Bad Jokes & Ebonics

C. Endicott cendicot at u.washington.edu
Wed Feb 19 02:34:34 CST 1997


> there's nothing remotely funny 
> about this Lord's Prayer version.  

Then why did I and everyone I read this to laugh? Are we just bad, bad
people? Are our orgones askew? Have we been brainwashed by Them? 

Why was this joke so offensive? (This is an honest question- I'm obviously
missing something...) 

Dazed in Seattle





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