Re: Sumo, obscenity, and being ridiculous

[RodNL@aol.com]

In a message dated 98-07-17 23:17:02 EDT, jmorvant@uog9.uog.edu writes:

<< > On the wall in my office, among many other pictures, I put up some
 > pictures from the cnnsi site; there are some really good sumo pictures
 > there.  I was asked to take them down because they were obscene.  Huh?
 >  >>

A friend of mine had exactly the same situation.  I have introduced several of
my co-workers to sumo here in SoCal.  We have a sushi safari to the same sushi
bar on the third Tuesday of each month.  Being somewhat large persons we spend
a lot of money there.  In appreciation the owner (only he and his wife work
there) brought sumo calendars back when he made a trip home to Japan.  My
friend hung his at work.  In a few days management asked him to take it down
as it was offensive.  They wouldn’t say who was offended.  

I thought his reaction was very inventive.  We each have cubicles at work and
out projects are often of a sensitive nature.  So he moved the calendar to a
place where you can’t see it unless you are inside the cubicle.  In it’s
original place he hung an outdoors calendar open to a month which has a
picture of 2 pheasants.  He attached a 3M sticker to the picture that says,
“This is the double bird.”

This was several weeks ago and no complaints yet.  I guess those who are so
easily offended may not be able to read or perhaps think.  Stupidity is alive
and well in SoCal.

Rod