oh dear, I've three kids and was very amused by this joke - such a story could
happen to my clever son Philipp as well!

Don't take it too serious: it was a joke a joke a joke!

Also the other joke of today: I forwarded it to some colleagues (you guess: all
men!) but here I'd like to say that the general defended only his weapon
oriented business. Here in Germany a law-court decided that "soldiers can be
named as potential murders" under special circumstances ... a man said this in
the public in saying the words of a German author, and at the end he got the
allowness to say so. Three courts were affected before a final decision was made
if I remember right.

I do not like all jokes - but I'll miss them if nobody will send out a joke in
the future having seen all these responses today.

This is my private opinion, and I do not want to violate somebody with words!

Best regards, Andreas Schmidt, CSC, Germany





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Mr. Geiser wrote:

>In an attempt to clean up the humour, here's one for your consideration,
>which
>was sent to me earlier this week.  Enjoy.
>
>
>The boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees about an urgent
>problem with one of the main computers. He dialed the employees home phone
>number and was greeted with a child's whispered,  "Hello?"
>
>Feeling put out at the inconvenience of having to talk to a youngster the
>boss
>asked, "Is your Daddy home?"

I don't like people who make jokes about children. We're people too. Why do
adults always tell stories about us that make us look dumb and annoying?

>Growing concerned and even worried as he heard what sounded like a helicopter
>through the ear piece on the phone the boss asked, "What is that noise?"
>
>"A hello-copper", answered the whispering voice.  "What is going on there?",
>asked the boss, now alarmed.  In an awed whispering voice the child answered,
>"The search team just landed the hello-copper"
>
>Alarmed,concerned and more than just a little frustrated the boss asked, "Why
>are they there"?
>
>Still whispering, the young voice replied along with a muffled giggle:
>
>"They're looking for me"

This is just what I mean. You think kids are mean and a little dumb, and
also that we can't talk right and just like to cause trouble. This is very
insulting.

Please do not make such biased statements in the future. You may think
it's funny, but most kids don't.

-- Kaytlin