Oh sorry, its all my fault. I forgot that I was an up tight PC fascist. I
shouldn't be upset by a pithy insightful joke dating from c1800 which
provides an insight into human nature and the machinations of organised
religion in Ireland.
That kind of pseudo-liberal twaddle can be used to justify anything. The
only sad fact is that the joke is still in circulation.
At 14:21 24/10/97 +0100, you wrote:
>I agree with Anne-Denise, the joke is not about any religion, just human
>nature. It's sad though that the joke should be automatically taken
>that way. I hope that this list will never be swamped by
>over-enthusiastic 'political correctness' and self-censorship.
>
>Shelley Willson
> ----------
>From: Anne-Denise Worsnop
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: arf(2)
>Date: 24 October 1997 13:56
>
>
>> Oh! come on! Let's have some fun some of the time! And I'm
>Irish!L.At
>> 11:31 24/10/97 +0100, you wrote:
>> >I would be grateful if you could reserve purile Irish jokes for a
>more
>> >appropriate mailbase i.e. morons anonymous
>
>I agree with Loretto. This is not an anti Irish joke, it is an anti
>religion joke. You could tell it about any religion and it would be
>as funny. The criticisms sound similar to the people who complained
>about Father Ted on Right to Reply, and who were surprised to find
>the writers and actors are all Irish Catholics and not anti Catholic
>or anti Irish at all. .
>
>Anne-Denise
>
>
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