fourpence to the future - Page 8

garinda · 15-01-2012, 07:45

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Originally Posted by Mancie

And so "nigger" is still accepted on here.. what if I called my dog a gay black queer?

You have a poodle?

All begining to make sense.

garinda · 15-01-2012, 07:49

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Originally Posted by Mancie

And so "nigger" is still accepted on here?

Don't know.

Suppose it depends on how many young black members there are.

They're the ones who've reclaimed that word, and affectionately call each other by that name.

Margaret Pilkington · 15-01-2012, 10:08

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Originally Posted by Mancie

what if I called my dog a gay black queer?

You are going to look a bit daft when shouting for it in the park....unless you abbreviate it and call it GBQ.

jaysay · 15-01-2012, 10:35

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Originally Posted by Eric

Don't think it matters what they call the dog. The new movie will be Hollywood action bs ... the old one is art, like the Cockleshell Heroes. For some reason I prefer black and white movies. Am I being maudlin, old fashioned, silly, fuddy; or is there something a tad more artisitic in black and white? I think I'll trust your judgement on this one.

Just wondering how they'll be able to work it that the Yanks were the ones actually did the Dam Buster raids, well they did win the war single handed didn't they

DaveinGermany · 15-01-2012, 14:21

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Originally Posted by Mancie

And so "nigger" is still accepted on here.. what if I called my dog a gay black queer?

Not really a matter of being accepted, the word still is & will continue to be in use in many parts of the World, it is the context & the person using the term that causes an issue it seems.

As to calling your Dog "gay black Queer" fill yer boots it's your Dog. I also believe it used to be called "the right to free speech" to say what you want without being condemned as some kind of "ist" or "phobe", after all they are only words, they aren't being directed at anyone specifically (unless you count your Dog) but just try it & see what happens in our happy land of diversity & equality.

It's a funny old World isn't it, where one mans words are racist, yet another mans right to free speech.

Eric · 15-01-2012, 15:36

Oh for the days when _ . .. _ _ . _ _ . . . _ . wasn't a racial slur; when all it meant was "Hey, we just punched a big hole in the Mohne Damn."

Eric · 15-01-2012, 15:42

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Just wondering how they'll be able to work it that the Yanks were the ones actually did the Dam Buster raids, well they did win the war single handed didn't they

The only conflict the yanks have won single handed in recent history is Grenada

Amazing how they win anything with the army they have. Here's one I like:

mobertol · 15-01-2012, 15:53

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Not really a matter of being accepted, the word still is & will continue to be in use in many parts of the World, it is the context & the person using the term that causes an issue it seems.

As to calling your Dog "gay black Queer" fill yer boots it's your Dog. I also believe it used to be called "the right to free speech" to say what you want without being condemned as some kind of "ist" or "phobe", after all they are only words, they aren't being directed at anyone specifically (unless you count your Dog) but just try it & see what happens in our happy land of diversity & equality.

It's a funny old World isn't it, where one mans words are racist, yet another mans right to free speech.

It's all "sticks and stones" Dave and everything is relative. My Indian neighbours told me when I met them 6 years that to them I look like a Barbie doll- perhaps I should have been offended. I am not inanimate or plastic but to them I looked pinkish with big eyes, small nose and mouth and I had long blonde hair back then!

As to Mancie and his theoretical doggie - I tried Googling the name -you should see what comes up - you don't happen to have that video on your shelf by any chance, do you? Otherwise how did you come up with it

To get back on thread - how did it veer off so drastically? - video was a godsend once over. I have a collection of hundreds - perhaps they'll be worth something in the future as vinyl records are now. Satellite TV is another great technology -anyone remember the old test-cards?

Margaret Pilkington · 15-01-2012, 16:42

Remember them? I was in one of them.....my dad was a keen amateur photographer and he used to play around with pictures(well, it was better than playing a round of golf) He put a picture of me as a little girl in the Test Card picture.......the one thet had the child with the doll in it.....not the original black and white jobbies.
I have looked high and low for that pic, but I can't find it...or I would have put it on here.

Eric · 15-01-2012, 16:47

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Originally Posted by mobertol

It's all "sticks and stones" Dave and everything is relative. My Indian neighbours told me when I met them 6 years that to them I look like a Barbie doll- perhaps I should have been offended. I am not inanimate or plastic but to them I looked pinkish with big eyes, small nose and mouth and I had long blonde hair back then!

As to Mancie and his theoretical doggie - I tried Googling the name -you should see what comes up - you don't happen to have that video on your shelf by any chance, do you? Otherwise how did you come up with it

To get back on thread - how did it veer off so drastically? - video was a godsend once over. I have a collection of hundreds - perhaps they'll be worth something in the future as vinyl records are now. Satellite TV is another great technology -anyone remember the old test-cards?

I remember the test cards ... but I really liked the London to Brighton in four minutes thingy. And the interlude scene: drifting down a river I think.

davemac · 15-01-2012, 16:56

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Originally Posted by eric

oh for the days when _ . .. _ _ . _ _ . . . _ . Wasn't a racial slur; when all it meant was "hey, we just punched a big hole in the mohne damn."

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jaysay · 15-01-2012, 17:13

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Originally Posted by Eric

The only conflict the yanks have won single handed in recent history is Grenada

Amazing how they win anything with the army they have. Here's one I like:

Watched that on TV last night Eric, have seen it before but it a good film

jaysay · 15-01-2012, 17:16

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Originally Posted by davemac

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Sure thats spelt right Dave

davemac · 15-01-2012, 22:02

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Sure thats spelt right Dave

hope so , or I will look really silly, or should I say, more than I usually do

davemac · 15-01-2012, 22:22

Anyway to get back on thread, is it :

red phone box...or... smartphones.

Getting up to turn the telly over...or...remote controls.

black and white telly with two channels...or...100's of channels with a lot of repeats

coal fires...or...central heating.

box brownies...or...digital cameras

what about the stuff that was never thought about when I was a nipper, computers, sat navs, mp3 players, dvd players, digital recorders,microwaves, and many more... could we do without them