Dave wrote:

On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:20:53 -0600, sherwindu said:

If that was sarcasm, it was in very bad taste.

Let me modify what I said before. Some in the group don't even understand
what sarcasm is.

Suppose I make some sarcastic remarks about your mother. Does that excuse
me for showing poor taste? Sarcasm is a useful retort in some cases, but
here
it only emphasized certain stereotype images, which only added to the
distastefullness
of the whole exchange.