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From: ksh@rtgvax.UUCP (Kent S. Harris)
Newsgroups: net.jokes.d
Subject: Re: re erudite pun
Message-ID: <31@rtgvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Feb-86 17:18:51 EST
Article-I.D.: rtgvax.31
Posted: Mon Feb 24 17:18:51 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 28-Feb-86 21:54:25 EST
References: <18@npois.UUCP>
Organization: Santa Clara Valley Computer Sciences, Cupertino, CA
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Summary: original material gripe

In article <18@npois.UUCP>, jay@npois.UUCP (Anton Winteroak) writes:
> 
> 	It is worth noting that all of the punch lines given so far
> to this joke have come (unchanged) from an article that appeared in
> the New Yorker Magazine about half a year ago......
> 
> 	Allow me now to get up on my soap box again and make a plea
> for more original material on the net.....

The original joke was popular at Harvard in the 30's.  The magazine,
therefore plagerized from still earlier sources.  Frankly, we would
all appreciate mitigation of your whining in exchange for more jokes,
original or not.