I thought about this for some time and decided to post it and get a feel of the folks here on-line. The latest episode in the aftermath of Don Imus firing is posted in the link below. Will there ever be a group of people that does NOT feel insulted about something, somewhere, someday?
What was the little song from grade school - oh yeah:
Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me!
http://www.nytimes.com/2007...
This article was in the AV Press today. What do you think about the reference to the 14th amendment??
http://www.avpress.com/n/05...
Californians
Not to be outdone by all the redneck, hillbilly, and Texan jokes, one of the Golden State's more honest residents wrote the following;
You know you're from California if:
1 . Your coworker has 8 body piercings and none are visible.
2. You make over $300,000 and still can't afford a house.
3. You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a conversation in English.
4. Your child's 3rd-grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring, and is named Flower.
5. You can't remember . . is pot illegal?
6. You've been to a baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor.
7. You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown, and you can taste the difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian.
8. You can't remember . . . is pot illegal?
9. A really great parking space can totally move you to tears.
10. Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S.
11. Unlike back home, the guy in Starbucks at 8:30 am, wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, who looks like George Clooney really IS George Clooney.
12. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment.
13. You can't remember . . .is pot illegal?
14. It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news station: "STORM WATCH."
15. You pass an elementary school playground and the children a re all busy with their cell phones or pagers.
16. It's barely sprinkling rain outside, so you leave for work an hour early to avoid all the weather-related accidents.
17. HEY!!!! Is pot illegal????
18. Both you AND your dog have therapists, psychics, personal trainers and cosmetic surgeons.
19. The Terminator is your governor.
20. If you drive illegally, they take away your driver's license. If you're here illegally, they want to give you one