From: utzoo!watmath!watarts!geo Newsgroups: net.jokes.d Title: end use of jokes Article-I.D.: watarts.1674 Posted: Mon Feb 14 18:15:38 1983 Received: Tue Feb 15 07:08:45 1983 Reply-To: geo@watarts (Geo Swan) My attitude towards the posting of questionable jokes has changed recently. I used to think the encryption of questionable jokes was a fine solution. However, this only solves our internal USENET political problem. A friend of mine came back from the Physical Activities building really inscensed the other day. She had seen a list of particularly bigoted jokes. She repeated a couple at my request. With a sinking feeling I recognized them as coming from an encrypted net.jokes article I had read recently. She asked me rhetorically, "where do people get stuff like this anyway." So everyone, think before you post an encrypted joke, how would you feel knowing that someone might post it in a public place with your name on it? Thoughtfully, Geo Swan, Integrated Studies, University of Waterloo