....but when you get a phone call claiming to be someone from the IRS and the caller's name is John, but he sounds like Abu from Quickie Mart, wouldn't you think ,"Dat dere muddafukkah ain't from Kansas, boy. He ain't no mercan. He sounded Irish."
Have we become so sensitive to and fearful of being called 'racist' that even common sense and logic are clouded by our own emotions?
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10-07-2016, 04:40 PM #1banned
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I don't mean to sound like Archie Bunker.....
This above all..
To thine ownself be true..
And it must follow, as the night the day..
Thou can'st not then be false to any man..
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10-07-2016, 04:43 PM #2Going back to beast mode
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That's just BH trying to become a political activist.Originally Posted by NorwichGrad
"If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."
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10-07-2016, 05:34 PM #3Registered User
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LOL I saw where they have rounded up a whole slew of folks in India. Nothing like sitting at home, playing with a phone or keyboard, and ripping off people on the other side of the world.
With the scamming, hacking, virus infection, you'd almost like to go back to the days of smoke signals. Or at least write a letter, lick a stamp, and 'snail mail' it in relative safety.
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10-07-2016, 05:35 PM #4Going back to beast mode
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Originally Posted by paolo59
LOL I saw where they have rounded up a whole slew of folks in India. Nothing like sitting at home, playing with a phone or keyboard, and ripping off people on the other side of the world. With the scamming, hacking, virus infection, you'd almost like to go back the days of smoke signals. Or at least write a letter, lick a stamp, and 'snail mail' it in relative safety.
"If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."
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10-07-2016, 10:34 PM #5Registered User
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LOL You need to keep up with the news brother!Originally Posted by dbx
I don't particularly care for telephones. Or E-mail for that matter. Rarely is it something that I truly want or need to deal with. Even at work! I somehow like the idea of leisurely opening a letter from someone of importance to me, not only reading their thoughts penned, but judging/gauging just how they are, in what state of mind they are in, from their handwriting. You can pick up on a whole lot!
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10-08-2016, 12:19 AM #6
I got one of those calls once. They threatened to come and take all my stuff. I invited them over.
No one ever showed.
Oh well.If you poke a bear in the eye, expect a bear like response.
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10-08-2016, 07:46 AM #7Registered User
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Ha! I can never understand what is being said.Originally Posted by Brackneyc
Not to be misunderstood. I'm not belittling someone's ability to speak English. I remember a quote by Ricardo Montalban on the 'Tonight Show' with Johnny Carson years ago. "When someone speaks with an accent it means they speak at least one language more than you!" LOL But to be truthful, they could be threatening my life, telling me the house is on fire...I have your mother tied up and gagged in the basement, if you want to see her alive again...I'd have no idea what they were saying.
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10-08-2016, 09:24 AM #8The Mini Shadow
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Did you used to gather around the radio and listen to Jack Benny as well? One thing I hate about being so youthfull is that I missed out on Jack Benny.Originally Posted by paolo59
Don't put that on me Ricky Bobby, don't you ever put that on me.
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10-08-2016, 09:46 AM #9Registered User
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Ha ha! Those were the days.Originally Posted by Bando
I don't remember the Roosevelt 'fireside chats' brother, or Jack Benny on the radio. LOL But I do remember the 'Tonight Show' with Johnny!
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10-08-2016, 09:50 AM #10Going back to beast mode
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No, you're not crazy. Bando would have been...like 2yrs old...MAYBE...when Jack Benny was on air. But yes, Johnny was king! And much missed!Originally Posted by paolo59
Ha ha! Those were the days. I don't remember the Roosevelt 'fireside chats' brother, or Jack Benny on the radio. LOL But I do remember the 'Tonight Show' with Johnny!"If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."
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10-08-2016, 10:03 AM #11Registered User
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Ha! He was a class act. I never much cared for the 'Tonight Show' after he left it. Talking about 'radio.' Over the Summer my mother was reminiscing about her childhood out in West, Texas back in the mid 30's. Her older brother, my Uncle Connie, had gotten his hands on a radio. You had to run a wire of some sort out the window and ground it. To pick up those old radio programs you'd have to go out and pour water on that ground. LOL It's hard to imagine such as that today! I enjoy hearing about the 'old days' from these older folk!Originally Posted by dbx
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10-08-2016, 10:11 AM #12Going back to beast mode
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LMAO! Dude, when cable 1st came out (mid 70's) I was in college...and we actually used a long length of wire to watch (steal!) cable signals....by attaching the wire to window frames. Of course, we would still have a "black line" going across the screen, but hell, we were watching cable!Originally Posted by paolo59
Ha! He was a class act. I never much cared for the 'Tonight Show' after he left it. Talking about 'radio.' Over the Summer my mother was reminiscing about her childhood out in West, Texas back in the mid 30's. Her older brother, my Uncle Connie, had gotten his hands on a radio. You had to run a wire of some sort out the window and ground it. To pick up those old radio programs you'd have to go out and pour water on that ground. LOL It's hard to imagine such as that today! I enjoy hearing about the 'old days' from these older folk!
"If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."
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10-08-2016, 06:22 PM #13I know a lot of people who speak more than one language. They are idiots in both languages. This way, twice as many people can find them stupid. Score.Originally Posted by paolo59
Ha! I can never understand what is being said. Not to be misunderstood. I'm not belittling someone's ability to speak English. I remember a quote by Ricardo Montalban on the 'Tonight Show' with Johnny Carson years ago. "When someone speaks with an accent it means they speak at least one language more than you!" LOL But to be truthful, they could be threatening my life, telling me the house is on fire...I have your mother tied up and gagged in the basement, if you want to see her alive again...I'd have no idea what they were saying. If you poke a bear in the eye, expect a bear like response.
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10-08-2016, 11:50 PM #14Registered User
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Ha! You should have paid more attention in High School French brother!Originally Posted by Brackneyc
If you can be an 'idiot' in one language, why not two? More exposure! How else are we ever going to be 'Kardashians?' LOL
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I was told by an Anthropology major that the use of common sense and logic when discussing human behavior is on its face racist.Originally Posted by NorwichGrad
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10-09-2016, 12:08 PM #16Lifetime Member
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I agree but on a side note, I had to set up a plan with the IRS and the best rep I spoke with by a long shot was a black lady. She didn't use dindu and the like but I could tell she was black. She was very good at her job.
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10-09-2016, 05:03 PM #17fat fukc
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Ohhh Achie...Originally Posted by NorwichGrad
Well meaning, elderly man with a poor memory...
With the scamming, hacking, virus infection, you'd almost like to go back to the days of smoke signals. Or at least write a letter, lick a stamp, and 'snail mail' it in relative safety.
I don't particularly care for telephones. Or E-mail for that matter. Rarely is it something that I truly want or need to deal with. Even at work! 
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