IncompatibleHumourException. Simon isn't actually trying to offend hillbillies, rednecks, trailer trash or that man stood outside your house drinking Bud out of a can, but instead trying to categorise these units in such a way that he can dismiss them in one fell swoop without having to think too much about the origin of each. I'd say "non-SI units" but then I'm not looking for a soundbite.
When my colleagues say "es un plan chino" (it's a Chinese plan) they mean the plan is ill thought out and aren't really thinking about how bad or good Chinese people may be at planning. Over time it'd probably be better if they stopped using the term, but it's hardly going to actually offend anybody unless they use it constantly whenever a Chinese person makes plans. Similarly, virtually every joke that starts with an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman ends up insulting at least one of those great nations, or the Irish, but nobody really gets offended. On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Robert Casto <[email protected]>wrote: > Good luck getting anyone to see things your way then. > > > On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Simon Ochsenreither < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Hopefully you understand that the word "hillbilly" can be offensive to >>> people? >>> >> >> Yes, that's intentional. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Java Posse" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/9R8JPGLLSc0J. >> >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Robert Casto > www.robertcasto.com > www.sellerstoolbox.com > www.lakotaeastbands.org > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
