A non-racist, non-sexist affair

[Airspeed]

Three people of no particular sex or nationality were in an aeroplane.
The engine stopped, and to their consternation, they found just one parachute on board.
They passed the pack between them, searching for a solution.
Then Bertram said: "I'm a polite gentleman, you go first!", and pushed the other two out of the door.
Patrick said to Hamish: "Hold my hand tightly and count to ten."
Hamish asked :"How is that supposed to help us?"
Patrick: "I thought he'd try to trick us, so I took the rip cord from the parachute. When we get to ten, I'll pull it."

[Paul K]

Mike

You refer to them as Bertram, Hamish and Patrick. This implies it's an Englishman-Scotsman-Irishman joke, and therefore carries inappropriate nationalist connotations. You also refer to each one as 'he' thereby making assumptions concerning gender and adversely impacting their human rights to be Mr/Mrs/Miss ( delete as appropriate ).

Please report to your nearest Thought-Police Station for Diversity Celebration training.

[nigelb]

Mike

You refer to them as Bertram, Hamish and Patrick. This implies it's an Englishman-Scotsman-Irishman joke, and therefore carries inappropriate nationalist connotations.

Oh, I don't know. I thought it was an Chinese gent, an Arab and a Russian lady on steroids.

Nigel²

[airboatr]

Mike

You refer to them as Bertram, Hamish and Patrick. This implies it's an Englishman-Scotsman-Irishman joke, and therefore carries inappropriate nationalist connotations. You also refer to each one as 'he' thereby making assumptions concerning gender and adversely impacting their human rights to be Mr/Mrs/Miss ( delete as appropriate ).

Please report to your nearest Thought-Police Station for Diversity Celebration training.

That made me laugh.

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Mike,
What do you have to say for yourself.

[Airspeed]

Joe,
I didn't claim it to be funny, just an affair.

[Tomliner]

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Mike,
What do you have to say for yourself.

Mike the names you use clearly imply white macho heterosexual males. This is completely unacceptable today. They should be of mixed race and gender and at least one should be LGBT.Oh, and one should have a disability. EricT

[airboatr]

Another year down the tubes




And I'm not getting any younger...

[emfrat]

An Aussie, a Yank and a Pom went into a pub, and the barmaid said "What is this, some kind of joke?"
Happy New Year everyone