# George Zimmerman - In the news again **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 31, 2014, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480 "2014-07-31T13:26:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/421 "2014-08-22T17:46:13Z")
> [@xenophon41](#): > > Yes, I remember the defense attorney’s famous admonition to the jury: “If it’s not iced tea, you must set George free!” You remember him saying that? Really? Little wonder that you appear confused. ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/422 "2014-08-22T17:49:46Z")
\<_nm_\> Not worth it. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/423 "2014-08-22T17:50:54Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > You remember him saying that? Really? Little wonder that you appear confused. It’s really hard to tell whether you’re kidding. So either good show, or my deepest sympathies. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/424 "2014-08-22T17:51:14Z")
> [@](#): > > See my thumb? That does not appear to be a thumb, but the middle digit in an erectile implication. ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/425 "2014-08-22T17:52:46Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > That does not appear to be a thumb, but the middle digit in an erectile implication. Why, I have no idea to what you’re referring, good sir. Harumph! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/426 "2014-08-22T17:57:33Z")
Oh, come now, good fellow, everyone has heard about the “bird”! If that’s the word… ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/427 "2014-08-22T18:52:18Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > You’re still confused. It was Arizona Watermelon flavored drink. The media repeated the ice tea lie continually from the day of the shooting and even the prosecutor repeated that lie at the trial. Little wonder that the prosecutor couldn’t prove it’s case. And this niggling detail matters why exactly? CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/428 "2014-08-22T18:58:07Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > It was Arizona Watermelon flavored drink. You are such a despicable liar. You know very well it wasn’t Arizona Watermelon flavored drink, it was [Arizona Watermelon Vitamin C Fortified Fruit Juice Cocktail](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vaW7-9zCc_4/T3gZNgQoDOI/AAAAAAAABz8/kXFhhzCTn7w/s1600/watermelon-arizona-drink-fruit-punch.png), yet you persist in making deliberately deceiving claims to promote your twisted agenda. No wonder you are the butt of endless mockery. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/429 "2014-08-22T19:38:45Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > You’re still confused. It was Arizona Watermelon flavored drink. The media repeated the ice tea lie continually from the day of the shooting and even the prosecutor repeated that lie at the trial. Little wonder that the prosecutor couldn’t prove it’s case. So, what you’re saying is, you don’t know how to think. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/430 "2014-08-22T21:30:55Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > And this niggling detail matters why exactly? > > CMC fnord! Facts matter. Especially in murder trials. If the media can’t get the simple facts correct, how can you expect them to present the more complicated issues correct? Or doesn’t that matter anymore? ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/431 "2014-08-22T21:33:32Z")
> [@Lobohan](#): > > So, what you’re saying is, you don’t know how to think. Hahahaha. And you would be wrong. But I can understand how you could reach that conclusion. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/432 "2014-08-22T21:42:58Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > Facts matter. Especially in murder trials. If the media can’t get the simple facts correct, how can you expect them to present the more complicated issues correct? Or doesn’t that matter anymore? If the soda can were the murder weapon, or if Martin were accused of stealing it from the store, or if the exact flavor that he picked our were important in any way whatsoever, I can see why you’d think that mistakenly referring to a watermelon drink from a brand known primarily for their various flavors of iced tea (the #1 selling iced tea in America, boasts their website) as “tea” would be relevant. But since none of that is the case— it’s the watermelon thing, right? It’s funny because black kid, watermelon… that’s what makes it worth mentioning, and why you felt so hurt and deprived when it wasn’t? ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/433 "2014-08-22T21:57:05Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > If the soda can were the murder weapon, or if Martin were accused of stealing it from the store, or if the exact flavor that he picked our were important in any way whatsoever, I can see why you’d think that mistakenly referring to a watermelon drink from a brand known primarily for their various flavors of iced tea (the #1 selling iced tea in America, boasts their website) as “tea” would be relevant. > > But since none of that is the case— it’s the watermelon thing, right? It’s funny because black kid, watermelon… that’s what makes it worth mentioning, and why you felt so hurt and deprived when it wasn’t? No. Your wrong again but you do seem to be getting your daily exercise by jumping to conclusions. The whole Skittles and ice tea horseshit led to countless hours of pointless conversations by the lame stream media, bloggers, and forum members trying to decide if ice tea and Skittles was actually code for some type of illegal drugs. Facts is facts. You can’t change that and the media should, at the very least, be able to report them. Unless the media doesn’t trust you with the facts of a case or believes that you prefer to be led around by the nose? Maybe you’re just getting used to being treated like that? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/434 "2014-08-22T22:06:53Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > Facts is facts. You can’t change that and the media should, at the very least, be able to report them. So why are you so intent on spreading misinformation? ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/435 "2014-08-22T22:12:38Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > So why are you so intent on spreading misinformation? Hahahaha. Is this the only way you can communicate? ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/436 "2014-08-22T22:12:40Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > {…} But since none of that is the case— it’s the watermelon thing, right? It’s funny because black kid, watermelon… that’s what makes it worth mentioning, and why you felt so hurt and deprived when it wasn’t? Nah, “[drank](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_drank)” and “[skittles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coricidin)”. Also: “All drugs turns black men into unstoppable killing machines”. Now whether this is why **doorhinge** is bringing it up . . . CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/437 "2014-08-22T22:16:29Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Nah, “[drank](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prple_drank)” and “[skittles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriicidin)”. Also: “All drugs turns black men into unstoppable killing machines”. > > Now whether this is why **doorhinge** is bringing it up . . . > > CMC fnord! You could just make up your own answer if you don’t approve of my wanting the media, and prosecutors, to present the facts. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/438 "2014-08-22T22:18:14Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > You could just make up your own answer if you don’t approve of my wanting the media, and prosecutors, to present the facts. You are pants-on-fire immune to facts, as has been demonstrated. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/439 "2014-08-22T22:21:24Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > You are pants-on-fire immune to facts, as has been demonstrated. Stop dreaming about my pants. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/440 "2014-08-22T22:26:10Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > Stop dreaming about my pants. Well, not _dreaming_ so much as _fantasizing_. Your pants would look awful nice on my floor. If you get me. (I mean I’m madly in lust with you, and want to sex you up. I figured I should make that clear.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480.md?page=23)