[Histonet] FW: Redneck Lent

[Lesley Weston]

You're right about your second paragraph. I tried to reply with the original joke, which is indeed about people of the Mosaic faith (only I used the more usual term) surviving the Inquisition, but I got this reply:


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As a J-person, I ought to be be deeply offended, but the whole thing is just getting funnier and funnier.

Lesley.


On 03-27-2012, at 8:22 AM, Davide Costanzo wrote:

> I, personally, found the joke very funny. I find a lot of distasteful jokes
> funny - I actually prefer them over anything clean. That does not take away
> the fact that discussing religion, or politics (with humor or in any other
> form) has no place in the workplace. Histonet is, in many ways, an
> extension of the workplace. I also do not discuss religion or politics with
> strangers, and there certainly are more strangers that read this blog than
> folks we know. While I was not personally offended by that joke, it is very
> conceivable to think that some folks would be offended.
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> As I told one replier - had this joke been about Jews it would have been
> something folks reacted to harshly. And, for good reason. So we cannot joke
> about Jews or Muslims, but Catholics are fine? I respectfully disagree -
> ALL religions and posts of humor in reference to a religion on a public
> listserv is a terrible idea.
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> And, incidentally, this support for those that could be offended is coming
> from me - a person that thinks ALL religion is a joke in the first place.
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> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 8:08 AM, Boyd, Debbie M <DKBoyd <@t> chs.net> wrote:
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>> For goodness sakes!  It is a joke.  First of all it was accidently sent to
>> HistoNet per Joseph's second email.  But most of all can't we just loosen
>> up a bit and laugh at/with each other?  Every religion, race, gender, etc.
>> has had jokes made about it.   Give the guy a break.
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>> Subject: [Histonet] FW: Redneck Lent
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>> Each Friday night after work, Bubba would fire up his outdoor grill and
>> cook a venison steak. But, all of
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>> Bubba's neighbors were Catholic. And since it was Lent, they were
>> forbidden from eating meat on Friday.
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>> The delicious aroma from the grilled venison steaks was causing such a
>> problem for the Catholic faithful that they finally talked to their priest.
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>> The Priest came to visit Bubba, and suggested that he become a Catholic.
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>> After several classes and much study, Bubba attended Mass...and as the
>> priest sprinkled holy water over him, he said, "You were born a Baptist,
>> and raised a Baptist, but now you are a Catholic."
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>> Bubba's neighbors were greatly relieved, until Friday night arrived, and
>> the wonderful aroma of grilled venison filled the neighborhood.
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>> The Priest was called immediately by the neighbors, and, as he rushed into
>> Bubba's yard, clutching a rosary and prepared to scold him, he stopped and
>> watched in amazement.
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>> There stood Bubba, clutching a small bottle of holy water which he
>> carefully sprinkled over the grilling meat and chanted:
>> "You wuz born a
>> deer, you wuz raised a deer, but now you is a catfish."
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>> Blessings, love and light, "Live simply, love generously, care deeply,
>> speak kindly."
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