. I >>>> remember >>>> back in the late 1960s/early 1970s how ethnic jokes were very >>>> specific as >>>> to race or nationality. In order to continue teling those jokes the >>>> term >>>> was usually changed to a person of "certain ethnic background". Did >>>> it make a difference? Probably not. There are still religious jokes >>>> that include a Rabi, Priest, and Minister. They don't work >>>> otherwise, and I doubt that many people consider it a slur on any >>>> particular group. >>>> >>>> Many jokes are derogatory but they're not malicious. What's the >>>> difference >>>> between a joke about an Irish person, a black person, a Polish >>>> person, etc.? Only what so-called political correctness dictates. >>>> AFAIC, political correctness is just so much bull shit. >>>> >>>> Someone could crack a joke about men named "Paul". Would you take >>>> that personally or consider that derogatory? >>> >>> >>> Nope. I call them as I see them. I just see no humor in it. Guy >>> throws a >>> dog out of a train and that's funny? Not trying to start a war here, >>> I even >>> provided ample humor to deflect any hurt feelings. >> >> It appears you stopped reading at that action. Well, no wonder you >> don't get the joke. You didn't get TO the humor. See, Paul, that >> usually comes at the end. >> >> > Yeah, I read the whole thing. You must mean that hilarious part at the > end where the woman is referred to as a "bitch" in this case play on > words referring to her (murdered) female dog. I'm laughing so hard I > got phlegm coming out my nostrils. Please note that wordplay is a rather intellectual form of humor, which necessarily limits its appreciative audience. That said, rolling around on the floor laughing ones lungs out isn't the kind of reaction generally associated with it; the more usual kind of reaction is the chuckle or smile that acknowledges appreciation. Thus your sarcastic description of your own nonreaction shows, again, just how much you don't get this form of humor, rather than indicting the joke as you intended. -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Need a new news feed? http://blinkynet.net/comp/newfeed.html |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message news an.2008.08.26.03.23.19.54109@thurston.blinky net.net...> Paul M. Cook wrote: > >> >> "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message >> news an.2008.08.26.02.41.01.108837@thurston.blink ynet.net...>>> Steve Pope wrote: >>> >>>> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>>It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man. >>>>>Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. There are >>>>>far >>>>>more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. >>>> >>>> I have to deviate into a time-worn argument, but animals cannot >>>> fight back, or even express in words their disgust about anti-animal >>>> humor. That makes it all the more important not to joke >>>> about trashing them. >>> >>> Please report back with a count of how many dogs have been offended by >>> the >>> telling of that joke. >> >> That's just why the joke isn't funny. A guy kills a little dog because >> he's >> pissed at it's owner? What if instead of throwing it from the train he > > Finish reading the joke, fer crissakes. It didn't end there. You don't > even know who the real victim of the joke is. Haven't you got something better to do like eating surfers or terrorizing beaches? Paul |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message news an.2008.08.26.03.31.37.352659@thurston.blink ynet.net...> Paul M. Cook wrote: > > >> "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message >> news an.2008.08.26.02.51.31.940537@thurston.blink ynet.net...>>> Paul M. Cook wrote: >>> >>> >>>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright@gmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:Xns9B05BB836EB90wayneboatwrightatcox@69.16.18 5.250... >>>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright@cox.net> wrote in message >>>>>> news:Xns9B05B7911ED17wayneboatwrightatcox@69.16.18 5.250... >>>>>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 04:07:41p, Paul M. Cook told us... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "ChattyCathy" <cathy1234@mailinator.com> wrote in message >>>>>>>> news:g8vc23$not$1@registered.motzarella.org... >>>>>>>>> The Marine and The French Woman >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The train was packed, and the U.S. Marine walked the entire >>>>>>>>> length looking for a seat, but a well-dressed, Middle-aged, >>>>>>>>> French woman's poodle was sitting in the only seat remaining. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The weary Marine asked, 'Ma'am, may I have that seat?' >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in >>>>>>>>> particular,'Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that >>>>>>>>> seat.' >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The Marine walked the entire train again, but the only seat left >>>>>>>>> was under that dog. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 'Please, ma'am. May I have that seat? I'm very tired.' >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> She snorted, 'Not only are you Americans rude, you are also >>>>>>>>> arrogant!' >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This time the Marine didn't say another word; he just picked up >>>>>>>>> the little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The woman shrieked, 'Someone must defend my honor! Put this >>>>>>>>> American in his place!' >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up,'Sir, you Americans >>>>>>>>> seem >>>>>>>>> to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the fork >>>>>>>>> in the wrong hand, you drive your vehicles on the wrong side of >>>>>>>>> the road........ And now, Sir, you seem to have thrown the wrong >>>>>>>>> bitch out the window.' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Really bad joke. Gratuitous animal cruelty doesn't work as joke >>>>>>> material. >>>>>>>> Won't be passing that one around. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Paul >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Geez, Paul, it's just a joke. It's not like it actually happened >>>>>>> or would happen. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hey, I'm cool but it's just very poor taste. Why does the man have >>>>>> to be a Marine, anyway? Are they just supposed to be ruthless >>>>>> killers? It >>>>>> just sounds like something you'd read in Soldier of Fortune or >>>>>> Hustler. >>>>>> >>>>>> Paul >>>>> >>>>> It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man. >>>>> Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. There >>>>> are far >>>>> more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. I >>>>> remember >>>>> back in the late 1960s/early 1970s how ethnic jokes were very >>>>> specific as >>>>> to race or nationality. In order to continue teling those jokes the >>>>> term >>>>> was usually changed to a person of "certain ethnic background". Did >>>>> it make a difference? Probably not. There are still religious jokes >>>>> that include a Rabi, Priest, and Minister. They don't work >>>>> otherwise, and I doubt that many people consider it a slur on any >>>>> particular group. >>>>> >>>>> Many jokes are derogatory but they're not malicious. What's the >>>>> difference >>>>> between a joke about an Irish person, a black person, a Polish >>>>> person, etc.? Only what so-called political correctness dictates. >>>>> AFAIC, political correctness is just so much bull shit. >>>>> >>>>> Someone could crack a joke about men named "Paul". Would you take >>>>> that personally or consider that derogatory? >>>> >>>> >>>> Nope. I call them as I see them. I just see no humor in it. Guy >>>> throws a >>>> dog out of a train and that's funny? Not trying to start a war here, >>>> I even >>>> provided ample humor to deflect any hurt feelings. >>> >>> It appears you stopped reading at that action. Well, no wonder you >>> don't get the joke. You didn't get TO the humor. See, Paul, that >>> usually comes at the end. >>> >>> >> Yeah, I read the whole thing. You must mean that hilarious part at the >> end where the woman is referred to as a "bitch" in this case play on >> words referring to her (murdered) female dog. I'm laughing so hard I >> got phlegm coming out my nostrils. > > Please note that wordplay is a rather intellectual form of humor, which > necessarily limits its appreciative audience. That said, rolling around > on the floor laughing ones lungs out isn't the kind of reaction generally > associated with it; the more usual kind of reaction is the chuckle or > smile that acknowledges appreciation. Thus your sarcastic description of > your own nonreaction shows, again, just how much you don't get this form > of humor, rather than indicting the joke as you intended. > > I'll send it on to the The New Yorker magazine. Paul > |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) On Mon 25 Aug 2008 07:53:59p, Blinky the Shark told us... > Wayne Boatwright wrote: > >> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 07:25:07p, Paul M. Cook told us... >> >>> >>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright@gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:Xns9B05BB836EB90wayneboatwrightatcox@69.16.18 5.250... >>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us... >>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright@cox.net> wrote in message >>>>> news:Xns9B05B7911ED17wayneboatwrightatcox@69.16.18 5.250... >>>>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 04:07:41p, Paul M. Cook told us... >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "ChattyCathy" <cathy1234@mailinator.com> wrote in message >>>>>>> news:g8vc23$not$1@registered.motzarella.org... >>>>>>>> The Marine and The French Woman >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The train was packed, and the U.S. Marine walked the entire length >>>>>>>> looking for a seat, but a well-dressed, Middle-aged, French woman's >>>>>>>> poodle was sitting in the only seat remaining. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The weary Marine asked, 'Ma'am, may I have that seat?' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in >>>>>>>> particular,'Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that >>>>>>>> seat.' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Marine walked the entire train again, but the only seat left >>>>>>>> was under that dog. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 'Please, ma'am. May I have that seat? I'm very tired.' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> She snorted, 'Not only are you Americans rude, you are also >>>>>>>> arrogant!' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This time the Marine didn't say another word; he just picked up the >>>>>>>> little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The woman shrieked, 'Someone must defend my honor! Put this >>>>>>>> American in his place!' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up,'Sir, you Americans >>>>>>>> seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the >>>>>>>> fork in the wrong hand, you drive your vehicles on the wrong side >>>>>>>> of the road........ And now, Sir, you seem to have thrown the wrong >>>>>>>> bitch out the window.' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Really bad joke. Gratuitous animal cruelty doesn't work as joke >>>>>> material. >>>>>>> Won't be passing that one around. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Paul >>>>>> >>>>>> Geez, Paul, it's just a joke. It's not like it actually happened or >>>>>> would happen. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hey, I'm cool but it's just very poor taste. Why does the man have to >>>>> be a Marine, anyway? Are they just supposed to be ruthless killers? >>>>> It just sounds like something you'd read in Soldier of Fortune or >>>>> Hustler. >>>>> >>>>> Paul >>>> >>>> It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man. >>>> Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. There are >>>> far >>>> more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. I >>>> remember back in the late 1960s/early 1970s how ethnic jokes were very >>>> specific as to race or nationality. In order to continue teling those >>>> jokes the term was usually changed to a person of "certain ethnic >>>> background". Did it make a difference? Probably not. There are still >>>> religious jokes that include a Rabi, Priest, and Minister. They don't >>>> work otherwise, and I doubt that many people consider it a slur on any >>>> particular group. >>>> >>>> Many jokes are derogatory but they're not malicious. What's the >>>> difference >>>> between a joke about an Irish person, a black person, a Polish person, >>>> etc.? Only what so-called political correctness dictates. AFAIC, >>>> political correctness is just so much bull shit. >>>> >>>> Someone could crack a joke about men named "Paul". Would you take that >>>> personally or consider that derogatory? >>> >>> >>> Nope. I call them as I see them. I just see no humor in it. Guy >>> throws a dog out of a train and that's funny? Not trying to start a war >>> here, I even provided ample humor to deflect any hurt feelings. >>> >>> Paul >> >> My feelings aren't hurt. We just view things differently. > > I think he threw up his hands and ran away at that point, Wayne; I don't > think he eve GOT to the humor, which has the WOMAN as its victim, not the > dog. It's no wonder he doesn't find it funny, eh? > > True enough! -- Wayne Boatwright ******************************************* Date: Monday, 08(VIII)/25(XXV)/08(MMVIII) ******************************************* Countdown till Labor Day 6dys 3hrs 20mins ******************************************* Oxymoron: Whole Half. ******************************************* |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) Paul M. Cook wrote: > > "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message > news an.2008.08.26.03.23.19.54109@thurston.blinky net.net...>> Paul M. Cook wrote: >> >>> >>> "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message >>> news an.2008.08.26.02.41.01.108837@thurston.blink ynet.net...>>>> Steve Pope wrote: >>>> >>>>> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man. >>>>>>Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. There are >>>>>>far >>>>>>more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. >>>>> >>>>> I have to deviate into a time-worn argument, but animals cannot >>>>> fight back, or even express in words their disgust about anti-animal >>>>> humor. That makes it all the more important not to joke >>>>> about trashing them. >>>> >>>> Please report back with a count of how many dogs have been offended by >>>> the >>>> telling of that joke. >>> >>> That's just why the joke isn't funny. A guy kills a little dog because >>> he's >>> pissed at it's owner? What if instead of throwing it from the train he >> >> Finish reading the joke, fer crissakes. It didn't end there. You don't >> even know who the real victim of the joke is. > > Haven't you got something better to do like eating surfers or terrorizing > beaches? I'm doin' it, right here.  -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Need a new news feed? http://blinkynet.net/comp/newfeed.html |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) On Aug 25, 9:51*pm, "Paul M. Cook" <pmc...@gte.net> wrote: > "Blinky the Shark" <no.s...@box.invalid> wrote in messagenews an.2008.08..26.02.41.01.108837@thurst on.blinkynet.net...> > > > > > > Steve Pope wrote: > > >> Wayne Boatwright *<wayneboatwri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man. > >>>Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. *There are > >>>far > >>>more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. > > >> I have to deviate into a time-worn argument, but animals cannot > >> fight back, or even express in words their disgust about anti-animal > >> humor. *That makes it all the more important not to joke > >> about trashing them. > > > Please report back with a count of how many dogs have been offended by the > > telling of that joke. > > That's just why the joke isn't funny. *A guy kills a little dog becausehe's > pissed at it's owner? *What if instead of throwing it from the train he > bludgeoned it to death with a club. *Would that be more or less funny? *What > if instead of a dog it was a baby? *Would that be funny? *How many infants > would be offended by that joke? > > Paul- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Now here is the rest of the story. The poodle did not really belong to the woman - she had kidnaped it. Also the train was not traveling very fast which happenstance allowed for the safe four-paw-landing of the dog. Afrer wandering for several days the poodle was taken in by a kind family. They marveled at the dog's features and eventually entered it into a canine show where it won first prize - a blue ribbon. The woman on the train was on her way to the far east and intended to give the poodle to her favorite chef when she arrived there and was looking forward to having one of her favorite meals - poodle-noodle. The marine was also on his way to the far east - but that is another story. AlexM |
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| Re: Very OT Post: (Except for the word fork) "Paul M. Cook" <pmcook@gte.net> wrote in message news:g8vtma$m7k$1@registered.motzarella.org... > > "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message > news an.2008.08.26.03.23.19.54109@thurston.blinky net.net...>> Paul M. Cook wrote: >> >>> >>> "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message >>> news an.2008.08.26.02.41.01.108837@thurston.blink ynet.net...>>>> Steve Pope wrote: >>>> >>>>> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>It didn't have to be a Marine, but it pretty much had to be a man. >>>>>>Likewise, it had to be a dog or the punchline wouldn't work. There >>>>>>are >>>>>>far >>>>>>more crude jokes than that, that target minority groups, etc. >>>>> >>>>> I have to deviate into a time-worn argument, but animals cannot >>>>> fight back, or even express in words their disgust about anti-animal >>>>> humor. That makes it all the more important not to joke >>>>> about trashing them. >>>> >>>> Please report back with a count of how many dogs have been offended by >>>> the >>>> telling of that joke. >>> >>> That's just why the joke isn't funny. A guy kills a little dog because >>> he's >>> pissed at it's owner? What if instead of throwing it from the train he >> >> Finish reading the joke, fer cris |