No laughing matter

No laughing matter

Headline: No laughing matterSource: EuromoneyDate: October 2001Author: Julian Marshall Normally in the aftermath of disasters it is not long before jokes start doing the rounds. Graham Davies Before September 11, only the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, had been off-limits, with even the most hardened cynics struggling to find humour […]

Headline: No laughing matter
Source: Euromoney
Date: October 2001
Author: Julian Marshall

Normally in the aftermath of disasters it is not long before jokes start doing the rounds.







Graham Davies

Before September 11, only the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, had been off-limits, with even the most hardened cynics struggling to find humour in that story, although even then the lull was short-lived. Gags about the terrorist attacks on the US have also proved to be out of bounds.

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