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Posted by Saiyanman Benjita (Member # 122) on :

From the song "White Christmas" I came up with a couple of questions that I'm looking for answers to.

#1. If we in America and England and such are dreaming of a "White" Christmas, what are people in the southern hemisphere thinking of? I mean they couldn't possibly want snow in the middle of summer, do they?

#2. Isn't White quite the politically incorrect term? I mean what about the people of different races? Isn't White another phrase for Caucasian-American? Or should we be dreaming of a diverse Christmas, where the people hold hands like back in the day? A little help here would be well appreciated.

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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Perhaps this would recieve more help in the Officer's Lounge.

And, uh, white is referring to Snow, not skin color. I don't know how the hell you got any racism out of that song, but you either need to not try so hard, or chill out and get a life.

[This message has been edited by Ultra Magnus (edited December 17, 1999).]

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Well, you'll notice that he referred to snow in his first point. That would make the racism think a joke, based on so many people's fascination w/ political correctness.

But I think you're right about this belonging in the OL. *moves it*

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Posted by Gepta001 (Member # 231) on :

scuse me but I have to agree with ultra magnus, how the $%^&*^ did you come up with snow being white is racism? God created snow, and snow is white, therefore since God created it, and see us all as equals, which we are, all equall, skin color means jack shit. Snow is not racist, the song is about a guy wishing it would snow!!!! some people need to stop reading to much into things. the word is "chill"

-FTM

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

It's called a joke, you see. An anecdote with a humorous climax. Have we become so gray that we have to remove the Forum's funnybone? I hope not.

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

God didn't create snow, Santa did. Along with eggnog and escimo's. Get your records straight, willya !?!

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

Actually, the water cycle and temperature variations created snow. Please, stay away from superstitious mumbo-jumbo. It'll only do you ill.

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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

I suppose that in the southern hemisphere, those that consider Christmas at all, dream of a white Christmas, but don't miss the cold weather, since their Christmas feast is probably more like a good barbecue party with plenty of beer and lots of cool, semi-frozen drinks with rum in them (parasols omitted -- you could put an eye out that way!

In conclusion, for the southern hemisphere, dreaming of a white Christmas is a fantasy. For the northern hemisphere, dreaming of a white Christmas allows us to romanticize weather that ordinarily makes us seriously consider migrating to a warmer climate. I can't ever recall having to shovel the rain out of the driveway so I could get to work.

As far as Saiyanman Benjita's second question, I believe he was obliquely pointing out one of the things that irritate the hell out of me with "political correctness": Absolutely nothing humorous is allowed since any humor hinges upon difference, as opposed to diversity. He was humor to point out the fact that PC is utterly humorless, and hates those who are not.

When I was young, we used to joke that the KKK's favorite Christmas song was "White Christmas". How can you denigrate a song that allows you to make fun of racists?

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Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

Snow creates itself, temperature is only a stimulant.

And I referred to African-American holes way back, and everybody got it. Or is it that Americans have to be explicitly told that a joke is a joke or else they get confused?

Posted by Gepta001 (Member # 231) on :

are you not an american yourself RW?

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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :

Uh, no, he's not.

Look at his profile.

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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

Errr... Yes. Yes, indeed. Holland is right next to New Jersey. Ask any high school graduate.

American, that is.

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Posted by Jubilee (Member # 99) on :

My sister used to think Georgia was in Florida. She held that belief until her sophomore year of high school.

Sad, ain't it?

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Sad, but typical...

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Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

Of course, some high school students are excellant spellers, a far cry from those intermedayet spellers from across the atlantic oshin.

*looks at Dutch high school students*
Hey, it's not that different..

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Well, I can name maybe 5 states. 6 if you puched me.

OTOH hand, how many of YOU know where Liverpool is.
And how many of you can spot what's wrong with Daphne Moon's accent?

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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Liverpool is in England. It says so on the Beatle's White album liner notes.

And Daphne Moon, is that who Jane Leeves plays on 'Fraiser? Her accent is wrong?

I can't tell the diff'rence 'tween all them England folks, they all sound the 'xact same t'me, eh?

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Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on :

Liverpool is close to the nothern tip of the England-Wales border, IIRC.

And since I've never heard Daphne Moon, that I know of, I can't answer that one.

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Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

Liverpool is near Sheffield.

Er, right?

Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on :

RW, you have the advantage of actually being as close to Liverpool as I am to... Connecticut.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

RW was in the area. Sheffield's actually closer to Manchester, which is close to liverpool. But you'd never mistake the two, and if you did, you'd find yourself on the floor.

Elim was close too.

And re: daphne's accent. Daphne is a Manc, (from manchester that is). Jane Leeves on the other hand is a through and through cockney. So to everyone over here it sounds like someone from New york trying to do a Texas drawl. Or something like that anyway.

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

*knew where Liverpool and Manchester are*

Here's a question, though? If Dave Lister is supposed to be Liverpudlian, how come he sounds nothing like the Beatles? :-)

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Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on :

Well, how much closer can one describe the location of a city, without consulting an atlas for a precise location or without taking out an unmarked map, scanning it, and drawing it in?

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Posted by Saiyanman Benjita (Member # 122) on :

Well thank you Baloo for understanding what I really meant by my question. I was just making a little joke. Sorry if I offended some people, but PC-ness is just a big joke. I mean nothing is supposed to be funny???? I don't believe that to be true.

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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

Isn't Liverpool somewhere near France? (It's closer to France than I am, anyhow.)

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