smutt butt Posted January 29, 2006 Posted January 29, 2006 i want this taught in every school and if you don't live by it then leave. i don't know if it was andy rooney or not. >> Andy Rooney said on "60 Minutes" a few weeks back: >> >> I don't think being a minority makes you a victim of >> anything except numbers. The only things I can think >> of that are truly discriminatory are things like the >> United Negro College Fund, Jet Magazine, Black >> Entertainment Television, and Miss Bl! ack America. >> Try to have things like the United Caucasian College >> Fund, Cloud Mag! azine, White Entertainment >> Television, or Miss White America; and see what >> happens...Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your >> door. >> >> Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes >> you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball >> bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from >> driving to the ball game. >> >> I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a >> reason, that is why there are no girls allowed. >> Girls belong in the Girl Scouts! ARE YOU LISTENING >> MARTHA BURKE? >> >> I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it >> is not a phobia, it is an opinion. >> >> I have the right "NOT" to be tolerant of others >> because they are different, weird, or tick me off. >> >> When 70% of the people who get arrested are black, >> in cities where 70% of the population is black, that >> is not racial profiling, it is the Law of >> Probability. >> >> I believe that if you are selling me a milkshake, a >> pack of cigarettes, a newspaper or a hotel room, you >> must do it in English! As a matter of fact, if you >> want to be an American citizen, you should have to >> speak English! >> >> My father and grandfather didn't die in vain so you >> can leave the countries you were born in to com! e >> over and disrespect ours. >> >> I think the police should have every right to shoot >> your sorry ass if you threaten them after they tell >> you to stop. If you can't understand the word >> "freeze" or "stop" in English, see the above lines. >> >> I don't think just because you were not born in this >> country, you are qualified for any special loan >> programs, government sponsored bank loans or tax >> breaks, etc., so you can open a hotel, coffee shop, >> trinket store, or any other business. >> >> We did not go to the aid of certain foreign >> countries and risk our lives in wars to defend their >> freedoms, so that decades later they could come over >> here and tell us our constitution is a living >> document; and open to their interpretations. >> >> I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor. >> >> I know pro wrestling is fake, but so are movies and >> television. That doesn't stop you from watching >> them. >> >> I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every >> penny he made and continue to make more. If it ticks >> you off, go and invent the next operating system >> that's better, and put your name on the building. >> >> It doesn't take a whole village to raise a child >> right, but it does take a pa! rent to stand up to >> the kid; and smack their little behinds when >> necessary, and say "NO!" >> >> I think tattoos and piercing are fine if you want >> them, but please don't pretend they are a political >> statement. And, please, stay home until that new lip >> ring heals. I don't want to look at your ugly >> infected mouth as you serve me French fries! >> >> I am sick of "Political Correctness." I know a lot >> of black people, and not a single one of them was >> born in Africa; so how can they be >> "African-Americans"? Besides, Africa is a continent. >> I don't go around saying I am a European-American >> because my great, great, great, great, great, great >> grandfather was from Europe. I am proud to be from >> America and nowhere else >> >> And if you don't like my point of view, tough...&nb >> sp; DON'T PASS IT ON, >> >> But I'm sure the majority of you will since you've >> been thinking most of these things anyway Quote "This place may be bombed and we will be killed. We love death. The US loves life. That is the big difference between us." Osama Bin Laden. nov. 2001
RoyalOrleans Posted February 4, 2006 Posted February 4, 2006 Better words to live by... "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." Theodore Roosevelt Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
eisanbt Posted February 4, 2006 Posted February 4, 2006 "....when something's bothering you, and you're too damn stupid to know what to do, just keep your fool mouth shut. At least that way you won't make things worse" -Homer Simpson Quote http://www.boohbah.com/zone.html "It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards" -Lewis Carroll
angie Posted February 5, 2006 Posted February 5, 2006 No not Andy Rooney. I swear we went through this song and dance once before.(good points nonetheless) http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/rooney4.asp Claim: Commentator Andy Rooney explains his political views. Status: False. Examples: [Collected on the Internet, 2003] Quote http://www.darwinawards.com/ http://www.snopes.com http://www.breakthechain.org STOP THE SPAM!! Click Me You Know You Want To
ImWithStupid Posted February 5, 2006 Posted February 5, 2006 No not Andy Rooney. I swear we went through this song and dance once before.(good points nonetheless) http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/rooney4.asp We have been through this before. I just started to ignore 'em. Whoever said it it's good. Quote
angie Posted February 5, 2006 Posted February 5, 2006 We have been through this before. I just started to ignore 'em. Whoever said it it's good. Good, I haven't completely lost it yet. But if this baby doesn't go to sleep soon I think I just might. Quote http://www.darwinawards.com/ http://www.snopes.com http://www.breakthechain.org STOP THE SPAM!! Click Me You Know You Want To
smutt butt Posted February 5, 2006 Author Posted February 5, 2006 I thought andy was a lefty but i haven't watched 60 mins in about 20 yrs. Quote "This place may be bombed and we will be killed. We love death. The US loves life. That is the big difference between us." Osama Bin Laden. nov. 2001
eisanbt Posted February 5, 2006 Posted February 5, 2006 I've seen the other thread.\, yah its the same beginning but it led a different trail. Here it seems to have become and exchange of quotes, or words to live by if you will . Quote http://www.boohbah.com/zone.html "It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards" -Lewis Carroll
RoyalOrleans Posted February 5, 2006 Posted February 5, 2006 Some more words to live by, as quoted by Henry Ford... "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right." Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
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