Subject: HUMOR: Generic Joke

  A person belonging to an ethnic group whose members are commonly
 considered to have certain stereotypical mannerisms met another
 person belonging to a different ethnic group with a different set
 of imputed stereotypical mannerisms.  The first person acted in
 a manner consistent with the stereotypes associated with his ethnic
 group, and proceeded to make a remark which might be considered
 to establish conclusively his membership in that group, whereupon his
 companion proceeded to make a remark with a double meaning, the first
 meaning of which could be interpreted to indicate his agreement with
 his companion, but the other meaning of which serves to corroborate his
 membership in his particular ethnic group.  The first person took
 offense at his remark, and reacted in a stereotypical way!