Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site SCIRTP.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!mcnc!rti-sel!SCIRTP!todd From: todd@SCIRTP.UUCP (Todd Jones) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: bombing begins in 5 minutes Message-ID: <328@SCIRTP.UUCP> Date: Fri, 16-Aug-85 14:22:29 EDT Article-I.D.: SCIRTP.328 Posted: Fri Aug 16 14:22:29 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 05:29:08 EDT References: <3590@decwrl.UUCP> <143@rtp47.UUCP> Organization: SCI Systems, Research Triangle Park, NC Lines: 16 > Oh, lighten up. Anyone can joke about anything they please. Don't > tell me you've never told an joke that wasn't "sick." Why can't Ronnie do > the same? I for one would rather have a President with a since of humor. > > Karl > Karl, the point is there are some topics people are too close to to joke about. Sure I make jokes about nuclear war with my chums, but I am not exactly in a position to affect the chances of a nuclear war occurring. It's analogous to you joking about raping your sister. The main reason it's not funny is because you have access to her and could theoretically do it. -todd jones