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Posted by Steve on 03/30/07 15:20
"Geoff Berrow" <blthecat@ckdog.co.uk> wrote in message
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| Message-ID: <h88Ph.14$7_3.12@newsfe02.lga> from Steve contained the
| following:
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| >| I'm not sure that's helped me much. I'm just trying to stifle the urge
| >| to post a rather racist joke about pigeons...
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| >i would assume, geoff, that you are white given the hint of great guilt
in
| >that reluctance. a great number of jokes exist that highlight
stereo-types
| >or characteristics of other cultures. i think we're mature enough to hear
| >it - and laugh - if it's not hateful. ;^)
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| Hateful is very much in the eye of the beholder don't you think? I'm
| not racist and one of the great things about Usenet is that race doesn't
| matter as much and your colour is a secret unless you choose otherwise.
| It is logical to assume I'm white, given my name, location and what I
| said in an earlier post, but I'm actually a dog. ;-)
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| It's quite an old joke and so is out of it's time. It comes from a time
| when it was unusual to see a black face. The word coon doesn't seem to
| be used so much these days.
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| Anyway, without wishing to cause offence to anyone and only because you
| ask, here is the joke.
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| A young black immigrant goes to work at a building site. After about a
| week he goes to the foreman and says "I'm sorry boss, I just can't work
| here any more".
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| "Why" asks his boss, "you're a good worker I'd be sorry to see you go.
| Is it the work?"
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| "No, it's not the work".
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| "Is it the other men than? Are they giving you a hard time".
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| "No, the men are great".
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| "Well what is it then?" asks the boss.
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| "It's them racist pigeons" says the young man. "I can't stand it".
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| The boss is amazed. "Racist pigeons?"
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| "Yes", says the man, "all day long they go 'Look at the coon, look at
| the coon, look at the coon...'
lol. here in the states though, we would call that a 'groaner'. i just
happen to have an adequately dry sense of humor...or is it, humour?
cheers.
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