12-15-20 05:57 JOE MACKEY wrote to ED VANCE about Real vs movie violence (w
Howdy! Again Joe,

 JM> @MSGID: 
 JM>   Ed wrote --

 > There were a bunch of "Stupid Polock" jokes during the 1970-80's.
 >
 > Ten or so years ago I learned that Polish people are not stupid.

 JM>   I think its human nature to talk about certain groups like that.
 JM> Some folks use Polish, Poles maybe use Italians, Italians maybe the
 JM> Greeks.
 JM>   The same in this country with one state talking about people in
 JM> another state.  Here its WV vs Ohio.

 Around these parts its Kentucky vs Indiana.

 JM>   I use old Polock jokes about folks in a nearby county.
 JM>   Two guys in Lincoln County were walking along the road and one says,
 JM> "Oh look, a dead bird".  The other guy looks up toward the sky asking
 JM> "Where?"
 JM>   Two guys from Lincoln County were on a escalator at the mall when the
 JM> power went out.  They were stuck for two hours before they were
 JM> rescued.
 JM>   You get it idea.

 Cute.

 73 de Ed W9ODR         .    .


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