[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: That not so great Great Dr Laura joke

[Starling]

**delurking, again**

regarding this whole dr. laura bit:

first of all, i recall hearing from somewhere that dr. laura is an orthodox jew.  so actually, we're browbeating the wrong group entirely (note:  i am not encouraging the browbeating of any religious group, i prefer simply laughing at stupidity. it's better for the blood pressure.)

anywho...those jokes did indeed fall flat, so how bout we take them with a collective grain of salt and find something new to chortle over

Abbie (who is giving up on lurking as people here talk about so many interesting things...)

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Pigwidgeon 
  To: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, 08 March, 2001 8:21 PM
  Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: That not so great Great Dr Laura joke


  John: "Seeing as I *really* couldn't find any way that this should go 
  on the main list, I decided to send it here for your amusement. Usual 
  don't-take-it-too-seriously caveats apply, Mr Emptor, so don't go 
  there :)"

  Apparently I wrote: "<various nitpicky replies to the biblical 
  translations used for the Dr Laura joke>"

  John: "See, it's a Joke, as in the title "That Great Dr Laura JOKE". 
  Funny-ha-ha. A rib-tickler, if you so please, except not in public, 
  because that will get you arrested. Tickling ribs, bad plan."
  And: "Anyway, yes, it's a joke. Hence its inclusion on the OT-CHATTER 
  list where we're currently discussing...religion, specifically with 
  regard to certain sects of a certain religion attempting to ban a 
  certain book. An amusing parody of a certain celebrity who certainly 
  belongs to a certain sect of said certain religion trying to ban said 
  certain book is arguably on-topic on this off-topic list."

  Yes it may be a joke, but not one that I found very amusing. I can 
  see why it could be funny to some and appreciate that it is meant as 
  nothing more than a response to one person's comments on religion 
  (i.e. Dr Laura who I know nothing about). If I had seen the 
  television programme in question then maybe I would find it amusing. 
  I also agree that this is the place for such comments.

  This does not, however, mean that I cannot, or should not, respond in 
  the way I chose to do so. I merely pointed out a couple of 
  inaccuracies in the message. If such a message is posted then I see 
  no reason that people should not be able to reply as they see fit, as 
  long as they do so in a way that respects the views of others and 
  does not personally attack anyone.


  And also: "(Oh, and when it says "Leviticus 20:20" with regard to 
  eyesight...it's not talking about passage numbers.)"

  You don't say. I never would have guessed! Here was me thinking they 
  had just managed to quote the wrong passage.


  Simon



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