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From: Ann.Parsons@f204.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Ann Parsons)
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Subject: Re: is this funny?
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Date: 18 Sep 90 02:31:35 GMT
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+>"The following joke was recently found on a departmental bulletin 
>"board, under a newspaper clipping about an autistic savant (a la 
>"Rainman) who was hired by a local bank.  (He's doing quite well at 
>"the bank, as he can remember numerical figures from weeks or 
>"months ago.) 
>"Q. What is the difference between an autistic savant and a 
>"programmer? A. The autistic savant can communicate.
>"                                                   
>"My question is: do you think this joke is funny or not, and why?

Well, Ed, it isn't funny (ha, ha, ha), but it's funny in the way
that all jokes of this kind are funny. They take an aspect of human
behavior and blow it up out of proportion. The reaction, at least
on this end is: "aaaaahuh."j

I don't think it's against ausistics or programmers, just sort of
blah. Put it this way, I wouldn't tell it myself, but I am not put
off.

See you on-line.

Besides I know too many programmers not to laugh just a bit. <grin>

Ann P.

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