There are 18 messages totalling 760 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. An alternative to the silly dying boy poem............. 2. Liberalism Cause Discovered 3. Bigamy 4. Pavlovian conditioning (redneck style) (adult themes) 5. Jungle crook 6. assorted: Offensive to Barbie-lovers; Italians 7. Humor: Three Biggest Lies 8. Students' Flawed Writings Reshape History.( Part 1 of 3) 9. Yo Momma!!!! 10. Diet poem 11. High Times 12. If you love someone, set him free 13. Difference between Man and Woman 14. Welcome to Monday 15. HUMOR List Traffic Report 16. In The News - American politics, Seattle floods, airlines 17. the Irishman 18. Pastors! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 09:37:25 +0200 From: Max Blumberg Subject: An alternative to the silly dying boy poem............. I posted a silly poem, Mom, I forgot what Jimbo said About the rules of humor@uga, now my suspension lies ahead I really feel so stupid inside, Mom, just like Jim said I would I can't obey a simple rule, but the others wish I could. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 03:08:02 -0500 From: Jim Moore Jr Subject: Liberalism Cause Discovered It was announced today that liberalism may be genetically determined. A lengthy article in the current issue of "HEY !" threatens to overshadow the announcement by Government scientists that there might be a hidden dormant gene for compassion in men. Reports of the gene codes which predispose one to liberal views were discovered after a long study in Brite Orange County CA, has sent shock waves through medical, political and yuppie communities. Psychologists have long believed the "off-the-wall" liberals' unnatural and frequently unconstitutional radical tendencies resulted from an unhealthy family life -- a remarkably high percentage of liberals had whimpy and submissive fathers, as well as latent lesbian mothers who didn't teach them traditions at all. Biologists have long suspected that liberal tendencies are inherited. "After all" said one author of the article, "It's quite common for such a free spirit to have a brother or sister who also has such distorted views." The finding has been greeted with a sigh of relief by parents, family & friends of liberals, who have tended to blame themselves for the twisted political views of otherwise lovable people. One mother, a life-long Conservative, with two liberal sons, clasped her hands in ecstasy upon hearing of the findings. "I just knew it was a freak of nature," she said, "I knew my boys wouldn't actually choose that kind of lifestyle!" Despite the near certainty of the medical community about these genetic origins, troubling issues remain. The article offered no reason for the startlingly high incidence of liberals found among siblings of the Yuppie Community. It remains to be explained why so many avowed Liberals vote Republican occasionally -- or at least fantasize about doing so. Surprisingly, some are hailing the findings as a step forward rather than an invitation to deny liberals their civil rights; to which normal, sane people are entitled. Other free thinkers, recalling early scientific studies to test the mental instability of hippies (long established to be the fore-runners of today's yuppies, only with no material goods), find the frenzied search for the biological cause of liberalism pointless, if not downright sinister. But for most real Americans, the discovery opens a window on a much brighter tomorrow. In a few years, gene therapy could help these hapless souls, & eventually, eradicate liberals altogether; bringing peace to the world. President Clinton and co-President Hillary were in closed conference with the Attorney General to determine if there was a method for them to veto or outlaw this latest discovery and could not be reached for comment. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 12:23:06 +0200 From: Altar Ariel Subject: Bigamy Q: What is the punishment for bigamy? A: Two mothers-in-law. ariel :) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 08:49:13 -0500 From: Robert Bragner Subject: Pavlovian conditioning (redneck style) (adult themes) A young farmer is newly married and the couple can't get enough of it. Just before leaving the house for the fields at down they tear off a piece and when he returns home at evening they have another go before and after supper and maybe a couple more during the night. The problem is during the day: the fields are a long way from the house and the young man loses so much time traveling home and back again at noon that he decides to consult a friend (the town's doctor) about what to do. "Easiest thing in the world, Homer" says the doctor. "You take your rifle out with you every day don't you? Well when you feel like you're in the mood for some lovin' just fire a shot into the air as a signal to your wife for her to come out to you. That way you won't lose any workin' time." Homer tries this and it seems to work pretty good for a while. One day though the doctor stops by the house to pay a visit and he notices Homer sitting alone inside looking very morose. "What's wrong?" he asks. "Didn't my idea work? And where's your wife?" "Oh, it worked" says Homer. "Whenever I got in the mood I fired off a shot like you said and Beckie'd come runnin'. Then we'd find a secluded place and do it after which Beckie'd go back home." "So what's the problem?" "Well I think I overdid it, Doc. I ain't seen hide nor hair of Beckie since the huntin' season got started..." ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 16:13:35 +0100 From: "Th. Legters" Subject: Jungle crook Two nuns were living in the jungle, doing their good work. One day they were strolling through the bushes, as suddenly two dangerous looking guys jumped before them. Each of them takes a nun, throws her on the soil and starts raping them. 'Oh God', nun #1 cries, ' forgive him, 'cause he doesn't know what he is doing..' 'Well, mine sure does !', groans nun # 2. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 09:24:17 -0600 From: "D. B. Christian" Subject: assorted: Offensive to Barbie-lovers; Italians Ariel's "Bigamy" post reminded me of a few of my favorites.... What's bigotry? The largest tree in an Italian neighborhood. What's bigamist? A heavy drizzle in the same neighborhood. A friend told this one to me the other night: Why can't Ken and Barbie have kid's? Because Ken came in a box. David Christian, MA (aka Bjorn) Exp Psyc/Instructor of Norwegian UofNoDak Grand Forks ND If God hadn't wanted me to be uptight...why would there be coffee and graduate school? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 12:41:00 -0600 From: Randall Woodman Subject: Humor: Three Biggest Lies >Sent From: Danny S Easterling 3 Biggest Software Lies: - The program's fully tested and bugfree. - We're working on the documentation. - Of course we can modify it. 3 Biggest Computer Room Lies: - As long as you remember to 'SAVE' your input, you'll never lose any files. - We run the stuff through as fast as it comes in the door. - The new machines on order. 3 Biggest Large Company Lies: - We have an entrepreneurial spirit here. - People are our greatest resource. - We say 'let the marketplace decide'. 3 Biggest Small Company Lies: - We have an entrepreneurial spirit here. - The boss is just one of the guys. - Staying small is a conscious decision. 3 Biggest Marketing Lies: - Immediate delivery?...No problem. - We treat every customer as if they were our most important. - We're going out to lunch to talk business. 3 Biggest Engineering Professor's Lies: - Some day this course will come in handy. - These tests are more trouble for me than they are for you. - This is the way they do it in industry. 3 Biggest Executive Lies: - Money...it's just a score card. - If it were up to me, there'd be no assigned parking spaces. - You have to twist my arm to get me to go on a business trip. 3 Biggest Hardware Lies: - We always design for testablilty. - It worked fine on the proto board. - That would be much easier to implement in software. 1. Software engineering is like looking for a black cat in a dark room. 2. Systems engineering is like looking for a black cat in a dark room in which there is no cat. 3. Knowledge engineering is like looking for a black cat in a dark room where there is no cat and someone yells, "I got it!". -=} Randall {=- randall.woodman@lunatic.com --- . SPEED 2.00 #1157 . O%%%%.==0123456789ABCDEF=====- <= Hexcalibur ---- The Lunatic Fringe * Richardson, TX * 972-235-5288 * Home Of FringeNet ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 17:52:21 -0600 From: "Ken Brousseau Sr." Subject: Students' Flawed Writings Reshape History.( Part 1 of 3) Source: Ann Lander's Column -- authored by Richard Lederer,a teacher at St Paul's School. It is made up from lines in student papers. The History of the World Adam and Eve were created from an apple tree. Jacob, son of Isaac, stole his brother's birthmark. One of Jacob's sons, Joseph, gave refuse to the Israelites. The inhabitants of Egypt were called mummies. They traveled by Camelot. Moses led the Hebrew slaves to the Red Sea, where they made unleavened bread, which is bread made without any ingredients. David was a Hebrew king who fought the Philatelists. Solomon, one of David's sons, had 500 wives and 500 porcupines. The Greeks invented three kinds of columns -- Corinthian, Doric and Ironic. The mother of Achilles dipped him in the River Styx until he becam intolerable. In the Olympic Games, Greeks ran races, jumped, hurled the biscuits and threw the java. The reward to the victor was a coral wreath. Socrates was a famous Greek teacher who died from an overdose of wedlock. Eventually the Ramones conquered the Greeks. Nero was a cruel tyrant who tortured his poor subjects by playing the fiddle to them. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 19:50:53 -0500 From: Igor Immerman Subject: Yo Momma!!!! Well, I'm finally back with the nastiness: > =-> SO SLUTTY, > > Yo momma so slutty when she got a new mini skirt, everyone commented on her > nice belt! > > =-> SO GREASY, > > Yo momma so greasy she used bacon as a band-aid! > Yo momma so greasy she sweats Crisco! > > =-> TEETH SO YELLOW, > > Yo momma teeth are so yellow traffic slows down when she smiles! > Yo momma teeth are so yellow she spits butter! > Yo momma teeth are so yellow I can't believe its not butter > > =-> SO LAZY, > > Yo momma so lazy she thinks a two-income family is where yo daddy has two > jobs. > > =-> SO SKINNY, > > Yo momma so skinny she has to wear a belt with spandex. > Yo momma so skinny she turned sideways and dissapeared. > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 20:34:20 -0500 From: George Hughes Subject: Diet poem Incitement to Diet by Felicia Lamport The loud repercussions of diet discussions Can set you to groaning aloud By raising the issue of adipose tissue With which you feel overendowed. You determine to lose, but which method to use? They're all couched in such intricate terms That you long to get hold of those wise men of old Who sponsored the Diet of Worms. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 20:56:51 -0500 From: Marquis de Sade Subject: High Times Speaking of the surly bonds, here's my own interpretation of the famed poem High Flight, by John Gillespie, Jr. High Times Flight Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of sobriety, And danced around on alcohol addled-wheels. I've tripped, and stumbled in tumbling mirth On ocean-wave floorboards - while drinking more 12-ounce meals Than you've ever dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung My head through a window. Hovering there, I've shouted my chow, and flung What feels like my digestive system into the air. And many a night I've spent on my knees Holding a swaying toilet in love's embrace Dizzied by the floating, swirling carrots and peas. And while dry-heaving what feels like a planet in space My guts give me respite; with fumbling grace, I raise up my hand, and wipe the bile from my face. -- Chaplain Sol Invictus ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 21:27:49 -0500 From: Jenny Xu Subject: If you love someone, set him free The Original...... If you love someone, Set him free... If he comes back, he's yours, If he doesn't, he's never was.... The New Versions..... Pessimist: If you love someone, Set him free ... If he ever comes back, he's yours, If he doesn't, as expected, he's never was ... Optimist: If you love someone, Set him free ... Don't worry, he will come back. Suspicious: (1) If you love someone, Set him free ... If he ever comes back, ask him why. (2) If you love someone, Set him free ... but get someone to follow him (3) If you love someone, ...are you sure you love that someone? Go-getter: If you love someone, Set him free ... If he comes back, he's yours, If he doesn't, go get him ! Hunter: If you love someone, Set him free ... Don't even wait whether he comes back, go hunt him down! Impatient: If you love someone, Set him free ... If he doesn't comes back within some timeout, forget him. Patient: If you love someone, Set him free ... If he doesn't comes back, continue to wait until he comes back ... Playful: If you love someone, Set him free ... * If he comes back, and if you love him still, set him free again, repeat * Student in the midst of an exam period: If you love someone, Set him free ... If he comes back during the exam period, set him free again, and go and study ... If he doesn't comes back during the exam period, god bless. If he doesn't comes back at all, god bless you too. Bo-chap: If you love someone, Set him free... If he comes back, he's yours, If he doesn't, he's never was.... ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 21:27:53 -0500 From: Jenny Xu Subject: Difference between Man and Woman M A N If you don't let him kiss you, you don't love him If you let him, he thinks you are cheap If you praise him, he thinks you are pressuring him If you don't, he thinks you don't care If you agree to all his wants, he is abusing If you don't, you are not understanding If you want to be romantic, he thinks you want a sugar daddy If you don't, you are plain and boring If you visit him too often, he thinks you want to get married If you don't, he worries about new boyfriends If you put makeup on, he accuses you of flirting If you don't, he thinks you look like a housewife If you are jealous, he believes "It's natural for men" If you don't, he thinks "He can have his cake and eat it too" If you want a gift of flowers, he thinks "Its a waste of money" If you don't, he thinks you don't deserve it If you come early, he thinks you are an irony lady If you don't, he thinks "That's a girl's way" If you want an ambitious man, you are pushy If you don't, you don't care about his future If you help him out, his ego is injured If you don't, his feelings are hurt If you make more money than him, he cannot marry you If you don't make any, he wants someone else If he make a suggestion, he wants you to agree If you don't, you are being difficult If you say "no", he thinks you mean "try again" If you don't, he has no respect for you O Lord!! We are just humans like our fellow "MEN" Why can't we get along? Don't we deserve respect just like them? Our wants are simple, tender loving care and respect. AMEN. WOMAN If you kiss her, you are not a gentlemen If you don't, you are not a man If you praise her, she thinks you are lying If you don't, you are good for nothing If you agree to all her likes, she is abusing If you don't, you are not understanding If you make romance, you are an 'experience man' If you don't, you are half a man If you visit her too often, she thinks it is boring If you don't, she accuses you of double crossing If you are well dressed, she says you are a playboy If you don't, you are a dull boy If you are jealous, she says it's bad If you don't, she thinks you don't love her If you attempt a romance, she says you didn't respect her If you don't, she thinks you don't like her If you are a minute late, she complains it's hard to wait If she is late, she says "That's a girl's way" If you visit another, she accuses you of being a heel If she is visited by another, 'Oh! it's natural, we are girls' If you kiss her once in a while, she professes you are cold If you kiss her too many, she yells that you are taking advantage If you fail to help her in crossing the street, you lack ethics If you do, she thinks it's just one of the man's tactics If you stare at other, she accuses you of flirting If she is stared by others, she says that they are just admiring If she talks, she wants you to listen If you listen, she wants you to talk Oh God!! You created those creatures called "WOMAN" So simple, yet so complex So weak, yet so powerful So confusing, yet so desirable "O Lord, tell me what to do, AMEN." ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 20:38:32 -0800 From: Eric Clark Subject: Welcome to Monday Here are some things you can do in the office today. Taken from an article in a Seattle paper. * Play a game of Twister. Rather than spin a needle on a board, spin your boss around as fast as you can. If he pukes, everyone gets the day off. * Park an old beat-up truck carrying a big arty-heart outside the downtown mall. Make sure it says "The Bomb" on the bumper. * Unplug the refrigerator. Three hours later, award a "Rankest Lunch o' the Day" trophy. * Make the guy who's always late eat the smelly lunch for breakfast. * Lower all the desks to ankle level. * Post a memo stating that all employees whp haven't erased unliscenced software on their computers _by last Friday_ will be fired. * Hastily scribble "Lost: Red-and-black boa constrictor" on the chalkboard. * Stage a mock murder for the window washer to "accidently" observe. * Argue over who invented the Macerena dance, the Wave, and how long before someone combines them into the MacaWave. * Pants everyone whose last name starts with "T." * Leave a fake list of salaries in the copier. * Cut a lock of hair from people exiting the restroon. Apologize by saying, "Sorry, I thought you were someone else." * Change the coffee to decaf, and watch everyone become really irratible. * See who can refrain from asking "How was your weekend" the longest. * Hoard the office supplies and listen in glee as strains of "...a $5-billion company and I can't even find any damn paper clips..." carry through the hallways. * Hold a combo keg chug/limbo contest. The winner receives a promotion. * Telephone a coworker's spouse at home, claiming you found the employee's wallet at the strip joint. Throw in "...a little mink oil should take that right out..." for good measure. * Call a metting and announce "Listen. This computer thing just isn't working out. You'll all have typewriters and White Out on your desks after lunch." * Walk around claiming you're cookoo for Cocoa Puffs. * Replace the soda pop in the cafeteria vending machine with live squid. * Every hour on the hour, scream "Hey Mo!" followed by a low-pitched "nyuk nyuk." * Sign your e-mail "Love. stinky." * Start rumors about the new dress code, "All Fuchsia, all the time." * Toss the geeky guy's keyboard in the recycle bin. Reassure him it'll be back as a scratch pad one day. * Create a "Who's sleeping with Who" office pool. * Change all screen savers to read "If this cubicle's rocking, don't come a knockin'." * Fine anyone who uses the word "opportunity" instead of "problem." By Mike Carter. Slightly altered. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 00:02:58 -0500 From: Jim Subject: HUMOR List Traffic Report Hi, everyone! This is Jim, HUMOR's Traffic Reporter, comin' at you with the first Report of 1997. (Those of you who use the Julian calendar, that is...) Every Sunday it is my responsibility to send this Traffic Report to the Contributors' list, and on the first Sunday of each month, I send it to the entire HUMOR list. Welcome to January of 1997. If you are reading these words, but do not have the honor/privilege of reading them weekly, and would like that honor/privilege (and, by extension, the honor/privilege of being allowed to contribute your own brand of HUMOR to the list), you need to take a short exam, and you can do so by sending LISTSERV@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU the command GET HUMOR GUIDE. This command, like all commands to this email address goes in the body of the text of an email. If you are receiving unsolicited emails from someone who scans the listserver for addresses, and would like to conceal your membership, effectively preventing someone from finding out your exact address, send LISTSERV@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU the command SET HUMOR CONCEAL. 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And now for my usual/obligatory contribution of humor: Subject: Performance review What three two letter words can best dampen a man's ardor in bed? -- "Is it in?" ----- Jim Goldman, HUMOR list Traffic Reporter and Webmaster jimphynn@mindspring.com http://www.webcom.com/jimphynn ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 21:23:17 -0800 From: Ed Lambert Subject: In The News - American politics, Seattle floods, airlines In The News - Edited excerpts from the LA Times WARNING - may be offensive to British Royalty, Mexican Americans, women, men, Dominos pizza chain, dogs, clowns, and people too stupid to carry a drivers license. Happy New Year folks - on New Years Eve, Times Square erupted as the ball came down at midnight. Traditions differ elsewhere. In Washington, Newt Gingrich stayed up all night waiting for the other show to drop. Winter storms continue to pounce the Pacific Northwest. It took Seattle residents two days to realize that the white stuff coming out of the sky wasn't meant for their cafe lattes. The President and first lady spent several days after Christmas returning inappropriate gifts, which is pretty much their routine all year. President Clinton's approval rating is now at 60%, an all time high. In his latest job rating, 65% of women rated him great, 20% said he was good, and 15% wished he would cuddle more afterward. The House ethics probe of Newt Gingrich continues. Newt should look at the bright side. If this keeps up, he can always become speaker of the Big House. Queen Elizabeth pronounced ex-Beatle Paul McCartney a knight. The queen cited his "services to music... with the notable exception of 'Silly Love Songs'" In response to the news, teenage music lovers all over the world said, "Who?" The airline industry expects to see a $4 billion profit in 1996. Most airlines will pass the good economic news on to passengers - travelers can expect an extra bag of peanuts. In Orange County, California, it is being reported that some Mexicans voted illegally in an Orange County race for Congress. The Spanish language ballots were even reported to be slanted. Bob Dornan was listed as "El Gringo Loco". The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that sex won't trigger a heart attack, but suggests that the lack of sex might. Finally, something for men to fake in bed... The Beavis and Butthead movie marked the biggest December opening in Hollywood history. Young people love those animated morons. Were looking good for Quayle-Kaelin in the 2000 election. To help avoid injuries, the surgeon general recommends that Americans exercise less vigorously and less often in 1997. In a dramatic display of patriotism, millions of Americans have pledged to do their part. Doubletree Hotels will buy Renaissance Hotels for $830 million. It was supposed to only cost $730 million, but during negotiations the buyers made a couple of local phone calls. Domino's Pizza has announced it will open three outlets in Iceland. Their new guarantee - if the pizza isn't there in 30 minutes, we shhot the dog. In Malaysia, a chef is charging $15,000 for a dinner featuring a frozen shellfish that has been extinct for 20 years. You know, last night I was at a 7-Eleven, and I saw the same dinner for less than $10. The International Clown Hall of Fame is moving from Delavan Wisconsin to Milwaukee. Oddly enough, all 271 employees are expected to arrive in one Volkswagon. And finally, most of the articles I post here come from a humor column in the LA Times, however, this gem comes from the front section... Jason Jinks, 20, of Bay St. Louis Miss. died of his injuries on Wednesday, three days after his accident. He was driving his car when his hat flew out the window. A 14 year old bot who was in the car told sheriff's deputies that Jinks stopped, put the car in reverse and backed up at 25 to 30 mph in the dark with the door open. He fell out after he hit the brakes... No word on whether the hat was recovered... That's all folks, hope '97 is better than '96 was... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 18:46:48 +1300 From: Jonathan Kerkin Subject: the Irishman Jonathan Kerkin 01/06/97 01:46 AM There is an Irish man getting ready to jump to his death from a bridge when a Priest walks past. The man turns to the Priest and says, "Don't try to stop me father, I'm going to jump." "Don't jump." says the Priest, "It can't be that bad. Think of the life you have yet to live." "That's one of the reasons I'm jumping" Says the Irish man. "Well if that won't stop you, think about your family." says the Priest. "That's another reason." says the Irish man. "Well think about your job." says the Priest. "There's another reason." says the Irish man. "Well if that won't stop you think about St. Patrick." says the Priest. "Who's that?" asks the Irish man. "Jump you Protestant bastard." says the Priest. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 11:42:44 -0500 From: Chalapathi Rao Poduri Subject: Pastors! In France, the young assistant pastors do not live in the main rectory. That is reserved for the Pastor and his housekeeper. One day the pastor invited his new young assistant pastor to have dinner at the rectory. While being served, the young pastor noticed how shapely and lovely the housekeeper was and down deep in his heart he wondered if there was more between the pastor and the housekeeper. After the meal was over, the middle-aged pastor assured the young priest that everything was purely professional ... that she was the housekeeper and cook and that was that. About a week later the housekeeper came to the pastor and said,"Father, ever since the new assistant came for dinner I have not been able to find the beautiful silver gravy ladle. You don't suppose he took it, do you?" The Pastor said, " Well, I doubt it but I'll write him a letter." So he sat down and wrote, "Dear Father, I'm not saying you did take the gravy ladle and I'm not saying you did not take the gravy ladle. But the fact remains that it has been missing since you were here for dinner." The young assistant received the letter, and he answered it as follows: "Dear Father Pastor, I'm not saying that you do sleep with the housekeeper and I'm not saying that you do not sleep with the housekeeper. But I do know for sure that if you slept in your own bed you would find the gravy ladle." ------------------------------ End of HUMOR Digest - 5 Jan 1997 to 6 Jan 1997 **********************************************