But some Okie's do think its funny, if it happens to an Arkansan Okie State Cowboy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lavoie, Claude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Andy'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mapinfo Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 12:31 PM Subject: RE: MI Friday Humour - Reflections on Breaking News... > As it is Friday, I indulge in reflecting about this joke. > > I have come across this one a few times: the joke is the same, but the > locale of the event varies according to the birthplace of the storyteller: a > French will place it in Belgium, a Canadian in Newfoundland, an Englishman > in Ireland, an American in Arkansas or Oklahoma (of course, no Okie would > consider it funny). > > I am not critical of the choice, just pointing out that each place has a > scapegoat. > > "On est toujours un peu l'Iroquois de quelqu'un" (Sylvain Leli�vre), loosely > translated as "One is always someone else's laughing stock". > > Good weekend to you all. > > _____________________________________________ > > Claude Lavoie, a.g. > Service du soutien � la client�le > Direction des technologies de l'information > Minist�re des Transports du Qu�bec > 35, rue de Port-Royal Est, salle 5.00 a > Montr�al (Qu�bec) > H3L 3T1 > > T�l�phone: (514) 873-6280 > T�l�copieur: (514) 873-8203 > Courriel: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > _____________________________________________ > > > -----Message d'origine----- > De: Andy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Date: 25 ao�t 2000 05:08 > �: Mapinfo Mailing List > Objet: MI Friday Humour - Breaking News... > > > Ireland's* worst air disaster occurred early this morning when a small > two-seater Cessna plane crashed into a cemetery. Irish search and rescue > workers have recovered 826 bodies so far and expect that number to climb as > digging continues into the night. > > > > > *If you are Irish, feel free to swap nations as appropriate. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put > "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put > "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
