Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site reed.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxj!mhuxr!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!reed!alexis From: alexis@reed.UUCP (Alexis Dimitriadis) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: "The way I heard it goes..." Message-ID: <984@reed.UUCP> Date: Mon, 25-Feb-85 00:50:04 EST Article-I.D.: reed.984 Posted: Mon Feb 25 00:50:04 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 4-Mar-85 06:27:27 EST References: <372@wnuxb.UUCP> Organization: Reed College, Portland, Oregon Lines: 30 > > Are there any ideas for stopping the influx of repeat jokes ? How many > times have you read the "face rings a bell" joke, or the "rabbi and priest" > joke lately ? > > How about ... > - Classify and number the repeat jokes. Only the joke number need be > posted. [...] Since the idea of numbering jokes does not seem to be catching on, and in fact is getting to be another oft-repeated joke :-), how about this: Those who insist on postings that start "The way I heard it goes..." should, rather than redo the entire 100 line story (or whatever), post a diff of their version. Sample posting: I made it up, so PLEASE don't post the correct version!! :-) ------------------------------- Subject; Re: YAMHALL 0a1,2 > Here's a version I saw in a bboard in Pocatello: > 137c139 < the doctor nearly died. ------ > the doctor started crying. (diffs of the signatures follow)