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Re: Re: Offensive humor

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From: Evan Marcus
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1986 13:54
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In article <2453@reed.UUCP> clyde@reed.UUCP (Clyde Bryja) writes:
...
>It seems to be very hard not to make a joke that offends some people.
>I suspect that only those that are very distanced from human events/
>experience are able to fit the bill.  With that theory in mind, I throw
>the following example to the wind.  Can anyone find a reason why this
>simple joke would offend anyone?
>
>	Q:  What did one rock say to the other rock?
>	A:  Nothing.  Rocks can't speak.
>
Well, what if I were a mute person.  I might think you were making fun of
my handicap!
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From: evan@pedsgo.UUCP (Evan Marcus)
Newsgroups: net.jokes.d,net.women
Subject: Re: Re: Offensive humor
Message-ID: <160@pedsgo.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Feb-86 08:54:50 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 10 08:54:50 1986
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