The Joke Lives On

["Ira Apple" <iapple@erols.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ira Apple" <iraapple@comcast.net>
To: <RadioTony@aol.com>; <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: The Joke Lives On


 Sorry, I just can't let this slip by  ----

 Is that comment below something like if the Navy was dumb enough to get a
 ship like the Cole almost sunk, then they are really dumb and all we can
 really do is laugh?

 If the United States was dumb enough to let terrorists fly into buildings
 and kill thousands, hey, what a chuckle that must produce!

 If a numbskull calls a major news organization and is put through on the
air
 with false information, what an accomplishment that is! That takes skill
and
 dedication. Clever? Amusing? Sure like taking candy from a baby,  tearing
 the wings off flies or setting cats on fire.

  Yes, the person taking the call should not have allowed it on without
 confirmation. If they still have a job, they learned something. Do we
 ridicule CNN or should we condemn the cretin who thinks he pulled a fast
one
 on the listeners who are trying to get the facts?

 I can hear the response:  "Hey man, c'mon, lighten up. Don't you know
what's
 funny? I mean, like you know, there was shootin' and people got killed and
 this guy who made the call got a little publicity for the Stern show, so
 what's the big deal, knowwadam sayin?" And those law enforcement guys are
 just not with it, you know what I mean? They didn't get the joke either. It
 was just a prank, man"

 Well I think a really hilarious prank would be to find the jerk that made
 the call, pretend to arrest him, then puckishly put him in a jail cell, and
 forget about him for about a year and when he gets out we could all
 high-five, slap his shoulder and he could join in the laughter.

 Ira Apple

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <RadioTony@aol.com>
> To: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 2:21 PM
> Subject: Re: The Joke Lives On
>
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> > Is it just me or does no one realize that this was a pretty good prank?
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> > If CNN is dumb enough to let people on the air live like this, then all
we
> can really do is laugh ...
> >
> > And make sure that indeed, Jackie the Jokeman DID NOT shoot up the
airline
>  counter!
> >
> > In a message dated Thu, 4 Jul 2002 11:01:15 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Dan
> Billings <billingsdan@yahoo.com> writes:
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> > >A reporter just asked the law enforcement officials
> > >holding a press conference in LA about the report that
> > >the shooter had yelled "Artie took my job."
> > >
> > >Someone needs to clue them in to the joke.
> > >
> > >-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine
> > >
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