See, my
very best friend's dad is a recovering alcoholic, but still the jokes are still quite funny. And he's a really nice bloke too.
Likewise, one of my most influential teachers and a very dear friend of mine are both disabled (the friend very recently so, he lost his leg in a motorcyle accident), but the jokes are still funny...
Taking things so personally will tear people apart from thie inside out: a little light on the situation helps a great deal. No really.
Maybe it's a defence mechanism, but hey, that's for me to figure out.
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If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards.
[This message has been edited by Martyn (edited July 24, 2004).]