> No One wrote:
> > MHT writes:
> >
> > Nope, everyone in the room was expected to know what a
> > transfer function was - otherwise they would not have been
> > paid to be there.
>
> Oh yeah, so by not laughing they'd be admitting they were paid
> under false pretenses. That makes a lot of sense.

Are you really that clueless? This may surprise you, but there are some fields where you can't get by with BS.

> > You, of couse, missed the *real* joke: someone complained
> > about Polish jokes repeated by borish, uneducated people, so
> > I provided a Polish joke of sorts that was not in any way
> > insulting to Poles
>
> That's what you think.

That's what I know: the joke was merely about the multiple meaning of the word "pole" in English.

> I see. But it's also clear that having "a good education" is
> not a an adequate substitute for possessing enough
> intelligence to know how to use a joke appropriately and
> effectively.
>
> As I said, it's never a good sign when you have to start
> explaining your own jokes.

(a) It wasn't my joke and (b) nobody had to explain it where I heard it. Obviously it would have to be explained to you.