OK, OK, OK ... if there's one thing us Aussies are good at, it's being a good sport. So I have decided *not* to delve into my extensive cache of Yank jokes (: Camille verona_beach@geocities.com @ THE ARTS HOLE http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442 @ THE INVERTED FOREST http://www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest > After reading all my juno mail yesterday my son and I were taking a > drive. This is an approximate representation of the exchange between > us... > > Dad: Hey, I have a friend on a listserve from Australia and I asked her > what she thought of that Simpsons episode set in Australia. > > Son: What did she think? > > Dad: She said it didn't go over very well over there... > > Son: Why not? > > Dad: Well, she basically said they used stereotypes to get cheap laughs. > > Son: It worked! > > Dan and Son: hahahahahahahaahahahahaha > > (Dad thinks to himself, "We've probably both watched that show just a > little too much....) > > Dad: There were other responses too . One guy said the humor was > actually directed toward Americans because only Americans are stupid > enough to think that way. > > Son: (smirking) He's right! > > Dad: Did you know those guys don't even have CNN down there? And that > there's usually only one televsion set per town...everyone goes to > something like a theater to watch the one television. There's been riots > down there when someone accidentally changed the channel. I think just > last week four people were killed in a... > > Son: Haw haw, Dad. > > Just thought I'd share that with you.... :) > > Jim > > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]