IMO, no harm done. It wasn't a racist joke at all. The odd clean joke here breaks up the monotony a bit and is refreshing.
-----Original Message----- From: Brad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 4 February 2005 4:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Jews in China I wouldn't really aim this at Mohit who is a v.cool guy but I don't really think its good etiquette to forward jokes to a specific group such as this. I know in the Yahoo groups and so on you will get hit for being OT. > Joel your right. > I dont think he meant it that way though. > cheers jeff. > > ps racism Sucks ! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joel > Goldstein > - Responsive Systems > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 1:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Jews in China > > > Now, being Jewish I don't find this particularly offensive. I might > be more upset if I was Chinese. However, I don't think ethnic jokes, > of any kind, belong on this type of a forum. > > Joel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mohit K. Autar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Membersozdat (E-mail)" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 10:00 PM > Subject: Jews in China > > > > > > > > > > >Sid and Al, both Jews, were having dinner in a Chinese restaurant. > >During their conversation, Sid asked Al, "Are there any Jews in > >China?" "I don't know," replied Al. "Why don't we ask our Chinese > >waiter?" When the waiter came by, Al asked him, "Are there Chinese > >Jews?" The waiter said, "I don't know sir,let me ask," and went into > >the kitchen. He returned a few minutes later and said, "No sir. No, > >Chinese Jews." Are you sure?" Al asked. > >I'll check again, sir," the waiter replied and went back to the > kitchen. > > > >While he was gone, Sid said to Al, "I can't believe there are no Jews > in > >China. Our people are scattered everywhere." > >At this point, the waiter returned. "Sir, no Chinese Jews," he said. > >"Are you really sure, man?" Al asked again. "I can't believe there > >are no Chinese Jews." Exasperated, the waiter frantically said, "Sir, > >I ask everyone! We have Apple Jews, Orange Jews, Tomato Jews and > >Grape Jews. But no one hear of Chinese Jews!" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [email protected] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [email protected] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
