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Old 03-16-10, 12:44 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by BarjackU977 View Post
And with this one type of humor, the question remains: where is the border between "having fun" and "making fun of" (mocking).
Excellent points, and the rest of your post too. The Vietnam point is well taken, especially by me. And of course the British have had their fair share of failures, as have everyone else. We try to keep it in good fun here, and Jim is one of the best when you get to know him.

I've always said that anyone who can't laugh at himself has no business laughing at anyone else.

As for joking about national stereotypes, here's one Jim made about America:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=165

And my reply:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=170
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