If a black hole is where common sense is lost, is a white hole where we spew out absurdities? To say so seems like blackmail, which only yellow dogs employ, with a niggardly vocabulary. It's a red flag, I tell you! I'm completely browned off. Don't let the MSM whitewash this.
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Oh bloody hell.
On one hand, it's ridiculous, still on the other hand, given the history of discrimination in the US it's understandable, and with the grasping hand I don't think the US public is reknown for its science literacy.
That's hillarious! Though the comments at that link are depressing.
Here's a video of the event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc1zGRUPztc
I hear the guy demanding an apology saying 'black ho', so maybe he misheard.
Watchingt hat video, the first thing i thought of was an english show called Balls of Steel.
Specifically, Toju The Militant Black Guy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crM_AmZxhmQ
The whole bit is funny but the part at 2:08 is spookily prescient.
John,
I hope you didnt miss the culture wars while you were enjoying the wind and rain in my home town lol...Everything you ever wanted to know about crackers !! Or catholics,for that matter(im typing this while 50000 swallowers march towards Telstra Stadium)
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/07/fresh_crackers.php
Make that Telstra Dome,of course...
The comments at that are disturbing to say the least. Why is it if one bit of idiocy happens that can be labelled politically correct hundreds of idiots pop up to say something like "see, any oposition to racism is equally stupid so lets all be as racist as possible".
I wonder if the gentleman gets offended when asked to a company picnic, I recollect that being considered a naughty word by somme illiterates along with niggardly.
For some reason no offence is taken at being in the black
Better edjumakation that'll help solve it.
I don't think that is the aim and the cause of eliminating racism is not well served by ignorant people using their mis-understanding (possibly deliberate) to try and make political capital and claim the oppression label at every turn.
I wonder if the gentleman gets offended when asked to a company picnic, I recollect that being considered a naughty word by some illiterates along with niggardly.
For some reason no offence is taken when being in the black is used.
Better edjumakation that'll help solve it, though it is a useful political weapon for some.
I don't think that is the aim and the cause of eliminating racism is not well served by ignorant people using their mis-understanding (possibly deliberate) to try and make political capital and claim the oppressed people label at every turn.
I thought I had reached my "people are blanking evil and should be in jail" limit today, http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/11/135110/836/169/550038, but then I just had to come here. Oh, wait, this is Stupid People, Evil is down the hall.
What about a luminescently challenged spacetime phenomenon?
Guess these days you just can't call a spade a... < hooked from stage right >
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