My initial response to this was that it implied men with emotional
handicaps (i.e. commitment phobes, which would explain why they're not
already 'taken'), and therefore the offence is mainly at the use of the
'h' word. (I'm not going to start another terminology debate, though)
My second response is that the good ones *are* the handicapped ones.
Heloise Brown
On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Henry Cullihall wrote:
> Q. How are men and parking lots similar?
> A. Most of the good ones are taken. Only the handicapped ones are left.
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> This was a joke my wife heard at work around a luncheon. My wife courageously
> stood up and said, "I really don't appreciate those kinds of jokes." "My
> husband is disabled" She described how many came to her after and apologized.
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> My point. Attitudes do not change.
> My wife's point. Attitudes can be changed. She argues that her stance "sows
> seeds for change" in that when the same people plan to tell these jokes again
> they will remember her and be forced to wrestle with their conscience.
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> What do you think? Anyone?
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