'Speak English' signs allowed at Philly shop

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Originally Posted by crptcblade

the second WW2.

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Dude, LOL. You said second WW2..

Its about time my talents were appreciated. :afrog:

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Originally Posted by crptcblade

Do people get the urge to jump in front of a train when you talk in real life, too? Or is it just when you post things online?

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No, only by "self proclaimed" hysterical US history historians like yourself ;-).

Why is it that a majority of people in the development field (read Programing people) seem to lean more toward the left? How about pontificating about that one 'blade? :lol:

Remember like I tell some of my liberal friends "Don't go away mad, just go away!" :lol: I seem to have struck a nerve with you, I guess you and Rudy Guiliani both have something in common - Thin Skin. :lol:

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

No, only by "self proclaimed" hysterical US history historians like yourself ;-).

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:rolleyes: Indeed.

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Why is it that a majority of people in the development field (read Programing people) seem to lean more toward the left? How about pontificating about that one 'blade? :lol:

Remember like I tell some of my liberal friends "Don't go away mad, just go away!" :lol: I seem to have struck a nerve with you, I guess you and Rudy Guiliani both have something in common - Thin Skin. :lol:

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If this is a veiled criticism of me, I won't hear it and I won't respond to it. :afrog:

*stab, stab*

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

I guess great minds think alike!

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And from those two quotes, it's obvious that it's not just great minds.

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Originally Posted by visualAd

I bet they don't cover that in American History :D

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I've never seen anyone quote themselves before.:confused:

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

Why is it that a majority of people in the development field (read Programing people) seem to lean more toward the left? How about pontificating about that one 'blade? :lol:

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I will:

Conservatives find liberal bias in a variety of fields: Academia, press (pretty much only informative press, not the airheaded stuff), and now development. So what's the bottom line: Any industry that requires a fair amount of thought, intelligence, or creativity tends to be liberal. Gee, what a surprise.

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Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker

I've never seen anyone quote themselves before.:confused:

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NoteMe used to do it all the time :D

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Originally Posted by grilkip

Dude, LOL. You said second WW2..

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You mean there weren't two WWII's?

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Originally Posted by visualAd

NoteMe used to do it all the time :D

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NoteMe was as surprised by what he was saying as the rest of us were.

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Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker

I will:

Conservatives find liberal bias in a variety of fields: Academia, press (pretty much only informative press, not the airheaded stuff), and now development. So what's the bottom line: Any industry that requires a fair amount of thought, intelligence, or creativity tends to be liberal. Gee, what a surprise.

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A quote by Colin Powell

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Originally Posted by Colin Powell

Don't be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites can become so inbred that they produce haemophiliacs who bleed to death as soon as they are nicked by the real world."

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So we should be led by ignorance and incompetence? That certainly explains the current administration.

I agree that we shouldn't be buffaloed by anybody. That's irrelevant to my point, though.

Your point is pretty irrelevant. Go and find me a trivial definition for triviality.

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Originally Posted by crptcblade

Do people get the urge to jump in front of a train when you talk in real life, too? Or is it just when you post things online?

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Funny, I was thinking much the same. Oh crap, here come's Gambo, all we're talking about is the weather and somehow he's going to start frothing at the mouth and ranting about the democrats..... :ehh: Run away, run away :D

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

A quote by Colin Powell

Don't be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites can become so inbred that they produce haemophiliacs who bleed to death as soon as they are nicked by the real world." [/URL]

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Yes, but wasn't Colin Powell the chap who got laughed out of the UN for posting pictures of ice-cream trucks and saying that they were mobile plants for WMD. :ehh: He listened to his experts (CIA) and Elite (Bush and buddies) then. So maybe he feels that he got burned a bit by them, rather than following his own brains, looking at the "evidence" provided and realising (as pretty much the rest of the world did) that it was all circumstantial and peaced together by people with an agenda.

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At least they said "please"?
Or was it imperative?

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Originally Posted by SurfDemon

Funny, I was thinking much the same. Oh crap, here come's Gambo, all we're talking about is the weather and somehow he's going to start frothing at the mouth and ranting about the democrats..... :ehh: Run away, run away :D

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Source?

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

Remember like I tell some of my liberal friends "Don't go away mad, just go away!" :lol: I seem to have struck a nerve with you, I guess you and Rudy Guiliani both have something in common - Thin Skin. :lol:

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You know the view that all Americans should be Republicans is the same as saying they should all speak English. Why don't we just make American a fascist state and force everyone to be an English speaking Republican?

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

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Sorry to say, that in almost every thread I have read from you in the last month it has all been about the Democrats.

Look at this thread alone...

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

Remember like I tell some of my liberal friends "Don't go away mad, just go away!"

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

Now you know how it feels to be a Dumocrat

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

Here I thought all these years that there was only One World War Two, So I guess the dems will spring this one on us as...

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:ehh: This is a thread about a sign in a shop and speaking English.

And then there's your constant anti-Democrat comments.

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

I guess we are all playing by the rules set forth by HillBilly and the Dems.

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-When defending an obvious photochop.

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

...and Osama, that rhymes with Obama

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-Nice and open minded there.

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

Shilliary Clinton

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- okay, I've been ignoring your repeated use of this, but really what does that even mean? Shill?

Then there's the repeatedly predictable anti-Democrat posts in chit-chat. You were throwing them up at quite a rate there for a while...
- Is Geraldine Ferraro (D), a supporter of Hillary Clinton for President, a racist? (When it's quite apparent from the story that she isn't)
- Hilliary Campaign Photo - Disturbing (Photochopped?)
- The Kiss of Death - Farrakhan Praises Senator Obama?
- More bad news for Clinton and the Dems...

Now, don't get me wrong, I really have no problem with you posting all of this stuff, you're more than welcome to your opinion. But it has become so obviously an axe that you are trying to grind, that to be honest, I have mentally pigeon-holed you into a group of people who blindly follow their party line no matter what they think for themselves. Now, I did remove you from the pigeon-hole with one of your posts, when you said that you where not anti-democrat, but then you went back to the usual company line of "na na na na - we're going to win" sort of thing and I firmly placed you back in the pigeon-hole.

That shouldn't concern you, as you have every right to speak your mind, however you do come across as very biased, which instantly makes people take any opinions you post with a pinch of salt. "Oh - oh, here's Gambo on one of his rants".

It's like people who refer to Microsoft as Micro$haft and think that they're being funny, all they are really doing is letting people know that their opinion is to be taken lightly.

Now in fairness, maybe you have pigeon-holed me in much the same way, but at least I try to be semi-impartial in my tone (if not my content :) ). I think it would reduce the eloquence of my words if I referred to Bush as Bu$h.

Anyway, like I say, much as I really dislike Hillary Clinton, why the "Shillary" moniker?

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Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker

So we should be led by ignorance and incompetence? That certainly explains the current administration.

I agree that we shouldn't be buffaloed by anybody. That's irrelevant to my point, though.

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Have to agree with Shaggy, the liberals do seem to represent the smarter faction in this country while the republicans - well can we just say "George Bush"

But we did initially start this thread about Pat's steaks and then Gambo joined in and turned it into a political rant as he has in almost every thread I've seen him post in. Gambo, isn't there some political forum you could join to rant about stuff like that? Do you even know what VB is?

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Originally Posted by schaefer

Have to agree with Shaggy, the liberals do seem to represent the smarter faction in this country while the republicans - well can we just say "George Bush"

But we did initially start this thread about Pat's steaks and then Gambo joined in and turned it into a political rant as he has in almost every thread I've seen him post in. Gambo, isn't there some political forum you could join to rant about stuff like that? Do you even know what VB is?

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Wait, you mean it doesn't stand for Vote Bush??

It makes immigrants feel even more unwanted. I don't live in Philly so I don't know what kind of Spanish folks you deal with, but I can tell you that Spanish folks don't like each other either. I think Chile hates Peru, Peru hates Columbia, etc.

Can't we all just get along?

lol, about the sign. I bet that owner has a shotgun stored away somewhere, and talks with a southern accent.

Oopps, sorry, there I go again with the stereo-types. :-)

If you can't speak english, then that's your problem. The fact that someone asks another to speak in English because they can't speak every single one of the 200+ languages in the world does not really constitute discrimination in my opinion.

I'm looking for the option that says

"It's discriminating and THAT'S OKAY!" (with capital letters please)

It's alright, you can just select Yes, you don't need to explain to anyone.

We should have one of those in Danish shops - "You're in Denmark, speak Danish!", that'd work wonders for the turism industry :rolleyes:

Cheese Danish, or Raspberry Danish?

-tg

The ones with the powdered sugar on the top

Is there a different word for Danish in other languages? There should be a universal word for things like Danish, Pizza, Beer and lets make one for cheesesteak while we are at it so everyone can order cheesesteaks at that place.

In Danish it's "Wienerbrød", and Wien(Vienna) is the capitol of Austria - a mysterious plot is forming. Will we ever be able to discover the real truth behind the Danish?(AND CAN WE HANDLE IT!?!!)

Just in case any one missed it, the owner of the Philly shop is an over 50 Italian, in a neighborhood increasingly being populated by immigrants.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...enosSteaks.jpg

In any event, if all he asks is customers speak 'ENGLISH', it can't be classified as racially or ethnically discriminatory, only linguistically discriminatory - and there are no laws against that, thank god.

I can see the signs now....
"No Shirt, No Shoes, No English, No Service"

-tg

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Originally Posted by SurfDemon

. . . Anyway, like I say, much as I really dislike Hillary Clinton, why the "Shillary" moniker?

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First of all she is a Lying sack of dodo. Haven't you ever heard her during any of her speeches when she tries to raise her voice during a speech she shrills, ergo her moniker "Shillary" fits her to a T.

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Originally Posted by schaefer

. . . and then Gambo joined in and turned it into a political rant . . .

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Hey how about some props here, if you check the first post you will see that I started the Rant err I mean the thread.

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Originally Posted by schaefer

Do you even know what VB is?

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Son, when you get enough posts to have a Custom User Title, then come back and talk to me about VB ;-)

*imitates Marcus Phoenix*
WE'VE GOT HOSTILES!!!


But seriously though... $2 for parking? I hope that's per month...

Even at per hour, $2 is cheap...

-tg

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

First of all she is a Lying sack of dodo. Haven't you ever heard her during any of her speeches when she tries to raise her voice during a speech she shrills, ergo her moniker "Shillary" fits her to a T.

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Ah - but wouldn't that be Shrillary then? Shillary doesn't really have the same impact.... :ehh: For some strange reason it makes me think of Shillings.....

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Originally Posted by vbNeo

In Danish it's "Wienerbrød", and Wien(Vienna) is the capitol of Austria - a mysterious plot is forming. Will we ever be able to discover the real truth behind the Danish?(AND CAN WE HANDLE IT!?!!)

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It's been going downhill ever since you let Shakespear talk about Hamlet.

I feel so inadequate because I don't sit around posting on forums all day like Gambo.