Bad Joke of the Day
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
I've got at least five nationalities and several religions in there somewhere...
Ever you have an irresistible urge to convert or conquer yourself? "Repent me!" I think the worst would be Germanic and French ancestry. Always surrending to yourself would suck.
If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.
Haha... Nah, no French, though I am part German... The family history is a little fuzzy, but I think I have Russian, German, Polish, Italian, and Hungarian in there... So I have Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, a bunch of Polack jokes, and... uh... the only funny thing I can think of for Hungry is that it used to encompass Transylvania, making me part Vampire.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
Hey, most of the people in the US are descended from immigrants of some type or another...
But you were the superior... You know, I just can't bring myself to repeat that BS from the backroom. And I wasn't from immigrants. My grandparents were in Puerto Rico (Then belonging to Spain) when the US got it in the war. They were turned into citizens without any immigration process. (Unless you consider war a process)
Ian Shlasko wrote:
But if you can't laugh at yourself, how do you expect to enjoy life?
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If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.
I like the Dennis Miller quote (Paraphrasing from memory)... "From day one, the people who came here by boat have looked down their noses at the people who came here on foot. And they, in turn, did their best to assimilate into our society, so they could look down on the next generation of immigrants."
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Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
almost everyone is a descendant of someone who immigrated at one point - we don't still live in Africa do we
Yep, but just try to apply science to politics... The two concepts are perpendicular.
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I know it was not meant in any malicious way. It's just that with several recent laws in Arizona and a candidate for governor in Alabama making xenophobia a central plank in his platform, I'm a little touchy about the subject.
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Haha... Nah, no French, though I am part German... The family history is a little fuzzy, but I think I have Russian, German, Polish, Italian, and Hungarian in there... So I have Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, a bunch of Polack jokes, and... uh... the only funny thing I can think of for Hungry is that it used to encompass Transylvania, making me part Vampire.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Ian Shlasko wrote:
making me part Vampire
White & pasty, afraid of sunlight? You were destined to be a coder!!! :-D
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I am the son and grandson of immigrants who worked damned hard to make a life in the US. You will understand why I don't find your "joke" very funny.
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I am the son and grandson of immigrants who worked damned hard to make a life in the US. You will understand why I don't find your "joke" very funny.
Gregory.Gadow wrote:
I am the son and grandson of immigrants who worked damned hard to make a life in the US.
So am I, and my wife and a son-in-law are first generation immigrants. But we seem to have inherited a sense of humor. My condolences on yours ...
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
making me part Vampire
White & pasty, afraid of sunlight? You were destined to be a coder!!! :-D
I have this: http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/generic/7029/[^] :)
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Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
Most of the people already being targeted in Arizona -- even before the law officially goes into effect -- are legal citizens and the children of several generations of legal citizens. The people who wrote these laws have stated clearly that the real reason they were written is racism and xenophobia, not immigration.
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I have this: http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/generic/7029/[^] :)
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Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Excellent! Aimed at the "code butcher" & ginger market I presume!!! :-D
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So which of your ancestors was the one in millions who did any work?
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Excellent! Aimed at the "code butcher" & ginger market I presume!!! :-D
Actually, I just like to wear it in the most ridiculous possible situations... That's great for a lot of shirts... Going to the beach, or walking in the park on a sunny day: "Keep out of Direct Sunlight" Getting on a plane to go on vacation: "There's No Place Like 127.0.0.1" Ok, maybe "a lot" was an overstatement, as i can't think of any others right now... But you get the idea... I just like to confuse people.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
Actually, I just like to wear it in the most ridiculous possible situations... That's great for a lot of shirts... Going to the beach, or walking in the park on a sunny day: "Keep out of Direct Sunlight" Getting on a plane to go on vacation: "There's No Place Like 127.0.0.1" Ok, maybe "a lot" was an overstatement, as i can't think of any others right now... But you get the idea... I just like to confuse people.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
Most of the people already being targeted in Arizona -- even before the law officially goes into effect -- are legal citizens and the children of several generations of legal citizens. The people who wrote these laws have stated clearly that the real reason they were written is racism and xenophobia, not immigration.
Gregory.Gadow wrote:
the real reason
The real reason is ranchers being shot by coyotes, over extended school system, over extended health care system with illegals freeloading in emergency rooms. All Arizona did is make illegal aliens, illegal, following the unenforced US law template. US would be better served if we adopt Mexico's immigration law. click.[^]
Gregory.Gadow wrote:
racism and xenophobia, not immigration.
People who throw around such terms are lawless and seek the destruction of the US. Oh by the way do you know what La Raza means in English?
modified on Friday, May 7, 2010 1:07 PM
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I am the son and grandson of immigrants who worked damned hard to make a life in the US. You will understand why I don't find your "joke" very funny.
Unless you are 100% Native American we are all immigrants here (US). Lighten up. Learn to laugh.
I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt
modified on Friday, May 7, 2010 4:27 PM
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Gregory.Gadow wrote:
the real reason
The real reason is ranchers being shot by coyotes, over extended school system, over extended health care system with illegals freeloading in emergency rooms. All Arizona did is make illegal aliens, illegal, following the unenforced US law template. US would be better served if we adopt Mexico's immigration law. click.[^]
Gregory.Gadow wrote:
racism and xenophobia, not immigration.
People who throw around such terms are lawless and seek the destruction of the US. Oh by the way do you know what La Raza means in English?
modified on Friday, May 7, 2010 1:07 PM
kmg365 wrote:
...ranchers being shot by coyotes
Now that I would get a kick out of seeing...
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kmg365 wrote:
...ranchers being shot by coyotes
Now that I would get a kick out of seeing...
Wow. Those are tough people. Their WILDLIFE is armed!
If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.
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I like the Dennis Miller quote (Paraphrasing from memory)... "From day one, the people who came here by boat have looked down their noses at the people who came here on foot. And they, in turn, did their best to assimilate into our society, so they could look down on the next generation of immigrants."
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)I love getting questions like "Did you have to get citizenship?" Um, no. I did have one woman ask my wife if she married me just to help me get a green card and if our son was a happy accident. "Weird, he was a citizen before I was..."
If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.
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kmg365 wrote:
...ranchers being shot by coyotes
Now that I would get a kick out of seeing...
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Most of the people already being targeted in Arizona -- even before the law officially goes into effect -- are legal citizens and the children of several generations of legal citizens. The people who wrote these laws have stated clearly that the real reason they were written is racism and xenophobia, not immigration.