How Things Got This Way

[scottmandue]

Originally posted by Jeff Higgins
Some of you are taking this way too seriously. Have a beer and relax.

I don't think beer would mix well with the Chardonnay I'm having right now.

[bigchillcar]

chardonnay for breakfast? my hero. lol.

[wludavid]

Originally posted by Jeff Higgins
Some of you are taking this way too seriously. Have a beer and relax.

I can't. I'm out of limes.

[lendaddy]

If someone orders Merlot I'm leaving.

[scottmandue]

Beer doesn't go with a sourdough breakfast jack!

[Nostril Cheese]

"Well, first the Earth cooled, then the Dinosaurs came. But they got too big and fat so they died and turned into oil. Then the Arabs came and bought Mercedes Benzes...."

[DaveE]

Originally posted by Jeff Higgins
Some of you are taking this way too seriously. Have a beer and relax.

Yeah, really. I don't see why liberals should be offended by this.............................................. .

[scottmandue]

True story... Sunday morning I decided to skip church (Christmas musical) and watch football... and cracked open a bottle of Pinot Noir.

I'm so confused!

[wludavid]

Originally posted by DaveE
Yeah, really. I don't see why liberals should be offended by this.............................................. .

EXACTLY! I mean, I was just taking a break from trying to destroy Christmas so I decided to check PPOT and I find this! I'm going to sue Jeff and turn him into the ACLU! Then I'm going to demand that PP offers Hanakwanzaayule gift ideas. And if they don't! We liberals are going to riot!

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally posted by DaveE
Yeah, really. I don't see why liberals should be offended by this.............................................. .

Me neither. I thought it was fairly balanced and unbiased.

[DaveE]

Originally posted by Jeff Higgins
Me neither. I thought it was fairly balanced and unbiased.

So it came from FOX then. That explains alot.

[Nathans_Dad]

Good Lord you people need to relax. I cannot believe some of you are actually offended by this. Do you really consider your political persuasion that integral to your being that you get offended by a joke about liberals??

I consider myself a Christian, husband, dad, son, friend, doctor, etc, etc, etc, and THEN a conservative. In that order.

[bigchillcar]

i'm unsubscribing..i can't remember what the topic was??

[wludavid]

Personally, I'm not offended. While I'm sure you are all nice people, I don't let myself get worked up by strangers on the internet. If I find that I am, I shut down the browser and re-visit the real world.

I responded because I think things like this are stupid, and devisive, and unfunny. It's really easy to write something making fun of the "other guys." It's harder to write something that's funny while still be thoughtful and good-humored.

Politics IS funny. But buying into stereotypes (which aren't true, mostly) is the cause of real problems in the real world.

No, it's not this "joke" that bothers me. My belief that some people take this tripe seriously DOES bother me.

JMO.

[BGCarrera32]

So...you are offended then...

[Nathans_Dad]

Quoted from another thread which said that mentally ill people were more likely to vote for Bush:

Originally posted by wludavid
Oops. I was talking about the general picture of mentally handicapped voting for Bush. I see you were talking about the photo of the deer-f*cker.

Yeah, I can see where your outrage comes from

[cashflyer]

I like beer.

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally posted by cashflyer
I like beer.

Me too. And wheels.

[RPKESQ]

I still only like GOOD beer and GOOD wheels, I am not outraged (nothing I’ve seen anywhere on Pelican outrages me, except for the prices!), just disappointed that this supposedly humorous tripe is spread. I know Jeff must be OK, because he likes aircraft. I know Nathan's Dad is OK, because he likes little boys (alright, that didn't come out just right). But my point is/was that these stereotypes are not useful and often not funny and serve to only separate us. Not the best option.

[john70t]

Actually the evolution of mankind is directly linked to the development of the agricultural society..... so a man could have chips with his beer year 'round and maintain that paunch.

Since the agricultural lifesytle required so much less work, man had time to dream up things- like better transportation and t.v.
Since women were shorter and better skilled at horticulture, man's dy-to-day requirements was reduced to giving good backrubs and making luvy-duvy.

So more food, comfort and p*ssy versus: ???