seems like a cute story that is untrue or exaggerrated
The writer actually believes what he wrote
This is a parody
Banana
A friend forwarded this to me asking the same question.
As most of you know, one of my son's serves in the military. He is
still Stateside, here in California. He called me yesterday to let
me know how warm and welcoming people were to him, and his troops,
everywhere he goes. Telling me how people shake their hands, and
thank them for being willing to serve, and fight, for not only our
own freedoms but so that others may have them also.
But he also told me about an incident in the grocery store he stopped
at yesterday, on his way home from the base. He said that several
people in front of him stood a woman dressed in a burkha. He said
when she got to the cashier she loudly remarked about the U.S. flag
lapel pin she (the cashier) wore on her uniform. The cashier reached
up and touched the pin, and said yes, I always wear it. The woman in
the burkha then asked the cashier when she was going to stop bombing
her countrymen.. explaining that she is Iraqi. A gentleman standing
behind my son stepped forward, putting his arm around my son's
shoulders, and nodding towards my son, said in a calm and gentle voice
to the Iraqi woman: "Lady, hundreds of thousands of men and women like
this young man have fought and died so that you could stand here, in MY
country and accuse a check-out cashier of bombing your countrymen. It
is my belief that had you been this outspoken in YOUR OWN country we wouldn't need to be there today. But, hey? if you have now learned how to speak out so loudly and clearly I'll gladly pay your way back to Iraq so you can straighten out the mess you are obviously here to avoid."
Everyone in line, and within hearing distance, cheered the older gentleman, coming forward as they reached for their wallets.. the woman in the burkha left the store in silence.
It warmed my heart to know that we, as Americans, are speaking out, calmly and succinctly (finally) to those that enjoy the freedoms here in the U.S. but complain and berate the very government (and the people) that protect those freedoms.
"You're the biggest user of hindsight that I've ever known. Your favorite team, in any sport, is the one that just won. If you were a woman, you'd likely be a slut." - Slowwhand, to Imran
Eschewing silly games since December 4, 2005
seems like a cute story that is untrue or exaggerrated
Cute? If it were a parody it would be very cute. But I'm not sure it is.
"You're the biggest user of hindsight that I've ever known. Your favorite team, in any sport, is the one that just won. If you were a woman, you'd likely be a slut." - Slowwhand, to Imran
Eschewing silly games since December 4, 2005
it doesn't sound like something that would happen in real life. likely the author had a point to make, and thought that this story would make the point.
-connorkimbro
"We're losing the war on AIDS. And drugs. And poverty. And terror. But we sure took it to those Nazis. Man, those were the days."
-theonion.com
how is this heartwarming?
first off the woman wouldnt be able to speak out in her country. second i hardly think he would pay. thirdly theres no way this happened in california as we are all stark raving hippies.
"I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburger
do you have a problem with the story jag?
Blatant displays of patriotism are bad mkay?
well then we shouldn't be singing the national anthem at sporting events. we could get to the football action sooner too. I hate waiting all day for a football game to start.
i hate waiting all year for football season to start. i demand 32 game seasons.
"I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburger
I rearranged my days off just to watch football this year. I went 3 years listening to it on the radio. No more of that.
JW, Is it "Expel arabs from USA" propoganda?
money sqrt evil;
My literacy level are appalling.
It's clearly a paradoy. Sarcastic and ironic. -> You are in a free country were people have the right to talk freely about what's on their mind. So shut the **** up and never dear to open your mouth again unless you want to say how much you love us and that want to kiss our butt.It warmed my heart to know that we, as Americans, are speaking out, calmly and succinctly (finally) to those that enjoy the freedoms here in the U.S. but complain and berate the very government (and the people) that protect those freedoms.
Lesson understood. It is strictly forbidden to criticise the Goverment. That's a crime.the woman in the burkha left the store in silence.
That woman should get out of her afghan burkha and pose naked on the cover of magazine to show us how much sorry she felt to have hurt our feelings !!!!!!!
Last edited by yago; May 4, 2003 at 08:04.
This is hate mail.
Any views I may express here are personal and certainly do not in any way reflect the views of my employer. Tis the rising of the moon..
Look, I just don't anymore, okay?
My greatest wish is to be half the poster MikeH is.
If a true-ish story the point I doubt the most is the women in the burkha saying anything at all.
Capitalisation - The difference between helping your uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse
Grammar - The difference between knowing your $hit, and knowing you're $hit.
Spelling - The difference between being literate, and being Dinner.
Personally I agree with the point of the story.
Learn to overcome the crass demands of flesh and bone, for they warp the matrix through which we perceive the world. Extend your awareness outward, beyond the self of body, to embrace the self of group and the self of humanity. The goals of the group and the greater race are transcendant, and to embrace them is to acheive enlightenment.
She took offense (at a flag pin) and spoke her mind, others took offense (at what she said) and spoke their mind.
I don't see a problem.
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
he, he. Make holydays in the UK, meet some people, start to talk about politics. May be an annoying expirience meeting people free to talk.She took offense (at a flag pin) and spoke her mind, others took offense (at what she said) and spoke their mind.
Oh, it can be very annoying.
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
"Lady, hundreds of thousands of men and women like this young man have fought and died so that you could stand here."
What does this have anything to do with bombing innocent civilians in Iraq? Doesn't this old man know anything about logical fallacies?
(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."
What does a flag pin have to do with 'bombing innocent civilians in Iraq'?
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
I think connorkimbro hits the nail.
The story flows too nicely, and goes too well to the point for being real. It may have been inspired by a true story though.
"I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
"I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
"I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis
Very true, all the actions/points in the story are non sequitur.Originally posted by The Mad Monk
What does a flag pin have to do with 'bombing innocent civilians in Iraq'?
Capitalisation - The difference between helping your uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse
Grammar - The difference between knowing your $hit, and knowing you're $hit.
Spelling - The difference between being literate, and being Dinner.
bullshit, this isn't based on a true story.. an Iraqi women in an Afghan Burkha? hah dude don't make me laugh.. Iraqi women don't wear Burkhas as far as I know..
"An archaeologist is the best husband a women can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." - Agatha Christie
"Non mortem timemus, sed cogitationem mortis." - Seneca
Traj :
It is possible an Arabic woman has held an antiamerican speech at a store, and a guy in the queue answered with a pro-american speech that has pleased the others.
From this likely story, the author could have made up nearly everything in order to bring his point.
"I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
"I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
"I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis
Trajan: it may have been a veil.
If it's a made-up story, it's a pretty lame made-up story. For one thing, considering our conditioning for "Woman in burkha -> brave oppressed survivor", the woman doesn't make as good an opponent for our brave patriot as, for instance, an turban-headed, bearded Muslim male of the age 20-34 would. Also, as other posters have said, the story's full of non-sequiturs - flag lapel pin means the cashier is bombing Iraq? Wha? Hundreds of thousands dying for freedom means an Iraqi woman can't have an opinion about her countrymen being bombed? Come again here? And am I the only one here who is kind of creeped about the gentleman who just happens to go around putting his hands around muscular fresh men of the age 20-34?
Incidentally, what says the Iraqi woman didn't speak out while she was in Iraq? I mean, it's entirely possible that's exactly why she had to leave.
And I don't think it's a parody. If it is, it's a pretty crap parody. It's not that offensive, either - it's just stupid.
"Spirit merges with matter to sanctify the universe. Matter transcends to return to spirit. The interchangeability of matter and spirit means the starlit magic of the outermost life of our universe becomes the soul-light magic of the innermost life of our self." - Dennis Kucinich, candidate for the U. S. presidency
"That’s the future of the Democratic Party: providing Republicans with a number of cute (but not that bright) comfort women." - Adam Yoshida, Canada's gift to the world
don't you guys understand?
freedom of speech is only allowed if you have a liberal or anti-war viewpoint.
Those people were out of line opening their mouths like that.
Minorities should be protected from criticism at all times.
Gee, a heart-warming story about how people try and shut people they disagree with up. No one every debates anymore. No one every says, I disagree with you, but I'll defend your right to say it. No, it's our way or the highway.
The right has become more and more intollerant over the last two decades. You people are begining to scare me.
Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...
Oh, and women from Iraq don't wear burkas.
Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...
wtf is a burka?
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