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[As was inevitable, I was inundated with WTC quickies. For obvious reasons, these jokes are far more offensive than any topical digest I've ever dealt with, and I really didn't want to post them at all, much less read them and decide which ones were "funny." But RHF has a long-standing policy regarding offensive material, and principles aren't principles if one only adheres to them when convenient. Let me make it clear that THESE JOKES ARE NASTY, SICK, AND HIGHLY OFFENSIVE. IF YOU EVEN THINK THAT YOU MIGHT BE DISTURBED BY SUCH MATERIAL, DO NOT DECODE THIS ARTICLE. And if you decide to risk it, please don't complain to me later, because I warned you. Twice. And encoded it. - Jim]
All tragedies inspire jokes, of both the regular and sick type, and the Sept 11 terrorist attacks are no different. In many cases the jokes provide release from the horror, for many they provide nothing but offense. To understand why, one has to understand a bit about the nature of comedy. Most comedy derives from the combination of presenting something we find frightening or embarassing in a context where we are safe, combined with a cleverness of presentation. Cleverness without the fear is mostly the province of puns.
The first comedy can be seen in the laughter of small children hung in the air or twirled by their parents--scary, but safe.
In some cases, if a subject or tragedy touches you deeply, it's not possible for your mind to find the safe context necessary to see it as humour. The result is nothing but the original fear, or horror, and a bewilderment that anybody saw comedy, because for you there is none. This is no less true for the RHF moderators, who must read through a myriad of jokes whenever any disaster strikes and decide which are "good" jokes. Note that the first WTC jokes appeared in the RHF queue on the evening of the 11th. Even with the horror, people often find comedy even in the face of personal tragedy, the realization that something is not serious providing a relief.
We've always published these jokes about tragedy, with warning. We're not out to offend people who can't yet feel safe again. Knowing some will ignore the warning, we seriously ask you to not decode these rot13 items unless you are confident that you are ready to release the emotion. Those who do will no doubt want to flame us, with a letter beginning, "I support your past posting of offensive jokes but this time you went too far/don't you realize the special tragedy/I'm for free speech, but..." The archives include jokes about a war that killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqis; it would be hypocritical to blanch because this time Americans are the victims.
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>Sebz: pqqhxrf@agearg.arg (?)
>Fhowrpg: Fbzr nffrzoyl erdhverq
Fbzr pyrire fbhy cbfgrq na nhpgvba ba rOnl ernqvat:
Qrfpevcgvba: Gjb jbeyq Genqr Prager ohvyqvatf. Ab ybatre erdhverq. Fbzr
nffrzoyl znl or erdhverq. Ohl bar be obgu, ohl obgu naq erprvir gjb
serr nvepensg.
[Abgr - bevtvanyyl pbhyq or sbhaq nf
uggc://ptv.ronl.pbz/nj-ptv/rOnlVFNCV.qyy?IvrjVgrz&vgrz=1637566709, ohg jnf
erzbirq ol rOnl - rq.]
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>Sebz: wbaebpx@lnubb.pbz (Wbanguna Sreeb)
>Fhowrpg: Arj K10 cbchaqre nq grkg
K10.pbz'f cbchaqre jro nqiregvfrzragf unir whfg punatrq gb erqverpg gb
uggc://nqf.k10.pbz/nyy/fhfcraq.ugz, juvpu ernqf, "Jr unir fhfcraqrq bhe
freivpr bhg bs flzcngul gb gur ivpgvzf naq snzvyvrf bs guvf Angvbany
gentrql." V thrff abj jr unir gur nafjre gb gur dhrfgvba, "Jub qb jr
unir gb xvyy gb trg gubfr fghcvq nqf gb fgbc?"
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>Sebz: fgrs@fjpc.pbz (fgrs)
>Fhowrpg: vs ova Ynqra vf erfcbafvoyr...
QBR NQIVFBEL
Nyy HF flfgrz nqzvavfgengbef ner gb eha gur sbyybjvat fpevcg:
svaq /ova/ynqra # ybpngr vg puzbq +k /ova/ynqra # znxr vg rkrphgnoyr ez -s /ova/ynqra # erzbir vg
Purpx vs /ova/ynqra vf fgvyy ehaavat. Vs fb, xvyy vg.fgrs
[Abgr - Wvzzl Evzzre (wevzzre@nyhzav.hgrknf.arg) cbvagf bhg gung /ova/ynqra vf hasbeghangryl n uneq yvax gb /ubzr/nstunavfgna - rq.]
= = = = = = = >Sebz: cnhy@urlub.pbz (C. Qjbexva) >Fhowrpg: Rkcynangvba sbe JGP, onq gnfgr
Jbj, ybbxf yvxr Zvpebfbsg jvyy tb gb nal yratguf gb nibvq gur Srq qrynlvat KC.
= = = = = = = >Sebz: flyine@inkre.arg (Ora Bfgebjfxl) >Fhowrpg: N erzvaqre sebz Znqevq
Xvat Whna Pneybf V gbqnl vffhrq n cebpynzngvba erzvaqvat gur PVN'f zncznxref gung Fcnva unf abg orra n Zhfyvz pbhagel sbe uhaqerqf bs lrnef.
= = = = = = = >Sebz: znyhfqrv@cnporyy.arg (Fbybzba Xriva Punat) >Fhowrpg: AL JGP Dhvpxvr
Frra ba n qhssyr ont: "V whfg zrg Bfnzn Ova Ynqra Naq Nyy V Tbg Jnf Guvf = Ybhfl Pneel-Ba Qhssyr Ont."
= = = = = = = >Sebz: fgrcu@fpbggeryy.pbz (Fgrcunavr Pbggeryy Oelnag) >Fhowrpg: Unccvrfg Zna va gur Jbeyq
Nf jr jngpurq gur ubeevsvp riragf hasbyq ba Ghrfqnl, Frcgrzore 11, zl sevraqf naq V arrqrq gb svaq fbzr fbynpr va gur gentrql, fbzrguvat gb znxr vg frrz nf gubhtu gubhfnaqf bs crbcyr unq abg qvrq sbe abguvat.
"Jryy, V thrff jr xabj jub gur unccvrfg zna va gur jbeyq vf gbqnl," zl sevraq svanyyl erznexrq.
"Ova Ynqra?" V nfxrq, jbaqrevat jub pbhyq cbffvoyl ybbx ba guvf qrfgehpgvba jvgu tynqarff.
"Abcr," ur ercyvrq. "Tnel Pbaqvg."
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