On 12 Mar 2003 at 1:25, Jon Gabriel wrote: > > > >This is *awful*...but good sick gallows humor... > > > > > > > >Cowboys and Muslims > > <snipped joke> > > > > > This was incredibly offensive and not funny for so > > > many reasons. :( > > > > > > I'm genuinely curious: would you have posted this if > > > it had a German making > > > a snide comment about playing a 'wipe out the Jews' > > > game? > > > > I'm sorry that you were so offended. It made me laugh > > out loud and then groan "Oh, that's so bad..." -- I > > would not have posted it if I thought that gallows > > humor had no place on the list. > > First off, I don't speak for the list. I just speak for me. But if I > find something offensive I'll usually speak up. Judging by the > responses from Kevin and Rob I'm obviously in the offended minority. > Somehow I doubt either of them had family members thrown in the > concentration camp ovens and incinerated/cremated while still alive > and conscious. In my experience, that sort of thing in a family > history tends to make one less than amused by jokes about it.
I have (had Jewish family who stayed behind in Europe in the 30's when my direct ancestors fled to England) and I found it very amusing. Then again, my entire sense of humour is low. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
