[CS-FSLUG] Southern Hospitality

[Don Parris]

Very fitting. ;)


On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 21:43:53 -0400, Fred Miller <fmiller at lightlink.com> wrote:
> I've experienced "southern" Christianity. I'm not saying that all southerners
> are like this, but I've met many who CALLED themselves "Christian" when they
> obviously weren't. At any rate, this is a little humor while making a point
> about being racist.
> 
> Fred
> ________________
> 
> In the mid-60's, a US Navy cruiser stopped in Mississippi for a week's shore
> leave.  The first evening, the Captain was more than a little surprised to
> receive the following letter from the wife of a wealthy plantation owner:
> 
> "Dear Captain, Thursday will be my daughter Melinda's coming- of-age party.  I
> would like you to send four well-mannered, handsome, unmarried officers to
> attend the dance. They should arrive at 8 p.m., prepared for an evening of
> polite Southern conversation and dance with lovely young ladies.
> 
> One last point: No Jews - We don't like Jews."
> 
> Sure enough, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, the lady of the house heard a rap at the
> door which she opened to find, in dress uniform, four exquisitely-mannered,
> smiling black officers.
> 
> Her lower jaw hit the floor, but pulling herself together, she stammered,
> "There must be some mistake."
> 
> "Madam," said the first officer - "Captain Goldberg doesn't make mistakes."
> 
> --
> "Running Windows on a Pentium is like getting a Porsche but only being
> able to drive it in reverse with the handbrake on."
> 
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