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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 06:33 PM
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Really dumb RW email needs reponse
that begs a 'liberal' response. Have at it. I will compile and reply - because that what liberals do... Please make it good... :-)

Mz Pip
:dem:
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Subject: ANTHROBEEROLOGY

For centuries, humans existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunter/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer & would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in winter.

The two most important events in all of history were the invention of the wheel, and the invention of beer. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer. These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups: Liberals and Conservatives.

Once beer was discovered it required grain, and that was the beginning of agriculture Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early human ancestors were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery.

That's how villages were formed.

Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to B-B-Q at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as "the Conservative movement."

Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly B-B-Q's and doing the sewing, fetching and hair dressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement. Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. The rest became known as 'girliemen.' Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided.

Over the years conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.

Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish, but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare.

Another interesting revolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't "fair" to make the pitcher also bat.

Conservatives drink domestic beer. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, Marines, athletes and generally anyone who works productively.

Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living.

Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to "govern" the producers and decide how to redistribute the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when conservatives were coming to America. They crept in later, after the Wild West was tamed, and created a business of trying to get MORE for nothing.

Here ends today's lesson in world history and anthropology: It should be noted that a Liberal may have a momentary urge to respond to the above before simply laughing and deleting it. A Conservative will be so convinced of the absolute truth of this history that it will be forwarded immediately.
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 06:39 PM
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1. I've always rather liked this one, which has been floating in and out of
Edited on Fri Jul-28-06 06:39 PM by ocelot
those Internet tubes for awhile:

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JOE REPUBLICAN

Joe gets up at 6 a.m. and fills his coffeepot with water to prepare his morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards. With his first swallow of water, he takes his daily medication. His medications are safe to take because some stupid commie liberal fought to ensure their safety and that they work as advertised.

All but $10 of his medications are paid for by his employer's medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance - now Joe gets it too.

He prepares his morning breakfast, bacon and eggs. Joe's bacon is safe to eat because some girly-man liberal fought for laws to regulate the meat packing industry.

In the morning shower, Joe reaches for his shampoo. His bottle is properly labeled with each ingredient and its amount in the total contents because some crybaby liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body and how much it contained.

Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some environmentalist wacko liberal fought for the laws to stop industries from polluting our air.

He walks on the government-provided sidewalk to subway station for his government-subsidized ride to work. It saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees because some fancy-pants liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a contributor.

Joe begins his work day. He has a good job with excellent pay, medical benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because some lazy liberal union members fought and died for these working standards. Joe's employer pays these standards because Joe's employer doesn't want his employees to call the union.

If Joe is hurt on the job or becomes unemployed, he'll get a worker compensation or unemployment check because some stupid liberal didn't think he should lose his home because of his temporary misfortune.

It is noontime and Joe needs to make a bank deposit so he can pay some bills. Joe's deposit is federally insured by the FSLIC because some godless liberal wanted to protect Joe's money from unscrupulous bankers who ruined the banking system before the Great Depression.

Joe has to pay his Fannie Mae-underwritten mortgage and his below-market federal student loan because some elitist liberal decided that Joe and the government would be better off if he was educated and earned more money over his lifetime. Joe also forgets that his in addition to his federally subsidized student loans, he attended a state funded university.

Joe is home from work. He plans to visit his father this evening at his farm home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive. His car is among the safest in the world because some America-hating liberal fought for car safety standards to go along with the tax-payer funded roads.

He arrives at his boyhood home. His was the third generation to live in the house financed by Farmers' Home Administration because bankers didn't want to make rural loans.

The house didn't have electricity until some big-government liberal stuck his nose where it didn't belong and demanded rural electrification.

He is happy to see his father, who is now retired. His father lives on Social Security and a union pension because some wine-drinking, cheese-eating liberal made sure he could take care of himself so Joe wouldn't have to.

Joe gets back in his car for the ride home, and turns on a radio talk show. The radio host keeps saying that liberals are bad and conservatives are good. He doesn't mention that the beloved Republicans have fought against every protection and benefit Joe enjoys throughout his day. Joe agrees: "We don't need those big-government liberals ruining our lives! After all, I'm a self-made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have."
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theoldman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 06:55 PM
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4. I think the liberal version is much more intelligent than the
conversion. Why is this not a surprise?
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 07:08 PM
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6. Oh, yes
This is good. :-)

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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 08:56 PM
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13. I cut and pasted this
and hit Reply to all.

I got a response.

"Good stuff!"

Apparently this little RW piece of crap ended up in another "liberal's" inbox. :-)

Thank you!

Mz Pip
:dem:
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Sweet Freedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 06:53 PM
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2. Ummm
Big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, and lumberjacks?

Bwahahahahahahaha!!!

My heavens. I usually will go to great lengths to debunk this stupidity, but I'm laughing so hard at the thought of drunk big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, and lumberjacks that I fear I may break a rib.

I think I just might let this one go. It's pretty stupid. Perhaps a quick reply of "I'm glad you drunk big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, and lumberjacks have found a way to communicate."
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 07:09 PM
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7. lol - is this the script for Brokeback Caveman?
and what is this "evolved" thing?
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William Seger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 06:55 PM
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3. "Conservatives" live in an imaginary world with an imaginary history
In fact, you wouldn't be far wrong to say that a distorted world view and an imaginary history are the basis of "conservatism."
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Rosemary2205 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 07:03 PM
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5. All conservatives are beer drunks???
not much to brag about if you ask me.
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racaulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 07:24 PM
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8. A lesson in world history and anthropology?
Wow, that's the first lesson in world history or anthropology that included no dates, names, or, you know, facts to back up what is being said. But then again, when do Conservatives need facts to back up or justify their opinions? Facts just get in the way. This is just typical Conservative fare--make generalized, sweeping statements about groups of people that are different than you are so that you can act with a sense of superiority and feel better about yourself.

This email really isn't worthy of your time enough to respond--a quick press of the delete button is in order.

And I'm a corporate executive (an accountant) and an athlete (a rugby player). Does that mean I'm a Conservative? OMG, who knew? I would have been the last person to suspect that! :sarcasm:
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 07:27 PM
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9. I know
but I like to stick it to them when I can. Sometimes I like to be a thorn in the side of those who reinforce these stereotypes.

Besides, it's Friday night and I have nothing else to do. :o)

Mz Pip
:dem:
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nam78_two Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 07:32 PM
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10. heh I can never help responding to this type of crap either :)
I know people say just ignore/delete etc. but the idea of them then swaggering around taking silence as consent irks me :spank:

Especially true when its their pseudo-scientific garbage with regard to environmental issues...
Why are they so annoying?
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 08:59 PM
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15. Not to mention ignorance of basic biology
"girliemen evolved into women"??????
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nam78_two Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 07:34 PM
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11. LOL.... I see 'scientists' are conspicuously absent from that list/nt
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tulsakatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 08:00 PM
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12. hahaha
Beer.......one of the world's greatest inventions!! Haha.......that's funny!

It's a cute little fairy tale but not very realistic.......
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KyuzoGator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 08:58 PM
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14. Perhaps the best response is to ask him to prove Bush is conservative.
No one can.
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knitter4democracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 09:00 PM
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16. Remind them who really invented beer.
The early Egyptians--Africans. It'll mess with their heads. ;)
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 09:11 PM
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17. fantasy can be so healing
but as a liberal baseball fan i have to speak up: DO NOT try to pawn off that bullshit DH rule on US!

It was conservative ownership that decided to fuck with the purity of the game all for the sake of some short-sighted quick-fix financial gain.....Lest I remind everyone, it was also the more conservative AL ownership that took nearly two full decades of getting their asses handed to them before they decided to add more players of color to their rosters....
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Sweet Freedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-29-06 12:28 PM
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18. I posted a link to this thread in the DU debunker
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otohara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-29-06 12:40 PM
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19. I'm Amazed At How Stupid These "Conservative"
e-mails can be. Just like the man in the White House - fucking stupid!
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