On 12 Mar 2003 at 9:51, Jon Gabriel wrote: > >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. > > Out of curiosity, did you laugh during the shower scenes in > Schindler's List? (Someone mentioned Seinfeld here and it reminded me > of the episode....) Jon
I've not yet managed to SEE most of Schindler's list... Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
