My apologies, no offence meant. Brian Steve Gregory wrote: > Lord knows I like a good off-colored joke as much as anybody, and I > don't expect that you follow the news in the US much because you live in > Cyprus, but a joke about coal miners couldn't have been more ill timed. > > You see, because many of us in the US have been closely following the > fate of six coal miners who have been trapped in a mine collapse in a > Utah coal mine since the 6th of August, and it was only yesterday > evening that three miners were killed trying to rescue the six who are > still trapped. It looks like they're going to call off any further > rescue attempts of the six. > > My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of those who > have been affected by this tragedy... > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brian Ellis > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 6:30 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] NTC, off-topic, off-colour, Friday joke > > A couple attending an art exhibition at the National gallery was staring > at a portrait that had them completely confused. The painting depicted > three very black and totally naked men sitting on a park bench. Two of > the figures had black weenies, but the one in the middle had a pink > weenie. > > The curator of the gallery realized that they were having trouble > interpreting the painting and offered his assistance. He went on for > nearly half an hour explaining how it depicted the sexual emasculation > of African Americans in a predominately white, patriarchal society...'In > fact,' he pointed out, 'some serious critics believe that the pink > weenie also reflects the cultural and sociological oppression > experienced by gay men in contemporary society.' > > After the curator left, a young man in a Kentucky T-shirt approached the > couple and said, 'Would you like to know what the painting is really > about? 'Now why would you claim to be more of an expert than the curator > of the gallery?' asked the couple. > > 'Because I'm the guy who painted it,' he replied. 'In fact, there are no > African Americans depicted at all. They're just three Kentucky coal > miners, and the guy in the middle went home for lunch. > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To > unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or > (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET > Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the > posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the > archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please > visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for > additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or > 847-615-7100 ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------