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Post by wingedwishes on Sept 9, 2020 9:42:28 GMT -8
Going down that road are we?......
I sent an email to my daughter last year. The following actually happened.........
The end of the email that I typed was: I wish you great happiness in the end.
Google spell check changed it to: (warning - maybe too graphic) "I wish you a great penis in the end."
Yeah - I sent that to my 27 year old daughter. At least she knew what happened and thought it was funny. It wasn't funny to her father.....
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Post by nomihoudai on Sept 24, 2020 5:12:37 GMT -8
Did I do the right thing? We don't know Leroy. If you haven't figured out life by 75, what chance do ordinary folks like us stand? |
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Post by exoticimports on Sept 24, 2020 10:25:23 GMT -8
I don't think it was a good idea, Leroy. Chivalrous perhaps, but not a good idea.
I've read in news, heard personal accounts, and 2nd hand accounts, of people getting involved in couple's issues, and it's never good. In one local case, an ethnic couple was throwing punches and two female bystanders sought to protect the embattled woman, only to have both of the combatants beat the heck out of them.
Personally, I came across a situation of an ethnic couple in throws of a fight, he had her by the shirt and was giving her a smack. Being a good Leroy, I stopped the car and shouted at him. Similar to the above, they quit their own fight, and turned attention to me. The female was yelling at me, and the male started threatening me and approaching my vehicle. I presented compelling evidence that his continued approach on my person would likely have a very bad outcome; when he stopped, I took off.
Screw 'em. If nobody is going to die, don't get involved. Call the police, they'll be there in an hour or so.
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Post by wingedwishes on Sept 24, 2020 11:19:14 GMT -8
I'd respond by answering the question posed by Jan followed by a query as to what evidence or logic led to the assumptions made but Jan has historically appeared to then follow up without comprehending my meanings, words definitions, and then use vitriolic responses. I thought it was a cultural differences and then language barrier. I'd ask for clarifications but they never came. I couldn't pin why Jan always (to date) responded in the same manner until a former colleague of mine looked at one particular discussion and forwarded an article that made it easier to grasp the invective undertones. blogs.psychcentral.com/psychology-self/2019/08/narcissists-blame-projection/I'd prefer Jan just stop with the constant pot shots at me but at least now I have a better understanding why they won't stop and why direct questions on what Jan meant in earlier discussions will not get an answer. Although, I still hope change will come. Cheers, Tyson |
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Post by wingedwishes on Sept 24, 2020 11:31:19 GMT -8
I don't think it was a good idea, Leroy. Chivalrous perhaps, but not a good idea. I've read in news, heard personal accounts, and 2nd hand accounts, of people getting involved in couple's issues, and it's never good. In one local case, an ethnic couple was throwing punches and two female bystanders sought to protect the embattled woman, only to have both of the combatants beat the heck out of them. Personally, I came across a situation of an ethnic couple in throws of a fight, he had her by the shirt and was giving her a smack. Being a good Leroy, I stopped the car and shouted at him. Similar to the above, they quit their own fight, and turned attention to me. The female was yelling at me, and the male started threatening me and approaching my vehicle. I presented compelling evidence that his continued approach on my person would likely have a very bad outcome; when he stopped, I took off. Screw 'em. If nobody is going to die, don't get involved. Call the police, they'll be there in an hour or so. Agreed with those variables. Add to this for a logic exercise: 1. I'm off duty or retired code or law enforcement and face similar. .... 2. A child is involved 3, An animal is involved 4. Not in a public place I used to start a conversation with 'Hey guys, who's giving you grief...' when getting to a scene. Often defused the situation because it implied you are on their 'side' even when there were 2 sides. Impossible? Great Great grandfather used to say 'get two Chickasaw in a room and you'll have three opinions.' Cheers Tyson |
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Post by exoticimports on Sept 24, 2020 15:12:28 GMT -8
Tyson just put him on ignore and you don’t have to see the drivel. I did. Works wonders.
Chuck
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Post by wingedwishes on Sept 24, 2020 16:37:32 GMT -8
I'm kind of a neophyte on that. I'll look at that. Thanks
More to the conversation:
I was at a theater with my daughter when a man approached me. I didn't recognize him. He said 'Do you remember me?' I said 'Sorry I do not.' He said 'You wrote me a ticket a few months ago....' I slowly pushed my daughter behind me to protect her. He finished with 'I just wanted to let you know that the advice you had for my dog really worked well. Thanks.' I'm so glad I was always civil to those I had to interact with as an officer. Civility without imperiousness works - most of the time. If only all with authority used this.
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Post by wollastoni on Sept 25, 2020 0:43:32 GMT -8
Personally, I came across a situation of an ethnic couple in throws of a fight, Sorry what does "ethnic couples" mean ? We all belong to an ethnie, I must be a mix between Celts and Germans. Sounds like a new political correctness term from the US. |
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Post by exoticimports on Sept 25, 2020 4:00:30 GMT -8
Personally, I came across a situation of an ethnic couple in throws of a fight, Sorry what does "ethnic couples" mean ? We all belong to an ethnie, I must be a mix between Celts and Germans. Sounds like a new political correctness term from the US. Ethnic: sharing common traits, etc. per Wikipedia. "Germans" is a highly variable term. It means people from Germany, a region which has exhibited extremely flexible geographic range over a relatively short period of time. Germanic refers to those descended from the Tribes, though to what proportion of heritage one can claim I do not know. Undoubtedly there was great mixing of the Celtic tribes with the Germanic invaders (as there always is) followed by mixing with French and Scandanavians, and as of late, Ottomans and Kurds. For example, Angela Markle would claim Bavarians are German, whereas many Bavarians would agree only grudgingly. Now to take it to an extreme, walk into a working-class pub in Hamburg during a football game and announce "Bayern IST Deutschland!"...then run. Chuck |
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Post by gaspipe on Sept 26, 2020 10:49:35 GMT -8
Sorry what does "ethnic couples" mean ? We all belong to an ethnie, I must be a mix between Celts and Germans. Sounds like a new political correctness term from the US. Google this; "What does ethnic mean". On top of the search comes out; "relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition." Like you say Olivier, we all belong to an ethnicity. Some more than others. Luckily some are part this ethnicity, part that ethnicity. These people usually have moved on to understand not all are like themselves. Since the whole world, at least in some societies, are made up of only white people ("Caucasian" in the US), anything else than that standard may be considered "ethnic". White is the center of earth. How often do we not see a Hollywood movie where you hear the sentence "would you like to eat something ethnic?" It is the assumption that if it is not white, then it is ethnic - all other races than white are ethnic. It is a boring thread about nothing and nobody is forcing me to be part of it. I just wanted to make a point on the "ethnic" thing. It will likely not be perceived well everywhere, but what can we do about that? Jan From my perspective, boring topic or not; you always have to make a point and you always want the last word. |
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Post by exoticimports on Sept 26, 2020 13:18:07 GMT -8
I like ethnic Greek food. Not fusion Greek or Americanized Greek. Not tourist Greek. Ethnic Greek. Like the food in tiny restaurants on the coast. Ethnic Greek. Is that non-white Greek? I’m confused.
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Post by kevinkk on Sept 26, 2020 13:29:19 GMT -8
I was avoiding this thread, it's not an interesting topic to me, but today, must be slow...
You guys are on dicey ground with this "ethnic" "topic".
It's perception in my opinion, and if no one has noticed, which is pretty much impossible,
right now the USA is being ripped apart by perception.
I have my own definition of ethnic, formed from experience and upbringing, both of which clash
at times. Right now, in the USA, you'd probably be fired from your job by asking a co-worker
to go to lunch and eat "ethnic" food...
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Post by exoticimports on Sept 26, 2020 14:02:14 GMT -8
Maybe. But I can’t stand fusion anything or foods changed for a foreign taste. Ingredients of course may offer limitations, but I prefer ethnic foods.
Chinese sucks outside of China. And Thai. Turkish too. I don’t want to hurt feeling of restaurant owners so lie and say it tastes just like in Sakarya. We both know it sucks. Somehow germans get decent Greek but not Americans. That’s unethical. Not to mention being an ethic problem for ethnic eaters.
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Post by gaspipe on Sept 26, 2020 15:38:20 GMT -8
Subject; "ethnic couple having a fight". The usual distraction at play here.... talking about something else than the ethnic couple. If the couple having a fight had been white, that would not have been specified. In this case they were observed by a white person, so it is specified that the couple was "ethnic". The "ethnic" couple was a racial specification in the text, that could have been omitted, but was not. So it must have been important to specify, for whatever purpose it served. Like I said above, the white race is perceived the center of earth. All other races circle around whites, thus THE OTHER RACES are "ethnic". Jan As I said ; always the last word . You can’t help yourself. Till next time Gaspipe : over and out |
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Post by leptraps on Sept 27, 2020 11:01:33 GMT -8
Well. I did it again. Let me rephrase that.They were not ethnic. How about a Chunky Porker and a sleazy Buck Stud.
Just like several of my Ethnic posts on Face Book. Some car"s have Italian tires. Dego up hill, dego down will, and when Dego flat, Dego whoop whoop whoop.....
That should get me into some hot water.
This will surely be deleted like some of my Face Book Post's.
But the way, I am 5% German, 5% British, and 5% Polish. And the other 85%, pure Rectal Orifice.
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