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From: jimmy@scgvaxd.UUCP (JR)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: :-ROT-13 and offensive "humor")
Message-ID: <483@scgvaxd.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 12-Dec-85 18:33:04 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 12 18:33:04 1985
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References: <1766@teddy.UUCP> <7718@watrose.UUCP>
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In article <7718@watrose.UUCP> dlyall@watrose.UUCP (dlyall) writes:
>> I object to being offended by some of what goes on in net.jokes. I think
>> the people that insert jokes about blind people, gays, people dying with
>> AIDS, cancer victims, Leon Klinghoffer, Ethiopians, poor (?) Jewish girls,
>> dead small children, past and present political officials, ethnic people,
>> Texas A&M students, Irish (well, maybe), and others should be shot and
>> hung out to dry for making sensitive people like myself go through hitting
>> the control-x key before we can be offended! I think that the trouble you
>> bastards put us through before we can see what your sick minds contain
>> should come back to you ten-fold. I am sick and tired of having to decode
>> your little secret jokes which you obviously try to keep people like me from
>> seeing. Remember, our SAVIOUR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, who loves us all as
>> brothers and sisters doesn't have to use control-x to un-rot13 your filth,
>> why should we?
>
>  If you see that the articles say that it may be offensive why dont you
>hit the N key.  It does not take that much effort to skip by the article.
>Another thing that has me baffled.  If you see that the joke is encoded
>why do you bother to decode it?  If you are that sensitive to the jokes
>don't read them then.  Some people like those jokes and you are not
>a sensor board.  If you dont like it push the N key.

"Gee, Wally, the way it was written, I kinda thought the first article
was a joke!"
" C'mon Beav, stop being so goofy!"
"I guess you're right Wally...."