#20 - A few days ago, I read a letter to the editor of the LA Times by a woman who was elucidating her wisdom on a forestry issue that was of concern to her. She made it sound like we should do what she suggests because she is more informed than we plebes who aren't as knowledgeable as she is on the issue.
After doing a quick search I discovered the woman was a gynecologist in Hillsboro, CA (that would make her a "coastal elite") and I'll bet she gets most of her information from her monthly Sierra Club newsletter.
Obviously, you have never eaten around native Chinese. Presenting steak (or other large food items) without cutting them up is considered impolite. Also, the only real rice is sticky rice that clumps together and is a carrier for the sauce. And, mostly, food is served in bowls first filled with rice and there is a technique where you cock the bowl at about 45 degrees on your lower lip and shovel the rice in using the chopsticks in the form of an isosceles triangle. I learned to use chopsticks because I ate at places where the only spoons were in serving bowls, the only knives were those in the hands of the cooks, and there were no western utensils. And, damn, don't get me started on etiquette.
When I first married my wife, I was Den-nees-sah. At one point, quite some time later, I became lo-Dahn. I asked my wife, and she told me that the later name was a sign of acceptance and respect. I was no longer the long-nosed white ghost, but had become a respected member of the clan, especially because I treated my in-laws with respect. I know a bunch of not so polite descriptions of white foreigners. I have stories.
Sorry, I did not mean to proselytize. Asians are a whole different culture.
#29. The latest scam I've seen is contacting someone regarding a recent car accident. After a friend got one, I told him he should say he already has legal council, then ask if they were retained by Dewey Cheatum and Howe. If they say yes, respond "that's council for the idiot that rear ended me, I can't talk to you.
#11 - I don't own any Crocs either, but I own the $10 rip-offs from Wal-Mart. They get a bad rap, but when you drop a dollar bill on the floor, and have to decide if reaching down to pick it up is worth the pain, they're great.
Yeah, I don't have a problem passing a cop going under the speed limit unless he's swerving back and forth, obviously slowing traffic down. I've seen them do that shit on the freeway in the San Joaquin Valley if there was a really heavy fog ahead.
#9 Yup. Fort Ord. Basic Training 1969. Wish I could have smuggled that M-14 out when I went home on leave after graduation. Never trained on the BAR. We had the M-60.
#1 Describes collectivist medical workers when I speak against the Wuhan jab. I'm hoping RFK creates protections for students before I apply for graduate school. (Chemistry major planning on pharmacy).
#17 - When my younger daughter was in High School, she said there should never be a school zone around a High School. If they haven't learned to not step out in front of a car by then, let Darwin take them.
If they have to do that, they stop traffic a couple miles ahead of the fog, then the CHP car will start with his swerving. It's basically a CHP escort through the fog at a very reduced speed.
Dallas cops liked to get on the freeway and do 5 miles UNDER the speed limit with an unmarked unit following behind to run the tag #'s of all those who were 'afraid' to pass. I was told that they called this game Trolling for Warrants.
Speaking of stairs, I was going to leave a link to a short YouTube video of back in my college days. Some associates I knew managed to snag a 30 lb bag of flour and drop it down a 10 flight stairway. They caught the impact on camera. But I can't find it.
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#6 Thank you autocorrect.
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#20 - A few days ago, I read a letter to the editor of the LA Times by a woman who was elucidating her wisdom on a forestry issue that was of concern to her. She made it sound like we should do what she suggests because she is more informed than we plebes who aren't as knowledgeable as she is on the issue.
ReplyDeleteAfter doing a quick search I discovered the woman was a gynecologist in Hillsboro, CA (that would make her a "coastal elite") and I'll bet she gets most of her information from her monthly Sierra Club newsletter.
#5 I didn't fall down the stairs but the ice at the bottom caused me to slip and almost crack my skull open. Those get lots of laughs on youtoob.
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ReplyDelete#13 they’re not that crash-hot for cutting up steak or scooping up sauce either
ReplyDeleteObviously, you have never eaten around native Chinese. Presenting steak (or other large food items) without cutting them up is considered impolite. Also, the only real rice is sticky rice that clumps together and is a carrier for the sauce. And, mostly, food is served in bowls first filled with rice and there is a technique where you cock the bowl at about 45 degrees on your lower lip and shovel the rice in using the chopsticks in the form of an isosceles triangle. I learned to use chopsticks because I ate at places where the only spoons were in serving bowls, the only knives were those in the hands of the cooks, and there were no western utensils. And, damn, don't get me started on etiquette.
DeleteWhen I first married my wife, I was Den-nees-sah. At one point, quite some time later, I became lo-Dahn. I asked my wife, and she told me that the later name was a sign of acceptance and respect. I was no longer the long-nosed white ghost, but had become a respected member of the clan, especially because I treated my in-laws with respect. I know a bunch of not so polite descriptions of white foreigners. I have stories.
Sorry, I did not mean to proselytize. Asians are a whole different culture.
Cool! Thanks for sharing. I will always love Korea. I admire Japan.
Delete#29. The latest scam I've seen is contacting someone regarding a recent car accident. After a friend got one, I told him he should say he already has legal council, then ask if they were retained by Dewey Cheatum and Howe. If they say yes, respond "that's council for the idiot that rear ended me, I can't talk to you.
ReplyDelete#11 - I don't own any Crocs either, but I own the $10 rip-offs from Wal-Mart. They get a bad rap, but when you drop a dollar bill on the floor, and have to decide if reaching down to pick it up is worth the pain, they're great.
ReplyDelete#15--no shit. A lot of folks seem to think it is, & they piss me off.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I don't have a problem passing a cop going under the speed limit unless he's swerving back and forth, obviously slowing traffic down. I've seen them do that shit on the freeway in the San Joaquin Valley if there was a really heavy fog ahead.
Delete#9 Yup. Fort Ord. Basic Training 1969. Wish I could have smuggled that M-14 out when I went home on leave after graduation. Never trained on the BAR. We had the M-60.
ReplyDelete#1 Describes collectivist medical workers when I speak against the Wuhan jab. I'm hoping RFK creates protections for students before I apply for graduate school. (Chemistry major planning on pharmacy).
ReplyDelete#17 It makes em complacent.
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#17 - When my younger daughter was in High School, she said there should never be a school zone around a High School. If they haven't learned to not step out in front of a car by then, let Darwin take them.
ReplyDeleteThat is something I have always said.
DeleteYour lucky you even saw him swerving in that type of fog they have in that valley.
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If they have to do that, they stop traffic a couple miles ahead of the fog, then the CHP car will start with his swerving. It's basically a CHP escort through the fog at a very reduced speed.
DeleteI remember seeing that done by CHP on an episode of CHiPs many years ago. Have never seen the maneuver done anywhere near my locale.
DeleteI've seen it done just a couple times, once on 99 down by Fresno and once on Hwy 120 near Manteca.
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DeleteDallas cops liked to get on the freeway and do 5 miles UNDER the speed limit with an unmarked unit following behind to run the tag #'s of all those who were 'afraid' to pass.
I was told that they called this game Trolling for Warrants.
I have fell going up stairs, F ed on stairs and as a carpenter only a couple times I F ed up stairs
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of stairs, I was going to leave a link to a short YouTube video of back in my college days. Some associates I knew managed to snag a 30 lb bag of flour and drop it down a 10 flight stairway. They caught the impact on camera. But I can't find it.
ReplyDeleteThe Danish word for Dune is "klit", given the image of a giant worm on the poster, I did not get the movie I thought I was going to see.
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