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To: Darkwolf377
You're so without wit that you don't even see that the joke is about an ATTITUDE towards death, a specifically black comedy that Jews are proud of. No one died, it's not about laughing at someone's death--it's a joke about twisting an expectation, and about context.

Now I AM LAUGHING watching your attempt to backpedal.

It's not about anyone actually "dying" it's an "attitude" and "expectation", it's "about context".

ROFL! Talk about pretzel logic. Are you trying to make me laugh on purpose or what?

61 posted on 02/25/2006 9:43:53 PM PST by Jorge
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To: Jorge
Now I AM LAUGHING watching your attempt to backpedal. It's not about anyone actually "dying" it's an "attitude" and "expectation", it's "about context". ROFL! Talk about pretzel logic. Are you trying to make me laugh on purpose or what?

I certainly owe you, for all the laughs I've gotten out of you.

Where exactly did I backpedal? That's a cheap rhetorical trick when you've got nothing else, and lack the capacity to understand language.

I'll walk you through this, though I already know your response:

The headline implies an anti-semitic poster has gone up, and the bit following reads like rationalization for why the sign can't be pulled down in a free society. We read it and are angered, imagining the angry Jihad-supporter who hates Jews so much he would rather do business with 1000 terrorists first. But it's a free country, etc.

Thus we believe we're talking about some racist who hates Jews.

You following so far, Jorge? Okay, onward.

Then we get what we in the business call The Reveal, and see that this supposedly anti-Jewish business owner is...a Jew.

The contrast between what we assumed was a Jewish-hater's message and the actual identity of the business owner collides. He would rather bury terrorists than Jews. He in fact is AGAINST the terrorists we at first thought he was for.

Now please tell me where this is about "dying" and NOT completely about twisted expectations (the message and the expected messenger vs. the reality) and context (the sign WOULD be anti_Jewish in ANY OTHER BUSINESS).

"Pretzel logic"? Well considering that you have the sense of humor of a pretzel (unsalted), I can see where that would be on your mind.

64 posted on 02/25/2006 9:54:53 PM PST by Darkwolf377 (No respect for conservatives? That's free speech. No respect for liberals? That's hate speech.)
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To: Jorge

Dude, chill.

Since you are thumpin your Bible to justify your crotchity sourpuss attitude, I assume you want to do God's will.

If so, consider that your approach to dealing with people drive them away. Lighten up a bit and you can accomplish a heck of a lot more.

A clever joke, even one dealing with a dark subject, is not going to close the Pearly Gates for us all.


65 posted on 02/25/2006 9:55:12 PM PST by bluefish (Holding out for worthy tagline...)
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