At 05:55 PM 11/16/2008, Bev Christian wrote:
>OK I will end with this, Werner.
>
>Dwight,
>Us beaver people can take a joke - when we know it is a joke.
there's the trick. ;-)
>Bev
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: TechNet <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sun Nov 16 19:45:50 2008
>Subject: Re: [TN] Friday fun (politically correct?)
>
>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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