Racism (Yeah, that's right: I'm callin' it!)

OccultHawk · 05-04-2018, 10:30 PM

If African-Americans were enslaved for 400 years slavery would still be legal.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn...rnd/index.html

Do a little jig for the white man, Kanye.

DwnWthVwls · 05-05-2018, 07:32 AM

Stop attacking him for bringing up new ideas.. The world needs more new ideas.

**Frownland** · 05-05-2018, 07:55 AM

My dog should do taxes and monks should be our janitors. That's free thought bitches.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 05-05-2018, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Tinkers? I swore you said you don't like Tinkers.

If aint Tinkers then it's either Selkies or Leprechauns.

Been discussed. It was gypsies.

I still find that Anne Marie Waters to be very weird btw.

Trollheart · 05-06-2018, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Tinkers? I swore you said you don't like Tinkers.

If aint Tinkers then it's either Selkies or Leprechauns.

Yeah. we know them as knackers, Monkey would know them as pikeys. Didn't say I was prejudiced against them personally (though I am), just that it's probably the number one racist ideal in Ireland. Other than Dubs v Culchies.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

My dog should do taxes and monks should be our janitors. That's free thought bitches.

For a minute there I thought you said monkeys should be our janitors!

~~Cuthbert~~ · 05-06-2018, 02:50 PM

You usually find the pikeys living in caravans or trailers on public parks or grass verges in residential areas. Obviously this is illegal.

My first memory of the pikeys was when I was with my parents at a pub when I was about 8. I met a kid of a similar age outside who came from the caravan on the grass outside the pub and my parents took me away and we went home. I think they warned me about it.

Then that family I mentioned who got a house on our road. The kids were vicious, Dirty and threw stones at us. At one place my sister lived, I think either the council or the residents had dug around the grass to stop vehicles being able to drive on it and there has been so much trouble over it all in other local parks near here. The residents are really getting fed up with it all because they leave mess, are rude and can be dangerous. It's understandable.

Trollheart · 05-06-2018, 02:58 PM

There are a few problems with knackers (you have to call them travellers - though they don't ****ing travel! - or itinerants if you don't want to get into trouble): first off, they don't seem to be poor. The big knackers families are like Mafia or gangland. They all have **** tons of money. Yet they choose to live as they do. Put them in a house, or a halting site, and all hell breaks loose. They just have their own way of living and they do NOT compromise. At a knacker wedding it's considered dull if there aren't at least three punch-ups and a stabbing! Then there's the ones who come around selling various items you do NOT want, and who will not take no for an answer. Typical conversation:

Door bell rings, often hammering on the door precedes or follows this. Door opens.
"Ah good mornin' boss (they always call you boss), would you like to buy some [insert product: carpet, DVDs, perfume, knife set, pillows etc]? Only twenty euro."
"Ah, no thanks."
"Good quality stuff it is, boss. Cost fifty in the shops."
"No, I'm really not -"
"Fifteen then. Fifteen euro. Givin' them away."
"No I don't want -"
"Ten then. Sure what can ye get for ten euro today? Look at that quality, boss!" etc etc
"No. Look, I don't want it."
"Five then. What d'ye have in yer wallet?"
Door slams in face. It's the only way to get rid of them.
If knackers were salesmen in the real world we'd all end up buying their crap. And you don't want to to give real offence and then have a gang of them visit you, so you have to be polite, but firm.

OccultHawk · 05-06-2018, 03:15 PM

Have you tried not opening the door?

Trollheart · 05-06-2018, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Have you tried not opening the door?

Thing is, you don't know who it is and the way they bang on it, it sounds like someone's house is on fire or something. Always sounds urgent. And it's ****ing always at the most inconvenient time.

Oh, and not to mention: if they think you're not home well then it could be over the wall and try to get in. They are ****s. You're better off showing them you're there, preferably with a mean dog. I try to make my cats look mean. I always fail.

OccultHawk · 05-06-2018, 06:12 PM

The only good thing about Florida is the right to murder people for knocking on your door.

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	There are a few problems with knackers (you have to call them travellers - though they don't **ing travel! - or itinerants if you don't want to get into trouble): first off, they don't seem to be poor. The big knackers families are like Mafia or gangland. They all have ** tons of money. Yet they choose to live as they do. Put them in a house, or a halting site, and all hell breaks loose. They just have their own way of living and they do NOT compromise. At a knacker wedding it's considered dull if there aren't at least three punch-ups and a stabbing! Then there's the ones who come around selling various items you do NOT want, and who will not take no for an answer. Typical conversation: Door bell rings, often hammering on the door precedes or follows this. Door opens. "Ah good mornin' boss (they always call you boss), would you like to buy some [insert product: carpet, DVDs, perfume, knife set, pillows etc]? Only twenty euro." "Ah, no thanks." "Good quality stuff it is, boss. Cost fifty in the shops." "No, I'm really not -" "Fifteen then. Fifteen euro. Givin' them away." "No I don't want -" "Ten then. Sure what can ye get for ten euro today? Look at that quality, boss!" etc etc "No. Look, I don't want it." "Five then. What d'ye have in yer wallet?" Door slams in face. It's the only way to get rid of them. If knackers were salesmen in the real world we'd all end up buying their crap. And you don't want to to give real offence and then have a gang of them visit you, so you have to be polite, but firm. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

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05-06-2018, 02:50 PM	#566 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	You usually find the pikeys living in caravans or trailers on public parks or grass verges in residential areas. Obviously this is illegal. My first memory of the pikeys was when I was with my parents at a pub when I was about 8. I met a kid of a similar age outside who came from the caravan on the grass outside the pub and my parents took me away and we went home. I think they warned me about it. Then that family I mentioned who got a house on our road. The kids were vicious, Dirty and threw stones at us. At one place my sister lived, I think either the council or the residents had dug around the grass to stop vehicles being able to drive on it and there has been so much trouble over it all in other local parks near here. The residents are really getting fed up with it all because they leave mess, are rude and can be dangerous. It's understandable.