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On May 3, 8:07*pm, RicodJour wrote:
On May 3, 12:20*pm, Scott wrote: On May 3, 9:08*am, RicodJour wrote: On May 3, 9:39*am, Fred wrote: On May 3, 7:36*am, RicodJour wrote: On May 3, 8:56*am, Fred wrote: On May 1, 10:39*pm, Substance McGravitas wrote: On 5/1/2011 9:12 PM, Fred wrote: On May 1, 9:54 pm, Substance *wrote: Got one:http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/osama-...ory?id=1350570... Now, if we can just bring LA to justice! STFU It didn't occur to me that the comparison between OBL and LA might not be obvious to some of the slower RBR readers. What didn't occur to your dumb ass is that some topics are of such grave seriousness that they should not be the subject of humor. *And no, I'm not talking about LA. The difference between tragedy and a good joke is usually time. *OBL dying isn't exactly the Holocaust, and it's already been a decade since he did most of his 'work', so there is some distance. If you think it's been a decade since he's been relevant, you're either naive or just stupid. You chose the word relevant - question is, how relevant and to whom. If OBL were still largely relevant there would have been a much bigger outcry, sworn vengeance videos and stuff like that. *Muslim and Arab countries have been strangely quiet about it. *He was unfinished business for the US, and it was a point of pride to take him out. *It doesn't mean that everything is finished or there won't be other stuff to deal with. *There will. As far as the sensitivity thing - did you know anyone or lose anyone in 9/11? Don't know a soul from 9/11. *Not important. Just don't think the killing of OBL is an appropriate topic for humor. Not important. *Hmm...you get to decide what is and what is not relevant - without consideration for my views on the matter. *I'm not sure I agree with that. *Let me check...nope, I sure don't. *Sorry. R Sorry, let me explain. I didn't mean to discount your views. I was speaking solely for me. I don't know a soul who was killed on 9/11. It is not important to me (not saying it's not important to you or others) to have known anyone killed on 9/11 to feel that the topic of killing OBL is inappropriate humor. I am absolutely glad he's dead, but I'm not celebrating. There's still too much heavy lifting to do. I'm a veteran myself and I've worked with/for veterans for the last decade and I work w/ wounded warriors every damn day. Just about a month ago, for example, I met a guy in his mid-20s who had served in the very same infantry company I'd served in over 30 years ago. I'm doing okay, but he's not doing so well. His story is far too common, and it breaks my heart. So, yeah, I don't find the humor in any of this. YMMV. |
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On 05/02/11 05:54, Substance McGravitas wrote:
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/osama-...0e f3c4cf%2C0 Its all a conspiracy to cover up the fact that he was killed by an exploding fork (an amerikan fork, not one from taiwan). |
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On May 3, 11:31*pm, Scott wrote:
On May 3, 8:07*pm, RicodJour wrote: On May 3, 12:20*pm, Scott wrote: On May 3, 9:08*am, RicodJour wrote: On May 3, 9:39*am, Fred wrote: On May 3, 7:36*am, RicodJour wrote: On May 3, 8:56*am, Fred wrote: On May 1, 10:39*pm, Substance McGravitas wrote: On 5/1/2011 9:12 PM, Fred wrote: On May 1, 9:54 pm, Substance *wrote: Got one:http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/osama-...ory?id=1350570... Now, if we can just bring LA to justice! STFU It didn't occur to me that the comparison between OBL and LA might not be obvious to some of the slower RBR readers. What didn't occur to your dumb ass is that some topics are of such grave seriousness that they should not be the subject of humor. *And no, I'm not talking about LA. The difference between tragedy and a good joke is usually time. *OBL dying isn't exactly the Holocaust, and it's already been a decade since he did most of his 'work', so there is some distance. If you think it's been a decade since he's been relevant, you're either naive or just stupid. You chose the word relevant - question is, how relevant and to whom.. If OBL were still largely relevant there would have been a much bigger outcry, sworn vengeance videos and stuff like that. *Muslim and Arab countries have been strangely quiet about it. *He was unfinished business for the US, and it was a point of pride to take him out. *It doesn't mean that everything is finished or there won't be other stuff to deal with. *There will. As far as the sensitivity thing - did you know anyone or lose anyone in 9/11? Don't know a soul from 9/11. *Not important. Just don't think the killing of OBL is an appropriate topic for humor. Not important. *Hmm...you get to decide what is and what is not relevant - without consideration for my views on the matter. *I'm not sure I agree with that. *Let me check...nope, I sure don't. *Sorry. R Sorry, let me explain. *I didn't mean to discount your views. *I was speaking solely for me. *I don't know a soul who was killed on 9/11. It is not important to me (not saying it's not important to you or others) to have known anyone killed on 9/11 to feel that the topic of killing OBL is inappropriate humor. * I am absolutely glad he's dead, but I'm not celebrating. *There's still too much heavy lifting to do. I'm a veteran myself and I've worked with/for veterans for the last decade and I work w/ wounded warriors every damn day. *Just about a month ago, for example, I met a guy in his mid-20s who had served in the very same infantry company I'd served in over 30 years ago. *I'm doing okay, but he's not doing so well. *His story is far too common, and it breaks my heart. * So, yeah, I don't find the humor in any of this. *YMMV. Sunday night I turned to my girlfriend and asked her "Is there any difference between Americans dancing in the streets tonight and those celebrations in the middle east almost 10 years ago?" No - the dynamic is the same. Monday AM a colleague came seeking approval for the Osama death - I told him I was initially pleased that Osama was dead but embarrassed by the American celebrations - we're better than that. "One down" is correct but this is a hydra. Fed by American policy and American greed. We will continue to see this for some time. |
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"Vagina Gorilla" wrote in message ... On May 3, 10:08 am, RicodJour wrote: On May 3, 9:39 am, Fred wrote: On May 3, 7:36 am, RicodJour wrote: On May 3, 8:56 am, Fred wrote: On May 1, 10:39 pm, Substance McGravitas wrote: On 5/1/2011 9:12 PM, Fred wrote: On May 1, 9:54 pm, Substance wrote: Got one:http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/osama-...ory?id=1350570... Now, if we can just bring LA to justice! STFU It didn't occur to me that the comparison between OBL and LA might not be obvious to some of the slower RBR readers. What didn't occur to your dumb ass is that some topics are of such grave seriousness that they should not be the subject of humor. And no, I'm not talking about LA. The difference between tragedy and a good joke is usually time. OBL dying isn't exactly the Holocaust, and it's already been a decade since he did most of his 'work', so there is some distance. If you think it's been a decade since he's been relevant, you're either naive or just stupid. You chose the word relevant - question is, how relevant and to whom. If OBL were still largely relevant there would have been a much bigger outcry, sworn vengeance videos and stuff like that. Muslim and Arab countries have been strangely quiet about it. He was unfinished business for the US, and it was a point of pride to take him out. It doesn't mean that everything is finished or there won't be other stuff to deal with. There will. As far as the sensitivity thing - did you know anyone or lose anyone in 9/11? R I know a guy that claimed to and when I brought in the next day the NYT's book that was a collection of obituaries he couldn't come up with a name. Really? You did that? Wow. I get calling out a bull****ter, great sport. Sometimes though I am surprised when what I thought was just on-line persona syndrome turns out to be just the way someone is. |
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On 5/3/2011 1:30 PM, Kurgan Gringioni wrote:
"Substance wrote in message ... : On 5/1/2011 9:12 PM, Fred wrote: : On May 1, 9:54 pm, Substance wrote: : Got one:http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/osama-...ory?id=1350570... : : Now, if we can just bring LA to justice! : : STFU : : It didn't occur to me that the comparison between OBL and LA might not : be obvious to some of the slower RBR readers. : : - OBL was pursued for almost 10 years before being caught. : - Lafferty's been after LANCE longer than that. : : - The men pursuing OBL did so at great personal sacrifice. : - Lafferty has sacrificed his job and his sanity to the pursuit of LA. : : - OBL perpetrated the largest terrorist attack in US history. : - LA perpetrated the greatest fraud in sporting history. : : - OBL .. nah, I think I'll save some for later. : : If you need more, just give me another STFU and I'll be happy to oblige. Dumbass - Please don't STFU, I think it's funny, especially the Laff references. I thought it was OK, but not necessarily my best work. When it offended Fred G.'s tender sensibilities, THEN it got funny. |
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1. ObL
On 5/4/2011 11:51 AM, Substance McGravitas wrote:
On 5/3/2011 1:30 PM, Kurgan Gringioni wrote: "Substance wrote in message ... : On 5/1/2011 9:12 PM, Fred wrote: : On May 1, 9:54 pm, Substance wrote: : Got one:http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/osama-...ory?id=1350570... : : Now, if we can just bring LA to justice! : : STFU : : It didn't occur to me that the comparison between OBL and LA might not : be obvious to some of the slower RBR readers. : : - OBL was pursued for almost 10 years before being caught. : - Lafferty's been after LANCE longer than that. : : - The men pursuing OBL did so at great personal sacrifice. : - Lafferty has sacrificed his job and his sanity to the pursuit of LA. : : - OBL perpetrated the largest terrorist attack in US history. : - LA perpetrated the greatest fraud in sporting history. : : - OBL .. nah, I think I'll save some for later. : : If you need more, just give me another STFU and I'll be happy to oblige. Dumbass - Please don't STFU, I think it's funny, especially the Laff references. I thought it was OK, but not necessarily my best work. When it offended Fred G.'s tender sensibilities, THEN it got funny. Dumbass, If you want to offend people the thing to do is put results in the header. Fred Flintstein |
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Substance McGravitas wrote: On 5/3/2011 1:30 PM, Kurgan Gringioni wrote: "Substance wrote in message ... : On 5/1/2011 9:12 PM, Fred wrote: : On May 1, 9:54 pm, Substance wrote: : Got one:http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/osama-...ory?id=1350570... : : Now, if we can just bring LA to justice! : : STFU : : It didn't occur to me that the comparison between OBL and LA might not : be obvious to some of the slower RBR readers. : : - OBL was pursued for almost 10 years before being caught. : - Lafferty's been after LANCE longer than that. : : - The men pursuing OBL did so at great personal sacrifice. : - Lafferty has sacrificed his job and his sanity to the pursuit of LA. : : - OBL perpetrated the largest terrorist attack in US history. : - LA perpetrated the greatest fraud in sporting history. : : - OBL .. nah, I think I'll save some for later. : : If you need more, just give me another STFU and I'll be happy to oblige. Dumbass - Please don't STFU, I think it's funny, especially the Laff references. I thought it was OK, but not necessarily my best work. When it offended Fred G.'s tender sensibilities, THEN it got funny. You are the one who will not mind his own delicate sensibilities. "It won't get better if you keep picking at it." --Mom -- Old Fritz |
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On 5/4/2011 12:10 PM, Frederick the Great wrote:
You are the one who will not mind his own delicate sensibilities. You lost me here. Is this because I'm ragging on LA, because I'm ragging on Lafferty, because I joked about OBL, or because I'm laughing at the "Someone said something offensive in RBR!"-ness of it all? You missed one, though. My tender sensibilities are also offended by those who can't quite manage to complete a |
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1. ObL
Fred Flintstein wrote:
If you want to offend people the thing to do is put results in the header. Didn't Bush make it onto the podium ? He must be the next Hincapie. |
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