alright VCO3 I love you, you pretentious bastard but this is really just grabbing at straws here. I’m sorry I’ve been sucking up all the vitriol (is this a SDMB buzzword or something?) I’d let you have the bitches back but you’ll have to do a little better than Squib. Squib is a perfectly lovely name for anything.
[QUOTE=askeptic]
Oh fer fucks sake…
You’re one of those people who wants to take the word “niger” out of all the Mark Twain books aren’t you?
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It’s your choice whether or not you want to avoid calling people that today. You just might end up sounding like our ‘afro rigging’ friend from a few Pittings back.
Edit: Hey, didn’t see your edit before my first response. It’s ‘nigger’, and I have no real problems with words used in historical context or in the modern day. Say what you like; but always remember that it will colour other people’s judgements of you. (How much this affects you, personally, is again, your choice.)
[QUOTE=Baffle]
It’s your choice whether or not you want to avoid calling people that today. You just might end up sounding like our ‘afro rigging’ friend from a few Pittings back.
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how about “ghetto rigging” because I say that all the time. In front of patients. If I’m about to be fired I need a warning.
[QUOTE=Ferret Herder]
However, I think [VCO3] could benefit from one or more of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s fine products. Perhaps they make a sedative, or perhaps a medication to counteract bipolar disorder…
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Oh God. Ferret, you totally reminded me! Not of one of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s fine products, mind you, but of none other than Progenitorivox™, the Life-Enhancing Miracle Pill made by their competitor SquabbMerlCo®.
I think VCO needs to ask his doctor if Progenitorivox™ would be right for him.
[QUOTE=danceswithcats]
No, Mongo was white.
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And we know it’s not a homophobic remark, because Mongo straight.
[QUOTE=lobstermobster]
how about “ghetto rigging” because I say that all the time. In front of patients. If I’m about to be fired I need a warning.
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Probably. I don’t know; you’d have to look up the thread. Your choice, as always, whether or not you adapt.
[QUOTE=askeptic]
You’re one of those people who wants to take the word “niger” out of all the Mark Twain books aren’t you?
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Yeah, I never liked those Saharan Africa tales he wrote.
[QUOTE=Baffle]
It’s your choice whether or not you want to avoid calling people that today. You just might end up sounding like our ‘afro rigging’ friend from a few Pittings back.
Edit: Hey, didn’t see your edit before my first response. It’s ‘nigger’, and I have no real problems with words used in historical context or in the modern day. Say what you like; but always remember that it will colour other people’s judgements of you. (How much this affects you, personally, is again, your choice.)
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Thanks for the spell check it was so fucking germane to the point…
Anyway the movie is over thirty years old. Doesn’t that count as a historical reference?
Always remember being a pedantic douche bag will color people’s judgements of you. (How much this affects you, personally, is again, your choice.)
I can’t believe someone has never heard of Bristol Meyers Squibb*. Don’t they make Bayer aspirin or something as common?
Do you get out much, VCO3?
*no wizards were harmed in the making of their pharamceuticals.
[QUOTE=Fear Itself]
Yeah, I never liked those Saharan Africa tales he wrote.
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Technically I think it is Western Africa… 
And here I thought you were going to complain about a misfiring pyrotechnic rig on a set or on stage. Pfft. I’ve had blood-squibs (filled with bits of sponge, wood, dust and fake blood) give quite a bit of kick before, enough to leave me a nice bruise when all was said and done.
You’re about a century late on Mr. Squibb, buckaroo. That said, you’re always entertaining. I do think you should switch to decaf… or maybe someone should be sure you’re not away from “home” too long, on that weekend pass…
[QUOTE=lobstermobster]
Squib is a perfectly lovely name for anything.
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It’s gonna be the sound we make when we meat IRL 
[QUOTE=askeptic]
Technically I think it is Western Africa…
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Really?
[QUOTE=askeptic]
Thanks for the spell check it was so fucking germane to the point…
Anyway the movie is over thirty years old. Doesn’t that count as a historical reference?
Always remember being a pedantic douche bag will color people’s judgements of you. (How much this affects you, personally, is again, your choice.)
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Oh dear. You’re retarded. In no place did I say your favourite movie should be edited. The movie is peppered with racial slurs, for fuck’s sake. It’s part of the humour. Believe it or not, I have a sense of humour!
Let’s lay it out clear so simple folk can understand. If you call people ‘mongo’ now, it’s similar to some people as calling them ‘nigger’. If you don’t want to be seen as a redneck douche bag, don’t say it. If you do want to be seen as a redneck douche bag (a noble profession, I’m told), then by all means, use it to colour your vocabulary.
And since you clearly didn’t know its other (original) meaning: you’re welcome in advance for fighting your ignorance today. Ignorance fighting scheduled for tomorrow: sub-Saharan West African countries and how they affect you!
[QUOTE=Baffle]
It carries the same connotation as ‘retarded’ (and for that matter might be the origin of that character’s name) but since it’s based on a traditional racial classification it might be a good insult to avoid in the future.
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I never knew! Mel Brooks is one slippery Jew!
[QUOTE=Baffle]
Oh dear. You’re retarded.
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Heh. In a lecture about how mongo is offensive you use retarded as an insult. :rolleyes:
[QUOTE=askeptic]
Heh. In a lecture about how mongo is offensive you use retarded as an insult. :rolleyes:
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You catch on fast!
[QUOTE=Baffle]
You catch on fast!
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You don’t.
Do I need to quote myself to show you how asininely stupid you are being? Or are you just deliberately dense?
[QUOTE=Baffle]
Do I need to quote myself to show you how asininely stupid you are being? Or are you just deliberately dense?
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If you think making the same stupid argument twice makes it more persuasive.