brad@looking.uucp (Brian Glendenning) (11/20/88)
A member of an ethnic group reputed to have a stingy reputation and a member of an ethnic group often stereotyped as having a miserly cunning went to a restaurant. After a hearty meal, the table waiting attendant came by with the inevitable bill. To the amazement of all, the member of the ethnic group reputed to have a stingy reputation was heard to say, "I'll pay it," which he actually did. The next morning's newspaper carried the news item: "VENTRILOQUIST FROM ETHNIC GROUP OFTEN STEREOTYPED AS HAVING A MISERLY CUNNING FOUND SEVERELY CHASTISED IN BLIND ALLEY." [ If you don't understand why I posted this, check out the flamefest raging in soc.culture.jewish over the original version of this joke. In that group, richmond@athena.mit.edu and davidm@ihlpa.ATT.COM are demanding my removal as moderator because I posted the original version of this joke. Mr. J. Richmond has even intimated he will take action against me and Looking Glass Software. Respond to them, not to me. ] -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to watmath!looking!funny . Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Remember: Always give your jokes a descriptive "Subject:" line. Not "joke."
spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) (11/21/88)
In article <2360@looking.UUCP> brad@looking.uucp (Brian Glendenning) writes: >The next morning's newspaper carried the news item: > > "VENTRILOQUIST FROM ETHNIC GROUP OFTEN STEREOTYPED AS HAVING A > MISERLY CUNNING FOUND SEVERELY CHASTISED IN BLIND ALLEY." Now you've gone too far! I'm tired of these jokes putting down ventriloquists and blind people. Have you no sense of decency? (Obviously, this is sarcasm. :-)