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From: see1@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Ellen Seebacher)
Newsgroups: net.jokes.d
Subject: Re: tasteless and not rotated Space Shuttle Jokes needed
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Date: Sun, 2-Feb-86 19:14:05 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb  2 19:14:05 1986
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> This is a request for the most tasteless [sic] joke to get posted
> to the net as quickly as possible after the explosion of the 
> space shuttle.  Those that mention teachers being blown up
> will gain extra points.  The award will go to the first posting
> as shown by the news software at the originator's site.  
> 
>   T. Cox   ...ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!benn


Okay, I think the posters so far are correct.  Given the way it was stated,
our "T. Cox" did win the contest.   No doubt some sort of "1/2 :-)"
disclaimer should have been added to the original posting.  

But I am quite positive that it was meant as satire.  Aren't we overreacting
yet again to a too-subtle posting?

By the way, I was hit just as hard by the Challenger explosion as most of
us on this net... but I found the "I will not go full throttle (100 times)" 
joke eased a little of the pain.  If they are not TOO close to home, this
sort of "tasteless" joke can be a help.


Ready for more flames:

       Ellen Keyne Seebacher   ..ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!see1
-- 
 Ellen Keyne Seebacher                     Univ. of Chicago Comp. Center
  Dilige et quod vis fac.                  ...ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!see1