I don't think the word cracker should be allowed at Apolyton - Page 4

Hydey · July 14, 2003, 06:57

Most black fellas would prefer to called names and treated fairly than to be called nice things and treated poorly.

Unfortuanately the Aussie government manages to do the latter.

Dis · July 19, 2003, 03:41

you know what?

It's only when white people say cracker that bothers me. I have no problem with Cris Rock saying it- he's pretty funny.

It's like some white people try to be cool and try to pretend they are black. And they even pretend to hate crackers.

makes no sense to me.

st_swithin · July 24, 2003, 04:31

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Yeah, people are woefully undereducated when it comes to name calling.

Oh yeah? You are a poopoohead!

Frozzy · July 24, 2003, 05:01

I remember when I was in 6th form (16-17 yrs old) at school, and I was playing rugby with a couple of my mates at lunch time. I was in one of the, shall we say, "more able" classes, as opposed to the "intellectually challenged" classes (read "smartarse" and "dumbf*cks"). Anyway, one of the people from the lower rung classes sprints past us like a headless chicken and proclaims "All you smart fellas are dumb!"

It was by far the most spurious comment I had ever heard.

Sava · July 27, 2003, 15:24

crackers shouldn't be censored... that's plain stupidity!

Diss: I thought you hated political correctness.

Jamski · July 27, 2003, 19:07

A cracker is either a biscuit, or the slang meaning is an attractive woman (usually blond) why is this offensive?

-Jam

Dis · July 28, 2003, 00:35

yes I do hate political correctness. I just had to ask the question and see what responses I would get. I do that a lot- it's not trolling mind you. I am interested in all the different types of responses I get to strange threads. I can care less if cracker is allowed at Apolton, but there may be others who this bothers.

Oerdin · July 28, 2003, 01:43

Cracker isn't really that bad.

st_swithin · July 30, 2003, 02:27

Isn't a cracker a snack food? What do you people have against snack foods?

geeslaka · July 30, 2003, 02:36

Snack foods usually require no preparation, which encourages sloth, which makes people less productive. We are against snack foods in general and crackers in particular because they decrease productivity.

st_swithin · July 30, 2003, 02:51

Eh, that's only 1 out of 7 deadly sins that gets affected. Crackers should be ok; at least, better than chips or fries (two of the same thing, yes, I know).

DrSpike · July 30, 2003, 02:51

But all that time spent cooking also reduces productivity.

st_swithin · July 30, 2003, 02:57

I hate cooking. I'd rather let someone else do it. That's why crackers are entirely useful for people like me.

DrSpike · July 30, 2003, 02:59

Do you mean snack foods, attractive blondes, or just white people?

st_swithin · July 30, 2003, 03:21

Heh! Actually, I meant whoever prefers to do the cooking. I'm not particular about blondes, whites, or snack foods.

:) Smiley · August 1, 2003, 14:06

st_swithin · August 1, 2003, 18:14

Ok, ok. I don't prefer blondes. Does that make me a gentleman, or allergic to peroxide?

Crackers and snack foods are OK in my book, though.

St Leo · August 1, 2003, 19:43

Crackers are malicious hackers, Cthulhueatit!

Ben Kenobi · August 2, 2003, 12:54

Swithin:

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Does that make me a gentleman,

If that were true than I'd be a gentleman as well.

st_swithin · August 3, 2003, 02:30

I'm definitely allergic to peroxide. I break out in these awful hives from it. I don't know if that makes me a gentleman, but it DOES make me itchy.

Ben Kenobi · August 3, 2003, 06:38

Good thing I am a gentleman.

Otherwise I might urge you to scratch that itch.

Perhaps cracker crumbs cause the condition, and a cheap cure is to cut off consumption.

Nubclear · August 4, 2003, 03:31

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as native american for what we call here 'indians'.

I call them native americans because Indians live in India

Gangerolf · August 4, 2003, 08:57

I call them Red Indians

GhengisFarb™ · August 4, 2003, 16:46

Hey, while we're at it can we ban broccoli? I am not to keen on it.

Harry Seldon · August 4, 2003, 16:56

Watch out. The Federated Broccoli Growers of America may send you several hundred pounds.

geeslaka · August 4, 2003, 20:07

Yeah, you might get sentenced to Forcible Broccoli Ingestion.

st_swithin · August 5, 2003, 04:12

obiwan18 - methinks you be letting little Jake do your speaking for you.

As a replacement for the term 'cracker,' I suggest 'honkey'. Any objections?

Dis · August 5, 2003, 04:19

I already mentioned honkey.

and boy has this thread turned into a spam fest

Where is Ming when you need him

st_swithin · August 5, 2003, 04:45

Ming, mung - it all amounts to a hill of beans either way.

Skanky Burns · August 5, 2003, 09:13

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and boy has this thread turned into a spam fest

You are saying that as though it didn't begin that way.