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Holger Dansk wrote:
On Sun, 23 May 2004 09:49:04 -0400, kstahl wrote: Holger Dansk wrote: That was a cold prickly. Don't you have any warm fuzzies? It is already quite warm outside thank you very much. "The wildebeest -also known as the gnu is a large antelope. The bull's deep grunts sound like a giant croaking frog. Because of its appearance and spirited behavior, Dutch settlers in South Africa named the animal wildebeest, which means wild beast." I imagine when the female wildebeest grunts it sounds like a small croaking frog. Isn't that what Hildebeest (Hillary) sounds like. Look at the picture on this web site and see if you don't think it looks a little bit like Hildebeest. Of course, the wildebeest is much better looking than Hildebeest. It does have the fat rump like Hildebeest. http://www.planet-pets.com/plntwldb.htm Holger http://www.mindspring.com/~holger1/holger1.htm I don't actually need to see pictures of wildebeests. I've seen them in the wild at close range near Nairobi. Hillary's voice is high and squeaky with a whiney characteristic. |
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On Sun, 23 May 2004 11:54:59 -0400, kstahl wrote:
Holger Dansk wrote: On Sun, 23 May 2004 09:49:04 -0400, kstahl wrote: Holger Dansk wrote: That was a cold prickly. Don't you have any warm fuzzies? It is already quite warm outside thank you very much. "The wildebeest -also known as the gnu is a large antelope. The bull's deep grunts sound like a giant croaking frog. Because of its appearance and spirited behavior, Dutch settlers in South Africa named the animal wildebeest, which means wild beast." I imagine when the female wildebeest grunts it sounds like a small croaking frog. Isn't that what Hildebeest (Hillary) sounds like. Look at the picture on this web site and see if you don't think it looks a little bit like Hildebeest. Of course, the wildebeest is much better looking than Hildebeest. It does have the fat rump like Hildebeest. http://www.planet-pets.com/plntwldb.htm Holger http://www.mindspring.com/~holger1/holger1.htm I don't actually need to see pictures of wildebeests. I've seen them in the wild at close range near Nairobi. Hillary's voice is high and squeaky with a whiney characteristic. Well, that's why her other nickname is Shrillary. Holger http://www.mindspring.com/~holger1/holger1.htm |
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Holger Dansk wrote:
The examples I gave are just the tip of the iceberg. It's general knowledge how a large number of black people abuse our language. "General knowledge" is often incorrect. lojbab -- lojbab Bob LeChevalier, Founder, The Logical Language Group (Opinions are my own; I do not speak for the organization.) Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: http://www.lojban.org |
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Holger Dansk wrote:
Of course he would. You have to be blind and deaf not to see and know that they not only mispronounce words, but also, use very poor grammar. They pronounce words according to their dialect, and use the grammar of that dialect, Neither is inherently "mis"use of the language. Your parody, on the other hand, was not in accordance with any actual dialect of the language, and hence could legitimately be called "incorrect". lojbab -- lojbab Bob LeChevalier, Founder, The Logical Language Group (Opinions are my own; I do not speak for the organization.) Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: http://www.lojban.org |
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Holger Dansk wrote:
On Sun, 23 May 2004 00:26:50 -0400, Bob LeChevalier wrote: Holger Dansk wrote: And, being the master, you should speak and walk and sit and behave correctly and not sound like an idiot when you speak. Take your own advice. The primary way one sounds like an idiot is NOT with unusual grammar or pronunciation, but from drooling CONTENT, which is about all you issue. Imagine how much their lives would change for the better if they would just take Cosby's advice and get these things corrected. Their whole attitude could change and hopefully, they would stay out of prison. I rather doubt that a) it is all that simple to "get these things corrected" and b) that changing their manner of speaking would have any significant effect on their attitude or likelihood of staying out of prison. lojbab -- lojbab Bob LeChevalier, Founder, The Logical Language Group (Opinions are my own; I do not speak for the organization.) Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: http://www.lojban.org |
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Holger Dansk wrote:
Everyone should stand up straight when they walk. ^^^^^^^^ Why? Should a wheelchair-bound person do so? Are they mentally deficient because they don't? You are really out of the ball park. You know exactly what I'm talking about Your word was "everyone". See it above? I responded to what you said. I don't wish to infest myself with the perversion dwelling in your mind by trying to read it. lojbab -- lojbab Bob LeChevalier, Founder, The Logical Language Group (Opinions are my own; I do not speak for the organization.) Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: http://www.lojban.org |
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Holger Dansk wrote:
On Sun, 23 May 2004 00:38:34 -0400, Bob LeChevalier wrote: So you think that correct pronunciation is only an opinion? Yep. That's going to bring you a lot of trouble. It hasn't thus far, and I'm past the age of 50, and have held that position since kindergarten, when they tried to teach us that the "correct" way to pronounce "which" was NOT exactly like "witch", but more like "hwich". The fact that no one outside of class pronounced it that way, including all the adults I knew including highly educated ones, convinced me that pronunciation rules are not really followed. If your present job is sweeping floors at McDonalds, when you go for a job interview, if you pronounce "sweep" as "****" and "floors" as "goats", you might say in response to the question, "What do you do in your present job?", "I **** goats.", and this will cause great confusion and misunderstanding. Then the flaw is in my failing to make myself understood, not in my mispronouncing words. There is a difference. lojbab -- lojbab Bob LeChevalier, Founder, The Logical Language Group (Opinions are my own; I do not speak for the organization.) Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: http://www.lojban.org |
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Holger Dansk wrote:
On Sun, 23 May 2004 00:59:09 -0400, Bob LeChevalier wrote: That is utterly ridiculous. Doctors would not think anything about using the word, "crap". Many do not refer to your testicles and your scrotum, but call it your cod sack. Doctors are not sissies. I've never even HEARD the phrase "cod sack" before. And if any doctor used the word "crap" in front of a kid, there are a lot of people that would walk out then and there, and probably a couple that would try to go after his license. You are evidently very confused. What do you think is bad about the word, "crap"? The American Heritage Dictionary says: 1. Vulgar Slang Excrement. 2. An act of defecating. 3. Foolish, ^^^^^^^^^^^^ deceitful, or boastful language. 4. Cheap or shoddy material. 5. Miscellaneous or disorganized items; clutter. 6. Insolent talk or behavior. Did you notice that those behavior codes I cited mentioned "vulgar" language as unacceptable or unprofessional? Roget's Thesaurus says: Slang. Something that does not have or make sense: balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, drivel, garbage, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, rubbish, tomfoolery, trash, twaddle. Informal : tommyrot. Slang : applesauce, baloney, bilge, bull1, bunk2, hooey, malarkey. Does it have some evil meaning to you? It does to you, since you attribute such to the slang used by blacks. But it is the "vulgar" not the "slang" that makes a word offensive. What do you think is so bad about it? There must have been something traumatic that happened in your childhood when the word, "crap" was used. It's not a bad word. Did you think it is a word in the same category as "muhfugger"? yes and no. It is in the dictionary; your concoction isn't. lojbab -- lojbab Bob LeChevalier, Founder, The Logical Language Group (Opinions are my own; I do not speak for the organization.) Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: http://www.lojban.org |
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R. Steve Walz wrote:
Fletch F. Fletch wrote: Christopher Weeks wrote: Holger Dansk wrote: [Blacks] don't understand that they should value education and speaking, walking, sitting, etc., correctly. Are you serious? Do the rest of us all think this is hilarious, or is it just me? Chris Not much on this issue is hilarious. Clearly there are racists unleashing their hatred around here. But it is also clear (at least by what I have read and my experience) that there is a 1 SD difference between whites and blacks on standardized tests, asians score even better. In my work (network research), I notice that I have many asian and white colleagues, and almost no black colleagues. It bothers me, but it is what I would expect in my area from a black gaussian shifted 1 SD to the left. As far as I can tell, this issue is very real, and its causes need to be understood. As this problem currently seems to be intractable, I'm guessing we don't understand enough yet. Slainte, Fletch --------------- Results of IQ tests are meaningless, they only assess the results of circumstances, they do NOT identify the causal origin of those harmful circumstances. IQ tests are not meaningless. They contain information. Fact, an IQ-80 guy is *never* going to be a research mathematician. The cause is racism and the results of racism in the attitudes of blacks. Prove it. From what I have read, IQs in African nations are generally even worse. Blacks long ago were tested for learning ability in large numbers and it was determined that they have exactly the same ability to learn at all levels of complexity, as whites, and as asians as well. Prove it. The disparity occurs due to attitudes toward white society and white culture, and not because they are unable. They have been so brutalized by racism and economic unfairness that they see any emulation of anything that even MIGHT be seen as white as a betrayal of their own kind. Maybe. But this is hardly a settled issue. The only way to defeat such a hatred is to pay reparations to blacks and restore their standard of living that has been stolen from them, by buying them homes, and buying them talented black tutors and re-education and retraining by other talented blacks, and then giving them jobs in black-owned businesses and industries until they have an equal income tothe American average, then and ONLY then can they feel that what had once been stolen from them by slavery and racism has been restored and ON THEIR OWN TERMS! ONLY THEN will they feel that those who robbed them have payed for their crimes!! Even if that takes a decade of this nations GDP we will still have to do it to finally correct the results of slavery and racism. Steve I could not disagree more. If I had to guess at a solution, it would be for black leaders to force a change in black culture to more emulate that of the right-off-the-boat asians. Slainte, Fletch |
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EKurtz wrote:
"Fletch F. Fletch" wrote But it is also clear (at least by what I have read and my experience) that there is a 1 SD difference between whites and blacks on standardized tests, asians score even better. In my work (network research), I notice that I have many asian and white colleagues, and almost no black colleagues. My colleague situation is exactly the same (software, biotech, genetics). Such blacks as there are invariably occupy lower rank positions (HR, security, cafeteria, maintenance). Likewise Hispanics. It bothers me, but it is what I would expect in my area from a black gaussian shifted 1 SD to the left. The same applies at the other end of the spectrum - more retarded blacks than whites. Of course, this is just a consequence of the approx. normal distribution. As far as I can tell, this issue is very real, and its causes need to be understood. As this problem currently seems to be intractable, .... Why do you reject the genetic hypothesis? What doesn't the GH explain? I don't. I''m not qualified to. ...I'm guessing we don't understand enough yet. Or, we do, but the inescapable conclusion is unacceptable, so we demand further research. I'm not sure we are at the inescapable conclusion stage just yet. Slainte, ? "Scottish Libraries Across the Internet" ? Gaelic for cheers. Slainte, Fletch |
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