At 11:24 PM 2/3/02, Dan Minette wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kevin Tarr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 9:40 PM
>Subject: Re: Passive agressive behavior
>
>
> > From: Dan Minette <
> > > I guess this is a good time to mention that I've been married to a
> > > psychotherapist/family therapist for over twenty years now. Part of
>what
> > > I've gotten from her is a viewpoint on the dynamics of passive
>aggressive.
> > > One of the dynamics is the use of jokes that aren't really jokes. N****
> > > jokes are an example of this. Its a means of putting people in their
> > place.
> > > Another is a boss who jokes about firing employees. Everyone knows what
> > is
> > > being said and denied.
> >
> >
>
>[snip]
>
>That reminds me of the time I told a Jewish joke 10 years ago. The folks
>who heard I was going to say it, closed the door, saying that the secretary
>was Jewish. I then told the joke:
>
>Did you hear McDonald's is now selling kosher cheeseburgers in Israel?
>
>No.
>
>Yea, you order one, get the cheese and the top half of the bun, and then
>drive down the road 100 km and get the beef and the bottom half of the bun
>at another McDonalds.
>
>After I told that, I opened the door and retold it to the Jewish secretary.
>It turns out that she wasn't keeping kosher, because I had to explain that
>particular dietary law to her.
>
>She didn't think it was all that funny, but it wasn't insulting either.
Well, *I* got it and thought it was (at least somewhat) funny, though I am
not now and never have been Jewish . . .
And speaking of jokes directed at religious minorities, who saw the opening
skit of �Saturday Night Live� last night?
-- Ronn! :)
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