[net.women] Sure, I can manage to be offended....

wjr@frog.UUCP (STella Calvert) (02/08/86)

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.

This could be offensive to someone who, like an acquaintance of mine,
had a child who didn't speak until she was almost six.

Or to a talking rock.

Any joke can be found offensive, if you look hard enough.