Flags: 000000000000 From: petebob@sequent.UUCP (Pete Apple) Subject: Top 10 reasons not to remove me as moderator Keywords: topical, racist, rot13, laugh, offense=people with no sense of humour Date: 23 Nov 88 07:54:33 GMT Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. This joke was not written by me, but complete rights in it have been transferred to me by the author. I declare it Copyright 1988 B. Templeton. Under this copyright, the following licence is granted to most participants in USENET to decrypt and read this joke. USENET readers not on the list below may decrypt and read this joke. Any attempt by a person whose name appears on the list below to decrypt or read this joke, and any attempt by any other person to forward a copy of this joke in decrypted form is a violation of copyright and expressly prohibited by law. Those not licenced to read this joke are: Jonathan E.D. Richmond David Makowsky Nancy M. Gould Betsy R. Schwartz This joke contains offensive material. Even those licenced to decrypt this joke and read it do so at their own risk. Members of the Jewish religion and semitic races may not wish to read this joke. This joke makes fun of racism and people with no sense of humour. Note also that person #2 on the list, David Makowsky, has claimed that I was innacurate in stating that he, like J. Richmond, was demanding my removal. I apologize. He did not "demand" it. He merely said, "how does one go about removing a moderator," "maybe the moderator should be removed" and that "[Templeton] is either an equal opportunity bigot or an equal opportunity ignoramus." I apologize most sincerely. Here it comes: (You really have to wade through a lot of disclaimers to get to a joke these days!) Sebz Qnivq Arggrezna: Gbc 10 Ernfbaf gb abg ercynpr Oenq nf zbqrengbe: 10. N Erny Anmv pbhyq or chg va punetr. 9. Jr arrq whfg n srj zber Qna Dhnlyr wbxrf Erny Fbba Abj. 8. N erny Cnafl-Qb-Tbbqre-Aba-Bssrafvir glcr pbhyq or chg va punetr. 7. Ur'q ybfr uvf XXX xvpxonpx shaq. 6. Zl Zbz ynhturq ng guvf wbxr, ln pnyyva zl zbz n enpvfg, ohqql? 5. Xvyy 6 zvyyvba bs 'rz, naq gur erfg ybfr gurve frafr bs uhzbe. Wrrm. 4. Jurer ner lbh tbvat gb svaq nabgure sbby jub bjaf uvf bja pbzcnal? 3. Guvf vf nyy pnhfr bs Jne naq Erzrzorenapr, nva'g vg? 2. Prafbe Prafbefuvc! Naq gur #1 ernfba: 1. erp.uhzbe.shaal: Fbzr crbcyr Whfg Qba'g Trg Vg. [ Abgr, ol gur jnl, gung guvf wbxr pbagnvaf na napvrag uhzbhe grpuavdhr xabja nf *fnepnfz* juvpu znl be znl abg or haqrefgbbq ol gur crbcyr ba guvf yvfg. (Bs pbhefr, gurl'er abg ernqvat guvf.) -rq] [ Abgr2: V bayl cbfgrq guvf nsgre cnffvat vg ol frireny bgure crbcyr, zbfg bs jubz tnir vg uvtu engvatf. Anghenyyl V pna'g gehfg zl bja whqtrzrag ba n gbcvp fb pybfr gb zlfrys. -rq] -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to watmath!looking!funny . Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. I reply to all submissions, but about 30% of the replies bounce.