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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Janice, spot on as usual. With a “tuti fruiti” in the family, I roared at how much they would love this little joke. And it took me back to the enjoyment of Mozart’s little opera<i> Cosė fan tutte (Thus Do They All, a School for Lovers) </i>and a crime comedy novel of the same name. Reading your comments at bedtime (yes, I too sleep with my phone…), my journal entry last night included gratitude for new awareness of an inner pocket of racism (or at least insensitivity) still to be rooted out. In James Patterson’s “11<sup>th</sup> Hour,” (yes, more “lite” bedtime reading) is the comment “Do you ever really know another person?” Shocking when you realize that “other person” is you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Janice Ulangca<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 7, 2013 9:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> Order Ecumenical Community<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oe List ...] Pope Francis<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>And I agree with everybody - first, with Jaime - then with all who have commented. What! How can that be! </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Part of me says " Oh, that was funny - good on you, Jaime. And good you recognize that it's on an edge ... not necessarily good for everyone." The truth in it about the new Pope is that he <u>has</u> done startling things - like kissing the feet of women at the footwashing ceremony ... So a mischeivous person could make a joke that would allow him to be even more daring - and maybe he will be someday. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>But then part of me says, "Gee, I'm glad that colleagues are sensitive to people who've been made fun of and demeaned in so many ways - we all need that awareness ..." </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks to all.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Janice Ulangca</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:rcwmbw@yahoo.com" title="rcwmbw@yahoo.com">Randy Williams</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" title="oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">Order Ecumenical Community</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cc:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" title="oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">Order Ecumenical Community</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Tuesday, May 07, 2013 10:39 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Re: [Oe List ...] Pope Francis<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Marshall, good point. I agree. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Randy<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On May 7, 2013, at 9:01 PM, "W. J." <<a href="mailto:synergi@yahoo.com">synergi@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Instead of complaining about your poor taste in managing to offend a whole lot of sensitive people with one punch line, Jaime, I simply quote Little Richard's original lyrics (according to Wikipedia):</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"Tutti Frutti, good booty</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If it don't fit, don't force it</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You can grease it, make it easy"</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>This lyric is culturally interesting, but I doubt it would significantly advance global human evolution to distract this listserv with jokes or commentary about these words. We can no longer afford to resort to stereotypes to joke about the imagined sexual activities of any minority groups. Little Richard was both black and gay. So if you have any understanding of how these two groups have suffered historically, you wouldn't resort to humor at their expense. I like watermelon, but I don't make watermelon jokes. Et cetera.</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Marshall</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Jaime R Vergara <<a href="mailto:svesjaime@aol.com">svesjaime@aol.com</a>></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:oe@wedgeblade.net">oe@wedgeblade.net</a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Tue, May 7, 2013 5:14:51 PM</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> [Oe List ...] Pope Francis</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><br></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'>Subject: A Roman Catholic Recognition</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><br><br><span style='background:white'>Here is the latest from our newly ordained Pope Francis. If you are Catholic, particularly a Filipino Catholic who takes controversial issues to the side of levity, you'll appreciate this.</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>Pope Francis recently finished his sermon. He ended it with the Latin phrase, "Tuti Homini" - Blessed be Mankind.</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>A Woman's Rights Group approached the Pope the next day. They noticed that the Pope blessed all Mankind, but not Womankind.</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>So the next day, after his sermon, the Pope concluded by saying, "Tuti Homini, et Tuti Femini" - Blessed be Mankind and Womankind.</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>The day after, a Gay Rights Group approached the Pope. They said that they noticed that he blessed Mankind and Womankind and asked if he could also bless gay people.</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>The Pope said, "Sure."</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>The next day the Pope concluded his sermon with, "Tuti Homini, et Tuti Femini, et Tuti Fruiti."</span></span><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>*****</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>With apologies to those who might receive this as beyond the pale of hilarity.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>j'aime la vie</span><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:navy;background:white'>Yesterday, appreciate; tomorrow, anticipate; today, participate. In all, Celebrate!</span></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>OE mailing list<br><a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>OE mailing list<br><a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></body></html>