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US retailer shuns sale to US troop in Iraq

Anyone know a couple of Marines who would like to pay a visit to this Retailer and see what other part of the world he would like to do business?

Continue reading "Enough to piss of a statue of a dead Pope"

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I seem to have a knack recently for failing to choose my words appropriately or to realize that some figures of speech might be interpreted differently by different people depending on their backgrounds.  In this case I've also been guilty of using a very dated expression which I should have retired years ago. In the quiet little corner of space-time where I spent my childhood, before the days of Polish Popes with gumption enough to help bring down the Soviet Union, The Pope was a recognized icon for calm and serenity. The phrase "enough to piss off The Pope" was not meant as an insult to The Pope or to Catholics in general, but was commonly used then, as I meant it in my post, as an identifier for something extremely disturbing.  My apologies to anyone I've offended by using it inappropriately.

Contributed by Bill Faith on January 23, 2007 at 02:04 AM in Bill Faith, Caring about our troops, Iraq, Islamism Delenda Est, Peacenik Stupidity | Permalink

Comments

Posted by: Rurik

"...to piss of (sp.) a statue of a dead Pope"?!!
Excuse me, but I fail to see what a Pope has to do with some Wisconsin jerk who doesn't want to sell mats to soldiers. Dead or alive, or statue, there's no Pope in the story. This is particularly unfortunate since you previously have anointed yourself as the site arbiter of genteel speech, having removed one of my comments for ridicule and mockery of a newspaper columnist, and have attacked others for other injudicious words, even when relevant to the topic. Don't you think you should meet at least the same standards of decorum you impose on others? Should we anticipate clever "Jew" and "Nigger" colloquialisms from you next?

Posted by: Rurik | Jan 21, 2007 1:22:21 PM

Posted by: Bill Faith

I've added a response to one of Rurik's concerns to the main body of my post. The other issue he brings up is appropriate for an intra-pack email discussion and I will not respond to it on the site.

Posted by: Bill Faith | Jan 22, 2007 3:20:05 AM