To Mr. Tomasz Sowinski....
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http://www.codeproject.com/script/comments/forums.asp?msg=299892&forumid=2605#xx299892xx[^] Your posting gives me very bad-taste. Maybe I am wrong,but as I read it,It is full of insult to chinese and unfair to chinese. Though it is posted in the soapbox,I really can not accept it as jokes or other. :( this is my signature for forums quoted from shog*9: I can't help but feel, somewhere deep within that withered, bitter, scheming person, there is a small child, frightened, looking a way out.
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http://www.codeproject.com/script/comments/forums.asp?msg=299892&forumid=2605#xx299892xx[^] Your posting gives me very bad-taste. Maybe I am wrong,but as I read it,It is full of insult to chinese and unfair to chinese. Though it is posted in the soapbox,I really can not accept it as jokes or other. :( this is my signature for forums quoted from shog*9: I can't help but feel, somewhere deep within that withered, bitter, scheming person, there is a small child, frightened, looking a way out.
It was a joke though. A joke based on a common (though not necessarily accurate) perception of chinese (mis)pronunciation of english words, but a joke just the same. The tradition of producing jokes based on appearance, ethnicity, educational background, job or creed (or more often stereotypical perceptions of these) is perhaps one of humanities great shames and yet one of its nobilities, as it allows us to laugh at ourselves and others' perception of us, while dragging our minds through the gutter. In any case, Tomasz' joke is just what The Soapbox is meant for; a dumping of opinion, hearsay, and ranting, devoid of censorship, and not requiring taste or honesty. If The Lounge is, as Chris Maunder calls it, the virtual equivalent of a break room at work, then The Soapbox is a corner pub, where we have a bit more freedom to let ourselves go, but must in turn be ready to accept that others will be doing the same... ...And, of course, accept that we may get slapped up a bit for offending someone. :D Shog9 ------ Crazy lady with the shiny shoes, where are you? Kick your feet and calm the space that makes you hollow
Live, Insomnia And The Hole In The Universe
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http://www.codeproject.com/script/comments/forums.asp?msg=299892&forumid=2605#xx299892xx[^] Your posting gives me very bad-taste. Maybe I am wrong,but as I read it,It is full of insult to chinese and unfair to chinese. Though it is posted in the soapbox,I really can not accept it as jokes or other. :( this is my signature for forums quoted from shog*9: I can't help but feel, somewhere deep within that withered, bitter, scheming person, there is a small child, frightened, looking a way out.
zhoujun wrote: Maybe I am wrong,but as I read it,It is full of insult to chinese and unfair to chinese. Though it is posted in the soapbox,I really can not accept it as jokes or other. It is not a joke. He is saying that Chinese people know how to have fun. When the Chinese guy says, "Surprise", he is just having a surprise party.
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http://www.codeproject.com/script/comments/forums.asp?msg=299892&forumid=2605#xx299892xx[^] Your posting gives me very bad-taste. Maybe I am wrong,but as I read it,It is full of insult to chinese and unfair to chinese. Though it is posted in the soapbox,I really can not accept it as jokes or other. :( this is my signature for forums quoted from shog*9: I can't help but feel, somewhere deep within that withered, bitter, scheming person, there is a small child, frightened, looking a way out.
Please don't be offended, Zhoujun... it is a harmless joke based on a cultural stereotype, and it's not limited to Chinese. All those raised with an oriental language have difficulty with the r and l sounds in English. It can be learned, and often is, but it is very difficult. We who were raised in the English language have even more difficulty mastering the subtle inflections used in the languages of the Orient - they are far more complex in tonal variation than we are used to hearing. To some, the usual mispronunciation sounds humourous, but they don't mean their laughter to be hurtful or insulting in any way. Word of the day: Rotundacrat
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http://www.codeproject.com/script/comments/forums.asp?msg=299892&forumid=2605#xx299892xx[^] Your posting gives me very bad-taste. Maybe I am wrong,but as I read it,It is full of insult to chinese and unfair to chinese. Though it is posted in the soapbox,I really can not accept it as jokes or other. :( this is my signature for forums quoted from shog*9: I can't help but feel, somewhere deep within that withered, bitter, scheming person, there is a small child, frightened, looking a way out.
Whilst I found the joke funny, I can understand why you take offence. The joke is based upon stereotypes from a less enlightened time. There have always been jokes at the expense of racial traits which appeal to our baser insticts. Of course to even the score you could always post some of those bad taste Polish jokes. Michael "I've died for a living in the movies and tv. But the hardest thing I'll ever do is watch my leading ladies, Kiss some other guy while I'm bandaging my knee." -- The Unknown Stuntman
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http://www.codeproject.com/script/comments/forums.asp?msg=299892&forumid=2605#xx299892xx[^] Your posting gives me very bad-taste. Maybe I am wrong,but as I read it,It is full of insult to chinese and unfair to chinese. Though it is posted in the soapbox,I really can not accept it as jokes or other. :( this is my signature for forums quoted from shog*9: I can't help but feel, somewhere deep within that withered, bitter, scheming person, there is a small child, frightened, looking a way out.
zhoujun wrote: Your posting gives me very bad-taste Sorry about that, but this is one of features of Soapbox - "you enter at your own risk". I encourage you to post some polish jokes - there are many available :) Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com
*** Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere. ***
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http://www.codeproject.com/script/comments/forums.asp?msg=299892&forumid=2605#xx299892xx[^] Your posting gives me very bad-taste. Maybe I am wrong,but as I read it,It is full of insult to chinese and unfair to chinese. Though it is posted in the soapbox,I really can not accept it as jokes or other. :( this is my signature for forums quoted from shog*9: I can't help but feel, somewhere deep within that withered, bitter, scheming person, there is a small child, frightened, looking a way out.
zhoujun wrote: It is full of insult to chinese Come un damnit! Do think there's only stories with insult to chinese people? No! So why get bad taste? ;P Rickard Andersson@Suza Computing C# and C++ programmer from SWEDEN! UIN: 50302279 E-Mail: nikado@pc.nu Speciality: I love C#, ASP.NET and C++!
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zhoujun wrote: Your posting gives me very bad-taste Sorry about that, but this is one of features of Soapbox - "you enter at your own risk". I encourage you to post some polish jokes - there are many available :) Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com
*** Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere. ***
Tomasz Sowinski wrote: post some polish jokes - there are many available That's one thing that has long troubled me about this land of equal opportunity I live in... Why are there so few White Anglo-Saxon Protestant jokes? We have Polish jokes, lawyer jokes, blonde jokes, Jewish jokes, Catholic jokes, ad nauseum. Dammit, where's mine? It's not fair that we should be so blatantly discriminated against by the humor community!:mad: Word of the day: Rotundacrat
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Tomasz Sowinski wrote: post some polish jokes - there are many available That's one thing that has long troubled me about this land of equal opportunity I live in... Why are there so few White Anglo-Saxon Protestant jokes? We have Polish jokes, lawyer jokes, blonde jokes, Jewish jokes, Catholic jokes, ad nauseum. Dammit, where's mine? It's not fair that we should be so blatantly discriminated against by the humor community!:mad: Word of the day: Rotundacrat
Extra Credit will be awarded for: Quasimobo...Roger Wright wrote: It's not fair that we should be so blatantly discriminated against by the humor community! Have you tried looking to the humour community? We have a lot of jokes for a certain group of White Anglo-Saxon Protestants living across the pond... :laugh:
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
Whales are drinking all our water and eating our sailors...
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Tomasz Sowinski wrote: post some polish jokes - there are many available That's one thing that has long troubled me about this land of equal opportunity I live in... Why are there so few White Anglo-Saxon Protestant jokes? We have Polish jokes, lawyer jokes, blonde jokes, Jewish jokes, Catholic jokes, ad nauseum. Dammit, where's mine? It's not fair that we should be so blatantly discriminated against by the humor community!:mad: Word of the day: Rotundacrat
Extra Credit will be awarded for: Quasimobo...Roger Wright wrote: Dammit, where's mine? As many as i could dig up on short notice:
Our readers ask, "Why don't more WASPs go to orgies?" Well, it's really quite simple. They don't want to have to write all those thank-you notes.
Q: How can you tell the bride at a WASP wedding? A: She's the one kissing the golden retriever.
Q: How can you tell when a WASP is sexually aroused? A: By the stiff upper lip.
Q: How does a WASP propose marriage? A: "How would you like to be buried with my people?"
Q: How do you tell if you're making love to a nurse, a schoolteacher, or an airline stewardess? A: A nurse says: "This won't hurt a bit." A schoolteacher says: "We're just going to have to do this over and over again until we get it right." An airline stewardess says: "Just place this over your mouth and nose and breathe normally." ... and bank tellers say "Substantial penalty for early withdrawal." ... and saleswomen say "Thank you, come again soon!" ... and WASP's say "Do you have that in a bigger size?" ... and piano teachers say "Keep those fingers arched! TEMPO! TEMPO!"
Q: What do two WASPs say after making love? A: Thank you very much. It'll never happen again.
Q: What do WASPs do instead of making love? A: Rule the country.
:rolleyes: Shog9 ------ Crazy lady with the shiny shoes, where are you? Kick your feet and calm the space that makes you hollow
Live, Insomnia And The Hole In The Universe
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Roger Wright wrote: Dammit, where's mine? As many as i could dig up on short notice:
Our readers ask, "Why don't more WASPs go to orgies?" Well, it's really quite simple. They don't want to have to write all those thank-you notes.
Q: How can you tell the bride at a WASP wedding? A: She's the one kissing the golden retriever.
Q: How can you tell when a WASP is sexually aroused? A: By the stiff upper lip.
Q: How does a WASP propose marriage? A: "How would you like to be buried with my people?"
Q: How do you tell if you're making love to a nurse, a schoolteacher, or an airline stewardess? A: A nurse says: "This won't hurt a bit." A schoolteacher says: "We're just going to have to do this over and over again until we get it right." An airline stewardess says: "Just place this over your mouth and nose and breathe normally." ... and bank tellers say "Substantial penalty for early withdrawal." ... and saleswomen say "Thank you, come again soon!" ... and WASP's say "Do you have that in a bigger size?" ... and piano teachers say "Keep those fingers arched! TEMPO! TEMPO!"
Q: What do two WASPs say after making love? A: Thank you very much. It'll never happen again.
Q: What do WASPs do instead of making love? A: Rule the country.
:rolleyes: Shog9 ------ Crazy lady with the shiny shoes, where are you? Kick your feet and calm the space that makes you hollow
Live, Insomnia And The Hole In The Universe
Thanks, Shog! I feel much better:-D Word of the day: Rotundacrat
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Roger Wright wrote: It's not fair that we should be so blatantly discriminated against by the humor community! Have you tried looking to the humour community? We have a lot of jokes for a certain group of White Anglo-Saxon Protestants living across the pond... :laugh:
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
Whales are drinking all our water and eating our sailors...
David Wulff wrote: Have you tried looking to the humour community? Of course not. Why would anyone expect a pack of louts who can't even spell humor correctly to have any sense of it?:) Word of the day: Rotundacrat
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zhoujun wrote: It is full of insult to chinese Come un damnit! Do think there's only stories with insult to chinese people? No! So why get bad taste? ;P Rickard Andersson@Suza Computing C# and C++ programmer from SWEDEN! UIN: 50302279 E-Mail: nikado@pc.nu Speciality: I love C#, ASP.NET and C++!
True enough! We're an equal opportunity forum, offering insults freely to all, regardless of race, creed, color, gender, or inter-species sexual preferences. Word of the day: Rotundacrat
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http://www.codeproject.com/script/comments/forums.asp?msg=299892&forumid=2605#xx299892xx[^] Your posting gives me very bad-taste. Maybe I am wrong,but as I read it,It is full of insult to chinese and unfair to chinese. Though it is posted in the soapbox,I really can not accept it as jokes or other. :( this is my signature for forums quoted from shog*9: I can't help but feel, somewhere deep within that withered, bitter, scheming person, there is a small child, frightened, looking a way out.
I'm sorry but I have to disagree with you here... It is a joke based on the common theme of havbe 3 peopel of different nationalities. Have you ever heard the "Paddy English Man, Paddy Scottish Man, Paddy Irish man" jokes.... They constantly insult either one of these 3 peoples... Don't take it personally. You could have easily changed the Chinese to Irish.. I don't mind. Regards, Brian Dela :-)