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sam, I hear you. I only drink at lunch maybe 2-3 X a year and that’s usually with 2 or 3 Brit friends that I knew from my years in Asia.
However, on those days, I have to make sure that everything here at the office is seen to before I leave and I have to try and be coherent enough at around 4:00 when we finish to give the taxi directions 🙂
slopefarm- we ignored Park Dope because he is so obviously…well… a dope. Or worse. Both dave and I did tell goldie to can it though. We don’t need to keep reliving it. What only wants to bash dave and re-engaging him only gives him ammo.
kens- Will Smith lookalike? Where can we ladies line up?
I am not a wine snob simply because I don’t drink wine made in Australia or New York State. I do like German Rieslings, to cook with.
I love a good chilled Pinot Grigio in summer, and the rose wines from Provence. None of these are snob wines and yet they are good wines. Good enough for me anyway.
Now I want to go out for a nice lunch but alas I think it will be a sandwih and diet Snapple for me today.
Harry’s Bar in Venice invented the peach Beilini, although I believe they invented the Belini and it is understood to be peach, always. Williams Sonoma sells the peach mix I believe.
I know you are not happy with the position I’ve taken on this question but I am going to try to wade in and have a discussion with you on this and we will see where it goes. We may disagree on this episode but I take actual racism quite seriously, although you probably do not believe me. So here goes:
1. You are right to be upset with Park Dope’s post. A bunch of us are, and we wrote so. Nothing more needed to be said.
2. Given your disagreement with DIBS, and given you both have combative styles, there is no doubt he goaded you a bit this morning. Your view is that he used the word improperly the other day and his point is that he did not and the only reason we get posts like Park Dope’s is that you blew up over DIBS’s use of the word.
3. A bunch of us were not silent yesterday, we disagreed with your view of DIBS’ use of the word. Perhaps the tone of debate was more geared toward point-scoring than actual engagement.
4. Which brings us abck to yesterday’s discussion. As I read DIBS’s original post that angered you, he was saying that the N word, like the F word, are hurtful to the groups they target and should not be used. Is it your view that even that use of the N word is improper if used by a white person? Or is it your view that DIBS’s post meant something else (and if so, what did it mean and how do you reach your conclusion)? Because I think you have to answer yes to one of these two questions to justify your attack yesterday on DIBS. I know you are quite angry now, but I hope you can reflect on this, and I will leave it to you to decide whether to try to respond to my post.
As for all the regular denizens of Greater Asshat, if we have a discussion, let’s keep it civil and not snarky (I mean the adjective, not the poster). Everyone please treat it seriously and try not to escalate this, or just get back to beer, wine etc.
kens – i always see hot ukrainians on the train to brighton beach but they all seem to be on the dl since they’re going back to the hood and surrounded by family. i work with a few but they are too young – early 20’s…
will smith look alike sounds awesome. age? i used to see the real will smith at the gym when he was training for that ali movie. even better looking and much taller in real life.
sam, I hear you. I only drink at lunch maybe 2-3 X a year and that’s usually with 2 or 3 Brit friends that I knew from my years in Asia.
However, on those days, I have to make sure that everything here at the office is seen to before I leave and I have to try and be coherent enough at around 4:00 when we finish to give the taxi directions 🙂
Hey, what ever came of the stoop drinking case? Any ruling?
slopefarm- we ignored Park Dope because he is so obviously…well… a dope. Or worse. Both dave and I did tell goldie to can it though. We don’t need to keep reliving it. What only wants to bash dave and re-engaging him only gives him ammo.
kens- Will Smith lookalike? Where can we ladies line up?
I am not a wine snob simply because I don’t drink wine made in Australia or New York State. I do like German Rieslings, to cook with.
I love a good chilled Pinot Grigio in summer, and the rose wines from Provence. None of these are snob wines and yet they are good wines. Good enough for me anyway.
Now I want to go out for a nice lunch but alas I think it will be a sandwih and diet Snapple for me today.
Bellinis are amazing – pretty easy to make actually and tasty
i use peach schnapps
hot ukranians = oxymoron 🙂
Harry’s Bar in Venice invented the peach Beilini, although I believe they invented the Belini and it is understood to be peach, always. Williams Sonoma sells the peach mix I believe.
What,
I know you are not happy with the position I’ve taken on this question but I am going to try to wade in and have a discussion with you on this and we will see where it goes. We may disagree on this episode but I take actual racism quite seriously, although you probably do not believe me. So here goes:
1. You are right to be upset with Park Dope’s post. A bunch of us are, and we wrote so. Nothing more needed to be said.
2. Given your disagreement with DIBS, and given you both have combative styles, there is no doubt he goaded you a bit this morning. Your view is that he used the word improperly the other day and his point is that he did not and the only reason we get posts like Park Dope’s is that you blew up over DIBS’s use of the word.
3. A bunch of us were not silent yesterday, we disagreed with your view of DIBS’ use of the word. Perhaps the tone of debate was more geared toward point-scoring than actual engagement.
4. Which brings us abck to yesterday’s discussion. As I read DIBS’s original post that angered you, he was saying that the N word, like the F word, are hurtful to the groups they target and should not be used. Is it your view that even that use of the N word is improper if used by a white person? Or is it your view that DIBS’s post meant something else (and if so, what did it mean and how do you reach your conclusion)? Because I think you have to answer yes to one of these two questions to justify your attack yesterday on DIBS. I know you are quite angry now, but I hope you can reflect on this, and I will leave it to you to decide whether to try to respond to my post.
As for all the regular denizens of Greater Asshat, if we have a discussion, let’s keep it civil and not snarky (I mean the adjective, not the poster). Everyone please treat it seriously and try not to escalate this, or just get back to beer, wine etc.
kens – i always see hot ukrainians on the train to brighton beach but they all seem to be on the dl since they’re going back to the hood and surrounded by family. i work with a few but they are too young – early 20’s…
will smith look alike sounds awesome. age? i used to see the real will smith at the gym when he was training for that ali movie. even better looking and much taller in real life.