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In article <11686@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> weemba@brahms.UUCP (Matthew P. Wiener) writes:
>>Scene: a men's room.  There's a guy in one of the stalls.  Another guy
>>comes in, occupies himself.
>>
>>Guy in the stall:  Hey, buddy?  Is there any toilet paper out there?
>>Other guy:  Nope, don't see any.
>>
>><A minute passes.>
>>Guy in the stall:  Uh, buddy?  Any paper towels or anything out there?
>>Other guy:  Nope, there's nothing.
>>Guy in the stall:  Well, are there any newspapers?  Anything?
>>Other guy:  Nope, sorry.
>>
>><Another minute passes.>
>>Guy in the stall:  Say, buddy?
>>Other guy:  Yeah?
>>Guy in the stall:  You got change for a ten?
>
>I cannot *believe* this homophobic "joke".  What are we supposed to
>make of this gay bathroom prostitution?  I certainly fail to see any
>humor, and find this propagating of hateful stereotypes extremely
>offensive.
>
>Please, if Catholics must go on bashing gays, do so in the privacy
>of your own churches, not on the net!
>
Sorry for the large quote, but this is an older article, and I failed to
find any posted responses to it.

I fail to see where the point of homosexuality comes into play.  The joke is
obviously about someone in need of toilet paper, and is desparate enough to
use ten singles ("change for a ten") in place.

Before you start you start flaming the author of the joke, please give more
careful thought about it. Immediately screaming about "Catholics ... bashing
gays" seems totally unfounded, for I see no explicit Catholicism or
homophobism potrayed.