As it is Friday, I indulge in reflecting about this joke. I have come across this one a few times: the joke is the same, but the locale of the event varies according to the birthplace of the storyteller: a French will place it in Belgium, a Canadian in Newfoundland, an Englishman in Ireland, an American in Arkansas or Oklahoma (of course, no Okie would consider it funny). I am not critical of the choice, just pointing out that each place has a scapegoat. "On est toujours un peu l'Iroquois de quelqu'un" (Sylvain Lelièvre), loosely translated as "One is always someone else's laughing stock". Good weekend to you all. _____________________________________________ Claude Lavoie, a.g. Service du soutien à la clientèle Direction des technologies de l'information Ministère des Transports du Québec 35, rue de Port-Royal Est, salle 5.00 a Montréal (Québec) H3L 3T1 Téléphone: (514) 873-6280 Télécopieur: (514) 873-8203 Courriel: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ -----Message d'origine----- De: Andy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Date: 25 août 2000 05:08 À: Mapinfo Mailing List Objet: MI Friday Humour - Breaking News... Ireland's* worst air disaster occurred early this morning when a small two-seater Cessna plane crashed into a cemetery. Irish search and rescue workers have recovered 826 bodies so far and expect that number to climb as digging continues into the night. *If you are Irish, feel free to swap nations as appropriate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]