From: sethb@fid.morgan.com (Seth Breidbart)
Subject: Re: Polack joke
Followup-To: rec.humor.d
Organization: my opinions only
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 03:59:40 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.160731.18103@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com>
marios@ecs.comm.mot.com (mario smarduch) writes:
>In article <EebNx6W00WAvEHnkVs@andrew.cmu.edu> ts2a+@andrew.cmu.edu (Thomas Omar Smith) writes:
>>Mario Smarduch writes:
>>>In article <1992Aug27.164852.1876@gtephx.UUCP> forda@gtephx.UUCP
>>(Andrew Ford @ AGCS, Phoenix, Arizona) writes:

>>And all we've been saying is that you have a right to your opinion, but
>>you do not have a right to try and force your opinion on people in
>>rec.humor.

>Once again, where did you get the idea that I wanted to enforce my
>opinion on rec.humor?

Probably from the fact that you posted your flame there.

>>So, you launch a gigantic flame at rec.humor, America and ethnic humor
>>to accomplish it.  Let me give you some advice.  The next time someone
>>crossposts something inappropriate to a group, send mail like the
>>following:

>Thank you daddy I really like your suggestions. It's like asking
>Bush to pollitely ask Hussain to get out of Kuwait.

A posted flame will only generate more flames, as you might have
observed.  A polite email request will often accomplish its objective.
What you have accomplished is to tell anybody who is bored and looking
for a flamewar that he can generate one by posting Polish jokes to
soc.culture.polish.

>No, then people would be more then happy to aggrivate more, I know
>what kind of morans (not all but some) post to this rec.humor

You should, being one yourself.

> they are
>willing to make fun of anything trashing any virtue or culture just
>to make a joke. No, I thing what I did worked just fine.

If you wanted to cause a flamewar, you certainly did.  If you wanted
to get people not to post Polish jokes to soc.culture.polish, I doubt
it.

>>>No just tell me where you live at.
>>
>>Hey look, a vague, meaningless threat.  I bet you feel like your dick
>>just got longer.                                                     
>
>What kind of wierdo are you talking about stuff like that?

You're the one who made the stupid threat.

>>>>If polock jokes offend you, then don't read posting with
>>>>a subject line including polack!
>>>>
>>>
>>>Again YFI (you fucken idiot) I dont read "soc.culture.polish" for
>>>the purposes of jokes, so why should I even tolerate any headings
>>>about polack jokes.

Oh, now I see.  Nobody is allowed to post anything anywhere unless you
read the group for the purpose of seeing such postings.  Well, I don't
read rec.humor for your stupid flames, so your posting is just as
inappropriate as the original one.  What does that make you?

>>> This Brett guy deliberately posted to this
>>>group.

So?

>The problem with these polack jokes is stereotyping, I dont want to 
>be associated with some negative perceptions that people might have
>about Polish people because of idiots like Brett or this Andrew Ford
>guy.

I don't have negative perceptions about Polish people because some
fool tells jokes.  I do have negative perceptions about you because
you're a hypocrite who can't spell.

> How would you like me talking negativly behind your back ruining your
>personality and spreading false perceptions where people have a completely
>negative opinion of you.

First of all, you're complaining about the fact that they *didn't*
post "behind your back", but shoved the posting in your face (scp).
Secondly, if you want to say bad things about me, go ahead.  It will
tell the people who read it more about you than about me.

Seth		sethb@fid.morgan.com