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The Chip Board Archive 09

Laughing At Ones Self

To Everyone,
I noticed an individual who posts on this board became offended when another individual who also posts on this board used the word "guinea" in describing a type of under shirt.

I wish to share with you a conversation I had with Red Foxx many years ago in the Sahara Keno lounge. Red said he was concerned that the American people were begining to lose the ability to laugh at themself. Everyone was becoming sooooooo serious and politically correct. Individuals were taking offense to the most harmless of statements used in a joking manner. He believed the problem came from a combination of two factors:

1) A poor self image

2) Conditioning through childhood to be sensitive to ones heritage.

I don't know whether Red was correct but it sure made sense at that time. He closed our conversation with the following statement "see you around Pollack". I laughed till I cried and realized he made a point that will always stay with me. Red died a few months later.

Best, Mr."P"

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Laughing At Ones Self
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NICE TO READ JIMBO & GENE AT PEACE vbg
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IRISH? YOU DON'T LOOK IRISH! vbg
No laughing matter...
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Re: Phyllis, Please explain....
Explain?
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That make two of us that are offended...
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Hey Pat?
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Good!
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Re: sad I wish I'd known him
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Before you end the discussion ...
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Re: No laughing matter...Pam
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The use of the word guinea offends me, too ...
Can't we all just get along !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: The use of the word guinea offends me, too ...
The word "guinea" is a derogatory slang word ...
Talk About Carrying Things Too Far
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Hey... that's my home town!!!
Jay, If I was Oriental..............
grin Hey Murph, got any flied lice? grin
What wrong with oriental?
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We red necks....
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I Agree with Wayne, Pete, Jimbo...

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