OK, so there were these three different ethnics,
see? And they needed to get this task done. So the
first one tries... and he fails. But he fails in a way
that is characteristic of his ethnicity. So the second
one says "Here, I'll do it," and he tries and _he_
fails... in a way that is characteristic of _his_
ethnicity, but _analogous_ to the way the first guy
failed. So the third guy says "Come on, let me try."
So he tries and HE fails... in a way that is
characteristic of his ethnicity but NOT analogous to
the way the first and second guys failed! 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!
Q: How many people belonging to a certain ethnic group
does it take to perform a particular menial activity?
A: A finite positive integer. One to perform the
activity, and the rest to behave in a manner
stereotypical of their ethnic group!
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