the darker it gets, the harder we laugh. it's not a sign of
fatalism, it's optimism.
as for cracks about W, I'm just to the right of Attila the Hun and
funny is still funny. course, there's a point where humor passes
into the inappropriate and just plain mean -- and I usually recognize
that point retrospectively. Hence my limited career opportunities. :-)
Too much Flying Circus as a teen I s'pose. /heh
I learned here last year to avoid the Canadian jokes. I'll leave that
to Bev. ;^)
nAt 11:10 AM 11/16/2008, Joe Fjelstad wrote:
>No one should ever loose their sense of humor, Inge. It is much too valuable
>part of a mental defense system, especially in difficult times. As someone
>noted "tough times don't last but tough people do" and I suspect
>they all have
>well developed senses of humor.
>
>Very best,
>Joe
>
>
>In a message dated 11/16/2008 10:08:10 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
>Maybe lately I'm losing my sense of humor. It's easier to have a sense of
>humor when things are going well and you don't have a mountain of problems
>staring you in the face. Myself, along with probably many other americans,
>are very worried about what is going to happen in the future. The latest
>problem that they're talking about using billions of taxpayer dollars to
>bailout
>the US auto industry. I don't think they should bailout companies that have
>been mismanaged for years and didn't make the changes long ago that they
>needed in order to survive. On the other hand, if these companies fail,
>millions of people will lose their jobs.
>
>Just more and more bad news every day with no easy answers it seems.
>I don't know where the bottom is before things start to turn around again.
>
>All I was saying is that humor sometimes can be a double edged sword.
>Everybody laughs at the guy
>who steps on a banana peel and falls flat on his ass. But it might not be
>very funny to the guy who fell.
>
>Instead of everybody laughing at him, he might wish that someone first asks
>if he is okay,
>and maybe an outstretched hand to help him get back on his feet. Then after
>it is learned
>that he didn't really hurt himself, everyone can laugh together.
>
>Like I said, maybe I'm starting to lose my sense of humor...
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Inge" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 11:12 AM
>Subject: Re: [TN] Friday fun (politically correct?)
>
>
> > Steve is little worried about my postings and jokes about the US leaders.
> > He asked why I sent these toTN and not offline. My answer to Steve was
> > this:
> >
> > You americans are more positive, you can laugh at yourself, there is more
> > go in americans than any else
> > people! Privately, I think even W can have fun and enjoy good jokes. If
> > you
> > study his face, you will find wrinkles in his eyes, which proves he got
> > humor. He would have won a lot if he dared relax like Reagan..
> > .....and TN members need a little smiling too. Note, that the stories I
> > sent
> > are real nonsense, no political or any else hot stuff, just childish
> > jokes.
> >
> > If sending such little jokes is inconvenient, I'll of course stop doing
> > it. But then I hope not seeing any american funs about celebrities around
> > the world either. I remember the flood of american jokes about Saddam at
> > that time, many of which were horrible and not in terms with good manner.
> >
> > I'll keep to pure techy topics, I apologize if someone was insulted.
> >
> >
> > Inge
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Inge" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 8:03 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TN] Friday fun (politically correct?)
> >
> >
> >> Are you sure? Here is good Obama story:
> >> /Inge
> >>
> >> Barack Obama was seated next to a little girl on an airplane trip back to
> >> Washington. He turned to her and said, "Let's talk. I've heard that
> >> flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow
> >> passenger."
> >>
> >> The little girl, who had just opened her book, closed it slowly and said
> >> to The Obama, "What would you like to talk about?"
> >>
> >> "Oh, I don't know," said the Obama. "How about What Changes I Should Make
> >> To America?" and he smiles.
> >>
> >> "OK," she says. "That could be an interesting topic. But let me ask you a
> >> question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff -
> >> grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat
> >> patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose
> >> that is?"
> >>
> >> Obama, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about
> >> it for a second and finally says, "Hmmm, I have no idea."
> >>
> >> To which the little girl replies, "Do you really feel qualified to change
> >> America when you don't know a shit?"
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "stephengregory5849" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: "TechNet E-Mail Forum" <[log in to unmask]>; "Inge"
> >> <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 7:50 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [TN] Friday fun (politically correct?)
> >>
> >>
> >>> Good one. I hope that it won't be as easy to come up with jokes with our
> >>> next president...
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Inge" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 2:23 AM
> >>> Subject: Re: [TN] Friday fun (politically correct?)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Allright, sir. Here is one which does not pass the sence of decorum:
> >>>>
> >>>> http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1188651/funny_story_about_jorge_w_bush/
> >>>>
> >>>> Inge
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "stephengregory5849" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 3:49 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [TN] Friday fun (politically correct?)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Come up with some other good ones Inge, you don't have much time
> >>>>> left...
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Steve
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>> From: "Inge" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 1:30 PM
> >>>>> Subject: [TN] Friday fun (politically correct?)
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> There are many of them about W. Many of which are just bad taste and
> >>>>>> talentless, a few that one can smile at. I've alway been wondering if
> >>>>>> he smiles at them. A great guy use to have humor, at least in
> >>>>>> privacy. This one may be well known to you already, but I had never
> >>>>>> heard it:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Einstein dies and goes to heaven. At the Pearly Gates, Saint Peter
> >>>>>> tells him, "You look like Einstein, but you have NO idea the lengths
> >>>>>> that some people will go to sneak into Heaven. Can you prove who you
> >>>>>> really are?"
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Einstein ponders for a few seconds and asks, "Could I have a
> >>>>>> blackboard and some chalk?"
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Saint Peter snaps his fingers and a blackboard and chalk instantly
> >>>>>> appear. Einstein proceeds to describe with arcane mathematics and
> >>>>>> symbols his theory of relativity.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Saint Peter is suitably impressed. "You really ARE Einstein!" he
> >>>>>> says. "Welcome to heaven!"
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The next to arrive is Picasso. Once again, Saint Peter asks for
> >>>>>> credentials.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Picasso asks, "Mind if I use that blackboard and chalk?"
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Saint Peter says, "Go ahead."
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Picasso erases Einstein's equations and sketches a truly stunning
> >>>>>> mural with just a few strokes of chalk.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Saint Peter claps. "Surely you are the great artist you claim to be!"
>
> >>>>>> he says. "Come on in!"
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Then Saint Peter looks up and sees George W. Bush. Saint Peter
> >>>>>> scratches his head and says, "Einstein and Picasso both managed to
> >>>>>> prove their identity. How can you prove yours?"
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> George W. looks bewildered and says, "Who are Einstein and Picasso?"
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Saint Peter sighs and says, "Come on in, George."
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Inge
> >>>>>>
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