Re: WTF?

2013-07-19 Thread Sam
Here's a different take: http://www.happyplace.com/25112/one-mans-missed-connection-to-the-drunk-naked-girl-who-pooped-on-his-lawn-and-car . On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 8:02 AM, Scott Stroz boyz...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: WTF?

2013-07-19 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
And neither one of those makes a lick of sense.. Until Later! C. Hatton Humphrey http://www.eastcoastconservative.com Every cloud does have a silver lining. Sometimes you just have to do some smelting to find it. On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 8:19 AM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: Here's a

Re: WTF?

2013-07-19 Thread Scott Stroz
I swear...we are devolving On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 8:19 AM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: Here's a different take: http://www.happyplace.com/25112/one-mans-missed-connection-to-the-drunk-naked-girl-who-pooped-on-his-lawn-and-car . On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 8:02 AM, Scott Stroz

Re: WTF?

2013-07-19 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
Bad Human! *sprays hose* Bad human indeed. On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Scott Stroz boyz...@gmail.com wrote: I swear...we are devolving On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 8:19 AM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: Here's a different take:

Re: WTF?

2013-07-19 Thread GMoney
That quote cracked me upbad human! On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson jmi...@gmail.comwrote: Bad Human! *sprays hose* Bad human indeed. On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Scott Stroz boyz...@gmail.com wrote: I swear...we are devolving On Fri, Jul 19,

RE: WTF?

2013-07-19 Thread Eric Roberts
Lick? Eww... -Original Message- From: C. Hatton Humphrey [mailto:chumph...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 8:08 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: WTF? And neither one of those makes a lick of sense.. Until Later! C. Hatton Humphrey http://www.eastcoastconservative.com Every

RE: WTF?

2013-07-19 Thread Eric Roberts
I think devolved is a better word Scott LOL -Original Message- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 9:05 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: WTF? I swear...we are devolving On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 8:19 AM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: Here's

Re: WTF evolution

2013-04-11 Thread Paul Ihrig
thanks for the time sink! On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 12:34 PM, William Bowen william.bo...@gmail.comwrote: dammit I need the last 20 minutes back!!! :-) On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 6:29 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson jmi...@gmail.com wrote: http://wtfevolution.tumblr.com/

Re: WTF evolution

2013-04-08 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
This has kept a smile on my face all morning, thanks! Until Later! C. Hatton Humphrey http://www.eastcoastconservative.com Every cloud does have a silver lining. Sometimes you just have to do some smelting to find it. On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 9:29 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson jmi...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: WTF evolution

2013-04-08 Thread LRS Scout
Yeah good find man I'm rolling On Apr 8, 2013 12:21 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey chumph...@gmail.com wrote: This has kept a smile on my face all morning, thanks! Until Later! C. Hatton Humphrey http://www.eastcoastconservative.com Every cloud does have a silver lining. Sometimes you just

Re: WTF evolution

2013-04-08 Thread William Bowen
dammit I need the last 20 minutes back!!! :-) On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 6:29 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson jmi...@gmail.com wrote: http://wtfevolution.tumblr.com/ ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now!

Re: WTF?!?!?

2012-11-13 Thread GMoney
Religion teaches forgiveness, they should live it too. If he did his prison time, technically, he's paid his debt. You could easily argue that his initial penalty should have been more severe, however. On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 7:30 AM, Scott Stroz boyz...@gmail.com wrote: This is apparently

Re: WTF?!?!?

2012-11-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
If it had been a catholic church then watch out altar boys. On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 8:30 AM, Scott Stroz boyz...@gmail.com wrote: This is apparently acceptable, but two adult men (or 2 adult women) getting married crosses a line? huff.to/RReRcY -- Scott Stroz --- You can make

Re: WTF?!?!?

2012-11-13 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 8:45 AM, GMoney gm0n3...@gmail.com wrote: Religion teaches forgiveness, they should live it too. If he did his prison time, technically, he's paid his debt. You could easily argue that his initial penalty should have been more severe, however. The reason sex crimes

Re: WTF?!?!?

2012-11-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
I don't think this sort of thing is curable, at least with the system we have now. The best I've ever seen has been using aversive conditioning and that's been considered cruel and unusual punishment when used in prison. And aversive conditioning's success rate isn't all that great. On Tue,

Re: WTF?!?!?

2012-11-13 Thread Cameron Childress
Yeah - that's why the he's paid his debt to society and should be forgiven argument isn't quite the same for these cases. There are a lot of cases like statutory between a couple of high school kids who are a few years apart in age that may be different, but from what I read, that was not the

Re: WTF?!?!?

2012-11-13 Thread GMoney
Then he should remain locked up, if he's that dangerous. On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Cameron Childress camer...@gmail.comwrote: Yeah - that's why the he's paid his debt to society and should be forgiven argument isn't quite the same for these cases. There are a lot of cases like

Re: WTF?!?!?

2012-11-13 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 9:56 AM, GMoney gm0n3...@gmail.com wrote: Then he should remain locked up, if he's that dangerous. I agree. But I don't think that's how our prison system works, unfortunately. -Cameron ... ~|

Re: WTF!?!?!??

2012-10-26 Thread LRS Scout
For some weird reason this email won't mark as read. On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 1:56 AM, LRS Scout lrssc...@gmail.com wrote: I saw something about this earlier. Insane. ACAB Not really, but you know what I mean. On Oct 25, 2012 10:58 PM, Larry C. Lyons larrycly...@gmail.com wrote: btw

Re: WTF!?!?!??

2012-10-25 Thread Larry C. Lyons
btw this puts a whole new perspective on the phrase taking a bite out of crime. On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Larry C. Lyons larrycly...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/10/25/new-york-police-officer-cannibalism-arrest.html -- Larry C. Lyons web:

Re: WTF!?!?!??

2012-10-25 Thread LRS Scout
I saw something about this earlier. Insane. ACAB Not really, but you know what I mean. On Oct 25, 2012 10:58 PM, Larry C. Lyons larrycly...@gmail.com wrote: btw this puts a whole new perspective on the phrase taking a bite out of crime. On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Larry C. Lyons

Re: wtf

2012-05-18 Thread morchella
glad to see developers still having fun... -- just back from a week of fake ass jsp training.. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion

RE: wtf

2012-05-17 Thread Eric Roberts
I have a few software packages that have wtf directories... -Original Message- From: Ras Tafari [mailto:rastaf...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:19 PM To: cf-community Subject: wtf http://preview.weather.gov/wtf/MapClick.php?CityName=Salisburystate=MDsite

Re: wtf

2012-05-17 Thread Ras Tafari
yeah, but this is... i mean... big brother's domain and shit :) great little developer-done FU! On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: I have a few software packages that have wtf directories... -Original Message- From: Ras Tafari

Re: wtf

2012-05-17 Thread GMoney
So what does it supposedly stand for? Weather Tracking..Feature...something else? On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: yeah, but this is... i mean... big brother's domain and shit :) great little developer-done FU! On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 2:27 PM,

Re: wtf

2012-05-17 Thread William Bowen
WeaTher Forecast :-) On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 12:05 PM, GMoney gm0n3...@gmail.com wrote: So what does it supposedly stand for? Weather Tracking..Feature...something else? On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: yeah, but this is... i mean... big

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Dana dana.tier...@gmail.com wrote: http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/05/09/1538217/us-air-force-can-accidentally-spy-on-american-citizens-for-90-days This appears to say that domestic drone video/data can be kept for 90 days. How long is satellite video/data

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread Dana
good question and I don't know. I wasn't even aware the Air Force was using drones in the US. I find the idea slightly chilling considering how they are used elsewhere. On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Cameron Childress camer...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Dana

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Border patrol wants to use them on the US Canadian border and I believe they are testing unarmed drones, for surveillance only, on the Mexican border. Here's a thought experiment, what's better, for the data to be only in the hands of corporate or government hands, or available to anyone? On

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread Dana
what data are we talking about exactly? Now there's a question. Is this an advanced version of google maps? With intercept capability? Or is there eavesdropping capability as well? Offhand, I'd choose corporate. I can tell Google to F* off if I so choose. On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:31 AM,

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread Eric Roberts
I would have to look for the story, but i seem to recall hearing about some police deopartmetns purchasing a drone. It may have been in ref to immigaration enforcement. I will have to look to be sure. On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Dana dana.tier...@gmail.com wrote: what data are we

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread Eric Roberts
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/04/21/2491063/aclu-concerned-about-seattle-police.html On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:18 PM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: I would have to look for the story, but i seem to recall hearing about some police deopartmetns purchasing a drone.

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread Eric Roberts
crap...404... On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:20 PM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/04/21/2491063/aclu-concerned-about-seattle-police.html On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:18 PM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: I would

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread Eric Roberts
here is the cached page... http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=drones+used+by+police+departmetnsd=27023553397000195mkt=en-USsetlang=en-USw=8e681f6a,8d9f59b6 On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: crap...404... On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:20 PM,

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread Larry C. Lyons
If its something like that, how different is it from the police using helicopters or even a cop on the beat. I think the issue is who get the data and how long is it kept for. I trust corporations as much as I'd trust governments. On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Eric Roberts

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread Eric Roberts
not sure if this is blocked or not here...but here is a Chicago tribune article...or at least is supposed to be. i got a blank page..., http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-mct-police-apologize-for-not-keeping-council-in-loop-20120503,0,1811700.story On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Eric

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread LRS Scout
There a re a bunch of local police forces that have gotten into the drone business. I saw an article about them being used in Dallas recently. What's funny is that even though these local police are using the the DHS doesn't want to siting privacy concerns, it was in a wired article recently.

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread Eric Roberts
I think the big issue is saftey...what happens if they lose control of a drone...there is no direct human intervention availaible to avert it from crashing into a busy street or into a school full of kids...yes, accidents happen with manned aircraft, but at least then there is a piolt that gets

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread Larry C. Lyons
dunno, if you get hit by the uncontrolled drone... About 2 years ago I was working on a contract for a engineering institute, I had to attend their annual scientific conference. One of the biggest presentations was the demonstration of an antonymous urban navigation system for drones. Part of

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread LRS Scout
Well, that may be your concern, but it's certainly not mine. On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:29 PM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: I think the big issue is saftey...what happens if they lose control of a drone...there is no direct human intervention availaible to avert it

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Larry C. Lyons larrycly...@gmail.comwrote: dunno, if you get hit by the uncontrolled drone... Then you should go buy lotto tickets. -Cameron ... ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread Larry C. Lyons
at that point you've probably used up all your luck .Speaking of drones etc http://news.yahoo.com/unmanned-drones-patrolling-us-canada-border-eastern-washington-163654228.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/more-predator-drones-fly-us-mexico-border/2011/12/01/gIQANSZz8O_story.html On

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread LRS Scout
Here is the article about DHS not wanting to use drones: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/01/spy-drones-over-america-dhs-would-rather-not/?utm_source=Contextlyutm_medium=RelatedLinksutm_campaign=Previous Here is a map of people using drones in the U.S.:

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Rats they're flying drones over my favourite discrete crossing points. On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:56 PM, LRS Scout lrssc...@gmail.com wrote: Here is the article about DHS not wanting to use drones:

Re: wtf of the day

2012-05-10 Thread Dana
that's probably the most encouraging thing I've heard about DHS this month at least. On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:56 PM, LRS Scout lrssc...@gmail.com wrote: Here is the article about DHS not wanting to use drones:

Re: wtf mugshot of the day

2011-01-03 Thread Vivec
:-o wtf What was the article? On 3 January 2011 17:44, Tony tonyw...@gmail.com wrote: http://i.cdn.turner.com/dr/teg/tsg/release/sites/default/files/imagecache/670xX/photos/thompson_avenaniamiami102410disorderlyconduct20.jpg i can say no more to embellish this post.

Re: wtf mugshot of the day

2011-01-03 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
Amongst other sites: http://miami.whosarrested.com/inmates/206108-avenania-thompson http://miami.whosarrested.com/inmates/206108-avenania-thompsonGo ahead. Feel better about yourself... http://www.jailbase.com/en/arrested/fl-mdc/2010-10-24/ http://www.jailbase.com/en/arrested/fl-mdc/2010-10-24/

Re: wtf mugshot of the day

2011-01-03 Thread Medic
Dad? On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson jmi...@gmail.com wrote: Amongst other sites: http://miami.whosarrested.com/inmates/206108-avenania-thompson http://miami.whosarrested.com/inmates/206108-avenania-thompsonGo ahead. Feel better about yourself...

Re: wtf mugshot of the day

2011-01-03 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
Maybe Mom? (5'0 female) On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Medic hofme...@gmail.com wrote: Dad? On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson jmi...@gmail.com wrote: Amongst other sites: http://miami.whosarrested.com/inmates/206108-avenania-thompson

Re: wtf mugshot of the day

2011-01-03 Thread Medic
The jailbase link you posted has almost all men. On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson jmi...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe Mom? (5'0 female) On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Medic hofme...@gmail.com wrote: Dad? On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson

RE: wtf mugshot of the day

2011-01-03 Thread Eric Roberts
Is that male or female? hehehe -Original Message- From: Tony [mailto:tonyw...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 15:44 To: cf-community Subject: wtf mugshot of the day http://i.cdn.turner.com/dr/teg/tsg/release/sites/default/files/imagecache/67

Re: wtf mugshot of the day

2011-01-03 Thread Erika L. Rich
Oh damn! that was a girl?! O_o On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson jmi...@gmail.com wrote: Amongst other sites: http://miami.whosarrested.com/inmates/206108-avenania-thompson http://miami.whosarrested.com/inmates/206108-avenania-thompsonGo ahead. Feel better about

Re: wtf mugshot of the day

2011-01-03 Thread Ras Tafari
guess i never thought it needed a distinction. it was weird enough gender neutral for me On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Erika L. Rich elr...@ruwebby.com wrote: Oh damn! that was a girl?! O_o On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson jmi...@gmail.com wrote: Amongst other

Re: wtf mugshot of the day

2011-01-03 Thread Maureen
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 7:43 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: guess i never thought it needed a distinction. it was weird enough gender neutral for me An old man was sitting on a bench at the mall. A young man walked up to the bench and sat down. He had spiked hair in all different

Re: wtf mugshot of the day

2011-01-03 Thread Ras Tafari
;) nice. and mine is blue, blonde, dark blue and some dark brown! pico de gallo On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 10:52 PM, Maureen mamamaur...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 7:43 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: guess i never thought it needed a distinction. it was weird enough

Re: wtf mugshot of the day

2011-01-03 Thread Maureen
Mine is white with auburn and blue streaks. The white and auburn are natural. I added the blue. On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Ras Tafari rastaf...@gmail.com wrote: ;) nice. and mine is blue, blonde, dark blue and some dark brown! pico de gallo

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Sandra Clark
Reminds me when I was at the Los Angeles Coliseum for some Fourth of July Festivities. There were a bunch of people across the field waving Mexican Flags. Now that offended me. (But it was an American Holiday on American Soil that had nothing to do with Mexico at all.) On Thu, May 6, 2010

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Medic
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RE: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread sor...@gmail.com
I may have been up for 27 hours so far, but I am sure that I am still in the USA. Since when did we start having to forget we are in America for one day? In fact, why should we as Americans even care about holidays from foreign holidays? Doesn't Canada have something like Queen Victoria day or

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Kris Sisk
We run into things like this here frequently. The worst I've ever seen was when the elementary school where I was working at the time made a rule against birthday parties in the classroom but dedicated half a day to festivities for Mexican Independence Day. It drove me nuts. And then there's

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Scott Stroz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo Cinco de Mayo is a regional holiday limited primarily to the state of Puebla. There is some limited recognition of the holiday in other parts of the country. On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 9:36 AM, Kris Sisk ks...@gckschools.com wrote: We run into things

RE: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Justin Scott
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo You're citing Wikipedia as evidence against real-world testimony from someone who lives in a 60% Hispanic community? ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now!

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Casey Dougall
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 9:36 AM, Kris Sisk ks...@gckschools.com wrote: We run into things like this here frequently. The worst I've ever seen was when the elementary school where I was working at the time made a rule against birthday parties in the classroom but dedicated half a day to

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Scott Stroz
I live in a community that is about 80% Christian, and they say that Jesus rose form the dead - that does not make it true. On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Justin Scott jscott-li...@gravityfree.com wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo You're citing Wikipedia as evidence against

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Sam
Cinco de Mayo is not even a real holiday, it was created by either Cuervo or Corona and has only been celebrated for around 20 years. All the Mexicans I've met never knew about it or drank Corona until they got here. On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 9:36 AM, Kris Sisk ks...@gckschools.com wrote: For the

RE: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread LRS Scout
While I dislike what the students did, and see it as a symptom of the larger aztlan/la rasa nonsense; I do support their freedom to do so. -Original Message- From: sor...@gmail.com [mailto:sor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 9:20 AM To: cf-community Subject: RE: WTF? I may

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Jerry Johnson
it as a symptom of the larger aztlan/la rasa nonsense; I do support their freedom to do so. -Original Message- From: sor...@gmail.com [mailto:sor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 9:20 AM To: cf-community Subject: RE: WTF? I may have been up for 27 hours so far, but I am

RE: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Eric Roberts
I am with you on this one. This is America...not Mexico. I hope their parent sue the shit out of the school district for this. I think the school administrators should apologize to the entire student body for showing a poor example of what the 1st amendment is all about. To fucking bad if the

RE: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Eric Roberts
...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 8:10 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: WTF? Reminds me when I was at the Los Angeles Coliseum for some Fourth of July Festivities. There were a bunch of people across the field waving Mexican Flags. Now that offended me. (But it was an American Holiday

RE: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Eric Roberts
. Eric -Original Message- From: LRS Scout [mailto:lrssc...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 9:53 AM To: cf-community Subject: RE: WTF? While I dislike what the students did, and see it as a symptom of the larger aztlan/la rasa nonsense; I do support their freedom to do so

RE: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread LRS Scout
Wow I must have misread this thread. Need to go back and read the article I guess. ::sigh:: -Original Message- From: Eric Roberts [mailto:ow...@threeravensconsulting.com] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 11:07 AM To: cf-community Subject: RE: WTF? I think it is pretty irrelevant whether

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Scott Stroz
I have no issue with people in this country celebrating Cinco de Mayo, just like I have no problem with people celebrating St. Patrick's Day. I agree that people seem to forget you do not have a right to NOT be offended. I may despise, or be offended by, what someone is saying, but I will still

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Sandra Clark
offended by KKK and Nazi rallies, they still have the right to spew their shit as long as they are not violating the rights of others. -Original Message- From: Sandra Clark [mailto:sclarkli...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 8:10 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: WTF? Reminds

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Scott Stroz
To: cf-community Subject: RE: WTF? While I dislike what the students did, and see it as a symptom of the larger aztlan/la rasa nonsense; I do support their freedom to do so. -Original Message- From: sor...@gmail.com [mailto:sor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 9:20 AM

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Vivec
Hmm...It's very different in Trinidad. We are a multi ethnic and multi cultural country. We even have an Inter-religious organisation to represent all the major religious denominations. we celebrate Christmas, Eid, Divali, Baptist Holiday, Indian Arrival Day, Emancipation Day, Change of the

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread G Money
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Sandra Clark sclarkli...@gmail.com wrote: And thats about all I registered. Noted I was offended and went back to watching the festivities on the field. Just curious why that offended you? Mexican Americans can celebrate their Mexican heritage any day

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Casey Dougall
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: I think it is pretty irrelevant whether it is a Mexican holiday or not...if an American student wants to wear an shirt with an American flag at an American school, in America, it shouldn't matter what

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread G Money
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Vivec gel21...@gmail.com wrote: I don't understand where the US and THEM comes in. America would be absolutely nothing without its immigrants. America is an entire continent of Immigrants. Just remember as we discuss these isolated stories, that all across

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Sandra Clark
Mainly because it was held at an event that was celebrating the Fourth of July Holiday. It was not public, one had to pay for a ticket to attend. It wasn't out in the public On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 11:27 AM, G Money gm0n3...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Sandra Clark

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Scott Stroz
Was it inflammatory that I flew an American flag outside my house yesterday, like I do every day? Would it be OK if my Mexican neighbors (yes, I do have neighbors who are from Mexico) came over and told me to take down the flag because it offended them? Or, would it be OK for the homeowners

Re: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Vivec
Oh..I thought the article represented some sort of movement that was tied into the Arizona anti-immigration law. And Trinidad generally isn't a utopia by any stretch of the imagination LOL! But there are little things I look at and I think maybe take for granted. On 6 May 2010 11:30, G Money

RE: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Eric Roberts
Wow...that's like 2 things we agree on in one day...*looking out window* Is the sky falling? *weg* Eric -Original Message- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 10:23 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: WTF? I have no issue with people

RE: WTF?

2010-05-06 Thread Eric Roberts
;-) -Original Message- From: Sandra Clark [mailto:sclarkli...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 10:23 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: WTF? And thats about all I registered. Noted I was offended and went back to watching the festivities on the field. On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 11

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2010-05-06 Thread Justin Scott
I live in a community that is about 80% Christian, and they say that Jesus rose form the dead - that does not make it true. Big difference between a mystical event that supposedly happened 2000 years ago and a current event that many people actively participate in. As an example, I haven't

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2010-05-06 Thread G Money
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Justin Scott jscott-li...@gravityfree.comwrote: Big difference between a mystical event that supposedly happened 2000 years ago and a current event that many people actively participate in. As an example, I haven't been to the running of the bulls

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2010-05-06 Thread Eric Roberts
country. Sorry, but that is just plain bullshit. These administrators need to be fired. Eric -Original Message- From: Vivec [mailto:gel21...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 10:26 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: WTF? Hmm...It's very different in Trinidad. We are a multi ethnic

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2010-05-06 Thread Eric Roberts
10:28 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: WTF? On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: I think it is pretty irrelevant whether it is a Mexican holiday or not...if an American student wants to wear an shirt with an American flag at an American school

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2010-05-06 Thread Eric Roberts
Subject: Re: WTF? Oh..I thought the article represented some sort of movement that was tied into the Arizona anti-immigration law. And Trinidad generally isn't a utopia by any stretch of the imagination LOL! But there are little things I look at and I think maybe take for granted. On 6 May 2010

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2010-05-06 Thread Scott Stroz
Here are some more sources: http://www.mexonline.com/cinco-de-mayo.htm The holiday of Cinco De Mayo, The 5th Of May, commemorates the victory of the Mexican militia over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. It is primarily a regional holiday celebrated in the Mexican state capital

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2010-05-06 Thread Medic
America is one of three countries on the North American continent. It, in and of itself, is not a continent. On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Vivec gel21...@gmail.com wrote: Hmm...It's very different in Trinidad. We are a multi ethnic and multi cultural country. We even have an

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2010-05-06 Thread Dana
ok, the town I live in right now is 70% Hispanic and that's officially. It's probably (no, certainly) higher. Oh and by the way I drive through Morgan Hill to get to Highway 101, ie every week or so when I go to user group meetings or meetups. It's an affluent bedroom community for Silicon

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2010-05-06 Thread Dana
stop that. You are making me agree with you. On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 8:18 AM, Sam sammyc...@gmail.com wrote: Cinco de Mayo is not even a real holiday, it was created by either Cuervo or Corona and has only been celebrated for around 20 years. All the Mexicans I've met never knew about it or

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2010-05-06 Thread Scott Stroz
Oddly enough, I do not recall ever hearing of Cinco De Mayo until Corona became a popular beer. On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Dana dana.tier...@gmail.com wrote: For what it is worth a member of my family liven in Mexico for a couple of years and also says that it's a US penomenon, driven

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2010-05-06 Thread Dana
I read the story before commenting because I wanted to see if they had the details any different than the commentary on the local radio station. They don't really, though the tone's a bit different -- the radio station said they were told to lose the tshirts or take off, and since it was a fine

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2010-05-06 Thread Eric Roberts
Subject: Re: WTF? Oddly enough, I do not recall ever hearing of Cinco De Mayo until Corona became a popular beer. On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Dana dana.tier...@gmail.com wrote: For what it is worth a member of my family liven in Mexico for a couple of years and also says that it's a US

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2010-05-06 Thread Judah McAuley
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Dana dana.tier...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, those students absolutely have a right to display the flag on their person, though I am getting bored with the trendiness of it. I have no particular comment on this story itself, but out of curiosity, do other people find

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2010-05-06 Thread Dana
talked about the holidays of the Spanish speaking world. -Original Message- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 10:55 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: WTF? Oddly enough, I do not recall ever hearing of Cinco De Mayo until Corona became a popular

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2010-05-06 Thread Kris Sisk
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Dana dana.tier...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, those students absolutely have a right to display the flag on their person, though I am getting bored with the trendiness of it. I have no particular comment on this story itself, but out of curiosity, do other people find

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2010-05-06 Thread Scott Stroz
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Kris Sisk ks...@gckschools.com wrote: What I do know is that the flag code isn't law. Some think it should be, but we'd have a whole lot of people in jail if it were. Basically no one bothers to learn the flag code. I think the underlying idea is that the

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2010-05-06 Thread G Money
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Kris Sisk ks...@gckschools.com wrote: Wearing the flag is technically a violation of the American Flag Code. Lapel pins are, I believe, an exception to that (don't quote me, it's been a while since I looked it up). There are other ways you can wear an image

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