Re: Second thoughts

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Dear Elizabeth!

PLEASE tell the joke.  You're among friends--who have (by definition)
forgiven you in advance for any inherent ugliness; and who will bear with
the necessary asides and explanations because they understand the end to
which you're aiming....

I'm more concerned about the ethical implications of announcing that there's
a great joke but then refusing to tell it.  

Cheers,

Paul

OSR--What's the best "joke" in the JDS canon?  Although it's far from
"funny" (many jokes ARE) I'd have to argue that the very title "For
Esme--With Love and Squalor" ranks among the most touchingly titillating
phrases ever invented.  It's poking fun at Esme, to be sure.  And I guess
that could be described as cruelty.  But it's gentle fun.  And it's done
with such love that a knowing smile is almost inevitable.  

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