Re: FRIDAY FUN: Snow day!
Ned Bedinger said:
Al Geist wrote:Superficially, I think it sounds like a s***kicker who doesn't have an
James Barrow wrote:I find your attempt at humor to be in poor taste.
A 'central reservation' here is a place where American Indians go to play
bingo.
original observations to joke about.
Oh Ned, your words are like tiny, tech writer daggers:^)
I was kinda thinking 'tiny farm implements' or maybe 'cake decorator utensils', but as long as I seem dangerous, I'm satisfied.
But, when I think
about it, a cowboy tech writer sounds pretty funny. Maybe there's a cartoon
strip in that.
Oooh! He could spout new verses about tech writing, sung to the tune of Marty Robbin's bronco-busting classic "Strawberry Roan." I'll gitcha started:
I was hangin' 'round town, spending my time,
Out of a job, not earning a dime.
A fella walks up and he says "I suppose
You're a tech writer by the looks of your clothes."
"You figured me right. I'm a good one," I claim.
"Do you happen to have any bad ones to tame?"
He says , "I got one, a bad one to buck. For throwing good writers he's had lots of luck."
But I think it is funny as a mockery of the incongruous, high contrast
meanings of the word *reservation* as applied to the highways of UK and the
sovereign Indian lands in US.
Outstanding, Bedinger, you've now moved up two spots on my "Favorite Tech
Writer" list. Actually, I've never heard the term 'central reservation'
applied to highways or traffic. And I live in the land of traffic jams.
OK, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. How is the list sorted?
I picture clowns setting up a bingo game in the middle of a divided
highway. I think it is a word joke, not a people joke.
You're getting into the realm of free association, and if I comment, I'll
have to charge you for a session. Oh, and you moved up another spot.
You had me at "Game Theory." I hope we get to the ink blots soon, that's how I view language. Fun!
Still, if you've heard the recent news items about the virulent bigoted
stuff that certain Hollywood celebrities have spewed, you know that
entertainers are capable of ugly, irrational attacks on people of other
persuasions. And in that context, this misunderstanding makes the most
sense.
You're reaching on that one. The only thing that entertainers and I have in
common is the same geographical region. A joke's a joke, and people
shouldn't look too hard into them to find offense. On that note, I don't
think anyone should be offended by your use of the words s**tkicker, clown,
and referring to people in the banking, lending and gambling industries as
"dirty" ;^)
I guess. Could my meaning be misconstrued? Let me be the first to apologize! :-)
I just hope the virus going around the entertainment industry doesn't
infect tech writers. If tech writers lashed out, we'd have manuals that
begin with wretched laments:
Again, you're reaching here. There's not a 'virus going around', and
there's nothing in particular going on in the entertainment industry.
Racism still exists in the world whether we're talking about a comedian in
Hollywood, or a cowboy in Oklahoma. The only difference is that the cowboy
isn't on stage in front of 150 people and 14 cameras.
All the world's a stage, no?
"I'll bet you've come crying to me because you're in over your head and
don't know what to do. What the hell is wrong with you? Why don't you work
in a field you're qualified for, instead of burdening everyone around with
the work you're paid to do? You should be ashamed. It sucks to be you."
Although this has nothing to do with the virus that you mentioned, it's
pretty funny (when taken in context).
I was trying to damage the user's self esteem through the use of browbeating and humiliation. I guess some searing epithets would have helped. I also guess a better taxonomy of celebrity racial rants is needed also. I'm getting bored, lets do something else.
They don't want a casino.The history of out-groups is full of cases where they were driven to the
dirty jobs like banking, lending, and gambling. More power to them!
Wow, this makes it difficult for me to look my bank manager in the eye this
morning ;^)
I know that feeling. It would be the visual equivalent of fingernails screeching on a chalkboard, eh?
[]A bit of perspective. Did you know that the Iroquois Nation had a
representative democracy during the same period...
The full story is yet to be read from the archeology, (I don't know if an oral tradition is alive), but pre-discovery civilization was apparently
a powerhouse of social organization
Native Americans seemed to be doing just fine when the Europeans landed.
[]BTW, thanks Al. I like your brand of stand-up, especially the way itAl was being serious, I was doing the stand-up. HTH.
sticks up for inconvenient truths. You go, boy!
Oh no! I feel a mockery coming on. *stifle* :-0
For what it's worth, I do regret any offense that my comment caused Al and
his wife. I do respect Al's opinions and feelings.
- Jim
Party on :-)
--Ned
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