"Jokes" are always funny when the teller and audience share the same level of
power. When the teller has more, the audience may feel uneasy but silenced;
when the audience has more, the teller better have an exit strategy planned.
At 9:49p +1000 on 3/8/99, homan said, in part:
>
> Dear Kathy,
>
> We readily can laugh about polish jokes, when they are funny, or jewish
> ones, or irish, or did you here about the Irishman who wanted to become
> an Australian, and so they gave him a partial lobotomy'. Why is it that
> our sense of humour suddenly deserts us when the joke is on us?
>
> Have a good day, I will
> rgds John
Jesse the K - 43:04N 89:24W Madison WI USA - <[log in to unmask]>
A closed mouth gathers no tasties.
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