RE: This is a test

["Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>]

Al Geist wrote: 

>    but they take more skill than simple sarcasm. Steve Martin 
> never made fun of
>    ethic groups, yet, he is considered one of America's 
> finest humorist.

I remember seeing Steve Martin on the college circuit before SNL. He ran
around with an arrow through his head. He poked fun at lots of ethnic
groups (but not ethic ones). 

>    With that said, I'm done with this thread.  

But the thread isn't officially over until it fulfills Godwin's Law! 

Given how it's gone so far, I'll let you do the honors, if you wish.
It's not that much of a stretch from equating the good-natured poking of
fun with hatred and racism. 

Richard


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