Lance on Leno

Tonight

Ken Case wrote:

On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 19:18:10 -0400, "GaryT"
wrote:

"Mike Beauchamp" wrote in message
...

Q: What do you call 3000 dead Americans in the twin towers?
A: A start.

LOL

Help a simple, unassuming man, like myself, out if you would. What's funny
in this joke?

Nothing at all, as far as I can see.

I posted it after psycho made a "joke" that was offensive to the French (and
challenged the humorless to complain) to show, perhaps, that making "jokes"
about actions where people are slaughtered may or may not be humorous, depending
on your viewpoint.

I first saw this "joke", posted on a humor newsgroup by an American after the
Concorde crash. The German dead were the butt of the "joke". (This was within an
hour of the crash).

Complaints about its inappropriateness brought the expected riposte of lack of
sense of humor.

Unfortunately, the actions of the French, in wanting to obey international law,
and wait until the weapons inspectors had done their job has merely shown the
Americans alleged love of free speech up for the sham it is: "Free speech is
fine, so long as you don't say anything I disagree with"

Of course, Bush didn't dare wait for the weapons inspectors to finish the job.
He wanted the war, and knew perfectly well that there was a very slim chance
that they were going to find any WMD.

So he took the US into an illegal war and has made the world an even more
dangerous place, and the really funny part is that he's using that to get people
to vote for him.

The sad part is that there seem to be tens of millions stupid enough to fall for
him.

Yet more political jokes!

Certainly there's a better NG for your jocularity.

Your problem doesn't seem to be humor or lack of it.
Your problem is your sense of humor seems to be
poltically driven.

Not many could turn a Leno snippet on Franco-German
rivalries into a diatribe against George Bush.

Good work.


SMH

SMH

Ken Case wrote:

On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 19:18:10 -0400, "GaryT"
wrote:

"Mike Beauchamp" wrote in message
...

Q: What do you call 3000 dead Americans in the twin towers?
A: A start.

LOL

Help a simple, unassuming man, like myself, out if you would. What's funny
in this joke?

Nothing at all, as far as I can see.

I posted it after psycho made a "joke" that was offensive to the French (and
challenged the humorless to complain) to show, perhaps, that making "jokes"
about actions where people are slaughtered may or may not be humorous, depending
on your viewpoint.

I first saw this "joke", posted on a humor newsgroup by an American after the
Concorde crash. The German dead were the butt of the "joke". (This was within an
hour of the crash).

Complaints about its inappropriateness brought the expected riposte of lack of
sense of humor.

Unfortunately, the actions of the French, in wanting to obey international law,
and wait until the weapons inspectors had done their job has merely shown the
Americans alleged love of free speech up for the sham it is: "Free speech is
fine, so long as you don't say anything I disagree with"

Of course, Bush didn't dare wait for the weapons inspectors to finish the job.
He wanted the war, and knew perfectly well that there was a very slim chance
that they were going to find any WMD.

So he took the US into an illegal war and has made the world an even more
dangerous place, and the really funny part is that he's using that to get people
to vote for him.

The sad part is that there seem to be tens of millions stupid enough to fall for
him.

Yet more political jokes!

Certainly there's a better NG for your jocularity.

Your problem doesn't seem to be humor or lack of it.
Your problem is your sense of humor seems to be
poltically driven.

Not many could turn a Leno snippet on Franco-German
rivalries into a diatribe against George Bush.

Good work.


SMH

SMH

S o r n i wrote:

the black rose wrote:


I first heard it as:
What do you call 10,000 violas at the bottom of the sea?
A good start.

Now *that's* funny if you're a musician. If you're not, you might not
get it.

It goes along with the following pair:
How do you get 10 violinists to play in tune?
Shoot 9 of them.
How do you get 10 violists to play in tune?
Shoot all 10 of them.


Careful, Rose. Ken Case will call you racist.

This is *NOT* funny. Black Rose is advocating the
murder of 10 people (OK Violists), or 9 violinists!

These are *people*, with lives, perhaps families
and pets. They may even be bicyclists!!!

First they came to get the violists, and that was
OK, then the violinists, and that was OK, ...
then they'll came for you, and I'll bet you won't
like that one bit!

So lay off the murdering of musicians jokes. If
they're of a different race it could be racist as
well.

This sort of racist, murdering humor wouldn't happen
if Gee Dubya wasn't in the White House ...

.... I wonder what sort of bikes those dead musicians
might have? Anything good I wonder?


SMH

S o r n i wrote:

the black rose wrote:


I first heard it as:
What do you call 10,000 violas at the bottom of the sea?
A good start.

Now *that's* funny if you're a musician. If you're not, you might not
get it.

It goes along with the following pair:
How do you get 10 violinists to play in tune?
Shoot 9 of them.
How do you get 10 violists to play in tune?
Shoot all 10 of them.


Careful, Rose. Ken Case will call you racist.

This is *NOT* funny. Black Rose is advocating the
murder of 10 people (OK Violists), or 9 violinists!

These are *people*, with lives, perhaps families
and pets. They may even be bicyclists!!!

First they came to get the violists, and that was
OK, then the violinists, and that was OK, ...
then they'll came for you, and I'll bet you won't
like that one bit!

So lay off the murdering of musicians jokes. If
they're of a different race it could be racist as
well.

This sort of racist, murdering humor wouldn't happen
if Gee Dubya wasn't in the White House ...

.... I wonder what sort of bikes those dead musicians
might have? Anything good I wonder?


SMH

Zoot Katz wrote:

Sat, 4 Sep 2004 04:29:43 +1000, , "DRS"
wrote:


"S o r n i" wrote in message
m

Ken Case wrote:

[...]


In your mind, Bill, yes, because you, like so many others, see
nothing shameful at poking fun at the French, but get all indignant
when people poke fun at Americans.

Poking fun at France's propensity for surrendering

Tell it to Napolean.


De Gaulle would have slapped piddlewits snotless for that remark.

1,400,000 French soldiers were killed during WWI. As a result, there
weren't many Frenchmen left to fight in World War II. More than
100,000 French soldiers died trying to stop Adolf Hitler.

Relying on the Maginot Line was stupid stupid stupid but it does not
reflect on the courage of those who died for France in 1940.

Yet yanks like to conveniently forget that for 18 months after that
execrable defeat, the USA continued to have cordial diplomatic
relations with Nazi Germany.

What precisely is your definition of "cordial"?

The US was supplying war material to the UK, and actually aiding
in the escort of shipping to UK, reporting Nazi Uboat spottings
to the Royal Navy. An American (US Navy) was a crew member of the
RCAF/RN flying boat that located the Bismark in May, 1941 and at
least a couple outright fights between American escort ships and
German Uboats occurred well before the German December 1941
declaration of war against the US. At least on US escort was sunk.

We were "officially" neutral because perhaps 80% of the American
public felt getting involved in another European war was not in
our interests, and that although Hitler wasn't a very good guy,
there were tons of bad guy leaders in the world, and wars weren't
a solution.


SMH

Zoot Katz wrote:

Sat, 4 Sep 2004 04:29:43 +1000, , "DRS"
wrote:


"S o r n i" wrote in message
m

Ken Case wrote:

[...]


In your mind, Bill, yes, because you, like so many others, see
nothing shameful at poking fun at the French, but get all indignant
when people poke fun at Americans.

Poking fun at France's propensity for surrendering

Tell it to Napolean.


De Gaulle would have slapped piddlewits snotless for that remark.

1,400,000 French soldiers were killed during WWI. As a result, there
weren't many Frenchmen left to fight in World War II. More than
100,000 French soldiers died trying to stop Adolf Hitler.

Relying on the Maginot Line was stupid stupid stupid but it does not
reflect on the courage of those who died for France in 1940.

Yet yanks like to conveniently forget that for 18 months after that
execrable defeat, the USA continued to have cordial diplomatic
relations with Nazi Germany.

What precisely is your definition of "cordial"?

The US was supplying war material to the UK, and actually aiding
in the escort of shipping to UK, reporting Nazi Uboat spottings
to the Royal Navy. An American (US Navy) was a crew member of the
RCAF/RN flying boat that located the Bismark in May, 1941 and at
least a couple outright fights between American escort ships and
German Uboats occurred well before the German December 1941
declaration of war against the US. At least on US escort was sunk.

We were "officially" neutral because perhaps 80% of the American
public felt getting involved in another European war was not in
our interests, and that although Hitler wasn't a very good guy,
there were tons of bad guy leaders in the world, and wars weren't
a solution.


SMH

psycholist wrote:

Tonight

Got highlights?
What was he wearing? What did they talk about? Did he bring any
props (bikes, LiveSTRONG band)?
Inquiring minds want to know!

--Karen M.

psycholist wrote:

Tonight

Got highlights?
What was he wearing? What did they talk about? Did he bring any
props (bikes, LiveSTRONG band)?
Inquiring minds want to know!

--Karen M.

"Karen M." wrote in message
om...
psycholist wrote:

Tonight

Got highlights?
What was he wearing? What did they talk about? Did he bring any
props (bikes, LiveSTRONG band)?
Inquiring minds want to know!

--Karen M.

Inquiring minds won't be satisfied by the level of discussion on Leno. They
talked about the proximity of the crowds on Alpe de Huez. Lance said,
"that's been part of the sport for 101 years." They talked about Robin
Williams. Lance said he'd be back for #7, but wouldn't say if it'll be next
year or the year following. The only really standout thing was when he said
he's considering running the NYC marathon. He wasn't kidding, but he wasn't
committing, either. Oh, they talked about his cancer projects just a
little. What struck me was the reaction to him by the audience. It was
like he was being cheered like a conquering hero. Huge crowd response. I
saw a few folks in the audience waving yellow jerseys. It was kinda
remarkable.

But I thought the best Lance-related thing on the show was in Leno's
monologue. He said, " Lance Armstrong has conquered France more times than
Germany."

Now lets hear all you thin-skinned, humorless folks out there flame me for
repeating that.

Bob C.