Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site u1100a.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!whuxle!spuxll!abnjh!u1100a!sdo From: sdo@u1100a.UUCP (Scott Orshan) Newsgroups: net.jokes.d Subject: Re: Recurring jokes, a la 'Ignited ...' - (nf) Message-ID: <600@u1100a.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Mar-84 09:29:57 EST Article-I.D.: u1100a.600 Posted: Mon Mar 19 09:29:57 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Mar-84 01:57:58 EST References: <6193@uiucdcs.UUCP> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway, NJ Lines: 30 We've all noticed that the same jokes appear from many people. What's worse is when a joke appears and fourteen other people post their versions, which differ by only one word, or the ethnic class involved. They usually start with: "The way I heard it was..." Of course, the joke is only one line, but there are ten lines of headers and 5 lines of signature. This network used to be small enough to allow everyone to exchange their favorite versions of jokes, lists of opcodes, bumper stickers, etc. Let's try to show some restraint and not post every little line that makes us giggle. As I once suggested, before most of you were on the net, tell the joke to a couple of friends, and ask them if it should be posted. If they don't laugh, we won't either. Chances are they'll say: "I've seen ten just like this already. Don't bother." If you feel an uncontrollable need to post it anyway, send me mail saying what the joke was about and how many lines it was. Don't send the joke. I'll then announce how many people didn't post how many lines of jokes. The feeling of satisfaction should be sufficient reward, not to mention the absence of hate mail and followup jokes. Consider this to be joke-posters-anonymous. Scott Orshan Bell Communications Research 201-981-3064 {ihnp4,abnjh,houxm,pyuxww}!u1100a!sdo