Nah, keep on digging; you people just crease me up. Matt Flax wrote:
Pierre's joke was funny because he was laughing at himself ... the joke itself talks fondly of the way Italians and Jewish people need their hands to talk ! Appologies to those Italians and Jews who still feel offended ... Actually Pierre's response was to a joke I was playing on Pierre ... I never allowed my original response to go to the list ... Pierre pulled my bluff and posted himself !!! Have we all had our fun now ? Matt On Tue, 2009-10-13 at 08:44 +0200, Pierre Divenyi wrote:PS: My favorite family members are Jewish. PPS: This very old joke is probably a little more funny than those on amputated animal legs. -Pierre PPPS: I agree that this discussion should not be part of the auditorylist.On 10/13/09 4:33 AM, "Matt Flax" <flatmax@xxxxxxxx> wrote:Pierre, All of a sudden, its not fun any more ... Are you an Italian Jew ? Am I missing a subtle connection here which doesn't make your joke racist and antisemitic ? Is this how you want to represent yourself in a global community ? Matt On Tue, 2009-10-13 at 03:40 +0200, Pierre Divenyi wrote:I heard it as an ethnic joke: cut off the hands of an Italian or a Jew and he/she can’t talk any more.Shameonme, -PierreOn 10/13/09 1:05 AM, "Helen Simon" <helen@xxxxxxx> wrote: It was the frog whose legs were cut off. When they told him then to jump, he did not move. The scientificconclusion was that if you cut off the legs of a frog, it looses its hearing.
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