[Rhodes22-list] Joke: Dear Abby

Fri Oct 29 16:39:27 EDT 2004

And after that, we dynamited the old North Stars stadium and built the Mall
Of America!
Slim

On 10/29/04 3:16 PM, "Herb Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:

> Stole? You mean bought. Your home state sold out.
> 
> Herb Parsons
> 
> S/V O'Jure
> 1976 O'Day 25
> 
> S/V Reve de Papa
> 1971 Coronado 35
> 
>>>> salm at mn.rr.com 10/29/04 2:51 PM >>>
> Jim,
> 
>> From the North Star State to the Lone Star State: I used to be mad at you
> for stealing our hockey team, but then my brother-in-law, Dave Tippett, was
> hired as the head coach for the Stars.  8-)  I feel better now.  Too bad
> about the lock-out.  http://www.dallasstars.com/stars/bio-tippett.jsp
> 
> Slim
> 
> On 10/29/04 1:06 PM, "Jim White" <jdwhite at utpa.edu> wrote:
> 
>> It's not Bushes name sir....it's Texas. And yes, we can laugh at ourselves
>> here, but it's beyond chiding to classify us as bucolic, perverted,
>> parviscient,uneducated buffoons, even in a joke. Why promulgate vile jokes
>> at all? Yea I know, just set my email filters...but then it eliminates
>> other jokes with less inflammatory motives.
>> 
>> Ah well...maybe you won't get it anyway, it's kind of a "do unto others"
>> thing. Now that I've said my piece, and expressed the indignation of a
>> proud Lone Star citizen, I'll go back to my ivory tower and plan this
>> weekends sail - We're looking at continued SSE winds here through Sun, then
>> a turn towards the north, so I'm going to try and sail up to Port Mansfield
>> (about 35 miles up the coast along the ICW) then back (remain over night
>> there), and time it so I have favorable winds the whole way. Will leave
>> Sun, and return Tue in order to cast my "vote".... I will feel more like
>> grieving than celebrating regardless of outcome. It's the gospel from the
>> coast
>> 
>> BTW that "boneheaded action" won Texas its eventual freedom and ultimate
>> sovereignty from an oppressive dictatorship. Must we descend into bitter
>> battle again?  Please, no pissing on the Alamo!
>> 
>> jw
>> 
>> "I have sworn to be a good Texan and that I will not forswear. I will die
>> for that which I firmly believe, for I know it is just and right. One life
>> is a small price for a cause so great. As I fought, so shall I be willing
>> to die. I will never forsake Texas and her cause.
>> -I am her son" -
>> (Jose Antonio Navarro, upon being tortured by Gnl. Santa Ana as a "traitor"
>> for his belief in freedom)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> At 01:38 PM 10/29/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>>> You know, Jim, it's an amazing thing.  Vile jokes about Bill Clinton were
>>> defended on this list by George Bush supporters with the same "It's just a
>>> joke--get over it" mentality.  But now that these same jokes are told with
>>> Bush's name in the punch line they are not funny, and an attempt to divide
>>> the nation.
>>> 
>>> We had long discussions on this list about political jokes--I opposed
>>> them.  The consensus was that any joke that is OK in a barroom is OK here.
>>> 
>>> It's just a joke.  Get over it.
>>> 
>>> Bill
>>> 
>>> PS -- Seems to me Davy Crockett wasn't in Texas for very long before he
>>> got involved in a bonehead military situation waiting for reinforcements
>>> from Texas which never came, and met his untimely demise.  Whether he
>>> rejoined his fellow Tennesseans in Hell is not recorded.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> "Are You Safer Today Than You Were 4 Years Ago?"
>>> 
>>> www.QuoteWithoutComment.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Jim White
>>> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>>> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 12:26 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Joke: Dear Abby
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Gosh, we sure have descended into a pretty low place. I don't know if the
>>> Texas references here are intentional, attempting to define the population
>>> in a less-than average American manner, find no humor in this and simply
>>> see it as a further attempt to divide a deeply divided nation. Was it you
>>> who quoted Eldridge Cleaver (was he related to Theodore and Wally?): "if
>>> you're not part of the solution you're part of the problem".....
>>> 
>>> jw
>>> Jim White
>>> Le Menagerie
>>> 
>>> "You all can go to hell....I'm going to Texas" - Davy Crockett
>>> 
>>> At 11:10 AM 10/29/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>>>> Dear Abby,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I am a crack dealer in Beaumont, Texas who has  recently been diagnosed
>>>> as a carrier of HIV virus. My parents live in Fort  Worth and one of my
>>>> sisters, who lives in Pflugerville, is married to a  transvestite.
>>>> 
>>>> My father and mother have recently been arrested for
>>>> growing and selling  marijuana. They are financially dependent on my
>>>> other two sisters, who  are prostitutes in Dallas.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I have two brothers, one  is currently serving a non-parole life sentence
>>>> at Huntsville for the
>>>> murder of a teenage boy  in 1994. My other brother is currently in jail
>>>> awaiting charges of sexual misconduct with his three children.
>>>> 
>>>> I have recently become engaged to marry a former prostitute who lives in
>>>> Longview,
>>>> She is a part time "working girl." All  things considered, my  problem is
>>>> this: I love my fiancé
>>>> and look forward to bringing her into  the family.  I certainly want to be
>>>> totally open and honest with her.
>>>> 
>>>> Should I tell her about my cousin who supports George Bush for President?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Signed,
>>>> Worried About My Reputation
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> "Are You Safer Today Than You Were 4 Years Ago?"
>>>> 
>>>> www.QuoteWithoutComment.com
>>>> 
>>>> 
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