Re: [Nolug] for all you brainy types...

On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 02:28:26PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 09/15/2011 02:18 PM, B. Estrade wrote:
>>On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 02:15:25PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
>>>
>>>Would it occur to you to write something like, "Boy, I sure am glad that
>>>my support dollars go to white people who can speak proper English
>>>instead of blacks who only know Ebonics."?
>>
>>That's something Hitler would say.
>>
>
> Prematurely invoking Godwin invalidates Godwin.

Damn;

        http://catb.org/esr/jargon/html/G/Godwins-Law.html

Did you say Ebonics? I thought you meant eugenics.

Brett

>
>>Brett
>>
>>>
>>>On 09/15/2011 01:46 PM, Shannon Roddy wrote:
>>>>On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Ron Johnson<ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>That's pretty racist.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Seriously? The statement that I find it very difficult to communicate
>>>>with
>>>>most Indians on the phone while in a noisy server room is racist? I find
>>>>that it is nearly impossible to understand Indian accents on the phone,
>>>>even
>>>>without a ton of background noise. I seriously don't think I am alone in
>>>>the sentiment that Indian accents are very difficult to understand. Go
>>>>back
>>>>and read what I said. I never said Indians are incompetent, or Indians
>>>>are
>>>>blah blah blah... I just said I appreciate the fact that my support
>>>>dollars
>>>>are going to people I can actually communicate with when needed and
>>>>happen
>>>>to be competent also.
>>>>
>>>>If you are accusing me of being racist, you are mistaken and I am
>>>>offended.
>>>>
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