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From: lauran@reed.UUCP (Laura Nepveu)
Newsgroups: net.jokes.d,net.women
Subject: Re: Offensive humor
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Date: Wed, 5-Feb-86 05:10:01 EST
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In article <9096@amdcad.UUCP> phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) writes:
>In article <428@mmm.UUCP> mrgofor@mmm.UUCP (Michael Ross) writes:
>>	The question: Are ALL jokes offensive in SOME way to SOMEone?
>>Can anyone supply a joke that is completely inoffensive to anybody
>>(yet still funny to someone)? 
>
>Yes, there are plenty of jokes which are inoffensive. Here's three
>(possibly old ones)
>
>1) A woman dreamt she was talking to God when He sneezed.
>She didn't know what to say to that. (I didn't get it until
>I thought of the usual response to a sneeze: God bless you?)

This may belong in net.religion, but I find this joke offensive
on the basis that God is refered to as He. (I'd rather not
get into a lengthy discussion on the gender of God that will 
fail to sway anyone's opinion either way. :-)  Besides that 
would belong in net.religion).
^^^^^

But here's one Chris told me:

Why does the ocean roar?

							You'd roar too if you had crabs on
							your bottom.

					Laura