From: "Andrew Crystall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [Humor] RE: Who is the sheriff? Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 14:34:03 -0000
On 12 Mar 2003 at 1:25, Jon Gabriel wrote:
> > > >This is *awful*...but good sick gallows humor... > > > > > > > >Cowboys and Muslims > > <snipped joke> > > > > > This was incredibly offensive and not funny for so > > > many reasons. :( > > > > > > I'm genuinely curious: would you have posted this if > > > it had a German making > > > a snide comment about playing a 'wipe out the Jews' > > > game? > > > > I'm sorry that you were so offended. It made me laugh > > out loud and then groan "Oh, that's so bad..." -- I > > would not have posted it if I thought that gallows > > humor had no place on the list. > > First off, I don't speak for the list. I just speak for me. But if I > find something offensive I'll usually speak up. Judging by the > responses from Kevin and Rob I'm obviously in the offended minority. > Somehow I doubt either of them had family members thrown in the > concentration camp ovens and incinerated/cremated while still alive > and conscious. In my experience, that sort of thing in a family > history tends to make one less than amused by jokes about it.
I have (had Jewish family who stayed behind in Europe in the 30's when my direct ancestors fled to England) and I found it very amusing. Then again, my entire sense of humour is low.
Out of curiosity, did you laugh during the shower scenes in Schindler's List? (Someone mentioned Seinfeld here and it reminded me of the episode....)
Jon
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