From: utzoo!decvax!duke!reed!elbaum Newsgroups: net.jokes Title: Re: water skiing Article-I.D.: reed.111 Posted: Mon Jun 14 21:21:47 1982 Received: Wed Jun 16 04:02:23 1982 References: uwvax.413 Wait a minute!!! The (highly significant) difference between making fun of your own and making fun of someone else has already been discussed on the net. Every societal group has its own Chelm. For me to tell Texan, or Midwest, or Southerner jokes to someone in Batavia shouldn't give Batavians the cue to start making fun of a group of Americans. Let's stick to our own Chelms, and not jump on the bandwagon just because someone within that ethnic group (and with some sensitivity and affection) has broken the ice about Chelm.