From mit-eddie!sppip7.lkg.dec.com!jc Wed May 6 03:17:56 1992 Return-Path: Received: by minya.uucp (/\=-/\ Smail3.1.18.1 #18.16) id ; Wed, 6 May 92 03:17 EDT Received: from CRL.DEC.COM by EDDIE.MIT.EDU with SMTP (5.65/25-eef) id AA00914; Tue, 5 May 92 17:30:41 -0400 Received: by crl.dec.com; id AA05237; Tue, 5 May 92 17:30:19 -0400 Received: by sppip7.lkg.dec.com (5.57/ULTRIX-fma-071891); id AA09291; Tue, 5 May 92 17:30:13 -0400 Date: Tue, 5 May 92 17:30:13 -0400 From: mit-eddie!sppip7.lkg.dec.com!jc (John Chambers) Message-Id: <9205052130.AA09291@sppip7.lkg.dec.com> To: jchome@sppip7.lkg.dec.com Cc: Subject: rec.humor.funny #3545 - Operation Mojave Desert Storm Digest In article , funnyr@clarinet.com writes: Path: nntpd.lkg.dec.com!news.crl.dec.com!deccrl!caen!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!looking!funny-request Message-ID: Date: Tue, 5 May 92 3:20:8 EDT Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: Operation Mojave Desert Storm Digest From: funnyr@clarinet.com Reply-To: Individual Posters Keywords: topical, various Approved: funny@clarinet.com Lines: 194 A set of the lesser jokes regarding the reaction to the L.A. Police Brutality verdict, and the riots and sending in of the troops (which I'm calling Operation Mojave Desert Storm.) Subject: Back to the grind, in L.A. From: pearl@iago.sw.stratus.com (Dan Pearl) The four L.A. policemen acquitted in the Rodney King brutality case were heard to remark that they are looking forward to "getting back to the beat". = = = = = = = Subject: Bush's plan to stop the LA riots From: bruce@lurch.data-io.com (Bruce Reynolds) The mayor of LA and the govenor of CA declared a state of emergency, and approached the federal government for assistance to control the rioting going on in south central LA over the Rodney King acquittal. President Bush has announced his plan to to stop the riots: he will immediately lower the capital gains tax. = = = = = = = Subject: LA After the Verdict From: abc@concert.net (Alan Clegg) Perhaps it is time to start the new news group: alt.tv.la-lawless original -abc = = = = = = = Subject: New Alarm System resubmittal (topical) From: WCOX@vax.clarku.edu (GRACE) Heard on WAAF radio in Boston. There's a new alarm system out for your car now. It's called "CLUB." It's real simple. If a burglar tries to steal your car, an alarm sounds, which summons 15 LAPD officers who CLUB the would-be burglar within an inch of their life. = = = = = = = Subject: Where there's smoke... From: Steven.Grimm@Eng.Sun.COM (Steven Grimm) (Keywords: original, topical, in bad taste) All the building fires in Los Angeles over the past two days have actually _increased_ visibility by 50%... = = = = = = = Subject: treats you like an emperor From: Wing.Keung.F.Au@IUS5.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU purely fictitious, it came up last night while i was watching CNN. Chinese Prime Minister Li Peng at a press conference after the Rodney King trial verdict is out, said, "It is time to stop bitching our human rights records, otherwise, not only that we will 'treat you like a King,' our utmost generous government will 'treat you like an emperor,' the Tianmen style." He then left the podium, couldn't stop laughing as he walked out. hahahahah, = = = = = = = Subject: Looters on video From: bryanh@lsid.hp.com (Bryan Hoog) The news coverage of the massive L.A. looting was amazing to watch. Some of the looters slowed down to a walk in order to give on-the-spot interviews to reporters, whilst carefully juggling their ill-botten gooty. Meanwhile, all the police could do was watch from a distance. At this point, I was inspired to voice what has to be the stupidest thing I have ever said in my life: "They should have issued each cop a camcorder so that they could convict these criminals later!" = = = = = = = Subject: I have this sticker (maybe) From: jjung@aludra.usc.edu (John Jung) (I'd love to see this sticker) "My mom and dad looted during the L.A. Riots and all I got was this crummy VCR." John = = = = = = = Subject: Riot Humor --- TRUE STORY From: nicholso@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Melvin H. Nicholson YBH) I overhead this on Berkeley campus this past weekend. "I can't believe that the defense got away with calling King a bear. The system is so screwed up if they'll let a man be dehumanized like that." "Yeah, the pigs are just out of control." (sigh) = = = = = = = Subject: Cinco de Mayo in LA From: lee@beetle.mport.com The looting and rioting in LA over the weekend is likely to lower spirits among those celebrating Cinco de Mayo this tuesday. But at least they'll be well dressed. (Overheard while getting my hair cut) = = = = = = = Subject: Be careful what you ask for... From: chrisp@efi.com (Chris Phoenix) This is an original joke. I heard on the news that there were over 3400 fires started by the riots touched off by the Rodney King verdict. But I thought George Bush only wanted _one_ thousand points of light! Chris Phoenix chrisp@efi.com = = = = = = =