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scot47
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I was thinking more of the possible embarrassment to the Bengali Prof, and not to the possible problems of the ghostly ectoplasm.
As the rattler and roller says, honkies, gringos and WASPs get preferential treatment here. |
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007
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| Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 11:22 am Post subject: |
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| scot47 wrote: |
| As the rattler and roller says, honkies, gringos and WASPs get preferential treatment here. |
.... and the inhabitants of Hibernia also get special treatment in the magic kingdom!  |
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johnslat
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Dear 007,
I believe the most commonly-used racial slurs for us are harps, mackerel-snappers, bog-trotters or paddies.
Regards and top o' the morning to you,
John |
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007
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| Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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Dear 007,
I believe the commonly-used racial slurs for us are harps, mackerel-snappers or paddies.
Regards and top o' the morning to you,
John |
Dear John
Don't tell me you are an Irish?
..and the rest of the day to you.
Regards,
007 |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling |
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Dear 007,
As Irish as a shamrock, me boy. Mother's maiden name: Sullivan, County Clare; Dad's forebears were from County Mayo.
Sure and begorrah; Erin Go Bragh.
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John |
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Never Ceased To Be Amazed
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| Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:25 pm Post subject: Re: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling |
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...Dad's forebears were from County Mayo.
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We poor white-trash hail from County Salad Dressing...
NCTBA |
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sheikh radlinrol
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| Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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Dear John
Don't tell me you are an Irish?
..and the rest of the day to you.
Regards,
007 |
Uncle Bond.
Surely you knew that Slattery was a real Irish surname? What's yours? If you reveal it, I'll tell you mine. Uncle Scot's is probably McDuff or Cronin. Cleo's, probably Stalin or Hitler. |
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Henry_Cowell
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| Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Did our Anglo-Canadian poster ask the Bengali professor if he could openly identify him on a public forum like this ? I suspect not. Poor etiquette. |
This still hasn't been edited in the OP. |
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sheikh radlinrol
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| Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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| scot47 wrote: |
As the rattler and roller says, honkies, gringos and WASPs get preferential treatment here. |
Come on Scotty. I'm a shaker as well as a rattler and roller. A man of your maturity will surely recall the tunes of the 60s. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:39 am Post subject: |
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| The OP really should edit the details in his post to obscure the identity of the individual he mentions. |
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Henry_Cowell
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| Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't hold your breath, Scot. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I rarely do Mr Cowell. However the ectoplasmic entity has indeed edited the post to conceal the identity of the unfortunate. Perhaps he has a basic grasp of Netiquette ! |
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Henry_Cowell
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| Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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And the thread title has also changed.  |
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Stephen Jones
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I fail to see how the guy was identifiable from the post.
Incidentally on the 18th Sept the immigration computer system went down at Dammam (and possibly nationwide). All flights were delayed for hours. Some six hours into the chaos they opened an extra booth. |
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scot47
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The original post mentioned someone's nationality, ethnicity, rank and specialisation, as well as the location within KSA. These were certainly enough to narrow down the possibilities to one or two individuals.
Doubleplus ungood ! |
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