Quote :

""Andy and a growing number of American's agree...""

HURRAY WE'RE GETTING MORE FOOLISH BY THE SECOND

SOON EVERYBODY WILL BE A CHUCKLEFUCK JUST LIKE ME AND MY PAPPY

9/20/2010 12:03:04 PM

But if it weren't for those people you described, you wouldn't be able to use colorful terms like "chucklefuck" and so on. You should be thankful for them.

9/20/2010 1:21:53 PM

?

9/20/2010 1:25:45 PM

Don't ask me, I don't read hooksaw posts

9/20/2010 1:45:35 PM

Quote :

"It seems obvious to plain-spoken Americans who aren't cowed by "political-correctness" that Imam Rauf and the Cordoba Initiative's motivations, associations and apparent lack of transparency, are a cause for legitimate concern."

lol, the very reason they oppose the building is due to political correctness

9/20/2010 7:09:29 PM

PLAIN-SPOKEN AMERICANS!! Not like those fancy-talkin' assholes.

9/21/2010 12:00:46 PM

got this email today and it made me laugh

Quote :

"I am perplexed that so many of my friends are against a mosque being built near Ground Zero. I think it should be the goal of every American to be tolerant. The mosque should be allowed, in an effort to promote tolerance. After all we live in the land of the free..... That is why I also propose, that two gay nightclubs be opened next door to the mosque thereby promoting tolerance within the mosque. We could call the Clubs "The Turban Cowboy" and "You Mecca Me So Hot." Next door should be a butcher shop that specializes in pork and have an open BBQ with spare ribs as its daily special. Across the street a very daring lingerie store called "Victoria Keeps Nothing Secret" with sexy mannequins in the window modeling the goods. Next door to the lingerie shop, there would be room for an Adult Toy Shop, called "All Ah Need," in flashing neon lights. If you agree in promoting tolerance and you think this is a good plan, pass it on."

9/28/2010 3:43:44 PM

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6902812n&tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel

ftw

9/28/2010 3:48:48 PM

NICE!!

9/28/2010 4:14:51 PM

Quote :

"got this email today and it made me laugh"

you must be pretty fuckin' braindead

9/28/2010 4:15:09 PM

obviously our taste in humor does not align. i guess since you disagree with me on what i find to be funny that some how makes me less intelligent then you...uh yeah...that makes sense...DOUCHE!!



[Edited on September 28, 2010 at 4:57 PM. Reason : .]

9/28/2010 4:54:39 PM

AHURF HURF HURF this document here it suggests we do things that might make muslims angry, and happens to make reference to the 3 or so things I actually know about islam ABLURF BURF

shut the fuck up you drooler

9/28/2010 6:15:27 PM

you sir are an idiot and have no sense of humor. lighten up...you'll be much happier that way.

9/28/2010 9:43:48 PM

yeah, that emails is a good example of garden-variety stupid.

i've seen a lot of these from my dad, who thinks everyone wants to get the FWD:Fwd:FWD:fwd bullshit. it's amazing what these people think passes as clever and witty these days. Don't get me wrong: it's not offensive, it's just not funny. it's like listening to a retarded child try to tell a joke.

although i will admit "you mecca me so hot" made me chuckle.

9/29/2010 11:59:59 AM

I want a Sikh redneck friend, just so I can call him the Turban Cowboy

9/29/2010 12:07:31 PM

yeah, ok, that was kinda funny too... i'm partial to word-play.





[Edited on September 29, 2010 at 12:20 PM. Reason : but the rest of is is stupid. stupid, i tell you!!! ]

9/29/2010 12:19:08 PM

Their are subsets of humor which were packaged poorly. Upon that I think we can agree. Presentation is key.

9/29/2010 12:33:23 PM

the toy shop All Ah Need made me LOL

do i think its a stupid email...yes...did it make me laugh...yes....is it somewhat related to this thread...yes...did i forward it on to all my email contacts...NO!

9/29/2010 12:38:50 PM

Hmmmph.... if the French like it, maybe i should like it. It sounds so enlightened.

Quote :

"Un peu de tolérance nom de Dieu ! Je suis perplexe quand je vois tant de mes amis s'exprimer contre le projet de construction d'une mosquée à New York à proximité de Ground Zero. Je crois que chacun devrait s'efforcer de rester tolérant. Et c'est dans un esprit de tolérance que cette mosquée devrait être autorisée. C'est pourquoi je proposerais que deux boîtes homosexuelles ouvent leurs portes tout près de cet édifice, afin d'aider à la diffusion du concept de tolérance à l'intérieur de la mosquée. Ces clubs pourraient adopter comme enseignes "Le cowboy au turban" (The turban cowboy) et "La mecque des mecs" (You mecca me so hot). Juste en face de la mosquée aurait parfaitement la liberté de s'installer un charcutier-traiteur ("Dans le cochon tout est bon") qui en terrasse l'été tiendrait barbecue permanent avec deux fois par semaine comme plat du jour de délicieuses côtes de porc, en alternance avec lentilles à la saucisse de morteau (avec un vin du Jura), andouilette à la moutarde, tripes à la provençale, cassoulet de Castelnaudary (avec un cahors). A quelques mètres de la mosquée, sur la gauche, je verrais assez bien Aubade ouvrir une boutique de prestige - New York oblige - : "Les dessous de Cécilia" (Cecilia keeps no secret), avec des mannequins en vitrine présentant en situation (et en 3D) les affriolants sous-vêtements de la marque. Pour faire pendant -si j'ose dire- au magasin de lingerie, sur la droite de la mosquée on verrait jour et nuit scintiller l'enseigne au néon géante d'un commerce de sex toys, et au coin, bien entendu, l'arabe du coin ouvert jusqu'à deux heures du matin pour les assoiffés de corona, de miller, de budweiser : "Chez Franck et Zahia". Si vous aussi vous êtes d'accord pour promouvoir la tolérance, faites passer... -- http://www.wikio.fr/news/La+Mecca"

they seemed to have spiced it up a bit at the end, but i can't really explain how, because unfortunately as a victim of the American system of institutionalized ignorance, I have been deprived the benefits of multilingual education by my provincial and xenophobic countrymen who keep electing knuckledragging cretins to the local school boards.

Regardless, I'm certain the French version is magnificently better and much more witty.





[Edited on September 29, 2010 at 1:06 PM. Reason : ]

9/29/2010 12:55:40 PM

Quote :

"Next door should be a butcher shop that specializes in pork and have an open BBQ with spare ribs as its daily special."

out of all the stupid in this email, this really takes the stupid cake. the good people of New York encounter approximately 9,000 hot dog stands every day.

9/30/2010 7:22:45 AM

^^ Google translation

Quote :

"A little tolerance, dammit! I am puzzled when I see so many of my friends speak against the proposed construction of a mosque in New York near Ground Zero. I think everyone should strive to remain tolerant. And it is in a spirit of tolerance that the mosque should be allowed. Therefore I suggest that two boxes homosexual ften their doors close to this building, to help spread the concept of tolerance inside the mosque. These clubs could adopt as signs "The cowboy in a turban" (The turban cowboy) and "The Mecca of the guys" (You mecca me so hot). Right in front of the mosque was perfectly free to settle a delicatessen ("In the pig all is good") which was held in the terrace with barbecue standing twice a week as a daily special of delicious ribs pork, alternating with lenses morteau sausage (with a wine from the Jura), andouilette mustard, tripe Provencal, cassoulet of Castelnaudary (with Cahors). A few meters from the mosque on the left, I could see well enough Aubade open a flagship boutique - New York requires - "The underside of Cecilia" (Cecilia Keeps no secret), with mannequins in the window presenting situation (and 3D) the alluring underwear brand. To do in-dare I say-the lingerie shop on the right of the mosque would be seen sparkle day and night the neon sign of a giant trade sex toys, and at the corner, of course, the Arab corner open till two o'clock in the morning to the thirsty Corona, Miller, Budweiser's "Chez Franck and Zahia. If you also agree to promote tolerance, spread ..."

9/30/2010 9:11:32 AM

hahahaha

9/30/2010 10:20:45 AM

Quote :

"In the pig all is good"

thats money right there

9/30/2010 9:52:58 PM

ahahah, I love it.

Incidentally, today I had a dinner with lots of hog. Today was a good day.

10/1/2010 6:00:37 PM

^^ I like that, and this:

Quote :

""The underside of Cecilia" (Cecilia Keeps no secret),"

10/1/2010 6:04:12 PM

NY Republicans: Please don't build a mosque; a titty bar would be better.

Quote :

"A new Public Policy Survey of New York Republicans shed some light on the paradoxical behavior of the GOP. It turns out that the self titled Party of Family Values would rather build a strip club on Ground Zero than a mosque. 21% of Republicans supported the strip club, and only 4% supported the mosque."

http://www.politicususa.com/en/ground-zero-stripper

10/10/2010 10:32:48 PM

It just might move!

http://news.yahoo.com/video#video=23563534

12/19/2010 5:52:59 PM

What a crock.

Notice how discussion about this "issue" evaporated after the midterms?

12/20/2010 12:15:17 PM

Quote :

"Notice how discussion about this "issue" evaporated after the midterms?"

Welcome to party politics in contemporary democracies

12/20/2010 12:19:38 PM

I'm aware of the trend, but I did feel compelled to call out all the people who were screaming about how important it was to them that the Mosque not be built.

12/20/2010 12:28:28 PM

Quote :

"I'm aware of the trend, but I did feel compelled to call out all the people who were screaming about how important it was to them that the Mosque not be built."

I'm aware you're aware; I felt compelled to call you out for wanting to be a part of that system

12/20/2010 3:32:55 PM

I want nothing to do with party politics. I want to settle into a comfortable bureaucrat job that will permit me opportunities for travel and having my unflattering characterizations of world leaders suddenly shown to the world.

12/21/2010 1:05:59 AM

Ttt

9/30/2011 11:09:55 PM

Yup, this mosque opened a while back. No one cared, and the republicans were too busy fighting amongst themselves and being racists elsewhere to notice.

9/30/2011 11:11:23 PM

So Bill Maher pointed out that when Fox News doesn't tell conservatives what to be outraged about, they don't say anything.

9/30/2011 11:29:06 PM

It's true of anyone, really.

10/1/2011 12:26:32 AM

The restaurant and gift shop at the memorial are pretty fucking offensive; a few NY-based online blogs and press are giving it some coverage but there doesn't seem to be enough people upset about it

5/22/2014 10:43:59 PM

I'm still unclear how the gift shop is offensive.

Is it one of those "Too soon" things?

5/22/2014 11:21:07 PM

Quote :

"The restaurant and gift shop at the memorial are pretty fucking offensive"

How so?

5/23/2014 12:41:34 AM

You guys don't think it's offensive to sell a hoodie sweatshirt of the twin towers and other 9/11 trinkets a few feet from where thousands of unidentified people's remains are interred?

[Edited on May 23, 2014 at 6:21 AM. Reason : .]

5/23/2014 6:20:35 AM

Not really.

There's a gift shop at most major attractions. Whether or not you want to consider the memorial an attraction is semantics.

Where does the profit go? If it's back towards operating the memorial or to families of victims, I literally have zero problem with it.

Found my answer:

Quote :

"But spokesman Anthony Guido said the shop is essential to keep the museum going, since it receives no federal or state funds and is financed entirely by private donations. Between 60 and 70 percent of the museum's annual operating cost of about $60 million will come from revenue generated from the gift shop and the museum's admission fee, which is $24 for an adult, he told NBCNews.com."

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101698711

People can not like it all day long, but until someone else steps up to pay for all the nice things it's not going anywhere.

[Edited on May 23, 2014 at 7:00 AM. Reason : .]

5/23/2014 6:56:37 AM

I'd check it out but the entire area is a cluster fuck of fanny packs. If they need to sell stupid hoodies and cheese plates to fund the monument maybe they got alittle too ambitious.

5/23/2014 8:08:21 AM

the entire fucking planet is a graveyard

and you still buy fucking garbage and beat your dick near the remains of millions of dead organisms

some of which were once your fellow stupid fucking humans

who the fuck with one brain cell in his head could possibly give a shit about what is being sold

and whose remains it's being sold close to

holy fucking christ with this

5/23/2014 8:40:45 AM

i mean think about it for two seconds you utter child

here is your dead fucking child in the ground

laid low by a madman with a concealed carry permit

here is a lemonade stand where the cups have a gun with a null sign on them

the lemonade stand is two inches from the gravestone

"this is inappropriate"

the lemonade stand is three inches from the gravestone

"this is still inappropriate"

how many inches before it becomes appropriate

and can you articulate why that arbitrary distance matters

no you can't

because it doesn't

jesus you people make my brain stem hurt

5/23/2014 8:45:24 AM

LOL

5/23/2014 8:48:37 AM

I type

Like this

I'm clever

5/23/2014 8:51:56 AM

YEAH MAN WHY DOES ANYONE CARE ABOUT ANYTHING?

WE'RE ALL GONNA BE DEAD ONE DAY

MAKES U THINK

5/23/2014 9:38:46 AM

nothing like thinking about the deaths of thousands to start your day

Quote :

"THE HIGHEST-EARNING EXECUTIVES EMPLOYED BY THE NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11TH MEMORIAL & MUSEUM 1. Joseph Daniels, President & CEO Total compensation: $369,062 2. Alice Greenwald, Exec VP for Programs and Memorial Museum Director Total compensation: $354,383 3. James Connors, Exec VP of Operations Total compensation: $297,096 4. Cathy Blaney, Exec VP of Development Total compensation: $252,339 5. Luis F Mendes, Senior VP for Facilities, Design & Construction Total compensation: $232,766 6. Allison Blais, Chief of Staff Total compensation: $232,022 7. David Langford, Chief Financial Officer Total compensation: $223,054 8. Carolyn Rasic, Exec VP of External Affairs & Strategy Total compensation: $209,473 9. Noelle Lilien, General Counsel Total compensation: $194,916 10. Joseph Weinkam, VP of Government Relations Total compensation: $192,283 11. Lawrence Mannion, Director of Security Total compensation: $190,071 12. Clifford Chanin, Director of Education and Public Programs Total compensation: $185,364 "

5/23/2014 10:36:16 AM

this county is too obsessed with memorials

5/23/2014 12:20:15 PM

there's a lot of money in it

5/23/2014 12:59:52 PM