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From: ggw@dukeac.UUCP (Gregory G. Woodbury)
Newsgroups: news.misc,soc.culture.jewish,rec.humor.d
Subject: Re: The EVIL Mr. Templeton responds
Summary: Jesse WHO?!
Message-ID: <1117@dukeac.UUCP>
Date: 21 Nov 88 22:11:09 GMT
References: <8011@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> <17117@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> <8016@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> <1211@fig.bbn.com> <2359@looking.UUCP>
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In article <2359@looking.UUCP> brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton) writes:
>In <8011@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> richmond@athena.mit.edu writes
>>I am having some friends in Waterloo do some investigations into
>>Looking Glass Software, where Templeton works, their operations and their
>>clients.  I am in the mood to take some "affirmative action" on this
>>individual.
>
>Hey, why investigate?  I'll tell you!  I own LGS, it's a software company.
>
>For example, the joke about "Run, Jesse, Run" bumper stickers on the front
>bumper was a political joke about a candidate with some rather controversial
>political policies.  The colour of his skin didn't even enter my mind
>when I posted the joke, although I can see how some might find it there.
>Too bad.

Of course the color of skin doesn't matter!  Here in North Carolina, one
MIGHT assume that the Jesse was Jackson, but more than a few would be meaning
HELMS with that bumper sticker. ;-)

This whole flamefest has the flavor of a tempest in a teapot.  Those who
wish to crucify Mr. Templeton for a small lapse of urbanity wy forgetting
to ROT13 a questionable joke are overlooking the facts.  As was noted not
so long ago in these forums, USENET is a voluntary activity, and there is
no guarantee that the participants will be free from all "uncomfortable"
influences.

This reminds me of the "ultra-liberal" attempts to have everybody completely
protected from cradle to grave.  To reduce it to its absurd conclusion, soon
no one will be allowed to be born -- because life is an ultimately fatal
disease.

'Nuf said.

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Gregory G. Woodbury    ggw@dukeac.ac.duke.edu   ...!mcnc!ecsgate!dukeac!ggw
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