Time to disolve the Union (Page 14): Tom It happens. I didn't cause it. We have cultural differences and its not just the high school cafeteria. Its in the workplace and in colleges.

VladimirPee

Tom

It happens. I didn't cause it. We have cultural differences and its not just the high school cafeteria. Its in the workplace and in colleges. Michelle Obama in Princeton belonged to Black Student groups and mostly hung out with other b****s. You may not want to hear it but it is the harsh reality. But if you prefer to stay in denial that's fine

Tom B wrote:

I see Dennis is back, with his simplistic ideas about how American culture is devised. You're right, Dennis. We should base all our reasoning on where we sat in a high school cafeteria. God forbid that we might have learned anything between then and now.

Well, maybe some people didn't. Hence your encyclopedic post on the relationships of mankind.

Tom B

DennisDee wrote:

Tom

It happens. I didn't cause it. We have cultural differences and its not just the high school cafeteria. Its in the workplace and in colleges. Michelle Obama in Princeton belonged to Black Student groups and mostly hung out with other b****s. You may not want to hear it but it is the harsh reality. But if you prefer to stay in denial that's fine

i have no problems with Michelle h*****g out with whomever she chooses. I hung out with nerds and artist-types, and god knows we didn't make much of an impact on Western civilization.

I see nothing wrong with the guy running the country having a intelligent wife he has to sidle next to at night, and saying, "Well, dear, here's what I'm thinking ..." and her saying, "Are you nuts? What about this ..."

Hell, if Nancy Reagan could tell Ron he really should consult an astrologist before making a decision, what's wrong with Michelle saying, " Barack, my girlfriends think you're full of crap"?

Or Hillary saying, "Bill, if you spent as much time with the
Chief of Staff as you do with Monica, you might get a different answer"?

Having a bright wife is not a detriment. When you enter the great hereafter, you can ask FDR where he'd be without Elinor. Or Truman about Bess.

Better still, ask John Adams what kind of patriot he'd have been if not for Abilgail, the quintessential First Lady.

VladimirPee

So you admit you hung out with other white guys? Did someone force you? Was it segregation or by choice?

Tom B wrote:

i have no problems with Michelle h*****g out with ... (show quote)

Tom B

DennisDee wrote:

So you admit you hung out with other white guys? Did someone force you? Was it segregation or by choice?

Your curiosity about my personal life is intriguing, Dennis. Do you want to hang out? Want my email? Want to be my BFF?

Ooooh, we'd have so much to discuss!

VladimirPee

I didn't bring your personal life into it. YOU DID. DUH

Tom B wrote:

Your curiosity about my personal life is intriguing, Dennis. Do you want to hang out? Want my email? Want to be my BFF?

Ooooh, we'd have so much to discuss!

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

DennisDee wrote:

So you admit you hung out with other white guys? Did someone force you? Was it segregation or by choice?

DD, are you suggesting that all "nerds and artist types" are white guys?

Interesting viewpoint. :shock: :roll: :lol:

Tom B

DennisDee wrote:

I didn't bring your personal life into it. YOU DID. DUH

Sorry, Dennis, but despite you best attempts, you can't hide from the English language (but, I admit, you're great at distorting it).

Did you or did you not ask who I hung out with. That's a personal question. DUH!

VladimirPee

No I did not ask. You offered that information. Go back and read the comments.

Tom B wrote:

Sorry, Dennis, but despite you best attempts, you can't hide from the English language (but, I admit, you're great at distorting it).

Did you or did you not ask who I hung out with. That's a personal question. DUH!

Tom B

DennisDee wrote:

No I did not ask. You offered that information. Go back and read the comments.

Direct quote from you posting:

"So you admit you hung out with other white guys?"

Your odd little squiggle mark at the end of your quote typically means a question. The use of the word "you" typically means addressing the person represented as "you" personally.

So, most people who use English as their mother tongue would construe your quote as a personal question.

You see, Dennis, that't the problem between us, and it always has been. I use plain English, and you t***spose it into something arcane, something akin to "Dennis-speak" and convolute it entirely. So communication between the two of us is tough, nay, almost impossible.

Because I am truly a generous guy with an abiding respect for my fellow man (i.e., a liberal), I will gladly try anew. Please post to me what your meaning of specific words should be. I will try my damnedest to adhere to your lexicon just for the thrill of our continued conversation.

VladimirPee

And what was my statement based on? YOUR VOLUNTARY offering that you hung out with nerds and artist types. Now you are being dishonest.

You offer personal information of who your friends are. Even what relatives you have buried in Arlington and then claim I am asking about your personal information?

Go away. Dishonest people turn my stomach

Tom B wrote:

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Tom B

DennisDee wrote:

And what was my statement based on? YOUR VOLUNTARY offering that you hung out with nerds and artist types. Now you are being dishonest.

You offer personal information of who your friends are. Even what relatives you have buried in Arlington and then claim I am asking about your personal information?

Go away. Dishonest people turn my stomach

My, but you're touchy! You always start a fight and then back off when the going gets dicey.

Sure, I offered that personal information. It's there for the whole world to see. Never denied that nor called you into question on that. But YOU, my friend, pushed it farther, got a little more personal, asking if I hung out with white guys and such, and I responded, jabbing you a little bit with admittedly warped humor. But then YOU denied you were getting personal. I called you on it, and you resorted to the old Dennis trick of calling me dishonest and saying I should get out. That's pretty wimpy, if you ask me.

Look, if the fight is too brutal for you, just let me know. I don't want to pummel a guy on the ropes (being a liberal and all). I'll leave you alone unless you keep posting your asinine drivel for all to see. Then I reserve the right to respond, just as any other user on the site might.

You post it, you defend it. Otherwise, get out of the ring and let the real heavyweights take your place. You're just a pretender to the throne.

larry

DennisDee wrote:

Tom

Ever visit a school cafeteria? Ever notice the white kids sit with the white kids. The b****s kids almost always sit with the black kids and the Asian kids all seem to bond? This is natural and it would happen naturally. Its not r****t or some evil plan. It would happen on its own. Do I think b****s and Hispanics would migrate to the nation that offered the most in socialism? Yes I do. And you know I am right. Has nothing to do with Neo N**ism. I despise those fools.

Wait a minute, ethnicity is not a racial thing. We are only one race on this planet, The Human race. If we can't get along on that basis, we are also a pitiful race. Just because people of the same ethnicity group together doesn't mean anything except they are more familiar with each other than others.
We all (especially in this country) should try to get to know and understand the ethnicities of each other. Do you always want to judge a book by it's cover? Or an person by their appearance. It is CHARACTER that counts. Get to know their character, you might find a friend.

Tom B

larry wrote:

Wait a minute, ethnicity is not a racial thing. We... (show quote)

Larry, I won't quibble with you on the minor parts of your comment, because, overall, you're right. We're all in this together, black, white, red or yellow.

It just irks me to no end that someone who works with a person of a different race, or plays cards with some of them, or goes to church along side of them, comes on this board as a fount of all knowledge on what they're all about.

You've got to live it.

larry

Tom B wrote:

Larry, I won't quibble with you on the minor parts of your comment, because, overall, you're right. We're all in this together, black, white, red or yellow.

It just irks me to no end that someone who works with a person of a different race, or plays cards with some of them, or goes to church along side of them, comes on this board as a fount of all knowledge on what they're all about.

You've got to live it.

We can't know a person by the casual glimpses we have at a distance. We need to make an effort to understand each other. Sometimes, even those of similar ethnicity don't know each other either. If we always met each other under yellow light, we would still know we were different, even if we all looked the same. We just use the physical envelope as a trigger to find a difference. We do not want anyone to know our secrets, but we want everyone to know our glories.

Tom B

larry wrote:

We can't know a person by the casual glimpses we have at a distance. We need to make an effort to understand each other. Sometimes, even those of similar ethnicity don't know each other either. If we always met each other under yellow light, we would still know we were different, even if we all looked the same. We just use the physical envelope as a trigger to find a difference. We do not want anyone to know our secrets, but we want everyone to know our glories.

An excellent response, larry. There's a bit of poet in you, isn't there? Refreshing.