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Re: out-of-date jokes
Posted By: Darien, on host 140.186.100.103
Date: Thursday, June 10, 1999, at 16:22:15
In Reply To: Re: out-of-date jokes posted by enile on Thursday, June 10, 1999, at 06:42:05:

> > > The problem is that nobody calls a taxi a "hack" anymore. And we only
> > > use oxen for hamburger... I hear jokes like that in old movies and wonder
> > > if younger generations get the point. I guess Time Marches On.
> >
> > This is why most people have to use a crib sheet while reading Shakespeare's comedies. The tragedies don't seem to go out of fashion as rapidly, thankfully.
>
> Oh no, not Bill the Bard again!

Hey! What's wrong with Slick Willy? Or is it just that we don't seem to be able to get through a week without bringing him up at some point? :-}