On Saturday 28 April 2007 10:25, Michael Skiba wrote: > Happy Weekend > Michael :) > (No really, why do we have to do such jokes about womans? I've no problem > with it i they're neutral, I wouldn't complain about them, when they're > posted, I'd maybe even laugh - but why do we always have to make jokes > about others?)
Suse (and, by extension, kde and Gnome) needs to include more fun and games. Having said that, to keep this post relevant to the opensuse community, I will attempt to answer your question. I saw it written once that no humor can exist without some form of pain. Embarrassment, slips and falls, etc. Vaudeville made millions from slapstick comedy, stand-up comedians ply their trade with stock anti- whatever jokes and self-deprecating routines. Even a fart in church will get laughs, even though the farter is often quite embarrassed by it. Humor works best if working with misdirection and surprise; see: http://www.answers.com/topic/humour The bottom line is that as each culture has their own "comfort zone" (watch an Englishman talking to an Italian at a party and you will see them waltzing around the room as the Italian keeps moving into his comfort zone and the Englishman tries to move out to his), so does each culture have their basic rules about humor. Excising all humor from discussions because it might be offensive to some is in itself offensive. If someone complains about a joke and the joke (or one like it) is repeated in their presence, then the jokester is offensive. Only then. The humor-impaired are the greatest danger to mankind. Take, for instance, al-Quaida. They find nothing funny. If this thread continues past this message, then count me out of the discussion. I started it, this should finish it. Anything else should either have a different subject or come to me off-list. If it shows up again on the list I'll figure the writer was just plain stupid. Fred "With true wisdom comes the realization that life is a joke to be laughed at regularly" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
