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I've got even fewer author points that you do; I'm guessing its overall platinum status that is letting us see the trash.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Wasn't aware such the forum was available.
Will look forward to never having to use it!
The best way to improve Windows is run it on a Mac.
The best way to bring a Mac to its knees is to run Windows on it.
~ my brother Jeff
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I think I would have objected on the grounds of the article's utter triviality and poor quality. The fact that it takes the piss (quite badly) is neither here nor there.
I think people are too easily offended these days, potato-head.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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mark merrens wrote: I think people are too easily offended these days, potato-head.
 cough Er, please sir, Mark said a rude word.
Veni, vidi, abiit domum
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Poor article, to be sure. But offensive? Nah!
MVVM # - I did it My Way
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
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(That's an 'M')
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I always like how white people get more upset over racial stuff than minorities.
I bet there are a lot of Mexicans who would laugh themselves silly over that.
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Quote: I always like how white people get more upset over racial stuff than minorities.
Seriously!? Where do you live?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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MehGerbil wrote: I bet there are a lot of Mexicans who would laugh themselves silly over that.
¿Quién es Rush Limbaugh? ¿Jugador de Futbol? ¿Presidente de México?
-- RP
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Actually, I'm more of a pink-ish flesh tone, for I suffer from Melanin[^] Deficiency Syndrome. 
modified 5-Dec-13 13:07pm.
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I don't find it in the least bit offensive, and neither would any of the Mexican Americans I know. It is a rather awful contribution in technical terms, but it is in no way offensive to anyone but hyper-politically-correct twats of a Liberal persuasion.
Will Rogers never met me.
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There is no genetic race of United-States-of-Americans. So, unless they have dual citizenship, there's no such thing as a "Mexican-American" (or any other such hyphenated concoction). We're all just Americans.
The American people are an idea, not a race. Everyone here is from somewhere else. 
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Exactly! Personally, I'm offended that there are no white anglo-saxon protestant jokes. Why are we being persecuted?
Will Rogers never met me.
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Because we look funny. 
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The US census does ask about your race. I know Indian-American is one of the options
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Politically correct BS implemented by politically correct bureaucrats.
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The article appears rather juvenile and worthy of a pre-pubescent insecure teenager to me...
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Why is this offensive to you?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Thank you for inquiring with a straight-forward and reasonable question.
My apologies for not qualifying more detail in my OP. My responses below are in no particular order.
- Most Americans have nar a clue regarding the deep cultural history and the importance therein of which the rest of the world has and lives by, save only when they actually visit that corner of the world. As such, sadly, we do disparage cultures, seemingly obsessive with doing such at times.
- Analogy: If a person were at the bottom of a hill and another were 10 to 50 feet uphill and they start a yellow/brown-laidened snowball rolling toward the person, while the impact won't amount to much, it's still a yellow/brown snowball. But, when yellow/brown snowballs are allowed to start being hauled to the hilltop, the damage is more severe; especially unwarranted damage. In short, this was, in my objective conclusion, a yellow/brown snowball that needed to be stopped at the base of the hill before it started making its way to the hilltop.
- With the incredibly diverse member population and high level of overall professional disposition so prominent on CP, this article simply did not fit that character. While some may conclude this a subjective conclusion, I proffer otherwise.
- There are many persons with whom many of us disagree with on political or other non-technical viewpoint fronts. CP (at least the articles) is not nor should be a vehicle toward disparaging either persons or cultures, however tongue-in-cheek it is. The Soapbox Forum seems a place for some of that type of disparaging, though.
- Fair Disclosure: I interfaced with over 2,000 non-native English speaking persons, mostly Hispanic/Latino in cultural origin, wherein I programmed a computer application (volunteer project) to enable them to learn English as Second Language (circa 1990~92).
- Look at some of my message posts where I note to various CP members wherein English is not their native tongue and laud their use/understanding of the English language. I even engage in providing some tips on English word use and, in a few instances, provide a recommended rewrite (in part or in whole of their article or bio) to best capture what they purpose to convey.
It is an honor at how grateful they are that a) I took the time to do such, and b) that they were appreciative of learning a bit more on the English language.
As such, disparaging other languages, of which can be and is deep-rooted in many a culture, from an (American) English (or any other language) bent is, in both my subjective and objective conclusions, not welcomed (within CP articles and the likes).
Kind Regards.
modified 5-Dec-13 13:12pm.
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Sorry. I still don't see what specifically in the article was offensive to you. I get that you were offended, I'm just not seeing it.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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He forgot to include 1 or more clips to 1 or more Cheech & Chong movies.
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MacSpudster wrote: - Most Americans have nar a clue regarding the deep cultural history and the importance therein of which the rest of the world has and lives by, save only when they actually visit that corner of the world. As such, sadly, we do disparage cultures, seemingly obsessive with doing such at times.
I don't grant you that any particular culture deserves respect.
Frankly, most of them are comically ridiculous.
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MacSpudster wrote: Most Americans have nar a clue regarding the deep cultural history and the importance therein of which the rest of the world has and lives by
I rather doubt that. That would suggest that most do not even know history exists. Which isn't the same as saying that they know what that history is.
And I am rather certain that at least a large portion of the world has difficulty with certain aspects of the US culture. As one example many have a problem with the US stance on the private ownership of guns.
MacSpudster wrote: As such, sadly, we do disparage cultures, seemingly obsessive with doing such at times.
Are you claiming that the US is the only culture in the world that disparages other cultures?
And if you back pedal on that then please do provide an example of a culture that doesn't disparage at least one other culture.
MacSpudster wrote: With the incredibly diverse member population and high level of overall professional disposition
I would agree that the content was inane and childish. And the posting location was inappropriate.
However a "professional" better be capable of dealing with things that one finds personally offensive or give up any hope of working in the professional world.
MacSpudster wrote: - Fair Disclosure: I interfaced with over 2,000 non-native English speaking persons, mostly Hispanic/Latino in cultural origin
Then I would suppose that you found that they did in fact disparage other cultures in various ways.
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To the first comment, I will say this much:
That culture is the very reason which kept a distance foreign nation from invading the West Coast prior to and during WWII. And, I'm confident, it is what keeps most, if not all, nations from doing such even today.
For the rest of the comments:
You gotta try peanut butter anchovy sandwiches; they're delicious.
Well, the first half-bite is. After than, my Brittan loves 'em more than I...
(that is, i'm game to try something different once in a while...whatever that means...)
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