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Reply to I reserve the right to use these non-PC Terms in Current Events JoeUser Forums

And yes,in fact,people try to stop the use of these terms. This whole thing started when someone went on another person's thread taking offense to the use of the word "hermaphrodite" as opposed to "intersexed". The point of this article is that PC has gone off the deep end, and I'm sure pretty much everyone's in agreement on this.' Point taken Gideon. Attempting to limit use of the language is surely unhealthy, as George Orwell attempted to il

Reply to I reserve the right to use these non-PC Terms in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'My British Hubby and I talked about this long ago. They make no distinction. Blacks there simply call themselves Englishmen, as do all other Englishmen, regardless of race.' Absolute nonsense. This must be some other England than the one I know!

Reply to I reserve the right to use these non-PC Terms in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Is anyone actually attempting to stop you using labels such as these, Gideon? Surely you HAVE the right to use these terms. And other people have the right to be offended by your use of them. You're obviously quite comfortable referring to people as 'cripples, 'morons' or 'Indians', regardless of their feelings on the matter. However, when it comes to a topic that affects YOU, instead you issue a plea for understanding and sensitivity - see yo

Reply to THE RISE OF THE ANTI-CHRIST in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'I don't really need a lecture on Marvin. I've been here longer than you, it appears, and I know he doesn't reply.' No offence intended, Anglo. Sorry if you thought this Johnny-come-lately was lecturing.

Reply to I Got My Libertarian Party Card Today in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Doesn't the fact that you are required to carry a card compromise your liberty?

Reply to How's Your Taste in Music? in Misc JoeUser Forums

It was Duke Ellington, I think, who said: 'There are only two types of music; good music and bad music.' I vote for the former!

Reply to The Coral Snake & the Scarlet King in Pets & Nature JoeUser Forums

'actually its the ones that approach coral snakes, but you're right.' You're absolutely right Kingbee. What I meant was scarlet COLOURED snakes in general; I should have said so explicitly.

Reply to The Coral Snake & the Scarlet King in Pets & Nature JoeUser Forums

'But since a coral snake's bite invariably leads to death, there is NO lesson to be learned, someone finally realized.' Not so. Whilst it may be that an individual animal cannot learn this lesson, the species as a whole can, due to genetic variation between its members. Those that have a higher genetic predisposition to approach scarlet snakes are more likely to die before procreating. The species as a whole may thus develop a genetic tendency

Reply to AM I A GENIUS OR WHAT? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Yes Marvin, you're a 'genius' - the same genius, in fact, who announced that the pope had died a full day before he did, and then sought to excuse himself on the basis that he hadn't checked his 'facts'! ' Possibly, except for the sheer irony of mispelling genius, whist boasting of being one...........' WHIST?

Reply to THE RISE OF THE ANTI-CHRIST in Current Events JoeUser Forums

' You think the Pope is the anti-christ? What are you, Adventist?' Have a look at Marvin's tagline, Angloesque - 'Articles about these end times'. Marvin feels he has to tailor almost everything he writes, regardless of the content, in an effort to make it comply with his stated belief that Armageddon is just around the corner. He has been laughably wrong many times before, and will be so again. If he were standing on a street corner, wearing a san

Reply to i'm such a tea(se) in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Boy George once famously proclaimed: 'I'd rather have a good cup of tea than sex!' To which Spitting Image replied: 'Yes, but it doesn't half make your willy sore!'

Reply to Our Multicultural Nation: Love it or Leave It! in Politics JoeUser Forums

You tactics are showing, LW. Tedious is right when you fail repeatedly to read what I've written. Once again, you attribute to me an opinion that I NEVER professed, and then attack me for it. I never subscribed to: 'If you think it's racist to insist on having a doctor who speaks the same language as you do' I actually proposed: 'Those citizens who speak English as a first language may go to English-speaking d

Reply to Our Multicultural Nation: Love it or Leave It! in Politics JoeUser Forums

No LW, I didn't overlook your previous response. I found it racist and offensive, I still do, and I'm not responding to it. As for the rest of your post, that reads to me like a problem with the health system in general in the 'good old USA' (not the subject of Champas' original post at all, incidentally, but I guess I may be as guilty of allowing it to meander off track as anyone else; sorry Champas), and not specifically a language issue at all.

Reply to Our Multicultural Nation: Love it or Leave It! in Politics JoeUser Forums

'Come on, this is NOT rocket science: If your saying that we should not have to learn the Indian language to recieve proper health care then it stands to reason that they need to speak english for us to recieve proper health care. As a side note I notice that you "ignored" th last part of my post.' 1. I was simply pointing out that LW asked me to defend a statement that I never made, nothing more. However, since you bring this up again,

Reply to Our Multicultural Nation: Love it or Leave It! in Politics JoeUser Forums

David St. Hubbins (above) suggests that the Dutch are leaving Holland in record numbers for one of three reasons: 'a) Australia's wonderful multiculturalism policy. b) Holland is overrun by Muslim immigrants to the point that the Dutch don't even recognize their own country anymore. c) Any time a Dutchman speaks out against immigration he gets a cap popped in his ass (Pim Fortuyn) and/or gets his throat slashed by an Allah freak (Van Gog

Reply to Our Multicultural Nation: Love it or Leave It! in Politics JoeUser Forums

Whip: Should Americans have to learn various Indian dialects in order to be sure they recieve proper health care? Canary: I didn't say that either. drmiler: Then what LW posted IS true! If your going to be a health care professional in the "US", learn to speak the lingo. Hmm, interesting 'logic' , drmiler. Care to fill in the gaps?

Reply to Our Multicultural Nation: Love it or Leave It! in Politics JoeUser Forums

'And making fluency in English a legal requirement to practice medicine in a predominantly English speaking nation is not "forcing" anyone to do anything, really. They could refuse, and be refused a license to practice.' I guess we're all square, LW. Apparently, I don't inderstand the word 'fluency', and you don't understand the word 'forcing'.

Reply to Our Multicultural Nation: Love it or Leave It! in Politics JoeUser Forums

Okay LW, brief responses only warranted here, I think: 'I'm bi-lingual myself, (German, and of course, English) and the fact that I learned how to speak German has had zero effect on my "world view." I suppose I could learn Japanese, French, or any other language with the same effect....zero.' Again, I'm sorry for you, because in having such a closed mind approach, I believe you're missing out big time. While you and others a

Reply to Our Multicultural Nation: Love it or Leave It! in Politics JoeUser Forums

'--I remember reading somewhere that out of every "native american" tribe that lived in north america...less than 1% are actually originally from N.A., that they didn't migrate from where ever....' You may well be right. The history of the world is one of migration and cultural flux. Therefore, particularly in light of the 'shrinking world' phenomenon arising from advances in transport and communication, for Australia / America / anywhere else

Reply to Our Multicultural Nation: Love it or Leave It! in Politics JoeUser Forums

'Funny, I don't recall the "Native Americans" ever thinking of themselves as one people. Or possessing 7 million square miles of land between 7 million people by racial birthright.' Hooray. My point exactly.

Reply to Our Multicultural Nation: Love it or Leave It! in Politics JoeUser Forums

'as they are here at our invitation' And here's the key. LW appears to see two distinct strata of citizenship - (1) her use of 'we' / 'our', identifying supposedly bona fide citizens, and (2) immigrants. The former (however they might actually be identified; maybe we should ask the native Americans or the aboriginal people of Australia) 'invite' the latter to come and live with them (hmm, I don't remember the native Americans or the aboriginal

Reply to The Virgin Mary Tour 2004-2005 in Misc JoeUser Forums

'Id like to point out one thing. Most of the people who go nuts over these sightings of Mary...are Catholics. The Catholic church holds Mary in high regard and puts her at the top of the list...right next to the Big Guy himself. ' Not quite sure what you're saying here, ZS. You're skeptical, but is this just because it is (supposedly) an image of Mary? ie. Would you be more likely to believe in it if it was perceived as being a picture of Mo

Reply to What are your favorite novelty (comedy) songs? in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

'The Rutles movie is hilarious.' Too true. All the music in the film was written by Neil Innes, one-time driving force (alongside the late lamented Viv Stanshall) in the Bonzo Dog Band - also worthy of several entries in this thread, including their one big hit, 'I'm The Urban Spaceman'. Innes also played Ron Nasty in the film. But while the soundtrack album is tremendous, the 'follow-up - released some 20-odd years later - is, in my humble opinion

Reply to What are your favorite novelty (comedy) songs? in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

More of a UK angle here, I suspect: 'My Brother' (Terry Scott), 'Hole In The Ground' and 'Right Said Fred' (Bernard Cribbins), 'Hello John, Gotta New Motor?' (Alexei Sayle), 'Toast' (Streetband), 'Worst Band In The World' (10cc). Then there are people like Jake Thackray, Big Daddy and the Rutles, who might - if sometimes only at a stretch - be considered comedy but whose recordings are far, far too good to ever be referred to as novelties.

Reply to Our Multicultural Nation: Love it or Leave It! in Politics JoeUser Forums

'I for one would like to see any doctor treating patients in the US be required by law to be absolutely fluent in English.' So, tough sh*t for those Americans for whom English is NOT their first language, I guess. Oh no, of course - they're going to have to shape up and 'convert' to English too. Why do you appear so scared of diversity, LW? There is a huge richness to be found, both in the similarities within and the differences between