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| Egypt shocked by 'foul-mouthed' Gaza cousins |
| 2008-02-17 |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #7 "The "polite" will not just want segregation, they will demand it from the government. And if the "impolite" are thought of as a threat, the "polite" will have them put down like dogs, with little remorse. If the word gets around the "polite" part of Egypt that the Paleos are "impolite", sympathy for them will dry up overnight. The government will be compelled to not just keep that wall up, but put the military on the Egyptian side with orders to shoot to kill any unauthorized Paleo that tries to cross. It is that serious. The "polite" Egyptians will even consider ejecting any Paleos currently living in Egypt, lumping all Paleos together as irredeemably "impolite"." What's the downside, 'moose? ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-02-17 21:18 |
| #6 Dadgummed, high-falutin' Egyptians think y'all be too good fer us, do ya? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque6305 2008-02-17 18:09 |
| #5 Since they left your 'loving care' in 1967, they've gone feral Wow. Is it too early to call it the Snark of the Week? |
| Posted by: regular joe 2008-02-17 12:05 |
| #4 This sort of thing seems petty, but it can have devastating consequences to the Paleos. This is because, no matter where you go in the world, and throughout most history and every culture, people subdivide into two groups: the "polite" people and the "impolite" people. Virtually every city in the world is subdivided into the "good part of town", where the "polite" people live, and the usually much smaller "bad part of town", for the "impolite." And being identified as "impolite" by "polite" people can be very, very dangerous. They "polite" will not just want segregation, they will demand it from the government. And if the "impolite" are thought of as a threat, the "polite" will have them put down like dogs, with little remorse. If the word gets around the "polite" part of Egypt that the Paleos are "impolite", sympathy for them will dry up overnight. The government will be compelled to not just keep that wall up, but put the military on the Egyptian side with orders to shoot to kill any unauthorized Paleo that tries to cross. It is that serious. The "polite" Egyptians will even consider ejecting any Paleos currently living in Egypt, lumping all Paleos together as irredeemably "impolite". |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-02-17 10:07 |
| #3 Well, since they left your 'loving care' in 1967, they've gone feral. You and your brethren throwing raw meat into the cage didn't help. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-02-17 09:03 |
| #2 Well naturally they are ill-mannered and foul-mouthed: they are denizens of a gangster state. Sort of like comparing folks from your average Italian village with their cousins from the Sopranos. |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H. 2008-02-17 08:26 |
| #1 they "smell funny", too |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-02-17 04:41 |