# Airline sued for "eeny meenie miney mo" **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 11, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-sued-for-eeny-meenie-miney-mo/154352 "2003-02-11T15:10:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-sued-for-eeny-meenie-miney-mo/154352/205 "2004-07-05T23:34:47Z")
> [@The Real Straight Dupe](#): > > It’s a laugh how everyone assumes I’m white. Say hello to all of your black friends in simple town. Show me where i assumed that you’re white. If you’ll read my post, the only assumption i made was that you are stupid, and you provided more that enough evidence to warrant such an assumption. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-sued-for-eeny-meenie-miney-mo/154352/206 "2004-07-06T00:01:55Z")
Ignoring our esteemed guest… One of the defendents stated there were NO Blacks or other Minorities in the JURY POOL, not just on the jury. That is very odd. At least I hope it is. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-sued-for-eeny-meenie-miney-mo/154352/207 "2004-07-06T00:06:54Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > For you and others concerned about left/right classifications and caricatures, your absence from the thread below is conspicuous. > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=264873](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=264873) None of those terms are synonymous. Replace the commas with "and"s and see if that makes interpreting a rhetorical device any easier for you. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-sued-for-eeny-meenie-miney-mo/154352/209 "2004-07-06T00:21:35Z")
> [@The Real Straight Dupe](#): > > You seem the be the only stupid one here. I must rise in **mhendo** ’s defense. He is by no means the only stupid one here. Wait, that didn’t come out right. Oh, when come back? Bring apostrophes. And "e"s. ---
**Author:** ![High\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8797f3/32.png) [@High\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/High_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-sued-for-eeny-meenie-miney-mo/154352/210 "2004-07-06T00:31:10Z")
> [@This Year's Model](#): > > Oh, when come back? Bring apostrophes. And "e"s. LOL! I think the whole part about the “possessive stupidity” zoomed right by you. Or you didn’t read it. Or you’re funnin’ us. Back to the topic: Anyone know where the “trial” was held? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-sued-for-eeny-meenie-miney-mo/154352/211 "2004-07-06T00:55:53Z")
> [@High Cheese](#): > > LOL! I think the whole part about the “possessive stupidity” zoomed right by you. Or you didn’t read it. Or you’re funnin’ us. Oh, dear. Read much? Here is **mhendo** ’s actual statement: > [@mhendo](#): > > Stupidity like yours is usually left firmly in place for the general amusement of passers-by. So first off, by saying > [@The Real Straight Dupe](#): > > You said “your stupidity,” … was misquoting the post. The word “your” is correctly used here. Second off, **TRSD** goes on to say > [@](#): > > People say the best things they can think of, and yours was “your stupid.” Here, from context, he/she/it clearly means “you are stupid”. The same with the lame and retarded versions. The word “your” is incorrectly used in all three places. My smartass remark stands. > [@High Cheese](#): > > Back to the topic: Anyone know where the “trial” was held? The dateline on the article linked to by **Hamlet** is Kansas City, Kansas. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-sued-for-eeny-meenie-miney-mo/154352/212 "2004-07-06T01:22:32Z")
You know, I don’t believe that this thread has a real point any longer. So I’m closing it. Lynn For the Straight Dope [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-sued-for-eeny-meenie-miney-mo/154352.md?page=10)