On Mon 25 Aug 2008 07:25:07p, Paul M. Cook told us...

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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us...
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>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 04:07:41p, Paul M. Cook told us...
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>>>>> "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.
>>>
>>> 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.


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Wayne Boatwright

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