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Wow fumber. I'm impressed you could form a sentence that long.— August 23, 2009 9:43 p.m.
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Actually missionmom,I used the word retarded as an adjective: 2 Occurring or developing later than desired or expected; delayed. The United States is retarded for NOT realizing that the War On Drugs cannot and never will be won. Eventually,as later generations learn from more prohibitive generations before them,they'll learn that the earlier thoughts regarding drug use are just plain moronic. "Everyone knows liberal usage of hate-filled speech makes one an "independent thinker."-Actually Sdaniels,I never said that. I'm independent because while Rome burns,I'm smart enough to wonder why. If everyone in Sandy Eggo was jumping off the Coronado Bridge because it's what all the cool kids were doing,would you do it? I know I wouldn't and I'd wonder why everyone else was. To answer missionmom's question,I don't use any slurs in everyday life. If I'm with friends or family that know me,I'll use those words freely. I'm not scared to use those words in public but prefer to act civilized amongst my peers.I'm the type of guy you want on your side. I'm not afraid to speak my mind. I'll give a small example:One day not so long ago,I was at Stater Bros. in Rancho Scratchmypenis. It was my roommate,his mother-in-law and myself. We were in the car waiting for my roommate's wife. We all looked up because there was ALOT of honking going on. This woman was trying to back out of her parking space. She was trying to back up to the left but she couldn't because she had cars on each side of her looking for spaces. Finally I got tired and got out of the car. I looked at the driver of the car that was honking and yelled"Are you a f--kin' dildo????" He rolled down his window and said something about her being a dumb b--ch. I told him"Look....She's blocked in and can't get out because of you and the other car. Back up and she'll get the f--k out of here". He said something about minding my own business. I told him if he wasn't such a retard,I would be minding my own business. I was ready to beat the ever livin' s--t out of him in front of his family. I was willing to go to jail that day to stick up for a stranger. I can't stand stupid motherf--kers. In my eyes,political correctness is for weak minded individuals. It's because of this world being PC that every kid gets a medal in school. When I was a kid,you EARNED that medal. It made you feel good. It gave you another goal to work for. Nowdays everyone wants everything handed to them on a silver platter. Just like the Chargeless and their fans.....LMAO!— August 23, 2009 9:21 p.m.
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Before I drop this part of the conversation,I'd like you all to look at dictionary DOT com's definition and usage of the oh so horrible word retarded... http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/retarded— August 23, 2009 3:26 p.m.
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LMAO!— August 23, 2009 3:21 p.m.
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I think antigeekess understands where I come from. I've said it before and I'll say it again for the record-I am NOT politically correct in any way whatsoever. I use ALL epitaths. Racial or otherwise. I'm an independent thinker. In other words,I like to know why someone tells me that's all of a sudden the retarded kid isn't retarded but socially illiterate. Pretty words does not a perfect world make. I'll give you guys a perfect example since I've been called racist for using the word ni&&er. We ALL know that ni&&er is a bad word,right? For the most part I agree. I certainly wouldn't go up to a black man on the street that I've never met before and say"Hey ni&&er!!!!". That would most likely end my life. I like life contrary to what others on here may believe. NOW-Back to my point. If my house or car is broken into and the police tell me that the perpetrator is of African-American(That's another thing that pi$$es me off)descent,am I going to tell my friends that? I'm most likely to tell my friends"The cops found the ni&&er that stole my s--t". Why? Well,going back to what we first discussed,ni&&er is a bad word. It's a bad word to describe a bad person. If someone steals your s--t,why would you care if the person is called an African-American,black or ni&&er? EXACTLY! You wouldn't. The problem I have with political correctness is simple-by not saying the word,you're perpetuating a perfect world. A perfect world will NEVER happen,thank God for that. I don't want a perfect world. I don't want peace on Earth. I don't animals to sing with humans like a Disney movie. I'm a realist. The white guy who rapes my mother? A honkey. The black guy who smashes my window for my Alpine? A ni&&er. The gangbanger who shoots my sister in a drive-by? A g00k. BAD people deserve bad words. Don't get me wrong,I'm NOT saying the retarded are bad people. Please don't twist my words. But the point of PC is the same. In high school,before dropping out,I worked with the retarded. I've always had more respect for the intelligence of the unitelligent because it seems that most high IQ members of society can learn from them. I'm not asking for forgiveness. While growing up,the world was becoming more & more PC. Look where we are today. Fast food restaurants getting sued for bad parenting and Joe Camal is nowhere to be seen because it's not cool to smoke anymore. Even though the un-PC truth about smoking is this-Tobacco founded this nation. Anyone want a slightly used soapbox? :-D *If I offend anyone,you can't say I didn't warn you* That's as PC as I get.— August 23, 2009 2:22 p.m.
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Ok. Fair enough. I apologize. I certainly didn't mean to offend any retarded people out there. If it walks like a duck,talks like a duck and s--ts like a duck,it's generally a duck. Greedy & corrupt is America but the way this country thinks about policy is not intelligent,to say the least. As for salvia,I've never tried it and never will. The only drugs I've consumed are nicotine(23 year+ smoker),alcohol(I've spilled more beer than the average human has drank),acid(one too many bad trips and that was all she wrote),cocaine(my absolute favorite drug but haven't rode the rails since 2006),freon(not a"drug"and REALLY stupid to inhale but....OH WHAT A F--KIN' RUSH!!!!),rush(video head cleaner AKA poppers),meth(one time and didn't like it) and caffeine(soda and tea only).— August 23, 2009 1:39 a.m.
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What the hell are you talking about? America REALLY does look like the retarded kid when it comes to its drug policy.— August 22, 2009 9:37 p.m.
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RE:Patrick's Analysis-Mr.Petrone looks like the consumate homer. Let's laugh at his comments..."He mentions Pittsburgh has to play the “functionally disabled” franchise of San Diego this upcoming season". I thought"functionally disabled"was being kind. "The Chargers have been perennial playoff participants the last five years and have a roster completely stacked with talent". True. The only thing is,Mark,they're perennial choke artists as well and for some reason,Sandy Eggo can't get that through it's skull. "ESPN has us as the sixth-best team entering the season, and all of our stars appear healthy, and we have a stud at quarterback who is in the top five of talent at that critical position". ESPN doesn't know it's a$$ from a hole in the ground. ESPN knows you guys are paper tigers. "Were you paying attention when Denver imploded this off-season and dumped their Pro Bowl quarterback and replaced him with the underwhelming Kyle Orton?" Were paying attention,Mark,when your beloved Chargeless buttf--ked their way into the playoffs? ".. all I do is read ESPN.com". There's the bulk of your problem,Mark. It's funny. I watched the Cowgirls beat the Titans last night. It was in Jerry Jones billion dollar baby. SOLD OUT! AND the Rangers were playing across town as well. How is it that the Cowgirls can sell out their pre-season opener in a shiny new stadium with a baseball team playing across town but the Chargeless get their pre-season opener blacked out. I think I know that answer,Mark,and you wouldn't like it.— August 22, 2009 3:37 p.m.
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The NFL is a joke when it comes to crime.— August 22, 2009 3:22 p.m.
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I'm tired of other countries making America look like the retarded kid down the block. End the war on drugs once and for so we can use our resources to solve REAL problems.— August 22, 2009 3:20 p.m.