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Late yesterday, or early this morning, someone posted an ethnic joke in the form of a riddle on the forum. It was a fusion of a “change a light bulb” and “in a bar” type of joke, with a diverse list of ethnicities and races. The joke was one paragraph and totally readable without clicking on it, with only 4 views until JB posted a reply indicating that the answer depended on whether the bartender was a (derogatory name: Italian) or (derogatory name: Irish). The view count started jumping noticeably after JB’s post. 

 

JB is a troll and his interest is in humor, not racism. I figured he choose those two ethnicities because he’s of Italian heritage and I’m Irish. I thought his reply has to be funnier than the punch line of the joke. That remains to be seen, though, because I still don’t know the punch line, but I have a good guess. 

 

Lancelot Link told me that during the initial re-sequencing processing for his genetic enhancement, he awoke one morning to notice he’d become black.  He said during the first life-changing moments while he looked in the mirror, he heard Rod Sirling’s voice, “For your consideration, Mr. Lancelot Link, formerly a mutterer of racial slurs and ethnic jokes; now, an Ebony reader in the Twilight Zone.”  OMG! LMAO! Is it racist of me to think that funny?  

 

During a subsequent enhancement, Lancelot also became a woman. You can read about it here.  

 

Chimp Roland, the principal ethics adviser to Lancelot’s A.P.E, advised that it would be easier and more natural in establishing egalitarian parity by hating everyone equally.  He called it the “Dirty Harry” equality theory.   The issue was tabled for more research. 

 

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Today’s assignment: Compare and contrast how a mathamation, an engineer, and a physicist would approach changing a light bulb.  For extra credit, include how a banker would approach the problem. smiley

 

 

GA

Dec 9, 2017
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Donut, your joke is simply a pun.  It couldn’t be racist because Russians are not a race; it’s not an ethnic joke because it does not focus on the ethnicity of your friend.  It simply focuses on the alliterative rhyming relation between the verb “rushin(g)” and the noun “Russian.”   

 

Your friend may have responded as he did because he’s hypersensitive to the current social constructs in society.  In this case, the social construct is race and ethnicity—often used interchangeably.  He may have been “bully-ragged” over a “racist” remark, and he’s probably seen others so castigated for similar offenses. He then would feel compelled to pass it on to you, possibly as a type of catharsis, or believing this lessens his “offence” if he’s not the only one who is “guilty.” 

 

There are physical laws of the universe that can destroy us if we violate them, such as trying to occupy the same space as a larger mass—like a train. I’ve seen this twice in my life, and I can say the result is gruesome and messy. Likewise, violating social or moral laws can destroy us too. Transgress either law, and you’re in for a world of misery and doom.  For the physical laws there are precise and measurable limits that are repeatable every time; for the social laws the consequences are arbitrary and nebulous, and very as much as the individuals who exercise the judgment. These laws change from one generation to the next, and of course, from one culture to the next. 

 

GA

Dec 9, 2017
Dec 8, 2017
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The final four statements are explained here at https://web2.0calc.com/questions/abc-pqr#r1

 

The first statement is true because corresponding sides are proportional.

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Dec 8, 2017

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