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Politics : Canadian Political Free-for-All -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Stephen O who wrote (5870)	7/19/2005 3:51:42 PM
From: Sawdusty	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 37808

"BTW I used wog in response to someone who was concerned about investing somewhere other than North America. Obviously they had a problem with non white people inhabiting their area of possible investment so it was used as a sendup of them." Many people fear political risk in investing, I'm one of them, but this is the first time I have heard it related to the colour of their skin. Your post was directed to Canuck Dave, and that sure doesn't sound like him, but that's between the two of you. "It is a term casually used by Brits everywhere and only since political correctness was born has the term become "offensive"." Oh I see, a term of endearment. The US used to have a very popular one in the south, but it appears to have become offensive as well. I guess one cannot have nearly as much fun since bigotry went out of vogue. "Anyone who knows me, knows that I can be quite offensive at times." Your shitting me.......right? I doubt we will have further need to communicate. Thanks,

To: Stephen O who wrote (5870)	7/20/2005 1:54:17 PM
From: fresc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 37808

Sound like a hell of a guy, Peter?

To: Stephen O who wrote (5870)	7/20/2005 10:01:17 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 37808

Stephen... WOG is typically from what I understand a very derogatory term... remember that scene in Lawrence of Arabia... Here! Here! You! And where the hell do you think you're going to, Mister? LAWRENCE Eh, we're thirsty. SOLDIER Mr Lawrence, is it? LAWRENCE Yes. SOLDIER Are you going to the officer's bar, sir? LAWRENCE Yes. SOLDIER You can't take him in there, sir. OFFICER What do you think you look like? BAR MAN No, no, you mustn't! Not another! Go effendi! Go! Get out! You must get out! Get out! LAWRENCE We want two large glasses of lemonade! BAR MAN This is a bar for British Officers. LAWRENCE That's alright; we're not particular FREDDY Lawrence! Are you off your head? LAWRENCE No. Oddly enough, I'm not. OFFICER Now, look here, Lawrence, just clear out of here, will you? CROWD Go on, Lawrence, clear off! Get that boy out of here! OFFICER Pogo! We'll have this one out, anyway. CROWD Get out! Get that wog out of here! Yes, clear off! Go on, get the little wog out! BRIGHTON What's going on? OFFICER It's Lawrence, sir. LAWRENCE Lemonade with ice. BRIGHTON Well, explain yourself. LAWRENCE We've taken Aqaba. BRIGHTON Taken Aqaba? Who has? LAWRENCE We have. Our side in this war have. The wogs have. We have. He likes your lemonade. (One of my all time favourite flicks BTW) regards K