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.'

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...

ChattyCathy wrote:

> 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.'

Someone emailed me this today:


An elderly Italian man who lived on the outskirts of Rimini, Italy, went
to the local Catholic church for confession.

When the priest slid open the panel in the confessional, the man said,
"Father, during World War II, a beautiful Jewish woman from our
neighborhood knocked urgently on my door and asked me to hide her from
the Nazis. So I hid her in my attic."

The priest replied, "That was a wonderful thing you did, and you have no
need to confess that."

"There is more to tell, Father. She started to repay me with sexual
favors. This happened several times a week, and sometimes twice on
Sundays."

The priest said, "That was a long time ago and by doing what you did,
you placed the two of you in great danger. But two people under those
circumstances can easily succumb to the weakness of the flesh. However,
if you are truly sorry for your actions, you are indeed forgiven."

"Thank you, Father. That's a great load off my mind. I do have one
more question."

"And what is that?" asked the priest.

"Should I tell her the war is over?"


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ChattyCathy wrote on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:37:16 +0200:

> 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.'

An oldie but goodie!

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"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

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
news
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
>> 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.'
>
> Someone emailed me this today:
>
>
> An elderly Italian man who lived on the outskirts of Rimini, Italy, went
> to the local Catholic church for confession.
>
> When the priest slid open the panel in the confessional, the man said,
> "Father, during World War II, a beautiful Jewish woman from our
> neighborhood knocked urgently on my door and asked me to hide her from
> the Nazis. So I hid her in my attic."
>
> The priest replied, "That was a wonderful thing you did, and you have no
> need to confess that."
>
> "There is more to tell, Father. She started to repay me with sexual
> favors. This happened several times a week, and sometimes twice on
> Sundays."
>
> The priest said, "That was a long time ago and by doing what you did,
> you placed the two of you in great danger. But two people under those
> circumstances can easily succumb to the weakness of the flesh. However,
> if you are truly sorry for your actions, you are indeed forgiven."
>
> "Thank you, Father. That's a great load off my mind. I do have one
> more question."
>
> "And what is that?" asked the priest.
>
> "Should I tell her the war is over?"


good one

OK Irish jokes are my favorite.

An old man in Dublin calls his son in New York right before Christmas and
says, "Son, I 'm sorry, but I have to tell you that after 45 years of
misery, your mother and I are busting up. " "Da, what are you talking
about?" the son yells in disbelief. "We can't stand the sight of each other
any longer," the father says. "We're sick of each other, and I'm sick of
talking about this, so you call your sister in Chicago and tell her."
Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. "No way
they're leaving each other!" she shouts, "I'll take care of this." She
calls Dublin immediately and screams at her father, "You are not splitting
up. Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother back,
and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR
ME?" and hangs up. The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife.
"Well then," he says, "they're coming home for Christmas and paying their
own way!"

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote

>The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. "Well then," he says,
>"they're coming home for Christmas and paying their own way!"
>
>

hahaha!

Paul M. Cook wrote:


> "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.


Oh come on, yappy l'il poodles are annoying and so are fodder for "snuff"
jokes...in the same category as wetbacks, politically - correct leftists,
muzlims, or other useless beings...


--
Best
Greg

On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:18:05 -0700, Paul M. Cook > wrote:
> OK Irish jokes are my favorite.
>
> An old man in Dublin calls his son in New York right before Christmas and
> says, "Son, I 'm sorry, but I have to tell you that after 45 years of
> misery, your mother and I are busting up. " "Da, what are you talking
> about?" the son yells in disbelief. "We can't stand the sight of each other
> any longer," the father says. "We're sick of each other, and I'm sick of
> talking about this, so you call your sister in Chicago and tell her."
> Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. "No way
> they're leaving each other!" she shouts, "I'll take care of this." She
> calls Dublin immediately and screams at her father, "You are not splitting
> up. Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother back,
> and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR
> ME?" and hangs up. The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife.
> "Well then," he says, "they're coming home for Christmas and paying their
> own way!"

Mostly I lurk, but as long as we're telling groaners....

An old prospector walks his tired old mule into a western town one day. Hed
been out in the desert for about six months without a drop of whiskey. He walked
up to the first saloon he came to and tied his old mule to the hitch rail. As
he stood there brushing some of the dust from his face and clothes, a young
gunslinger walked out of the saloon with a gun in one hand and a bottle of
whiskey in the other. The young gunslinger looked at the old man and laughed,
saying, €œHey old man, have you ever danced?€� The old man looked up at the
gunslinger and said, €œNo, I never did dance. I just never wanted to.€� A
crowd had gathered by then and the gunslinger said, €œWell, you old fool,
youre gonna dance now,€� and started shooting at the old mans feet. The old
prospector was hopping around and everybody was laughing.

When the gunslinger fired his last bullet, he holstered his gun and turned
around to go back into the saloon. The old man reached up on the mule, drew
his shotgun, and pulled both hammers back making a double clicking sound.
The gunslinger heard the sound and everything got quiet. The crowd watched
as the gunslinger slowly turned around looking down both barrels of the
shotgun. The old man asked, €œDid you ever kiss a mule square on the ass?€�
The gunslinger swallowed hard and said, €œNo. But Ive always wanted to.€�

The lessons from this story a
1. Dont waste ammunition.
2. Dont mess with old guys.

--
Jerry Gaiser in North Plains, Oregon USA - 45.6933N 123.0418W
http://www.gaiser.org/knitblog/ -- When Knitting Was a Manly Art
"...Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in one pretty and well-preserved piece, but to slide across the
finish line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, and
shouting GERONIMO!!!" -- Bill McKenna

"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in
message news
>
> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>
>> "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.
>
>
> Oh come on, yappy l'il poodles are annoying and so are fodder for "snuff"
> jokes...in the same category as wetbacks, politically - correct leftists,
> muzlims, or other useless beings...


I'll admit I have had the urge to throw a few people off a train or a high
rise window but I've yet to wish that upon an animal.

Three Irishmen, Paddy, Sean and Seamus, were stumbling home from the pub
late one night and found themselves on the road which led past the old
church graveyard.

'Come have a look over here, 'says Paddy, 'It's Michael O' Grady's grave,
God bless his soul. He lived to the ripe old age of 87.'

'That's nothing, 'says Sean, 'here's Patrick O' Toole, it says here that he
was 95 when he died.'

Just then, Seamus yells out, 'Mary and Joseph, here's a fella that got to be
145!'

'Glory be Seamus, was he in our parish?' asks Paddy.

Seamus stumbles around a bit, awkwardly lights a match to see what else is
written on the stone marker and exclaims: 'Nah, t'was a feller named Miles,
from Dublin.'

On Mon 25 Aug 2008 03:37:16p, ChattyCathy told us...

> 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.'
>

Howling!!!

--
Wayne Boatwright

*******************************************
Date: Monday, 08(VIII)/25(XXV)/08(MMVIII)
*******************************************
Countdown till Labor Day
6dys 6hrs 5mins
*******************************************
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Average.
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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.

--
Wayne Boatwright

*******************************************
Date: Monday, 08(VIII)/25(XXV)/08(MMVIII)
*******************************************
Countdown till Labor Day
6dys 5hrs 58mins
*******************************************
I take my pet lion to church every
Sunday. He has to eat. --Marty Pollio
*******************************************

"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.

Paul

On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us...

>
> "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.
>
> 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?

--
Wayne Boatwright

*******************************************
Date: Monday, 08(VIII)/25(XXV)/08(MMVIII)
*******************************************
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6dys 5hrs 45mins
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zesty tartar sauce.
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"Wayne Boatwright" > 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 people tossing dogs out into traffic. And worse.

Wayne Boatwright > 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.

Steve

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.


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cybercat wrote:

> "Wayne Boatwright" > 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 people tossing dogs out into traffic. And worse.
>


Dogs forced to eat your 'cooking', even...


--
Best
Greg

" I find Greg Morrow lowbrow, witless, and obnoxious. For him to claim that
we are some
kind of comedy team turns my stomach."
- "cybercat" to me on rec.food.cooking

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
5.250...
> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us...
>
>>
>> "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.
>>
>> 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

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
news
> 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

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

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> 5.250...
>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us...
>>
>>>
>>> "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.
>>>
>>> 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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Steve Pope wrote:

> Wayne Boatwright > 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.


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Paul M. Cook wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>> 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.

Case closed.


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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
news
> Steve Pope wrote:
>
>> Wayne Boatwright > 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
****ed 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

Paul M. Cook wrote:

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> 5.250...
>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us...
>>
>>>
>>> "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.
>>>
>>> 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.


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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 07:25:07p, Paul M. Cook told us...
>
>>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>> 5.250...
>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "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.
>>>>
>>>> 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?


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"Paul M. Cook" > fnord
:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>> Steve Pope wrote:
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright > 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 ****ed 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?



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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
news
> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>> 5.250...
>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "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.
>>>>
>>>> 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

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

"Saerah Gray" > wrote in message
. 102...
> "Paul M. Cook" > fnord
> :
>
>>
>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>> news
>>> Steve Pope wrote:
>>>
>>>> Wayne Boatwright > 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 ****ed 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

Paul M. Cook wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>> Steve Pope wrote:
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright > 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
> ****ed 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.


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Paul M. Cook wrote:

>
> "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 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us...
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "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.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.

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Paul M. Cook wrote:


> "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 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> "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.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.


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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
news
> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>>
>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>> news
>>> Steve Pope wrote:
>>>
>>>> Wayne Boatwright > 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
>> ****ed 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

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
news
> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>
>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>> news
>>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>>>> 5.250...
>>>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> "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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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
>

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" > wrote in message
>>> 5.250...
>>>> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 06:07:04p, Paul M. Cook told us...
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "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.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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!

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Paul M. Cook wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>> news >>>> Steve Pope wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Wayne Boatwright > 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
>>> ****ed 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.

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Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Paul M. Cook wrote:

>>Haven't you got something better to do like eating surfers or terrorizing
>>beaches?
>
>
> I'm doin' it, right here.
>

He said *beaches*, not bitches.

On Aug 25, 9:51*pm, "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in messagenewsan.2008.08..26.02.41.01.108837@thurst on.blinkynet.net...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Steve Pope wrote:
>
> >> Wayne Boatwright > 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
> ****ed 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

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>> news >>>> Steve Pope wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Wayne Boatwright > 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
>>> ****ed 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?
>
>

God Damni It, Paul, get with the program. If "Blinky" says it's funny, it's
****ing funny. Just like if "Blinky" says you should killfile everyone
posting from Google Groups, you have to act like that is perfectly rational
and not childish as hell.

"Saerah Gray" > wrote in message
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> "Paul M. Cook" > fnord
> :
>
>>
>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>> news
>>> Steve Pope wrote:
>>>
>>>> Wayne Boatwright > 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 ****ed 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?
>

When will you learn to pick your battles? And keep your hairy armpits to
yourself?


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