Eatery's English-only sign raises ire
The owner of a Philadelphia cheesesteak joint located in a neighborhood with a growing Hispanic population has put up signs demanding that all orders be given in English.
"They should be glad that I put the sign up. I'm trying to help them to speak English," said Joey Vento, 66, whose grandparents moved to the United States from Italy. "Without the English language, they are going to have a lot of problems in this country."
I'm sure Philly's Latino population is gratified that the city's purveyors of meat sandwiches are so concerned with their welfare.
Hey, I agree that it's necessary for immigrants to learn English. But this is less an immigration or racial issue to me than one of lousy, arrogant, and condescending customer service.
If I want to order my goddamn sandwich in Lithuanian, I ought to be able to. I am, after all, the customer here. The guy with the money that makes it possible for you to stay in fucking business. Remember me? So Just make the sandwich, okay?
And remember to hold the tomatoes this time.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Friday, June 09, 2006
Just in Time For The Summer Blockbuster Season
Cliché: The Movie
Feel free to post your (least) favorite movie Cliches here. The lines that, if you hear them again, you may go mad.
My contribution:
"WHERE IS SHE!?"
Feel free to post your (least) favorite movie Cliches here. The lines that, if you hear them again, you may go mad.
My contribution:
"WHERE IS SHE!?"
The Worst Person In the World, Redux
From The Borowitz Report .com:
ANN COULTER CHALLENGES PRESIDENT OF IRAN TO INSANE COMMENT CONTEST
Conservative pundit Ann Coulter today challenged Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to what she called “an insane comment contest” on live TV to determine who is the insane comment champion of the world.
Appearing on Fox News this morning, the sharp-tongued darling of the right wing said that while she respects Mr. Ahmadinejad’s work, she believes he will be “no match” for her arsenal of crazy, unhinged remarks.
“I’ve heard Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s nutty rants in the past, and while I think he comes off like a total bananahead, in a one-on-one with me he will be the picture of sanity,” Ms. Coulter said.
In Iran, President Ahmadinejad accepted Ms. Coulter’s challenge and said that while he was “confident of victory” he recognized that besting her in an insane comment contest “would not be easy.”
“In any competition involving verbal lunacy, Ann Coulter is the favorite going in,” Mr. Ahmadinejad. “I will need to train for this for months.”
There's more if you follow the link.
Borowitz rules.
ANN COULTER CHALLENGES PRESIDENT OF IRAN TO INSANE COMMENT CONTEST
Conservative pundit Ann Coulter today challenged Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to what she called “an insane comment contest” on live TV to determine who is the insane comment champion of the world.
Appearing on Fox News this morning, the sharp-tongued darling of the right wing said that while she respects Mr. Ahmadinejad’s work, she believes he will be “no match” for her arsenal of crazy, unhinged remarks.
“I’ve heard Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s nutty rants in the past, and while I think he comes off like a total bananahead, in a one-on-one with me he will be the picture of sanity,” Ms. Coulter said.
In Iran, President Ahmadinejad accepted Ms. Coulter’s challenge and said that while he was “confident of victory” he recognized that besting her in an insane comment contest “would not be easy.”
“In any competition involving verbal lunacy, Ann Coulter is the favorite going in,” Mr. Ahmadinejad. “I will need to train for this for months.”
There's more if you follow the link.
Borowitz rules.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
The Worst Person In the World
"I've never seen people enjoying their husbands' deaths so much."
--Prominent Republican Commentator Ann Coulter on the widows of men who died in the 9/11 attacks.
Now, when Michael Moore called Dubbya a "deserter", Peter Jennings demanded that General Wesley Clark, who Moore was supporting, "distance" himself from the remarks.
When Harry Belafonte called Dubbya a "terrorist," Tim Russert demanded that Senator Barack Obama "respond," despite the fact that the only thing tying Obama and Belafonte together was the general shade of their respective epidermi.
So I guess we can expect a barrage of questions to Bush Administration officials about Coulter's vicious remarks, right?
Right?
--Prominent Republican Commentator Ann Coulter on the widows of men who died in the 9/11 attacks.
Now, when Michael Moore called Dubbya a "deserter", Peter Jennings demanded that General Wesley Clark, who Moore was supporting, "distance" himself from the remarks.
When Harry Belafonte called Dubbya a "terrorist," Tim Russert demanded that Senator Barack Obama "respond," despite the fact that the only thing tying Obama and Belafonte together was the general shade of their respective epidermi.
So I guess we can expect a barrage of questions to Bush Administration officials about Coulter's vicious remarks, right?
Right?
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Bush Fails Again
Couldn't even get a majority in the Senate for the Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment.
That's the REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED Senate, in case you've forgotten.
So how is this miserable failure to get even their own party unified behind this amendment supposed to "energize the base"?
Republicant's indeed.
That's the REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED Senate, in case you've forgotten.
So how is this miserable failure to get even their own party unified behind this amendment supposed to "energize the base"?
Republicant's indeed.
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