Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site burl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!rcj From: rcj@burl.UUCP (Curtis Jackson) Newsgroups: net.jokes.d,net.women Subject: Re: Re: Offensive humor Message-ID: <1014@burl.UUCP> Date: Sat, 8-Feb-86 15:12:48 EST Article-I.D.: burl.1014 Posted: Sat Feb 8 15:12:48 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 9-Feb-86 08:26:25 EST References: <428@mmm.UUCP> <9096@amdcad.UUCP> <2453@reed.UUCP> Reply-To: rcj@burl.UUCP (Curtis Jackson) Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Technologies, Burlington NC Lines: 17 Xref: watmath net.jokes.d:1440 net.women:8799 Summary: In article <2453@reed.UUCP> clyde@reed.UUCP (Clyde Bryja) writes: >It seems to be very hard not to make a joke that offends some people. >I suspect that only those that are very distanced from human events/ >experience are able to fit the bill. With that theory in mind, I throw >the following example to the wind. Can anyone find a reason why this >simple joke would offend anyone? > > Q: What did one rock say to the other rock? > A: Nothing. Rocks can't speak. > Other than the very offensive (for a joke) fact that it is not exceptionally funny....no. -- The MAD Programmer -- 919-228-3313 (Cornet 291) alias: Curtis Jackson ...![ ihnp4 ulysses cbosgd mgnetp ]!burl!rcj ...![ ihnp4 cbosgd akgua masscomp ]!clyde!rcj