Earth-Angel Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 but they never insulted any person or anyone there. it was broad opinions. just about music and a sport. the hillary for president one i can somewhat understand. why did she need to call a truckload of guys over who got aggressive and started hurling rocks and stones? what was the point in that? none of the presenters were rude or loud or aggro or insulting in their tone or gestures. they wanted to buy gas and move on. that's all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvish Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Well, all Americans aren't ignorant hicks...just the last two Presidents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 It is sad, but there are a lot of places in the deep South that I would not set foot in because of clowns like that. I think the smaller the town, the more people you will find that are intolerant of anyone or anything that is only slightly different from their comfort zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) they wanted to buy gas and move on. that's all Sue, get real. They wanted to illicit exactly the response they got. That was their whole point. Martin, you can put the Swiss into quite a snit just by reminding them that they were neutral about Hitler during WWII. How do I know? Bin dere, done dat. In Germany or England just ride around in a car that denigrates the local soccer team. Or write on your car that soccer is for sissies. I once enraged a gasthaus full of Fischbachians by playing the I Was Not A Nazi Polka on the turntable. Try driving through Baghdad wearing a yamulka with a Star Of David on your car and a sign that says "Mohammed was gay". It's easy to bring out bad behaviour in less intelligent, emotional people....wherever they may be. The American South has no monopoly on that. Most Southerners (as demonstrated daily on this site) are warm, friendly people just like most Americans. Edited February 15, 2007 by Guest for clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 ^ Who Is this guy ? ' Top Gear ' is a program that usually rocks . My only complaint is that they generally test drive cars far out of the range of the middle-class , and it does , occassionally smack of elitism in that way . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I would guess that is why it is called, "Top Gear".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I agree with UncleJoe 100%. ^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Well, all Americans aren't ignorant hicks...just the last two Presidents Well , sadly , that's ALOT of years gone by ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Neutral ?! Try bankrolling and collecting interest as well as unclaimed loot for the entire Third Reich - even after a reasonable amount of time ! Joe , I like your style- you pinko rabble- rouser ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I once enraged a gasthaus full of Fischbachians by playing the I Was Not A Nazi Polka on the turntable. as I said, I'm simply not creative enough to enrage the local population and I can very well imagine that playing a song like this in a gasthaus in a small town in the 60s/70s (?) would cause an uproar... Did you do it to provoke too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Of course he did - the punk ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Actually, it was on an album of folk music by The Mitchell Trio. The first time I heard it was in 1966 while in the army and stationed at Fischbach by Dahn. Coming into my company's mess hall for some coffee at 3 AM after a night of bar hopping I heard raucous laughter coming from a table of German Nationals (post employees) and GI's (on KP). They kept playing the song over and over. It's quite funny. Yes Martin, imagine it in 1966. Anyway, I acquired the album and a couple weeks later at a short-timer's party at Mama Gross's Gasthaus I slipped it onto the turntable after playing some rock 'n roll. First I played "Get Together" (yes, the song later done by The Youngbloods) and then "The I Was Not A Nazi Polka"....this at a time when many Germans (most honestly) were denying any involvement/allegience with Nazis. Well, most of the Germans present laughed but a few were seriously POed. I actually apologized to those who were put out by it. They got even more irked when their own neighbors insisted on hearing the song again and again. I almost came to blows with one fellow until his buddies broke it up. Cooler heads prevailed but about 7 or 8 left in a huff muttering something in German. I don't believe they were Nazis or Nazi sympathizers. They were just mightily insulted by the implication. Perhaps rightfully so. If you'd like to hear the song I'll send it to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvish Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Sue, get real. They wanted to illicit exactly the response they got. That was their whole point. Martin, you can put the Swiss into quite a snit just by reminding them that they were neutral about Hitler during WWII. How do I know? Bin dere, done dat. In Germany or England just ride around in a car that denigrates the local soccer team. Or write on your car that soccer is for sissies. I once enraged a gasthaus full of Fischbachians by playing the I Was Not A Nazi Polka on the turntable. Try driving through Baghdad wearing a yamulka with a Star Of David on your car and a sign that says "Mohammed was gay". It's easy to bring out bad behaviour in less intelligent, emotional people....wherever they may be. The American South has no monopoly on that. Most Southerners (as demonstrated daily on this site) are warm, friendly people just like most Americans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I'll get real in future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Ok, ok. I'm sorry about the "get real". Wake up and smell the set-up. Better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Sue-almost everything Joe says is BS - he want's you to know that -in spades ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fish Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 This 12 minute film was entertaining. Don't watch it in anything besides IE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Just a little something I drew on the computer recently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 you're lying! you would have chosen something by The Who, or the Small Faces as a soundtrack, and definitly not Nine Inch Nails... Busted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Oh shoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fish Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Some people are really good at MS Paint, it's amazing. I have this one image some guy made using it, but blasted Imageshack wouldn't let me upload it. Resized it and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Have you tried something else besides imageshack? Such as uploadimages.net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 easy, easy, easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fish Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Uploadimages.net wouldn't work 'cause it only allows 1024 KB, and this image is 3.18 MB. I'll keep trying to find a way to get it working, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) Photobucket? Don't know what size the files have to be...but I'll check, I have an account. Edited February 15, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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