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04-10-2009, 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by PhiGam
Their names are like 3 letters long... maybe we should find some poll workers who are literate? The person referenced in this article's last name was "ko" for crying out loud.
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And your point is what exactly?
Why should you or anyone be worried about what someone's name is and who are we that we have the right to tell someone to Americanize their name?
That article would be a good example of taxpayer money going to waste.
That idea is just as bad as Sheila Jackson Lee's idea to ethnicize the names of hurricanes.
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04-10-2009, 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
And your point is what exactly?
Why should you or anyone be worried about what someone's name is and who are we that we have the right to tell someone to Americanize their name?
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I don't think PhiGam meant that they should change their names. I think he meant that because their names are so short (i.e. Ko) what is the point in trying to make it more "Americanized" when someone should be able to say/read that name.
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04-10-2009, 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by epchick
I don't think PhiGam meant that they should change their names. I think he meant that because their names are so short (i.e. Ko) what is the point in trying to make it more "Americanized" when someone should be able to say/read that name.
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Man, she needs to come to the Burgh and try to deal with some of the Polish etc names around here. Aren't a lot of the Asian name translations pretty standard at this point?
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04-10-2009, 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by epchick
I don't think PhiGam meant that they should change their names. I think he meant that because their names are so short (i.e. Ko) what is the point in trying to make it more "Americanized" when someone should be able to say/read that name.
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Thank you, I'm glad you were able to comprehend what I was saying.
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04-10-2009, 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
And your point is what exactly?
Why should you or anyone be worried about what someone's name is and who are we that we have the right to tell someone to Americanize their name?
That article would be a good example of taxpayer money going to waste.
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f you actually READ (gasp) my post you would see that I said that the problem is that the poll workers are dumb, not the names. I don't know what was so hard for you to understand about that but its the second time you've unjustifiably freaked out over one of my posts today. At no point in my post did I agree with this idiot. I also fail to see how her saying this is costing the country any money... we don't pay her by the word or anything.
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04-10-2009, 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by PhiGam
f you actually READ (gasp) my post you would see that I said that the problem is that the poll workers are dumb, not the names. I don't know what was so hard for you to understand about that but its the second time you've unjustifiably freaked out over one of my posts today. At no point in my post did I agree with this idiot. I also fail to see how her saying this is costing the country any money... we don't pay her by the word or anything.
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THUS...MY QUESTION....
AND....YOUR...POINT....IS...WHAT...EXACTLY.
I wasn't addressing 'you' personally!!!!
2nd time today huh?
Keeping count? I think you will survive the experience. It's gonna be ok...need a hug?
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Last edited by DaemonSeid; 04-10-2009 at 06:04 AM.
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04-10-2009, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
THUS...MY QUESTION....
AND....YOUR...POINT....IS...WHAT...EXACTLY.
I wasn't addressing 'you' personally!!!!
2nd time today huh?
Keeping count? I think you will survive the experience. It's gonna be ok...need a hug?
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Seriously, DS - his point is simple: this woman is an idiot, and the poll workers (if they even exist, which I openly question) are likely idiots too.
You clearly misread it - that's OK to admit, dude.
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04-10-2009, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by KSig RC
Seriously, DS - his point is simple: this woman is an idiot, and the poll workers (if they even exist, which I openly question) are likely idiots too.
You clearly misread it - that's OK to admit, dude.
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That is why I asked him for clarification
That's what I get for responding to shyte after midnite....
Bottom line the idea for such a bill is a total waste.
Poll workers are not paid enough to know how to pronounce someone's name.
Hell, most people can't even pronounce NOR spell my last name correctly, as long as they can match my ID up to my voting records should be sufficient.
I would be insulted as all hell if someone asked me to change my last name so THEY could understand it.
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04-10-2009, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
Bottom line the idea for such a bill is a total waste.
Poll workers are not paid enough to know how to pronounce someone's name.
Hell, most people can't even pronounce NOR spell my last name correctly, as long as they can match my ID up to my voting records should be sufficient.
I would be insulted as all hell if someone asked me to change my last name so THEY could understand it.
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Yeah, the whole thing is pretty ridiculous. It's surprising the woman even felt it was OK to introduce the concept in public - even racists know that they're not supposed to be about that in public.
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04-10-2009, 10:41 AM
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Yeah, the whole thing is pretty ridiculous. It's surprising the woman even felt it was OK to introduce the concept in public - even racists know that they're not supposed to be about that in public.
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Coincidentally her and Sheila Lee both rep Texas....LOL
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04-10-2009, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
THUS...MY QUESTION....
AND....YOUR...POINT....IS...WHAT...EXACTLY.
I wasn't addressing 'you' personally!!!!
2nd time today huh?
Keeping count? I think you will survive the experience. It's gonna be ok...need a hug?
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I counted... two? Need a midol?
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04-11-2009, 05:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
THUS...MY QUESTION....
AND....YOUR...POINT....IS...WHAT...EXACTLY.
I wasn't addressing 'you' personally!!!!
2nd time today huh?
Keeping count? I think you will survive the experience. It's gonna be ok...need a hug?
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You really can't tell his "point" from his posts?
Good to know you're still a raging douche on the interwebz.....oh Lord of Interweb Forum Discussions.
Buy a tampon, tough guy.
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04-12-2009, 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by TexasWSP
You really can't tell his "point" from his posts?
Good to know you're still a raging douche on the interwebz.....oh Lord of Interweb Forum Discussions.
Buy a tampon, tough guy.
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I can tell there is a recession going on...
You still are in need of a good snark writer
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