Human Canoe

Henry Musikar gravity at nicom.com
Fri Apr 11 17:23:56 CDT 1997


Is there anyone among us who is unaccustomed to the reflex of "Tribe 
of Cannibals" = Dark? Let's not pretend otherwise. But that reflex 
doesn't make the joke racist.

But as a native NY'er, ...

On 11 Apr 97 at 8:50, David Casseres wrote:

> Ingrid sez
> 
> >  A point of parliamentary order for political correctness gone on it's
> >usual rampant path unencumbered by the thought process in your rabid
> >overreaction to the "canoe" joke. 
> 
> I too find the canoe joke amusing and inoffensive, but to me it seems 
> obvious that Fakereddine simply misinterpreted it.  As for your 
> responses, I must remind you that every time you invoke "political 
> correctness" in an argument your IQ drops 10%.
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> David
> 
> 
> 

AsB4,
Henry Musikar

Keep cool, but care. -- TRP
Moderation in moderation. -- Husky Mariner



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