Recent news updates from Occupy protests read like a crime blotter: A man shot near the encampment in Oakland. A homeless person dead in Salt Lake City. A suicide in Vermont. Two drug overdoses and a molotov cocktail in downtown Portland, Ore. A sexual assault in Philadelphia. Hypothermia in Denver ... and a 53-year-old man unnoticed in his tent in New Orleans, dead for at least two days.
Even more prevalent are city concerns about sanitation. Thousands of protesters have lived outdoors with few toilets and no showers for the better part of two months.
Protesters in Chicago violated a noise ordinance; a protester in New York defecated on a police car. In Oakland, when police officers forcibly cleared protesters from Frank Ogawa Plaza this week, in part to deal with a rat infestation, cleaning crews hauled away more than 100 tents, dozens of molded mattresses and 27.8 tons of trash.
And now, as The Washington Post reports, cities are finally clearing out these cesspools in public parks. A group of some hundreds of New Yorkers protested the protesters earlier in the week, telling them to clear out. And the movement, which is calling for more fiscal responsibility, is costing the cities it's occupying millions of dollars.
With the clearing of New York's Zuccotti Park, the movement's birthplace, cities are finally taking back their citizens' public spaces. The true 99 percent is finally speaking up.
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“It’s a joke!” Sure. Mass
“It’s a joke!”
Sure. Mass murder is a joke by Jay.
Mass murder? I am talking
Mass murder? I am talking about a dauchsund in a hot dog bun.
Stop biting the dog, Momo. Your sense of humor is the wurst.
My, you do insist on your
My, you do insist on your prerogerative to change the subject! You don't claim royal privileges, I guess, this is probably again a matter of nationality. Or of the left being without any rights.
I am talking about your joking about the holocaust. And I am seeing it against the background of the racism you have shown me, which I have not forgotten and will not forget. How far will your inhumanity (which matches the title Henry chose for this thread) reach? Neither of you tries to argue against the movement you oppose, I note.
Reading this conversation is
Reading this conversation is like passing by a dark room in a basement with the only light coming from a window. There's some guy sitting on the floor picking away at his scabs.You can't tell if he's talking to himself or the person yelling from the other room.
You remember you left a message for someone you thought was staying there and you look for it.. Just as your about to leave you glance over at him, he catches you looking at him and asks you if you've seen his puppy, you look and see some half eaten moldy bun a few feet away from him. CREEPY.. omg.yikes
And here is one for Mike...
And here is one for Mike...
The Freikorps re-awakes
The Freikorps re-awakes
Awesome! Brings tears to my
Awesome! Brings tears to my eyes.
And of course I would never
And of course I would never forget my friend, Henry Hart...
Reminds me of a conversation
Reminds me of a conversation I had with a friend last week. We were talking about cremation versus burials. I said I intend to be cremated and have my ashes spread in the Ozarks. He said he told his wife he wanted her to put his ashes in a douchebag and drop it off at a whorehouse.
I told him I hope she doesn't get his instructions mixed up and put his ashes in a enema bag and leave it at a YMCA.
Oh Jay ... *sniff* ... you
Oh Jay ... *sniff* ... you shouldn't have!
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And how about one for Momo.
And how about one for Momo. (I actually worked hardest on this one, my dear.)
How much farther can this
How much farther can this forum sink? Now there is even gloating over the “showers” of Auschwitz here. How excessively funny for Jay and his friends!
Come on, Momo. You don't
Come on, Momo. You don't honestly expect any of us to take an attempt to reincarnate hippiedom, forty or fifty years later, seriously. Do you?
Your idea that this political
Your idea that this political movement was “reincarnating hippiedom” is strange, but irrelevant now. Do you really endorse this asshole’s holocaust jokes? How low can you sink, Alan?
I endorse almost all forms of
I endorse almost all forms of humor. I think the world would be a really shitty place if you took everything seriously. You want holocaust jokes? I can think of two, right off the top of my head.
The turkey's almost done. I gotta clear off the table.
I see. You find human
I see. You find human suffering so funny that you want more of it, right?
No. I just refuse to go
No. I just refuse to go through my short time on the earth as a morose, melancholy mope.
There are many instances of great humor at the expense of Hitler/Nazis. Some of it even written by people who suffered the most (Jews) at the hands of Hitler/Nazis. If you would like to start with a couple classics, I would suggest" The Producers, and To Be, or Not to Be (with Jack Benny).
Or, if you don't have an attention span long enough to start with those two, try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a6YS6t5weo
“There are many instances of
“There are many instances of great humor at the expense of Hitler/Nazis”
You’ve been applauding humour at the expense of the victims.
It's called "gallows humor",
It's called "gallows humor", or "sick jokes." Quite common amongst us evil, nasty Americans.
Can Little Billy come out and play?
You know Billy dosen't have any arms or legs.
We know. But we want to put him on the hot asphalt and watch him flop around.
or
Can Billy come out and play?
You know Billy doesn't have any arms or legs.
We know. But we wanna use him for second base.
Nothing to do with gallows
Nothing to do with gallows humour. Applauding jokes about mass murder and genocide is the same as applauding mass murder and genocide. Your point of view in this sort of joke decidedly is that of the perpetrator. It is called normalisation.
whatever
whatever
Momo,You are so ungrateful.
Momo,
You are so ungrateful. I honestly worked hardest on yours. I searched for the perfect Hitler pic, both pensive and menacing. I thought about the the perfect title, leading up to the perfect double-entendre punch line. This thing is a minor masterpiece, worthy of a putzpuller prize, and all you do is criticize. Just admit it: this thing is heil-arious!
Actually, I wanted to thank you. I have been beating to death the "smelly hippies" theme, so I wasn't sure if everyone would get the "shower" reference. But, like the perfect complement of a comedy duo, you went ahead and spelled it out for everyone. We make a great team.
Who here wouldn't have gotten
Who here wouldn't have gotten the shower reference? Most of us are NOT from Texas, and therefore quite intelligent. You moronic doucehbag.
Holy Shi'ite Moslems Batman!
Holy Shi'ite Moslems Batman! I forgot to do one for myself...
Found a site to do exactly
Found a site to do exactly what I wanted:
Goodness, it can. Maybe you
Goodness, it can. Maybe you should avoid posting when you're high, Jay.
Happy Thanksgiving The gift
Happy Thanksgiving
The gift of photoshop keeps on giving, and giving, and...
http://peppersprayingcop.tumblr.com/
I think the soon to be Mr
I think the soon to be Mr Pike is a photoshop legend
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2065419/Occupy-protest-pepper-spraying-cop-John-Pike-internet-hit-thanks-Photoshop.html
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Hey, where's my picture?
Hey, where's my picture? Don't be shy.
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LOL!!!! Jay you're killing
LOL!!!! Jay you're killing me! Funniest thread in months!
Jay, I have no real feelings
Jay,
I have no real feelings for this issue, I think Brendan is off the mark with his thinking that these occupy movements are anything more than expression of the bored and alienated youth, magnified by unusually high unemployment. And, I think the rest of you are nuts for bothering to care about where a bunch of kids decide to camp.
However, I was bantering with a co-worker in the cafeteria at work the other day and made an offhand joke about someone collapsing faster than the twin towers. That got me thinking, if I put a poster of the twin towers collapsing with your name on it and then below wrote something like 'Arrogance...always comes crashing down sooner or later' would that offend your sensibilities.
Just curious...
Chris,That got me thinking,
Chris,
That got me thinking, if I put a poster of the twin towers collapsing with your name on it and then below wrote something like 'Arrogance...always comes crashing down sooner or later' would that offend your sensibilities.
It would have about 10 years ago, but I learned a lot about the world after 9/11. There are sick people everywhere. Speaking of which, you might enjoy this video:
How Canadians think of 9/11
Yes, but have you learned
Yes, but have you learned anything about yourself, or your country, in these last ten years? That's the more important question.
Happy Thanksgiving, Candace.
Happy Thanksgiving, Candace.
Thanks Alan, you too.
Thanks Alan, you too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ARlmMonmwU&feature=player_embedded
Hello Jay,You're going out of
Hello Jay,
You're going out of your way to be a jerk and I get the feeling that it is directed at me as well as Momes. I could be wrong.The internet is the perfect place to misinterpret what people are saying. I dont have any experience with this. ;) You could just be frustrated that you're not getting the reaction you want. Who knows. I posted what I wrote to Henry because I get a kick out of the non reaction reaction I get with you guys when I write that stuff. what the.. ? Probably just like when you post picture and you imagine your target gasping in horror. See now I said it, I can't do it anymore.
I'm going to guess.The surname I used on FB comes from the French side of the family. I think that is the village they came from. I decided to use it there for important and not so important reasons. I was also told they would probably close my profile if I changed it back so I kept it.
I am half Calabrian, and half equal parts northern Italian, Irish, German and French. As far as I know both sides of my family are Catholic. My great grandmother from Savelli was a Rosicrucian.
I was baptized Catholic, I have godparents.
I did a search on that name and I saw the Israeli facebook profile search thing (no results) come up. I don't know why it does that. I kinda get a kick out of it though.Is that what this is about? Or am I coming from out of nowhere? Is it my posts that have made you and Mike think I was secretly Jewish?
I don't agree that Jews are the most obnoxious people I've ever known. Quite the opposite. If there ever was a group of people that I had admiration for it would be them. I do in general connect with people in the Middle East, which includes Muslims. I don't discuss religion with people but it gets to me when people intentionally try to offend or dominate with religion. In the sometimes paranoid environment of the online discussion this has become a problem.
I was raised in a family where your spirituality was considered your own path and respected for it as such. I raise my kids that way and I believe this is one of the most sacred choices you can make other than who you start a family with.
I have a general feeling of dislike for Christians these days (Catholic is family I dont include it in there) because of the political, potentially intending to be a spiritually squashing movement, going on with them in this country and their general intolerance for anything that isn't them. But saying I don't like all of them would also be incorrect because most everyone I see and know would probably call themselves a Christian and they aren't all in that same place, you know what I am saying. I do live in a TP area, though. :-(
I prefer to hang out with artists and musicians and they are often left leaning people. We have in common knowing that certain things are personal choices. We have a liking for organic food and an interest alternative medicine. (no that doesn't mean marijuana) That is about it though. I am personally conservative. I am hardcore about responsibility, and that includes when to go to war.
So I may have wrote that for nothing.I don't see any harm in trying to keep things clear though. It does irritate me when people (not pointing at you) try to do the opposite... but only for so long and then its just ridiculous. No hard feelings regardless of any of it. Have fun.
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This one might be my favorite
This one might be my favorite of all the OWS funnies (not counting the countless pepper-spraying cop iterations)
Brendan and Momo might like
Brendan and Momo might like this article on OD:
Occupy Wall Street is All Over The Media: But for How Long?
Folks other than Brendan and Momo might like my comment.
One more, on topic:
One more, on topic:
And one off topic (but I
And one off topic (but I couldn't resist):
What in blue blazes ...?
What in blue blazes ...?
Henry,Actually, the title of
Henry,
Actually, the title of the poster is "WTF?"
Another off topic.
Another off topic. Sorry...
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