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<DIV>No doubt it is a joke. But I agree that it is not a true IRISH joke. The
best ethnic jokes are generally told by members of the ethnic group concerned,
and then can be enjoyed by everyone else. I had no Jewish upbringing, and knew
very few Jewish people before reaching adulthood, but I have heard delightful
Jewish jokes from Jewish people who know from experience what is funny about
their own culture. Likewise, the best Catholic jokes are told by graduates of
parochial schools. That isn't strictly "ethnic," but the same principles apply.
Polish jokes, on the other hand, are generally told by Germans in a very
spiteful way, and therefore are not nearly so funny. Sorry, I should offer an
Irish joke, but I can't think of any right now. Anybody Irish out there?</DIV>
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<DIV>Siarlys</DIV>
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<DIV>On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:25:45 -0700 "Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies
List" <<A href="mailto:gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net">gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net</A>>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>a. (oops)
Jeanene</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>b. a website on the
Internet defined it as a joke.</FONT></DIV>
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size=2>a. Who sent this? </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=793022515-17032006><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2>b. What makes this an Irish joke? The fact that a
character in a joke is of a particular ethnicity does not an ethnic joke
make. There has to be something stereotypical (real, perceived or
otherwise) about it. So what am I missing?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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