It's not too late to test the limits of Christian tolerance by posting a religious joke on the Ship of Fools bulletin board.
This irreverent but decidedly faithful website has invited visitors to nominate their favourite jokes of the Judaeo-Christian variety - the more offensive, the better. Readers can then rate the witticisms themselves. The idea, inspired by the recently passed act outlawing remarks and publications considered likely to stir up hatred against a religious group, is to find out what offends and what simply amuses.
My favourite? The one about the two righteous parrots. The joke about the Pope, the priest, the friar and the monster fish, on the other hand … well, judge it for yourself. And as for the one the site's commissioning editor told me just now about the orphaned little girl and the Catholic priest unbuttoning his cassock - put it this way, your Father wouldn't like it, and it's far too offensive for me to repeat on a family website. If you know better examples of the genre, feel free to post them here.
