'Speak English' signs allowed at Philly shop

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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.

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Originally Posted by SurfDemon

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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Spelling isn't my strong suit, if you haven't noticed :blush: :blush: :blush:

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Originally Posted by schaefer

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

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One day when you are no longer a Junior member, we will talk ;-)

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Originally Posted by SurfDemon

. . . For some strange reason it makes me think of Shillings.....

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Well, you maybe right about that. Hilly and Billy are both in it for the money, you should research who is paying the mortgage for their palatial estate in Chappaqua, NY. It seems that Billy gets lifetime Secret Service Protection and Hilly and Billy have a small house on their estate where the ON DUTY Secret Service Agents, who mind you are protecting Hilly and Billy, stay when they are on the property. Don't you know it the amount that Hilly and Billy charges the government is the same amount of their mortgage payment a month. Hmmm sear coincidence I am quite sure ;-). The Clinton 's are only out for themselves they could care less if you or I have health care, etc. It is all about having POWER.

The citizens of Chappaqua NY have even erected (pun intended) a sign in honor of Billy C. (Attention the following graphic is a Photo shop Job, you have been warned, this warning is brought to by Mark Gambo for those members who don't understand the meaning of a joke)

;-)

http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/..._chappaqua.jpg

I hope people realize that this was a joke picture.

Hey, they have these signs in other States that Billy C frequents http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/...exoffender.jpg

Disclaimer: ATTENTION, THIS NOT AN ACTUAL PHOTO OF AN ACTUAL SIGN, IT IS A PHOTO SHOP JOB.

Haha.

Funny.... Chappaqua, NY, looks just like New York! Same stores and trucks! Sweet....


-tg

I thought all politicians were in it for the money and the power. This would explain why we still don't have universal health care or even a decent private system. Perhaps he should have just taken tons of money from SIG and screwed the people when he was in office - oh wait, he'd have to run under the Republican ticket to do that.

I'm sure glad Gambo isn't reading my posts anymore because he is too thin-skinned to handle this one.

(Waiting for the very poorly typed response)

the healthcare is the main reason why I won't vote for Hillary.... so if she wins the nomination, McCain's got my vote... of Obama wins.... then I'll need to re-evaluate a few things.

-tg

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Originally Posted by techgnome

Funny.... Chappaqua, NY, looks just like New York! Same stores and trucks! Sweet....


-tg

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But I want to make absolutely clear these these two photos are not real, they have been altered using Photo Shop.

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

The Clinton 's are only out for themselves they could care less if you or I have health care, etc. It is all about having POWER.

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Hate to break it to you, but virtually all politicians beyond a few at the state and local level are in it for that reason. Why else would people put themselves through an election for federal office? There have been books written on the subject.

The bottom line is that a willingness to be elected to federal office should disqualify a person from being a candidate for such office....or we can just accept that some people want power, and give it to them in exchange for some modicum of leadership. Take your pick, not that you have a choice.

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Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker

Hate to break it to you, but virtually all politicians beyond a few at the state and local level are in it for that reason. . .

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Unfortunately there are people who believe it when Hilliary says during her speeches "I feel your pain". No she doesn't, she seeks the power that being the US President holds. Too bad for the Dems that she still believes that she will be the nominee. Tsk tsk, every day she stays in the race is another Democrat gets disgusted and the more McCain looks presidential. Get use to hearing the following:

President John McCain

Senator Barack Obama
Senator Hilliary Clinton

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Originally Posted by schaefer

I thought all politicians were in it for the money and the power. This would explain why we still don't have universal health care or even a decent private system. Perhaps he should have just taken tons of money from SIG and screwed the people when he was in office - oh wait, he'd have to run under the Republican ticket to do that.

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Who are you talking about?

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Originally Posted by schaefer

I'm sure glad Gambo isn't reading my posts anymore because he is too thin-skinned to handle this one.

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You might be right if I had any clue about what or whom you are referring to. Maybe you should concentrate on posting substantive information instead of rhetoric, my friend. [Mark Sticks out Tongue]BTW, I did respond, so there! [/Mark Sticks out Tongue]

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Originally Posted by schaefer

(Waiting for the very poorly typed response)

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Hey I don't make any jokes about you living in Pittsburgh do I?

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

Well, you maybe right about that. Hilly and Billy are both in it for the money, you should research who is paying the mortgage for their palatial estate in Chappaqua, NY. It seems that Billy gets lifetime Secret Service Protection and Hilly and Billy have a small house on their estate where the ON DUTY Secret Service Agents, who mind you are protecting Hilly and Billy, stay when they are on the property. Don't you know it the amount that Hilly and Billy charges the government is the same amount of their mortgage payment a month. Hmmm sear coincidence I am quite sure ;-). The Clinton 's are only out for themselves they could care less if you or I have health care, etc. It is all about having POWER.

The citizens of Chappaqua NY have even erected (pun intended) a sign in honor of Billy C. (Attention the following graphic is a Photo shop Job, you have been warned, this warning is brought to by Mark Gambo for those members who don't understand the meaning of a joke)

;-)

http://www.vbforums.com/

I hope people realize that this was a joke picture.

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May I suggest you read this?

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Originally Posted by MartinLiss

May I suggest you read this?

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Originally Posted by Snopes

There was a kernel of truth underlying the gossip here, but that kernel has been so distorted that it hardly qualifies as the truth any more. As Lloyd Grove reported in the Washington Post:

It is a standard arrangement that the Secret Service provide payment to homeowners for space used by the agency in such situations. The Clintons did not take it upon themselves to "charge the Secret Service rent."

The amount provided is based on a government formula, not set by the homeowner, and in the Clintons' case this amount is $1,100. (Note that this figure was not chosen by the Clintons, and it is well short of their monthly mortgage payment.)

Most important, although regulations call for the payment of this amount, the Clintons have not in fact accepted <U>any</U> money from the Secret Service.

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Marty,
I can't tell you how I know this without giving up my source but HillBilly are charging the US taxpayer for rent on that bungalow that the Secret Service Agents stay in. This is the same guy who took a tax deduction on under garments donated to the Salvation Army. Just because Snopes says it isn't true doesn't mean it is always true.

Trust me you and I are paying for their home in NY not directly but we are paying.

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

...This is the same guy who took a tax deduction on under garments donated to the Salvation Army....

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What's wrong with that? I did exactly the same thing! According to TurboTax's ItsDeductable module a used pair of mens underpants depending on condition is worth $2 or $3 as a deduction:)

I didn't want to know that.

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Originally Posted by MartinLiss

What's wrong with that? I did exactly the same thing! According to TurboTax's ItsDeductable module a used pair of mens underpants depending on condition is worth $2 or $3 as a deduction:)

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:lol: :lol: :lol:

One other thing about the Clinton's when he was elected President he was making about $40 or $50K a year as Governor of Arkansas, so they didn't have a lot of money Like George Bush, his father, Jimmy Carter, or Ronald Reagan. All of these men accumulated great wealth before they became president. Bill on the other hand had to learn how to live very frugally if he was elected State Attorney General when he was he would have been homeless. If you are ever in NYC let me know I will prove to you what I am saying is true and believe me you will be more than satisfied with what you find out.

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

:lol: :lol: :lol:

One other thing about the Clinton's when he was elected President he was making about $40 or $50K a year as Governor of Arkansas, so they didn't have a lot of money Like George Bush, his father, Jimmy Carter, or Ronald Reagan. All of these men accumulated great wealth before they became president. Bill on the other hand had to learn how to live very frugally if he was elected State Attorney General when he was he would have been homeless. If you are ever in NYC let me know I will prove to you what I am saying is true and believe me you will be more than satisfied with what you find out.

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So it sounds like Clinton is the first president in a long time who actually understands anything about the general populous of the country. GW certainly hasn't got a clue.

I find it interesting that you are making value judgements of a person based on how much money they have. Yeah Bush was a real stand up guy before he cleaned his act up. He was an alcoholic and drug addict but by your standards a much better person than the rest of us pee-ons who were born without a trust fund.

I believe that I personally am an alcoholic but perhaps one day I will hit the lottery and then I'll become born again and run for president. At least I know I can count on your vote.

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Originally Posted by schaefer

I believe that I personally am an alcoholic . . .

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I am sorry, does your choice of a screen name have any thing to do with your condition?

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

I am sorry, does your choice of a screen name have any thing to do with your condition?

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That's low man... low... for some of us it's a daily battle....

-tg

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

..... so they didn't have a lot of money Like George Bush, his father, Jimmy Carter, or Ronald Reagan.

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Jimmy Carter is George Bush's father? :ehh: That's just nepotism.

oh, the perils of punctuation!

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Originally Posted by techgnome

That's low man... low... for some of us it's a daily battle....

-tg

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I am quite sure that he wasn't referring to himself but if he wasn't, schaefer I am sorry for my insensitve remark.

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Originally Posted by SurfDemon

Jimmy Carter is George Bush's father? :ehh: That's just nepotism.

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No, that is just wrong!!!

I think that the fact that George H. W. Bush fathered George W. ("The Shrub") Bush is proof positive that there's no such thing as evolution.

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Originally Posted by MartinLiss

I think that the fact that George H. W. Bush fathered George W. ("The Shrub") Bush is proof positive that there's no such thing as evolution.

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Marty,
I am starting to think that you don't like our current president, that couldn't be true, could it? ;)

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

Marty,
I am starting to think that you don't like our current president, that couldn't be true, could it? ;)

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How could anyone?

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Originally Posted by Mark Gambo

Marty,
I am starting to think that you don't like our current president, that couldn't be true, could it? ;)

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Hold on...

Wait a minute...

Hmm..

Was that a joke?

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Originally Posted by grilkip

. . . Was that a joke?

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No Gri'p, is was an observation. That is something you do with your eyes ;)