1 August 1999 - ethnic jokes
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Max: Hey Min, I got like a new joke. Wanna hear? Ya see, dere’s
dese two Pollacks, and....
Min: Your multicultural sensitivity faltered for a moment there, Max.
I’m sure you didn’t intend to allude to a negative stereotype.
Max: OK, OK, Newfies. Den da second Newfie sez, he sez,
“You may be pleased to observe that the ethnic joke is in itself
a cultural tradition of long standing. Broadmindedness demands
that you accord it due respect.”
Min: Dear Max, inhabitants of Newfoundland are properly referred to
as “inhabitants of Newfoundland.”
Max: Arright, whadever, morons den. Dey could be from anywhere, right?
So den da first moron sez, “Inhabitants of”—Hey! You arready heard it!