Who is retarded?

[cgipson1]

Robin, Sorry.. but backing into a marked space like this is a No-No! And how did you not see the pole? You should have gone left or right... I hate the F'n tanks that people drive here in Denver too (one person, never pull a trailer, never put anything in the bed,14 MPG if they are lucky, dual cab long bed jerkoffs! And most of them can't park those tanks worth a $hit!I get them in my parking garage all the time!)... but this was your fault!

Are you one of those Prius drivers that also does 50 in the left hand (fast) lane? Seems like many do!

I wanted to turn left (right on map). I didnt want to put the rear of my car to the the bigger road on the left.

You cant back out to a mark parking space?? Where do you see that rule. Anyway, all I am trying to say is that the pole is as far sticking out as the gray car on the right.

Yeah I made this post just to vent and to joke around. Those of you who questions my driving ability... F U!

Marked spaces like that are for use by those using the handicapped spaces, Robin (wheelchairs, people using canes, etc...) That is why backing into one is not a good idea, what if you missed seeing some little old lady not much bigger than that pole?

Not dissing your driving... teasing, as it were!

 

[Robin_Usagani]

What if it was snowing charlie? It will be a lone pole standing in the middle

 

[TimothyJinx]

It would be interesting to know how many times the pole has been hit. That would give us more insight into whether Robin is at fault or if the parking lot designer did a poor job. Until then I'm going to have to find in favor of the parking lot pole.

 

[DarkShadow]

What really happen he was doing donuts in the lot while doing panning photography and lost his composure.

 

[The_Traveler]

R-word | Spread the Word to End the Word

This reply is retarded.

So you wouldn't mind if, when some pulled a fast one, I would say they Japped me? (a fairly common and derogatory term a few years ago)
Or when you bargain with someone, do you say "I jewed them down?"
Or when your child doesn't play a sport hard enough, how do you feel when a coach called them a ***got?

The point being is that the injured party has the right to say they are injured or insulted by the way people speak - and you can choose to respect their feelings or not.
If you ignore them on the grounds of convenience or with the specious argument that political correctness offends you, then I think your moral center is retarded.

 

[Benco]

R-word | Spread the Word to End the Word

This reply is retarded.

So you wouldn't mind if, when some pulled a fast one, I would say they Japped me? (a fairly common and derogatory term a few years ago)
Or when you bargain with someone, do you say "I jewed them down?"
Or when your child doesn't play a sport hard enough, how do you feel when a coach called them a ***got?

The point being is that the injured party has the right to say they are injured or insulted by the way people speak - and you can choose to respect their feelings or not.
If you ignore them on the grounds of convenience or with the specious argument that political correctness offends you, then I think your moral center is retarded.

So what's to be done? should a person be expelled from the forum for using such a word?

...black-balled so to speak?

 

[amolitor]

So what's to be done? should a person be excluded from the forum for using such a word?

...or black-balled so to speak?

I don't think Lew is saying that at all. I think Lew is offering a little mild social pushback on the use of a mildly offensive term.

This is how societies work. Behavior which is currently acceptable is approved, behavior which is less so is disapproved of. No need to drag a bunch of rules enforcement into it.

 

[Benco]

^Sigh...never mind.

:roll:

 

[EIngerson]

R-word | Spread the Word to End the Word

This reply is retarded.

So you wouldn't mind if, when some pulled a fast one, I would say they Japped me? (a fairly common and derogatory term a few years ago)
Or when you bargain with someone, do you say "I jewed them down?"
Or when your child doesn't play a sport hard enough, how do you feel when a coach called them a ***got?

The point being is that the injured party has the right to say they are injured or insulted by the way people speak - and you can choose to respect their feelings or not.
If you ignore them on the grounds of convenience or with the specious argument that political correctness offends you, then I think your moral center is retarded.

I would be fine with all of those because they are all said in jest. Oh, and my moral compass shoots accurate through all 360 degrees.

 

[Robin_Usagani]

I put "Me" as an option to be called retarded for hitting a stupid pole.

 

[runnah]

The point being is that the injured party has the right to say they are injured or insulted by the way people speak - and you can choose to respect their feelings or not.
If you ignore them on the grounds of convenience or with the specious argument that political correctness offends you, then I think your moral center is retarded.

What gets my goat is when something is called out by someone not involved in the group. For example can white people really say what is racist to a black person?

Anyways I hate the word retarded as I see parents with DD kids all the time at child care and it is heartbreaking to think of those kids being used as a derogatory term. Unless you are adjusting the timing on an engine, don't use it.

 

[Robin_Usagani]

Any terms will be hurtful. Mentally challenged sounds hurtful too. But come on guys.. This is a for fun forum. Let's get retarded. (black eye pea song). We are talking about me hitting a pole here. I am kinda retarded.

The point being is that the injured party has the right to say they are injured or insulted by the way people speak - and you can choose to respect their feelings or not.
If you ignore them on the grounds of convenience or with the specious argument that political correctness offends you, then I think your moral center is retarded.

What gets my goat is when something is called out by someone not involved in the group. For example can white people really say what is racist to a black person?

Anyways I hate the word retarded as I see parents with DD kids all the time at child care and it is heartbreaking to think of those kids being used as a derogatory term. Unless you are adjusting the timing on an engine, don't use it.

 

[runnah]

Any terms will be hurtful. Mentally challenged sounds hurtful too. But come on guys.. This is a for fun forum. Let's get retarded. (black eye pea song). We are talking about me hitting a pole here. I am kinda retarded.

I just expected more. I am not angry, just disappointed.

 

[EIngerson]

The point being is that the injured party has the right to say they are injured or insulted by the way people speak - and you can choose to respect their feelings or not.
If you ignore them on the grounds of convenience or with the specious argument that political correctness offends you, then I think your moral center is retarded.

What gets my goat is when something is called out by someone not involved in the group. For example can white people really say what is racist to a black person?

Anyways I hate the word retarded as I see parents with DD kids all the time at child care and it is heartbreaking to think of those kids being used as a derogatory term. Unless you are adjusting the timing on an engine, don't use it.

DD kids? Come on man. Retarded is derogatory? but calling them DD kids isn't? DD kids is plain disrespectful. You don't respect them enough to say the whole title?

Sorry Runnah, I like you and respect you, but I'm 100% serious on this one.

 

[runnah]

DD kids? Come on man. Retarded is derogatory? but calling them DD kids isn't? DD kids is plain disrespectful. You don't respect them enough to say the whole title?

Sorry Runnah, I like you and respect you, but I'm 100% serious on this one.

Developmentally Disabled is disrespectful? I abbreviate it because at the time I was on my phone.