Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!microsof!uw-beaver!ubc-visi!mprvaxa!tbray From: tbray@mprvaxa.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: Beating dead horses Message-ID: <230@mprvaxa.UUCP> Date: Sun, 10-Jul-83 22:10:25 EDT Article-I.D.: mprvaxa.230 Posted: Sun Jul 10 22:10:25 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Jul-83 05:10:23 EDT References: <761@rlgvax.UUCP> Lines: 13 Actually ran across this one in a scholarly discussion of humour - the author claimed that people who laughed at it were significantly different from other kinds of people... [Back in horse and buggy days...] One day, six big burly guys came strolling up to the door of the livery stable (pre-autmotive equivalent of Avis). They wanted to rent a buggy, and ended up choosing a little dainty buggy with a little dainty horse. "But look," the proprietor said nervously, "that's a pretty small horse and buggy for all of you guys." "That's OK," said the biggest, leering, "we've got a whip."