"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>> 5.250...
>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 04:07:41p, Paul M. Cook told us...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> 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.

Paul