Well, by the same token, I tend to get my dander up when other Latinos/Hispanics use the term "brown" to universally mean Latino/Hispanic and as some standard of measure where others don't measure up. I mean, it's such a self-limiting term to start with.
Okay, um, I'm lost. Uh, I'm angry, and I'm armed, so if you two have something that you need to work out --
Mal ,'War Stories'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Barb - Aug 18, 2009 5:18:35 pm PDT #4472 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
Polter-Cow - Aug 18, 2009 5:22:19 pm PDT #4473 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That dentist sounds awesome, brenda.
Well, by the same token, I tend to get my dander up when other Latinos/Hispanics use the term "brown" to universally mean Latino/Hispanic and as some standard of measure where others don't measure up. I mean, it's such a self-limiting term to start with.
Hey, they can't use that! That's our thing!
Barb - Aug 18, 2009 5:25:49 pm PDT #4474 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
Take that up with "them."
Jesse - Aug 18, 2009 5:25:53 pm PDT #4475 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Children who grow up performing their own dental work may never enjoy the artistry of a skilled dentist; instead they'll have to endure Pointy Elbow Syndrome, a medical condition associated with misusing consumer-grade dental hammers.
Hee!
I've heard "brown" to mean generic non-black people of color -- for a unity thing.
sarameg - Aug 18, 2009 5:26:02 pm PDT #4476 of 30001
Well, by the same token, I tend to get my dander up when other Latinos/Hispanics use the term "brown" to universally mean Latino/Hispanic and as some standard of measure where others don't measure up. I mean, it's such a self-limiting term to start with.
Oh god, the gradations of spanish vs mexican vs indio vs what degree of immigration vs other things I can't recall in my hometown.
Barb - Aug 18, 2009 5:27:05 pm PDT #4477 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
It makes my head hurt, I swear.
sarameg - Aug 18, 2009 5:27:46 pm PDT #4478 of 30001
And we didn't even have Cubans or Puerto Ricans !
brenda m - Aug 18, 2009 5:28:46 pm PDT #4479 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I signed up.
The source of the discount, by the way, was this site: [link] . They're in a lot of other cities besides Chicago. The basic deal is you sign up and get not-quite-daily emails (which was almost a dealbreaker for me, to be honest) with a daily discount on something or other. As long as at least 100 people sign up, the deal is valid. (CC is charged at the end of the day if it passes that mark.) I got into it as a source for rooftop Cubs tix, but I've gotten crazy deals on local restaurants a smidge more high end than I can usually justify ($20 for a $50 coupon is typical), dry cleaning ($15 for a $35 credit at a "green" dry cleaner that happens to be right on my route home from work) and last week $30 for a year membership to the Art Institute and a couple of their singles/young professionals groups. It seriously rocks.
Barb - Aug 18, 2009 5:31:00 pm PDT #4480 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
And we didn't even have Cubans or Puerto Ricans !
Which is another headache unto itself.
Jesse - Aug 18, 2009 5:31:46 pm PDT #4481 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ooh, that Groupon looks great! And today's NYC deal was for a restaurant I like, but which is a little pricey -- too bad it sold out.