dsi1 wrote:

> On Monday, December 10, 2018 at 5:43:05 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> > dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > > On Monday, December 10, 2018 at 9:23:49 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Good point. I may give away all my wordly goods and go live in
> > > > the woods. I can eat wild berries and leaves.
> > >
> > > You could do that if you wish, it's not going to change the
> > > unfavorable write up the boomers are going to get. The reality is
> > > that you're not going to be able to view the actions of the
> > > boomers or the Gen Xes objectively. Mostly you see things from
> > > the view of a crotchety old geezer.
> >
> > You have issues....
>
> Why yes, I do have an issue with old fogies that believe that their
> generation was the best there ever was. That's just vanity talking.

No one is saying that. You are the one dissing others.

Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2018-12-12 9:06 a.m., Janet wrote:
> > In article >,
>
> > > I suspect that most generations would rise up when duty calls -
> > > but I >
> > could be wrong.
> >
> > Vietnam proved you wrong.
> >
> >
> > https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...-trump-avoided
> > - the-draft-during-the-vietnam-war/
> >
>
>
>
> I knew a couple guys who enlisted to go to Vietnam, and they were
> Canadian. A former neighbour's son was killed over there.

My husband was drafted and served in Vietnam.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/12/2018 1:49 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> I've always disliked the song, not for any of the lyric reasons, just
>> don't like it. Many people ask what's in a drink, especially when
>> ordering something they haven't had before.
>>
>> Cheri
>>
> I don't particularly like the song, either. I wouldn't try to ban a radio
> station from playing it, though.
>
> Jill


Me either, I find it really funny that when some of that stuff is aired and
people complain they say "if you don't like it change the station" The same
goes for songs, cartoons etc. that some stations are actually banning,
that's the problem.

Cheri

jmcquown wrote:
> I heard last week some people were against the airing of the animated
> classic 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer' because Rudolph was "bullied".
> Fer cryin' out loud!

Heh. It was aired here last weekend (Saturday, I think) at 8pm on
either ABC or NBC. As always, I did watch a few minutes of it
(and was amused at what I saw).

Just like "comfort food," this show is "comfort tv" to me. It's
well made and I just like it. Takes me back to my childhood days.
Traditional show to watch each year. I also like to check out the
old Charlie Brown Christmas show and the Halloween show.

While I'm at it, might as well toss in the annual airing of 'The
Wizard of OZ' movie too, I suppose. :-D

On 12/13/2018 9:50 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> I heard last week some people were against the airing of the animated
>> classic 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer' because Rudolph was "bullied".
>> Fer cryin' out loud!
>
> Heh. It was aired here last weekend (Saturday, I think) at 8pm on
> either ABC or NBC. As always, I did watch a few minutes of it
> (and was amused at what I saw).
>
> Just like "comfort food," this show is "comfort tv" to me. It's
> well made and I just like it. Takes me back to my childhood days.
> Traditional show to watch each year. I also like to check out the
> old Charlie Brown Christmas show and the Halloween show.

We watch it every year, it's tradition. This makes me laugh,
especially about Rudolph leaving the door open when he sets out
on his own, because the OCD in me says Shut the Door!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058536/goofs

nancy

On 12/12/2018 9:05 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/12/2018 8:48 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "jmcquown"Â* wrote in message ...
>> On 12/11/2018 12:09 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> Like many other things, political correctness has been carried way
>>> too far, having practical obliterated true freedom of speech.
>>>
>> I heard last week some people were against the airing of the animated
>> classic 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer' because Rudolph was
>> "bullied". Fer cryin' out loud!
>>
>> Jill
>>
>> ==
>>
>> lol
>
> You laughed, I laughed.Â* These people were serious!
>
> Jill
That stuff is rampant now. Kentucky is recalling some license plates.
Like every state, the letter combination starts AAA and AAB, etc. Well,
JAO was ok but now they are on JAP and someone was offended.

On 2018-12-13 11:16 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/12/2018 9:05 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 12/12/2018 8:48 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "jmcquown"Â* wrote in message ...
>>> On 12/11/2018 12:09 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> Like many other things, political correctness has been carried way
>>>> too far, having practical obliterated true freedom of speech.
>>>>
>>> I heard last week some people were against the airing of the animated
>>> classic 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer' because Rudolph was
>>> "bullied". Fer cryin' out loud!
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>> ==
>>>
>>> lol
>>
>> You laughed, I laughed.Â* These people were serious!
>>
>> Jill
> That stuff is rampant now.Â* Kentucky is recalling some license plates.
> Like every state, the letter combination starts AAA and AAB, etc.Â* Well,
> JAO was ok but now they are on JAP and someone was offended.


That is ridiculous. The plate number and letter sequences are just
that... sequences. Vanity plates may more may be a different issue.
There was a case of a local guy whose vanity plate was recalled because
someone found it offensive. The guy was the brother of a guy who was
in my class in high school. His plate was ZOG, a nickname that his
friends called him. He was a Jew and his surname was Herzog. Apparently
he liked his nickname enough to use it for a middle name, but the powers
that be thought it was something about a Zionist organization.