Xref: utzoo alt.flame:3231 news.misc:2135 soc.culture.jewish:8413 rec.humor.d:1210 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!labrea!mcnc!ece-csc!ncrcae!ncrpcd!wright!rasar From: rasar@wright.EDU (Ravin Asar) Newsgroups: alt.flame,news.misc,soc.culture.jewish,rec.humor.d Subject: Re: The Good, the Bad, and the Stupid Summary: But why, Oh why ?...... Message-ID: <390@thor.wright.EDU> Date: 29 Nov 88 01:26:55 GMT References:<2229@ddsw1.MCS.COM> Organization: Wright State University, Dayton OH, 45435 Lines: 27 In article <2229@ddsw1.MCS.COM>, peggy@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Peggy Shambo) writes: > > I don't hear anyone crying out about the Italian jokes. > > I don't hear anyone crying about the Russian jokes. > > Why is it considered "okay" to tell certain jokes, but not > others? > Well, I don't know about the Italians, but you don't find anyone objecting to Russian jokes because : a) They're true b) Humor is a capital crime in Russia, hence "jokes" are not defined in their system c) Crying is a heinous crime in Russia (second only to humor) d) There aren't too many Russians on the net Take your pick. - Ravin Asar --------------------------------------------------------------------- As a rule, man's a fool, when it's hot he wants it cool When it's cool he wants it hot, always wanting what is not. -My Dad ---------------------------------------------------------------------