I’m Pretty Sure You’re Not Supposed To Say That

7 Responses to “I’m Pretty Sure You’re Not Supposed To Say That”

1. DG writes
   March 3rd, 2009 8:44 am

   It’s probably inevitable that someone will mistakenly take offense to the expression, but it would be nice if the backlash waited until then.

2. SayUncle writes
   March 3rd, 2009 8:56 am

   You can’t say things because other people are stupid.

3. Slartibartfast writes
   March 3rd, 2009 9:07 am

   I would try to set him straight, but I am quite niggardly with advice.

4. Emmett Flatus writes
   March 3rd, 2009 11:04 am

   Be assured we will not throw you in that briar patch.

5. Matthew Hurtt writes
   March 3rd, 2009 12:21 pm

   Slarti -

   haha.

   - Matthew

6. HMs Nerd writes
   March 3rd, 2009 12:46 pm

   Maybe Liddy remembered the Uncle Remus stories…he wants to separate out the derivatives biz from the other parts of AIG. That’s what the $30Bil line is supposed to make possible: http://www.newsy.com/videos/aig_gets_another_30_000_000_000/

   Also, didn’t McCain apologize for using this same term? I think the Toni Morrison quote on wikipedia indicates that there’s some truth to the notion that the term has historically been misused by racists as a pejorative against black children, robbing all English speakers of a powerful literary metaphor for some challenges of dealing with the current financial crisis as well as other social problems.

7. DADvocate writes
   March 3rd, 2009 1:00 pm

   Why do you people keep denigrating the ignorant?

   Oh Mr. Bluebird on my shoulder
   It’s the truth and it’s actual
   Everything is gonna be satisfactual…

   Dad blast it! I’ve got my hands stuck in a large, dark colored sticky mess and can’t extract them.