primitives discuss rationing bathroom tissue

[franksolich]

Ooops, you were lucky you didn't get hit over the head in Brooklyn at Coney Island in the 80's.

Well now, I was with a son of Italia, who once he understood I was deaf, made it plain and clear my "protection" was his utmost concern and care.

Good man, Amadeo; probably wouldn't fit on the sparkling husband primitive's payroll.

New Yorkers are actually really nice people, they have a gruff exterior because they have to, but inside most of them are really good people.

Yes, they are, and I'm fully aware my opinion of them is a minority opinion.

I have the same opinion of the allegedly standoffish English, the surly and silent Scots, the arrogant Frenchmen, the dark suspicious superstitious workers and peasants of the socialist utopias.

On the whole, I've always enjoyed affectionate relations with people, other than the primitives.

I suspect it's a combination of two things, the way I "come off" to people--the deaf part, and the manners and style of the innocent and naive youngest brother.  I don't necessarily like being seen this way, but it's inevitable, and as it's inevitable, one might as well make what he can with it.

[GOBUCKS]

By the way, there's a "Nebraska" restaurant (its real name) somewhere in that area; I forget where.

Intrigued, I stopped by.  The owner was a Greek.  He told me he named his place "Nebraska" because he liked the sound of the name; he knew nothing at all about Nebraska itself. 

On a site recommended by compaq ( http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net ), I learned that "Idaho" was a word made up by a 19th century mining magnate who claimed it was an old Indian word while promoting it for statehood.

I wonder if "Nebraska" doesn't fall into the same category. Someone, way back when, just decided it sounded like a good name for a football program, and wallah (per nadin). I suspect a lot of "old Indian name" states are in the same boat, i.e., probably over half of all the states. Just made up from thin air.

The savages had no written language, and barely a spoken language beyond grunts and gestures to find food and women. How did they come up with "Oklahoma"? Great name for a football team.

[Ballygrl]

My last job, the company expanded from TN to NY/NJ after buying the rights to another company.  Yankees may be loud, obnoxious, and irritating but underneath, they're a bunch of pussies when you stand up to them.  All bark, no bite.

Personally, I think the north could use a bit of southern charm and calm down a bit.  There's no reason for all that hostility.

We're wired totally different Chris, everything we do is fast and we're always in a rush LOL.

[GOBUCKS]

Ooops, you were lucky you didn't get hit over the head in Brooklyn at Coney Island in the 80's.

New Yorkers are actually really nice people, they have a gruff exterior because they have to, but inside most of them are really good people.

They have a shitty, offensive exterior, but inside they are just shitty.

I can't forget a meeting I once had in Connecticut, probably in the 90s. For whatever reason, I flew into New York, where I was met by a guy who lived and worked in New York, and whose colleagues we were to meet with at their place in Connecticut. When we met at the airport, I discovered he did not have a car, but planned to rent one there at the airport for the journey into Connecticut. I'd never met this guy before, but we were talking pleasantly, and he seemed like a decent sort. We picked up the rental car, and drove to the guard shack at the rental car exit point. The guard checked his rental contract, handed it back, and asked, "Everything okay with the car?" The guy turned from speaking with me to face the guard and just shouted, "It's a ****ing piece of shit!" The guard smiled and wished us a good day. The guard didn't seem offended, and this guy never acted that way the rest of the day, nor did he ever say anything else about dissatisfaction with the rental car. I was left to conclude that New York people just act that way, and expect everyone else to act that way.

[franksolich]

On a site recommended by compaq ( http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net ), I learned that "Idaho" was a word made up by a 19th century mining magnate who claimed it was an old Indian word while promoting it for statehood.

I wonder if "Nebraska" doesn't fall into the same category. Someone, way back when, just decided it sounded like a good name for a football program, and wallah (per nadin). I suspect a lot of "old Indian name" states are in the same boat, i.e., probably over half of all the states. Just made up from thin air.

The savages had no written language, and barely a spoken language beyond grunts and gestures to find food and women. How did they come up with "Oklahoma"? Great name for a football team.

You know, it's good to be suspicious about the origins of words, given how the politically-correct crowd has been trying to manipulate the language, what with this "kumbaya" (or whatever it's called) holiday.

Remember the "Hopi Indian Prayer" of the primitives, which until the Scamdal unfolded, had been the most popular of P-J Comix's DUmmie FUnnies?  That sort of thing.

And the evolution of words don't necessarily follow the straightest, most-logical route.

I'm just drawing upon memory here, not looking anything up, but I believe "Nebraska" was originally a Native American word, "nibrithka," meaning "land of the flat waters."   The French from Quebec, who were the original settlers of European derivation here, for some reason removed the lisping part of it.

[thelaughingman]

Cheryl Crow shed a tear of joy at the news.

[Skul]

uummm, no.
Kill the tree.
End of story.

[GOBUCKS]

You know, it's good to be suspicious about the origins of words, given how the politically-correct crowd has been trying to manipulate the language, what with this "kumbaya" (or whatever it's called) holiday.

Remember the "Hopi Indian Prayer" of the primitives, which until the Scamdal unfolded, had been the most popular of P-J Comix's DUmmie FUnnies?  That sort of thing.

And the evolution of words don't necessarily follow the straightest, most-logical route.

I'm just drawing upon memory here, not looking anything up, but I believe "Nebraska" was originally a Native American word, "nibrithka," meaning "land of the flat waters."   The French from Quebec, who were the original settlers of European derivation here, for some reason removed the lisping part of it.

According to the story, there was also a legend concocted at the time about how "Idaho" was derived from some word the Shoshone tribe used. It turned out to be bogus, dreamed up to embellish a romantic tale for Congress in their deliberations over statehood.

[diesel driver]

Diclotican (1000+ posts)        Mon Jul-04-11 05:23 PM
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13.  Usaly we had our own own tp when we was in that neck of the world.. Then we dosen't was in mutch need of what they claim as toilet paper anyway.. But I do rembember the One time I had to use public bathroom, and of course the only time we dosen't had toilet paper with us.. Oh wel, I survived it even tho I wil proberly rembember it to I die... It was rougly the same year I learned to swim too.. Learned it the hard way, but at least I managed to learn it .

Either this DUmmie was dropped on its head one too many times as a child, or he learned English as a second language.

Cirque du So-What (1000+ posts)      Mon Jul-04-11 05:22 PM
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12. Corn cobs will come back into fashion

They come in two colors - red & white. Standard procedure is to use two reds, followed by a white to make sure the job is done.

WRONG, DUmbass!

You use a RED one, THEN a WHITE one, to see if you need another RED one.

Only a DUmmie could screw up taking a s#it.   

[AprilRazz]

To clear up some of the TP mystery Coach...
Guys only need it every so many visits while women need it every time. Just a simple question of plumbing differences.

[jtyangel]

To clear up some of the TP mystery Coach...
Guys only need it every so many visits while women need it every time. Just a simple question of plumbing differences.

What she said..not to mention polite women use it to wrap ummm their used 'products' to put them into that little waste bin. Oh, this may be unknown by menfolk too..there is a little trash receptacle on the inside of each bathroom stall mean for certain 'products' as to not clog up the toilet with things that are not meant for flushing. As it is sort of an open bag thing, polite women choose to use tp to wrap those products before dispensing of them.

What april said applies too...women use tp at every visit, not just occasional visits. Same reason we sit or at least hover at every visit and never stand: plumbing differences.

[franksolich]

To clear up some of the TP mystery Coach...

Guys only need it every so many visits while women need it every time. Just a simple question of plumbing differences.

I kind of sort of guessed that, madam.

It used to really flummox me, that the women's restrooms would use 4.5 miles of paper for every 1.0 mile used in the men's restrooms, but I decided it was indecent to inquire why.

[Karin]

I just don't understand how Coney Island can afford "attendants" if they have to ration the TP.  WTH is this?  I've never understood this particular job.  What in the world does anyone need an extra person in the bathroom for?  They hand you a towel.  I can get my own towel.  At any rate, I'm not setting foot in Coney Island or anywhere near New York City.  Never. 

[GOBUCKS]

I just don't understand how Coney Island can afford "attendants" if they have to ration the TP.  WTH is this?  I've never understood this particular job.  What in the world does anyone need an extra person in the bathroom for?  They hand you a towel.  I can get my own towel.  At any rate, I'm not setting foot in Coney Island or anywhere near New York City.  Never. 

In New York they need that extra person because it's an AFSCME job.
If you eliminate it, their union brothers will come in and smash all the porcelain.