I kid you not. I found this attached to a jiffy bag ... - Page 1
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author: sj_bradley
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 09:31:31 am
content: I found this attached to a jiffy bag.Looks like China are watching EEVBLOG.Simon.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 09:42:26 am
content: Quote from: sj_bradley on February 20, 2015, 09:31:31 amWelcome to the forum.Of course they are watching, why wouldn't they be?We are helping them out, didn't you know.

author: iampoor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 09:44:14 am
content: I wonder if that seller was born at the same time a doorbell went off?

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 09:48:37 am
content: Google reveals that there is a real Wan Hong Lu neighborhood and street name in a suburb of Kunming, in the Yunnan province in the south of China.

author: george graves
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 10:02:03 am
content: I love a good joke(I've told a few off color ones in my time), but this one has run it's course. It's getting long in the tooth, and borderline racist. When ever Dave says it I cringe a little bit.Don't get me wrong, I hate the "Political correctness" bunch. And you should be free to say what you want. But, if the part was from africa, would we be making watermellon jokes? I think not.Now the British, and French, those guys are fair game.

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 10:04:36 am
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on February 20, 2015, 10:00:22 amReally?!Does "Sean" sound like anything?Might be worth a smile, thought idiot is highly likely!

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 10:07:09 am
content: Quote from: george graves on February 20, 2015, 10:02:03 amWhat about Aussies George?

author: VK5RC
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 10:24:54 am
content: How do you know an Aussie is on the level?He drools out of both sides of the mouth at the same time.PS my country flag is correct!

author: sj_bradley
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 10:25:27 am
content: I would not have posted this had I not recently joined the EEVBLOG bunch and it would have been binned without seeing the humour in it.Now that I've seen the EEVblog, I have listed this as one of my favourite sites to visit on You tube.Still, to find that on the bag made me smile when there is so little in this world to smile about.Simon.

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 10:42:10 am
content: Quote from: george graves on February 20, 2015, 10:02:03 amYou think that watermelon jokes fit Africa?

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 10:44:24 am
content: I agree with George on this, it is more than past it's use by date, and starting to sound a bit B Manning.The fact that Mojo has spoken out against it was enough for me, even setting aside personal lines drawn, if someone is genuinely offended, I have no wish to hurt them.My earlier post was to draw out that our culture is probably hilarious from other perspectives, but the was too ambiguous.

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 10:44:59 am
content: Quote from: george graves on February 20, 2015, 10:02:03 amThe last thing we need is for our new set of American values to be infecting the rest of the world.

author: george graves
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 11:00:38 am
content: Quote from: XOIIO on February 20, 2015, 10:42:10 amRead between the lines.I bet you good money I know more about perils in Africa then you do.

author: sj_bradley
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 11:33:58 am
content: Wow, this has raised a few commentsNow, until a couple of years ago, I used to smile every time I drove into Conisborough when I passed the turn into (what is now known as) Archers Way.It's original road name?Butthole Lane.So you could have lived in the address1 Butthole laneConisborough.I believe the resisdents managed to change the road name when too many coachloads of people used to visit just to see that name !It's not the first time that street names have been changed in the UK and it probably won't be the last.Thanks,Simon.

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 11:57:33 am
content: Quote from: XOIIO on February 20, 2015, 10:42:10 amIn the US, there's a stereotype that blacks eat a lot of watermelon. Honestly, I can't really tell you why this is some sort of negative stereotype. Yeah, there are negative stereotypes of every race and group out there, but what the hell is wrong with eating watermelon? It's not even true, BTW...someone actually did a study, believe it or not, and blacks eat LESS watermelon than the rest of the population. I can't believe someone wasted time and money studying that, but whatever.But we're a whacky, screwed up, oversensitive bunch of chronic offendees down here, so 150 years ago or so, someone found something wrong with it. Seriously, sometimes I wonder if there's some group of people that stays up nights and makes up crap like this, just to make sure none of us ever get along with each other.

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 12:01:00 pm
content: It's the describing a race by stereotype that is the problem!A race is a people, and all people are different even within a race.

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 12:09:51 pm
content: Quote from: John Coloccia on February 20, 2015, 11:57:33 amYes but isn't that more typical of African americans, the "gangsta" type? Massive difference lol

author: timb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 12:10:01 pm
content: I'll just leave this here...https://youtube.com/watch?v=tbud8rLejLM"Ethnic jokes might be uncouth, but you laugh because they're based on truths; so don't take them as personal attacks, everyone enjoys them, so relax!...If we could all just admit, everyone's racist, a little bit, and stop being so PC, maybe we could live in harmony... Everyone's a rittle bit lacist!"Sent from my Smartphone

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 12:13:30 pm
content: Quote from: sj_bradley on February 20, 2015, 09:31:31 amThat's a real street name in Beijing:https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wan+Hong+Lu,+Chaoyang+Qu,+Beijing+Shi,+China/@39.980246,116.4975103,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x35f1abcccf562c43:0xcea52911ad9cb87b

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 12:15:46 pm
content: Quote from: Yago on February 20, 2015, 12:01:00 pmThere's only one extant race of humans, homo sapiens sapiens. As much as you're well meaning pretending ethnicities are races is one of the things that causes the problems you're against.

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 12:16:43 pm
content: Quote from: XOIIO on February 20, 2015, 12:09:51 pmI'm not sure what you're trying to say here. You asked about a stereotype that I'm assuming isn't prevalent in Canada, and I was just trying to explain it. Honestly, I don't worry about it too much because people who believe in stuff like this are too stupid to ever change their minds anyhow.Anyhow, you know how the Chinese can get us to stop making fun of them? Stop making crappy, dangerous products. You rarely see chronic garbage from any other part of the world, or at least not the same level of utter bottom of the barrel, scraped off the bottom of your shoe, crap. Chinese manufacturing is more than capable of world class, high quality products, and they DO produce such things, but a huge amount of it is just absolute junk. What, we're not allowed to make fun of that, now? Come on.The idea that we can't make fun of crappy Chinese manufacturing because it's "racist" is just kind of ridiculous, IMHO.

author: dannyf
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 12:20:40 pm
content: I find this whole discussion amusing in two aspects:1) people eager to show off their ignorance by laughing at something they don't understand;2) others too worried about the potential to offend anyone.

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 12:31:52 pm
content: Quote from: John Coloccia on February 20, 2015, 12:16:43 pmIt's known just as well here in Canada, but applying that stereotype to people in Africa doesn't fit at all with what I have seen of that stereotype.

author: elgonzo
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 12:38:06 pm
content: Quote from: dannyf on February 20, 2015, 12:20:40 pm+1 ... +100

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 12:39:13 pm
content: Quote from: XOIIO on February 20, 2015, 12:31:52 pmHa ha...well that's another stereotype I guess. I'm not out to condemn American education, because I think it's generally pretty good, but we're kind of stupid when it comes to understanding the rest of the world. I'd bet money that 90%of our population under 50 couldn't find Libya on a map. Honestly, I'd bet money that 90% of our population couldn't even find Montana on a map. Most of our map makers can't even get our maps right. How many times have you seen a map where the Upper Peninsula of Michigan has been annexed by Wisconsin or Ontario?

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 12:42:05 pm
content: Quote from: John Coloccia on February 20, 2015, 12:39:13 pmA map? You mean like on a phone?lol. There's my annoyance with the current generation for the day.

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 01:09:37 pm
content: Ethnicity/race, just splitting hairs.Everyone is racist in the holistic way the brain works, but you have to be your best.Just because we have similar brain systems to our animal ancestry doesn't mean we should embrace that and laugh along, does it.All that about PC and don't be offended, if it is your own ethnicity you are joking about then OK, but not crap childish jokes about others.It is not for you to decide what another ethnicity should find offensive.

author: janoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 01:46:16 pm
content: Quote from: John Coloccia on February 20, 2015, 11:57:33 amFYI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermelon_stereotypeHad to look that up myself because for people from outside of US this really isn't obvious reference.

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 03:40:22 pm
content: Quote from: John Coloccia on February 20, 2015, 12:39:13 pmThis piece about American ignorance of the world from the satirical Australian programme CNNN is entertaining:Remarkably, the comments for this Youtube video are on the whole more intelligent than the participants.QuoteWe're the ones dumb enough to keep buying it...

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 03:51:59 pm
content: Quote from: John Coloccia on February 20, 2015, 12:16:43 pm... and it's often hypocritical. For example, a forum member that is easily offended by any Asian stereotypes and yet often posts himself American stereotypes.

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 03:56:29 pm
content: Quote from: rolycat on February 20, 2015, 03:40:22 pmTo be fair, I've done a lot of traveling for work. I'm certain there are some true idiots living here, but I'm also certain I'd have no problem walking down a crowded street and finding as many idiots as I care to anywhere else in the world too.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 04:58:16 pm
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on February 20, 2015, 04:53:19 pmFifth per capitaisa lot...

author: timb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 04:59:14 pm
content: @mojo-chan: Oh shut up, you carebear.Sent from my Smartphone

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 05:02:08 pm
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on February 20, 2015, 04:53:19 pmWhich is a marketing problem based on the absurd amount of cheap crap with similar (to our ears) sounding names. That's not a case of casual racism even if the "One Hung Low" label is.QuoteAnd some European companies do similar in other countries. My mothers specialist textile equipment engineering SME for example sell under different names in France than they do over here or in Germany, a different name in India and the rest of the subcontinent, and another name in China. That's not to do with racism but brand trust.

author: helius
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 05:11:43 pm
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on February 20, 2015, 04:53:19 pmAgreed, it ispretty screwed up when you have to change your name.

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 05:14:53 pm
content: I thought the name, Ding Dong Feng, was funnier than the address - kind of makes me think they actually are in on the joke (unless Ding Dong is a common name over there).And remember, at first "Made in Japan" was a bit of a joke and and considered an indicator of low quality.

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 05:26:12 pm
content: Quote from: rdl on February 20, 2015, 05:14:53 pmApparently it's something to do with Fedex's Chinese division.QuoteAnd then the all American Atari purposely tried to sound Japanese, and the all American military contractor Service Games became the Japanese Sega lol

author: elgonzo
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 05:32:10 pm
content: Quote from: rdl on February 20, 2015, 05:14:53 pmOh dear...In many east-asian cultures like China, Japan, Korea, etc... the surname is put before the given name.Thus, you call this guy either Dong-Feng (his given name - yes, it's a male name) if you are on friendly terms with him, or you call him Mr. Ding (his surname).

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 05:43:31 pm
content: Quote from: elgonzo on February 20, 2015, 05:32:10 pmIn South Korea, they wouldn't even tell me their given names. Everyone was Y P Kim, J D Kim, P J Dum, etc. After a night out, filled with a LOT of drinks and games of billiards, I finally asked them, "Hey, YP....why won't you guys tell me your name??". He said, "We don't like how you guys say it." LOL.

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 05:53:46 pm
content: Quote from: rdl on February 20, 2015, 05:14:53 pmAnd conversely:http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/usa.asp

author: elgonzo
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 06:06:21 pm
content: Quote from: John Coloccia on February 20, 2015, 05:43:31 pmWell, they tell you their given name.... the English one.But, with a few exceptions, i did not find Korean names hard to pronounce. The key for me was to not read the romanisation of their names (which can be confusing if you don't know the romanisation rules), but to learn the Korean alphabet and read the names in Hangul.Btw, my given name is pronounced rather easily for a Korean, but it rhymes with/sounds similar to "big sister" (nuna) ... it was always good for a joke or two, especially when lot's of Soju was involved

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 06:09:54 pm
content: Pretty much every day I am behind a learner driver car. Generally it will be CK's driving school,Happiness's driving school or Last Born driving school. Yes, his first name, in his identity book, is Last Born.

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 06:17:22 pm
content: Yes, I knew that. I'm in the middle of playing Deus Ex HR (yet again) and just spoke to Mr. Tong yesterday.If they were making a bit of a joke then that's probably irrelevant, or maybe his name is Dingdong and the space is a typo.Quote from: elgonzo on February 20, 2015, 05:32:10 pm

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 11:01:36 pm
content: Quote from: John Coloccia on February 20, 2015, 03:56:29 pmI'm sure Americans are just as intelligent as citizens of any other nation, but many of your countrymen are stunningly uninformed about anything going on outside the US, and that's not just a stereotype.A recently publishedsurveyshowed a quarter of Americans are convinced the Sun revolves around the Earth.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 11:06:09 pm
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on February 20, 2015, 10:45:23 pm"The humor is settled!".Anyway, OP, thanks for sharing. That's a funny label indeed.

author: timb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 11:23:59 pm
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on February 20, 2015, 10:45:23 pmRacial stereotypes are/were based on some grains of truth. The fact we joke about them means we remember them, which prevents us from repeating history.Being ultra-PC is akin to sanitizing the past.You know, I was born in the early 1980's in a ultra-diverse military area. I grew up with kids of every race and always just thought of them as people. I don't think one race is better than another, yet I still laugh at some "racist" jokes, because they highlight *cultural* differences that are amusing due to the juxtaposition of cultural norms. That doesn't mean I'm a racist or bring shame to my family.FYI, calling you a carebear is a fact and not an ad hominem.Sent from my Smartphone

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 11:31:13 pm
content: Quote from: rolycat on February 20, 2015, 11:01:36 pmStill better than the EU on that question.Thanks for pointing out that survey. It exactly proves my point, even though I'm sure that's not what you intended.http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind06/append/c7/at07-10.pdfAnyhow, as I'm sure you can see, western civilization is more or less equally informed (uninformed?).

author: elgonzo
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 11:39:17 pm
content: Quote from: John Coloccia on February 20, 2015, 11:31:13 pmWow. Really disappointing to see that only approx. 34% of the Europeans know that Europe is the center of the world and the universe is spinning around it

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2015, 11:42:41 pm
content: Incidentally, this should be a lesson for everyone, and I do it out of habit. Anytime you read about some "study", make an effort to grab the raw data so you can draw the right conclusions, if any.One of the questions isn't even right. "The Universe began with an explosion." No it didn't. Even if the Big Bang theory in it's most childish form is correct, and that is most certainly not settled science by any stretch, it still doesn't resemble an "explosion" in any way, shape or form.Stupid study = stupid results.

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 01:07:45 am
content: Quote from: John Coloccia on February 20, 2015, 11:42:41 pmIt is indeed a good lesson, and it's a shame that instead of applying it you chose a different set of data which fitted the conclusion you wished to make. If you are going to make snide remarks about others' lack of intellectual rigour, it is always wise to ensure that you have applied it yourself.The data I referenced was from a survey carried out in 2012 and the link to the raw data is here:http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind14/content/chapter-7/at07-10.pdfI am sure that many Europeans are still depressingly ignorant about basic astronomy, but that information was not present in the table.

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 01:22:09 am
content: Quote from: rolycat on February 21, 2015, 01:07:45 amYou're right. We did a little better in 2012 on that question.Thanks for pointing that out.Look, I don't want to make a thing about this, but you're the one that posted the study. Don't get bent out of shape just because the same study shows the rest of the world isn't really doing any better.

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 02:10:58 am
content: Quote from: John Coloccia on February 21, 2015, 01:22:09 amThat's not why I took exception to your attitude, but since I'm sure the other readers of this thread have had quite enough of our bickering I don't propose to debate it any further.

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 02:16:22 am
content: Quote from: John Coloccia on February 20, 2015, 12:16:43 pmWhen I was a kid,the term "Brummy"was still current,referring to poorly made,cheap junk.This had its origin in the cheap mass produced costume jewellery which was mainly,but not only,made in Birmingham.It eventually broadened in meaning to mean cheap crap in general!At the time,a lot of world-class stuff was made in Birmingham,but the word stuck in Oz.According to the Internet ,in the UK,"Brummy"just means someone from Birmingham,so whether it ever had the other meaning in that country,or others,I don't know.

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 02:41:48 am
content: Quote from: vk6zgo on February 21, 2015, 02:16:22 amAn old name for Birmingham was Brummagem, and "Brummagem ware" was a pejorative term for cheap, shoddy goods in Britain during the 18th and 19th centuries. It probably got shortened to "Brummy" in Oz and then stuck around.People with a "Brummie" accent are still stereotyped in Britain as being less intelligent than those with any other regional variation.

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 03:08:03 am
content: The odd play on words about a name pales into insignificance with the accepted racism in some countries. As an example, consider a region in eastern France called Alsace. In their culture, you don't have to look far and you will find blatant racism against immigrants particularly Muslims. There is not much political correctness in Alsace. Not surprisingly, the toxic Marine Le Pen polls very well in Alsace.

author: Unknown
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timestamp: February 21, 2015, 03:09:38 am
content: Quote from: zapta on February 20, 2015, 11:06:09 pm+1

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 04:29:45 am
content: Quote from: VK3DRB on February 21, 2015, 03:08:03 am... and in another part of the world, Muslims behead and crucify Christians just for being Christians. Le Pen has much to learn from the pros.

author: timb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 06:21:39 am
content: Quote from: zapta on February 21, 2015, 04:29:45 amThis is a very good point. There is a huge disconnect between racist and culturalist ideals like extremist Muslims (or for example the Nazis ala Hitler) and thinking a word in one language sounds funny in another language.Let's work on stopping the former before we all lose our heads--literally.Sent from my Tablet

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 06:47:08 am
content: Quote from: zapta on February 21, 2015, 04:29:45 amISIS is beyond racism and religion. They are a death cult. They have nothing to do with the Muslims, Jews and Christians I know who are a pretty nice bunch of people and in no way would behead innocent men women and children.I had an interesting experience recently that does make me question free speech. I witnessed a man carrying a huge Nazi flag on Australia Day on the main road I was driving on. Being somewhat outraged, I hurled verbal abuse at him and then called the police. The policeman told me he had a right to fly the Nazi flag due to free speech and if I had snatched the flag off him, I could have been charged with theft.In my opinion, free speech ends when some reject flies the Nazi flag on Australia Day. I think there has to be a some limit to free speech. But certainly not as much as there is in China where even questioning the communist leaders' families billions of dollars in foreign assets and bank accounts may see you disappear as an enemy of the state.

author: mamalala
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 08:21:10 am
content: Quote from: VK3DRB on February 21, 2015, 06:47:08 amBut what should that limit be? Just using your personal preferences as a standard surely can't be the solution. Because that, in turn, means that this idiot should also have the right to limit your free speech when it comes to you expressing things he doesn't like.See, that's the thing: there is no universal right to not be offended. You may not like that he waves around a silly nazi flag. You may be offended by that. But wanting to take away that right from him because you feel offended also means he must have the same right w.r.t. stuff you do that offends him.Also, i live in Germany, where any display of nazi insignia is basically forbidden (with a very few exceptions, like showing them in context of history education, etc.). I think that this is a fundamentally wrong approach. Personally, i would very much like for those nazi/racist/right-wing idiots to openly show such stuff. Because then it would make it far easer for me to see in advance what people to avoid. Look at it in this, rather sadly ironic, way: During the nazi regime, they had the idiotic idea to force jewish people to wear a "Judenstern" to easily identify them. By letting the nazis nowdays openly show their symbols, they are basically doing just that to themselves: making themselves easily identifyable, so it's easy to avoid them.Greetings,Chris

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 09:11:40 am
content: Things get even more complicated when you consider the swastika is a very sacred and auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.If a country/person chooses a symbol, uses it to represent their organisation, and then proceeds to do bad things does that change the rights of others who used the symbol before?A Nazi flag itself is pretty unique so wouldn't be confused with anything else but, there's also the intent of the person carrying it.Would you be more offended by their endorsement of the Nazi regime or by the presence of the physical flag, which could mean they are for/against the Nazi regime depending on the situation?And considering this person was "carrying" the Nazi flag they presumably could have been walking silently so a law about free speech wouldn't apply.Trying to ban people saying or doing something that doesn't physically/financially hurt others quickly deteriorates into trying to ban people from thinking a certain way.

author: hamdi.tn
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 09:12:12 am
content: i would very much like for those nazi/racist/right-wing idiots to openly show such stuff. Because then it would make it far easer for me to see in advance what people to avoid.can be true, but here you assume that ppl listen to that racist/extremist speech are enough intelligent and aware of what they should avoid ... and if this was the case they no extremism of any kind in this world. The reality is "most" ppl are stupid or ignorant or lazy to think for them self , and tend to just adopt the thought of someone who do that for them. So letting ppl with extreme idea speak freely will let more ppl to listen to those idea and brainless ppl will fall for stupid argument without thinking. what motivate that is either how this person is raised, his entourage, and social level.i live in Tunisia, for those who doesn't know it's a small country in north Africa, the closest to italy, an arab country, since it's independence the regime was kind open to western value all we learn in school is about peace and we kind had our version of the "American dream" and we was hated by every arabic country cause tunisian are known to be closest to Europe way of life than arabic islamic way. So we had simple pacific modern life . but in the other hand many arabic country (saudi arabia, qatar and such ) allow some religious persons to promote an extreme dialogue in public media witch were accessible to tunisian youth of curse , same thing happen here in tunisia with the "arabic spring revolution " and the old regime collapsed and islamist accessed to the power next thing you know 5000 young tunisian are jihadist in syriahow explain this .... idiot young with rather difficult life condition ,no vision and lost hope for a normal life so they were influenced by this extremist speech where he hope to find a way to find a meaning to his life and adopt some cause. most of those young ppl had high educational level, university and engineering school so may think they are capable of thinking ... no they still less intelligent that a monkey.long story short, don't count on ppl self thinking to choose the right from the wrong, they always choose what they interested to, it's sad and almost non-democratic to force some ppl to not speak freely but sometime it's essential to keep social order.

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 09:32:53 am
content: I have had several packages from Ding Dong, a good reliable ebay seller of cheap components. He packs them well, just wish he used anti-static foam for ICs. Then you have Farrell at the opposite end of the scale who pack resistors in pink ESD bags and then seal the bag in a foil bag.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 10:00:10 am
content: Quote from: Towger on February 21, 2015, 09:32:53 amTake him to task on anti-static packaging.Hunt out some pdf on anti-static proceedures from the net and send it to him stating your disapproval and re-send each time you order.Show him a link of a compeditor that does it correctly and he should fall into line.Who cares if you have to pay a few cents more if your purchase arrives working.

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 10:17:15 am
content: Quote from: tautech on February 21, 2015, 10:00:10 amNot worth the effort. The parts I have gotten (opto isolators and SMPS Viper22s) would not be very sensitive and they were well packed in bubble wrap with pins stuck in foam.Back on topic in the Philippines 'Ding Dongs' are a brand junk food snack.

author: mamalala
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 10:18:29 am
content: Quote from: hamdi.tn on February 21, 2015, 09:12:12 amThe thing is that hiding/forbidding such displays and/or speech not only does not help, but instead makes things worse. Hidden/forbidden stuff is hard to come by, and thus harder to become a point of public debate. Your argument falls apart rather quickly if you consider the implications: You say that the more access people have to such speech, the easier they would fall for it, whatever the reason. However, the more visible such speech is, the more it will be discussed, and the more counter-points will be made against it in public. Which, in turn, the same people are likely to also hear, and thus have their thinking influenced. Also, hiding/forbidding it makes it far more difficult to evaluate the points/arguments against it. Not knowing what a debate/issue is about, because it is rather hard to get to the source of it, means that people are required to take counter-arguments at face value. Which in turn leaves it wide open to manipulative propaganda.Plus, hiding/forbidding stuff makes it only more interresting, and also will create some private-club like atmosphere around it ("look, we are forbidden to say our thoughts! we are a special bunch of people!") which in turn is likely to attract even more people.All that does, in my opinion, also connect somewhat to the overly PC attitude that is becomming more and more prevalent. Yes, making racist jokes is stupid. But i'd much prefer to have those who want make those jokes, so that others can see what mindset these folks have, and try to educate them, instead of immediately condemning them and go all PC onto them. Again, there is no right to not be offended.So a chinese name sounds funny to western ears. People make fun about it because of that. To assume some inherent racist mindset due to that seems rather silly to me. There are way more reasons why someone would find it funny, and say so, than racism. And yes, i find the name Ding Dong funny as well, since those words in that combination simply mean something entirely different in my language (and probably other languages as well). Does that make me a bad person, a racist, a bigot?Another example: Take the N-word used for black people. White people using it is considered racist. Now, considering that racism is, at least in part, about separation ("we" and "them") which we like to get rid of, so that all people end up with the same rights, freedoms and protections, so that we get rid of inequality... Riddle me this: How comes that this word is excessively used by blacks then, and considerd to be a-ok if they use it? Does that differentiation, "us" using the word = bad, "them" using the word = a-ok, not just mean that instead of aiming for equality, instead we produce an atmosphere of inequality, i.e. the exact thing that we tried to get rid of in the first place?Greetings,ChrisEdit: About names, it should also be noted that (and i'm speaking for german names only, although i think the same applies to other countries) quite often surnames do indeed have a meaning, and are not just some nice sounding words. In Germany, names like "Müller", "Bauer", "Schmid", etc. directly relate to the work that someone did many, many centuries ago. For example, "Schmid" comes from "Schmied", a smith/blacksmith. Having that name means that at some point in the early history of that family, someone was just that: a smith/blacksmith.So, we _do_ assign certain meanings to certain names. Therefore, hearing a name that has a rather unusal meaning to our ears (Ding Dong = the sound that a dorbell makes) does, by the very nature of things, invoke a "that's a funny name!" reaction.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 10:30:56 am
content: Quote from: VK3DRB on February 21, 2015, 06:47:08 amSaying that ISIS are not Muslim is like saying that the Inquisition was not Christian. Of course they are.You are implicitly assuming that all people from the same religion have identical believes, but every large religion has several different interpretations.Anyway, that Ding Dong label is funny. I would keep ordering from him just for that reason.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 10:40:38 am
content: Quote from: mamalala on February 21, 2015, 10:18:29 amAnd in Mr Ding Dong's case, one of his ancestors was a bellboy.

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 11:59:07 am
content: Quote from: rolycat on February 20, 2015, 11:01:36 pmQuote from: rolycat on February 21, 2015, 02:10:58 amDon't go around calling other country's citizens "stunningly uninformed", and there will be no attitude for you to take exception to. I was going to just let it go, but I get a little sick and tired of the America bashing. It's one thing to poke a bit of lighthearted fun at each other, and I do plenty of poking fun at the US myself, but if you're going to take a serious swing at us and pick a fight, expect a fight, I guess.

author: timb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 01:00:54 pm
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on February 21, 2015, 12:15:08 pmYes. But thinking "Ding Dong" is funny (because it's polite slang for a penis and/or the sound a doorbell makes [E.g. Ding Dong; Avon calling!]) is so much farther away from calling someone a "chink" that it's basically a non-issue. The same goes for Wan Hung Low.Words having a different phonetic meaning in another language *does not* equal raisins.Only someone so extremely out of touch with reality would think so.Sent from my Smartphone

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 01:06:42 pm
content: Quote from: timb on February 21, 2015, 01:00:54 pmThat "phoenetic" explanation, is that not another way saying a play on words?A play on words can be used as an attack or slur etc.I do find myself wondering how many here are white, and would be so happy to explain their views on what is and what isn't racist in Moss Side?

author: timb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 01:15:07 pm
content: No, it's not a play on words.Though if it were, it's still irrelevant in this case. If George Fudge started a shipping drop-off service and named it "Fudge Packing Corp." I'd laugh at that too! It doesn't mean I'm prejudice against gays. It's simply a series of words that has a unintended second meaning, which is often times humorous!Someone with the last name of DuMasse makes me giggle too, because it sounds like Dumb Ass; it doesn't mean I think *they're* a dumb ass.Sent from my Smartphone

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 01:21:06 pm
content: Yep , that fudge packing thing is horrible homophobia.Again, I invite you (not possible from USA, but in principle) to the gay village and proclaim your views there.Let the people who are in receipt of these slurs decide.

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 01:44:29 pm
content: Quote from: Yago on February 21, 2015, 01:21:06 pmYou still shove your gays in ghettos? Disgusting, here we let the fairies roam free.The above comment would make an awful lot of homosexual men at least smirk, many would make similar jokes themselves, and many wouldn't like it but would get that it's not a homophobic joke but a joke at homophobes expense. Would the hypersensitive few get to dictate that it should offend all, or should they be expected to grow up?Funny thing is in my personal experience those who whine the most about such things are generally the most prejudice people out there, and a lot of the offence comes from their own bigoted view that everyone from a certain group is a bigot.

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 01:48:42 pm
content: Quote from: Mechanical Menace on February 21, 2015, 01:44:29 pmHave google, gay village Manchester, I didn't invent the term, and that is the name that the gay culture refers to it by.Then you can retract your assumptions made against me.For a Brit you are unaware of your own nation!

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 01:51:09 pm
content: Quote from: Mechanical Menace on February 21, 2015, 01:44:29 pmActually, who are you to "let" and "roam free"?You are UK, want to come to Moss Side or the Village with me?

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 01:53:17 pm
content: The most homophobic are likely those who will be caught in photos in a compromising position with those who they profess to hate. A few US senators are rather prominent instances.That is their problem, not mine. Having been called many names when I was younger i learned to either ignore them, as response leads to reinforcement of the same.

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 01:53:34 pm
content: Quote from: Yago on February 21, 2015, 01:48:42 pmI didn't say you did, I know they call it that themselves, I made no assumptions about you, I didn't even aim that at you just used your comment to make a point about the general conversation.QuoteI really didn't expect you to prove my point... Didn't think it would need to be explained that that is part of the joke. Where in the UK are you from and are you all over-sensitive barers of massive persecution complexes?QuoteYeah, because I somehow managed to avoid the pile of shite Queer as Folk when it was taking over the public conciousness.

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 02:00:32 pm
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on February 21, 2015, 01:58:49 pmOnly of you're an octogenarian. To everyone else it's just a euphemism for anal sex.

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 02:01:07 pm
content: Quote from: Mechanical Menace on February 21, 2015, 01:53:34 pmI'm in Manchester.Take up my offer, come and explain your views to the recipients.

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 02:02:08 pm
content: Quote from: Mechanical Menace on February 21, 2015, 02:00:32 pmYou can explain that too, I'll bring a camera and post here the video.

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 02:04:36 pm
content: Quote from: Yago on February 21, 2015, 02:01:07 pmLanky eh? That explains everything.Funny how you think there's only Manchester that has gay people...Quote from: Yago on February 21, 2015, 02:02:08 pmOr you could come up north, but you can leave the camera. I refuse to have any images of myself online.

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 02:09:10 pm
content: Quote from: Mechanical Menace on February 21, 2015, 02:04:36 pmI never said anything of the sort, you do come out with some random things.WTH hell is lanky about... oh hang on more random words.So, are you in Manchester for a night out?

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 02:10:17 pm
content: Sweet lord this is tedious.

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 02:11:24 pm
content: Quote from: Yago on February 21, 2015, 02:09:10 pmYou made out the only way I could get views from gay people on that was to visit Manchester. I can assure you I don't have to go that far.QuoteLanky is slang for a denizen of Lancashire, and you said to me:QuoteQuote from: c4757p on February 21, 2015, 02:10:17 pmI know, sorry.

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 02:17:49 pm
content: Quote from: Mechanical Menace on February 21, 2015, 02:11:24 pmThe village is recognised as the gay capital of UK.You said that the knew because you say something on TV once.We can carry on endless here, or...Let us go and speak to the people who you feel free to decide on their treatment."Lanky", actually I am reliably informed I am a true barbarian!You can raise the point of me being a PC "carebear".

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 02:22:51 pm
content: Ooh, you have a gay capital? With its own gay government, and a gay queen, and.... oopsThis is harder than it seems.

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 02:30:25 pm
content: Quote from: c4757p on February 21, 2015, 02:22:51 pmSee, that's funny.No doubtI will be berated for others not seeing the line.No matter, I am going to leave this thread.Leave the straight white folk to decide what is acceptable treatment for others.No doubt I seem like a nutter to many here, but I do care about humanity, and if that makes me a CareBear, then hugs and kisses.Bye bye

author: Jay_Diddy_B
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 02:42:14 pm
content: Hi,You have got to wonder what urban planners were thinkingwhen they created this address:Jay_Diddy_B

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 02:57:28 pm
content: The urban planners were probably honouring a local dignitary. Hiscock is a fairly common surname in the UK - and in America. There has been at least one US Senator named Hiscock.Placenames often cause problems with overzealous obscenity filtering software - back in 1996 AOL prevented residents of Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire from creating accounts. The general issue has become known as the "Scunthorpe problem" - it has its own Wikipedia entry.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 03:51:46 pm
content: Quote from: XOIIO on February 20, 2015, 10:42:10 amI don't think those jokes would make any sense to them. Unless they somehow knew a lot about late 19th early 20th century American minstrel themed entertainment.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 04:07:39 pm
content: Here's one from work. We have an engineer in another department who is a South African immigrant of English descent. A coworker of mine who is black met him for the first time recently and asked where he was from and he told him South Africa. Later that day I said to my coworker "I bet you didn't know he was he was African American, did you?". And we had a laugh.

author: dannyf
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 04:51:48 pm
content: QuoteI'm black and I eat lots of watermelons.The rest is up to you.

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 05:10:45 pm
content: Quote from: Jay_Diddy_B on February 21, 2015, 02:42:14 pmMy wife knows a woman whose parents decided for whatever reason to name her Lovely. Not a bad name until she married someone with the last name of Butts. No joke here. She also knows someone who's name is Richard Glasscock. Add the nickname for Richard and it does make for a laugh.Freedom of speech is a slippery slope. I hear/see/read many things that I disagree with. Some I am even offended by. I will, however, fight on the side for free speech, whether I agree with it or not. That said, I truly believe we should self censure. Just because we can say/do something in the name of free speech, doesn't mean that we should. Like my tag line says, it is not our beliefs that define us but our behavior. I am not perfect by any stretch, I've used the Wun Hung Lo term for the crappy Chinese stuff myself. Not as a pejorative against the Chinese people, just against the crappy products. I've even done it for products made here in the good ole USA. I think, given the nature of this blog, that most of us are fairly intelligent and probably have at least 1 higher education degree or more. I also think, even for the non native English speakers here, that we all have enough of a command of vocabulary that we can make our points known with minimal offence. What started off as a pic of something the OP thought was amusing has gone a bit off the deep end, with some reading into the OP more than what the OP was intending. The moderators might want to think about locking this thread. After all, this is an electronics thread, not a political/political correctness, racist/anti-racist, ethnic, free speech thread. This thread definitely did not take a left turn at Albuquerque.

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 05:20:16 pm
content: Quote from: dannyf on February 21, 2015, 04:51:48 pmI'm a white Italian, and hate watermelon. Cucumbers too. I like pickles, though. Maybe there's some Italian stereotype in there somewhere that's slipped under the radar.LOL

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 05:41:21 pm
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on February 21, 2015, 05:37:36 pmThe two should marry and hyphenate.

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 06:03:55 pm
content: Quote from: John Coloccia on February 21, 2015, 05:20:16 pmWhite Italian/Sicilian here. To add to it, from NJ. Put the 2 together, and I get asked if I am in the Mafia. Also, the,"So you are from New Joisy?" No, Jersey, the New Yorkers say Joisy. The look on their faces when I say that is priceless. Love watermelon and cucumbers. Love pickles but only the B' Tampte kosher brand. No one else likes them so the whole jar is mineActually, I like all kinds of food, the weirder the better. SWMBO says I'm a 2 year old when it comes to food, anything goes in the mouth.Mojo, I agree on the awareness. However, when brought to my attention, I have no issue or hesitation in making an apology if I say something inappropriate. We also know who are happy to continue the pollution. We shouldn't feed the trolls, they will go elsewhere to find food.

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 06:11:21 pm
content: Quote from: GreyWoolfe on February 21, 2015, 06:03:55 pmI grew up in New York. I didn't know you lived in Atlantic City.

author: abaxas
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 07:59:26 pm
content: Not sure I've ever properly recovered from sending a parcel to 'Richard Fiddler'.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 08:26:00 pm
content: Quote from: Stonent on February 21, 2015, 03:51:46 pmHad to look up the wiki reference......... And yes I live in Africa. You do know it is a continent, with a good number of various countries with vastly different beliefs in it.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 08:49:52 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on February 21, 2015, 08:26:00 pmAnd a bunch of aliens as we saw in that documentary, District 9.BTW, weren't' you suppose to move to some eastern european country?Going back the topic, I love watermelons. For me it's the taste of summer. We had once a dog that adored watermelons. He would eat the red and white parts, leaving only a thin green skin.

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 21, 2015, 09:07:10 pm
content: Quote from: John Coloccia on February 21, 2015, 06:11:21 pmInterestingly enough, when married to the first wife, we lived in Lodi, NJ, which has or had in the early 80's, a very strong Mafia presence. Now in central FL surrounded by old crabby New Yorkers and New Jerseyites.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 04:06:49 am
content: Quote from: dannyf on February 21, 2015, 04:51:48 pmYou will have hard time in the US. Around here conservative and libertarians blacks are called names by white liberals and by their own community as if they are not entitled for their own independent opinion. That's pure racism.Here are a few pointers:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/01/bennie-thompson-clarence-thomas_n_5246572.htmlhttp://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/04/nation/la-na-cain-race-20111105http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=liberal+plantation

author: timb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 05:58:19 am
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on February 21, 2015, 01:58:49 pmOkay, well I'll let my gay buddies know they're not allowed to make "fudge packing" jokes as they're oppressing themselves.You should write a letter to RuPaul and ask him not to make anymore jokes about it either. Better hurry, new season of Drag Race starts soon!Actually, I've got a way to end this fairly. Whichever one of us has had the most boyfriends wins. If you've had < 1 you automatically lose. Go!Sent from my Tablet

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 07:41:11 am
content: Quote from: zapta on February 22, 2015, 04:06:49 amThe US has liberals? Why not link to them instead of DemocratsTBH that sort of "you don't agree with me then you're a traitor to your kind" thing is typical by anyone of any political belief. How often does Fox News bring out token black conservatives to go on about how bad black people are?And of course the worse thing you can be in any political environment is a centrist/realist/pragmatist.

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 08:38:16 am
content: Quote from: zapta on February 21, 2015, 10:30:56 amOf course they arenot. Don't really want to get into a religions argument here, but the Inquistion wasnotChristian. Go read the gospels and you tell me those Roman Catholics butchering the Cathars were followers of Christ, or the Pope authorising his henchmen in government of Rome to boil some young Italian in oil because he translated the Bible into something other than Latin was Christ like. Same with the Catholic and Protestant thugs of Ireland who slaughtered each other in the 1970's - followers of Christ? I doubt it. A Christian by definition is a believer and follower of Christ and his teachings, not some evil bastard ordering people to follow their own beliefs or be put to death. The ISIS people are barbarians first and foremost, despite their interpretation of Koran verse 8:12. Do they follow Islam? You might want to do some research.The point is anyone can call themselves anything they want. The reality of the matter can be quite different. Anyone can call themselves this or that in order to further their cause, even though they are not really what they profess to be. Unfortunately the media and the evil deeds of a few give many more innocent and good people a bad name, eg: Roman Catholic paedophile priests and their protectors, or the CIA involved in kidnapping, rendition and torture.

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 08:53:39 am
content: Quote from: VK3DRB on February 22, 2015, 08:38:16 amNo true Scotsman and cherry picking the nice bits of the bible...

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 10:11:05 am
content: Quote from: timb on February 22, 2015, 05:58:19 amWell said my friend.In Australia, everyone puts shit on each other and no one gives a toss except for the precious and overly sensitive types. Harden up people.

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 11:20:05 am
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on February 22, 2015, 11:03:38 am"Tosser" or "toss-pot" are old names for drunkards, dating back to the time when beer was served in ceramic pots. "I don't give a toss" means you care less than the price of a drink.

author: GK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 12:13:17 pm
content: Quote from: VK3DRB on February 22, 2015, 08:38:16 amHuh? The Jesus of the gospels as they are actually written was certainly not short of hatred and contempt for those that didn't think much of his preachings (a moral shortcoming not exactly uncommon amongst self-declared messiahs, before and since). As a consequence of his hatred Jesus was all for the destruction/slaughter of the people of Jerusalem. Just a brief snippet from your revered gospels:QuoteThough, admittedly, the above really is quite tame compared to the endless condemnations attributable by biblical verse to his old man. Of course the modern "It's all about peace and love" apologist for Christianity makes sure to carefully read around these unsavory verses to create their very own conception of Christ beyond the original fiction.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 12:19:41 pm
content: Quote from: VK3DRB on February 22, 2015, 08:38:16 amMe too. People can believe whatever they want as long as they are not after my head, freedom or money.

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 12:43:32 pm
content: Quote from: zapta on February 22, 2015, 12:19:41 pmPeople can believe whatever they want as long as they are not after my oscilloscope leads.

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 06:57:30 pm
content: Quote from: timb on February 22, 2015, 05:58:19 amThe same as white people shouldn't use the "N" word.So a person has to out themselves here just to shut you up (there are gay women too you know)?Why would anyone put themselves in that position here?Yes, I know I said I was done here, but Mr "brought up in the most tolerant organisation in the world", won't stop the crap.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 07:53:57 pm
content: Quote from: Yago on February 22, 2015, 06:57:30 pmI said I was done, but he still didn't stop disagreeing with me!!

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 09:02:19 pm
content: Quote from: c4757p on February 22, 2015, 07:53:57 pmThat cartoon should be a permanent banner on every eevblog forums page.

author: timb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 09:06:09 pm
content: Quote from: Yago on February 22, 2015, 06:57:30 pmWow, you sure do miss the obvious, don't you?And yes, I've heard of these mysterious "gay women". They're called lesbians.Did you know there are also women who used to be men and men who used to be women, too?! Then, there are men who perform as women and women who perform as men! Scandalous, I know.Then, there are the sick and twisted bunch among us who have their cake (packed with fudge, of course) and eat it too by dating *both* men and women! They're commonly called bisexuals, but I dislike this term as it's been way overused by 15 year old drama seekers trying to shock their WASPy parents.Finally, there's a group who dress up in fur suits and fuck each other. They have animal "fursonas" and are an absolute intolerable bunch. These are the ones we should really be pouring our hatred at. They want to be animals? Let's hunt them then. Fucking furries...Sent from my Smartphone

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 09:22:31 pm
content: Quote from: c4757p on February 22, 2015, 07:53:57 pmSo true!From that same link I likeTHIS ONE. Esp the 666 timer

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2015, 12:02:48 am
content: It's inspiring to see the deep thoughts that the name Ding Dong evokes here. This is why the eevblog is the simply the best!

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 23, 2015, 05:57:23 am
content: Quote from: zapta on February 23, 2015, 12:02:48 amAlmost the same... I just love British humour.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2015, 06:31:03 am
content: Quote from: Halon on February 23, 2015, 05:57:23 amAny relation to Come For With Me? The characters look familiar.

author: Moshly
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2015, 07:35:42 am
content: Well, after reading this thread, I recon (NSFW) ->And then people should learn more about Australians (from an Indian perspective) here (NSFW) ->Like the Simpsons, Its funny because it's true

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 23, 2015, 09:48:17 am
content: Quote from: Moshly on February 23, 2015, 07:35:42 amHahah! Amazing!!

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2015, 10:36:48 am
content: Quote from: c4757p on February 22, 2015, 07:53:57 pmYes, you got me guilty as charged!It is funny indeed

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2015, 07:30:14 am
content: Saw this today.... Couldn't help but post it in this thread.

author: GK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2015, 11:05:05 am
content: I have yet to see a Jackie Chan movie that wasn't terrible.

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2015, 04:21:28 pm
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on March 02, 2015, 03:24:52 pmOnly if you like that sort of thing. Not everybody finds clowns entertaining.

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2015, 07:12:38 pm
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on March 02, 2015, 06:51:21 pmYup.QuoteWhat do clowns do? Acrobatics and pretend fighting. But I'l admit I just don't like Jackie Chan, I haven't seen a single thing with him in where I don't feel as if he's trying and failing at being funny.QuoteI personally don't think lower quality production means less fake in a movie, and neither do I count failing at doing stunts properly as impressive. Fighting in newer movies is depicted much more realistically (if still in the realms of fantasy) than Jackie's style and the point of stunts is to do something that looks dangerous safely.But this is all down to opinion, I prefer Donald Yun-fat. That man can actually act and isn't just a "dancer turned action star without bothering to learn how to act."

author: GK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2015, 08:31:21 am
content: Yes, if you've seen ten minutes of Jackie Chan you've seen all twenty thousand hours of Jackie Chan.

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2015, 08:35:13 am
content: Quote from: GK on March 03, 2015, 08:31:21 amNah, I will say that about Benny Hill, Jackie Chan takes at least 12 minutes

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2015, 10:15:03 am
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on March 03, 2015, 09:00:36 amChoice of fighting styles depending on setting is, and there's plenty of movies that haven't fallen into the "have everybody jumping around like morons" or "every move has got to look stylistically perfect" mould. In every other way they are no more or less realistic. Even the superhero movies now have more realistic fighting than any Rush Hour has managed.

author: GK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2015, 11:17:05 am
content: Quote from: Mechanical Menace on March 03, 2015, 10:15:03 amThis discussion is becoming daft.I think Chuck Norris could whip Jackie Chan's ass.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2015, 03:25:14 pm
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on March 02, 2015, 10:44:16 amhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2015, 03:50:10 pm
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on March 03, 2015, 02:43:26 pmFor every classic from the back end of Hong Kong cinema being unique you bring up there are 100 films that were shittier than anything that would get made by a production company nowadays. Just go through Golden Harvest's back catalogue and see how many flops they had compared to successes, and that was in days before reviews got around so easy and people were more willing to waste money on a bad movie at the cinema.QuoteDepends on the style of movie and who's making it. Less films use a style of martial art that was meant purely for show any more, they seem to just bastardise real styles to make them more showy lol. Jackie's style was invented purely as entertainment, it's practitioners like Jackie are mainly dancers for Peking operas and to me that's more obviously fake than say someone adding extra flair to some historical or modern composite martial art. I can admire it as dancing but can't take it as seriously as I can Wolverine :/QuoteAgree that gets overused, but it's not in everything.QuoteDebatable, I'd say it relied on lower tech effects, choice camera angles etc.QuoteAgree again that gets overused, but it's not every film by any means.Honestly while the 80s had some great things to offer most of it was shite and we have better average quality nowadays, especially in movies and TV.

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2015, 06:27:11 pm
content: If we are going to be breaking out the Latin then maybe it is time to agree thatde gustibus non est disputandum, at least for personal movie preference.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 04, 2015, 06:20:13 am
content: To be grammatically correct, the use of the Latin term ad hominem doesn't actually include a hyphen, even when used as a phrasal adjective. Additionally, it should be written as "anad hominem..." since ad hominem begins with a vowel.You're welcome.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 04, 2015, 06:01:54 pm
content: Aim high.

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2015, 12:26:05 pm
content: Wow. And there goes one more new forum user (the OP's first and last posts were on Feb 20th)...

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 07, 2015, 08:29:03 am
content: Haha what are the odds I got a similar package too.Maybe it's next door to the Hung Wong Lo factory.Have to admit though, lot's of nice stuff from China on ebay.... the same items from the US ask ridiculous amounts of money for shipping when items from China are often free shipping.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 07, 2015, 02:07:09 pm
content: Quote from: rsjsouza on March 06, 2015, 12:26:05 pmThat was Mr Ding Dong himself, trying to get attention to his business.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 08, 2015, 12:50:25 am
content: Mojo, we get it, you're offended or at the very least not a fan of this thread. But the majority of us don't care and appreciate a giggle and a bit of harmless banter. You've made your views clear in this thread and others. Perhaps it's time for you to think:"Can I add to this discussion in a meaningful way?"If the answer is no, don't click post. You and a few others have already made a rather negative impression on this forum, so please, just consider what you're posting so the rest of us don't have to scroll through pages of petty back-and-forth crap to get to the good stuff.Also, Happy Mardi Gras! :-D

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2015, 04:33:20 pm
content: China has a list of approved first names ans approved last names. If it is not on the list you cannot be registered as Chinese, so you will get only certain names. The Western version however is going to be a choice, either a homophone ( now banned as it is a pun) or any chosen name. That it is written Ding Dong is likely only a coincidence to the original sound of the Chinese name itself.You get the same here in Southern Africa, where the name you are called often has very little resemblance to the name written on the birth certificate. If you think Dave has problems with European names think how he would do trying to pronounce some proper Indian, Pakistani or Gujarati names. Even I have problems, and I live here.

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2015, 05:00:02 pm
content: Quote from: gildasd on March 09, 2015, 04:55:30 pmStirling are external combustion engines...Quote

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2015, 05:12:25 pm
content: I knew a guy with the surname Mackenzie. He could not speak more than 5 words of English, and was not Scottish.

author: blackbird
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 17, 2015, 03:10:33 pm
content: They have also found their way to my mailbox...

author: MadTux
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 18, 2015, 01:26:03 pm
content: Seems like Mr.Ding Dong friends had a plane crash recently

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 18, 2015, 01:41:38 pm
content: Quote from: MadTux on March 18, 2015, 01:26:03 pmThey got these names from the government.http://www.christianpost.com/news/ntsb-intern-blamed-for-prank-names-of-flight-214-pilots-broadcast-by-ktvu-100025/

author: MadTux
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 18, 2015, 01:48:47 pm
content: Quote from: zapta on March 18, 2015, 01:41:38 pmThis only shows how dumb some journalists are. They need to think critically and ask questions about unclear things and don't believe every bullshit they hear. After the second funny name they could have called NTSB and ask another guy if the names are correct or don't even publish the names at all.

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 18, 2015, 02:11:56 pm
content: You also have to take into account that they pick funny names as a joke:

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 18, 2015, 02:21:36 pm
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on March 18, 2015, 09:36:03 amI'm pretty certain somewhere in the world, to some people who don't speak English Jason Lee, sounds hilarious. And you know something? I don't care. And I doubt Mr Ding does either.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 18, 2015, 02:55:29 pm
content: Quote from: MadTux on March 18, 2015, 01:48:47 pmHere is the British version