The DUzy Awards for April 6th, 2012

dkf
2. Hey they forgot an Asian bad guy.
Funny how Asians always get overlooked.

harmonicon
16. He's there: you can't see him, because he's a ninja. nt.

The Straight Story
46. You can't compliment women, or say negative things (or hold doors now)
Every interaction must be well planned and thought out so as not to offend someone.

Du is like that Windows Mine sweeper game at times.

"Wow, she is really pretty/hot!"

"Why did you say that about her? Do you call men pretty/hot? Why do you hate women and want to oppress them??"

What should probably have been said was:

(While sipping some good 'hot' tea perhaps with your pinky in the air)

"I say, I was noticing the first family today and how elegant they all appeared in their attire. They are indeed quite the fetching family. Why it was just yesterday it seems like the Holiday Greeting card with that green tree in the background made the rounds (can't say Christmas, an oppressive cracker holiday) and I had thought to myself at the time that the first family could not possibly look more radiant and elegant. It appears I was mistaken in my earlier analysis."

(reads through DU and sees this thread)

"Oh my dear. Martha, come look at this awful internet and the brutish treatment of the first family. I must say, I am not shocked at such foul language. Had the bloody Americans not broken away I dare say they would have some proper manners. Here is a person complimenting someone using their own vernacular - the nerve of such people! I am hoping dearly that the poor first lady has not looked in upon such a horrid thread, it would probably bring her to tears being called such horrid words."

Martha: "Oh my goodness yes. I think I should call a bobby around if someone referred to the queen as 'hot'. And on the internets of all places? The whole world will see how uncouth such louts are. Can you alert on the bloke and maybe some jury with common sense will knock him a round?"

2ndAmForComputers
19. Wow, what a relief! I was afraid he might lose!

UrbScotty
20. Vermin Supreme sure made it a close contest!

denem
2. September 1st 2012, the biggest Game Change in political history,
and the debut of a truly unique political animal: The somewhat moderate, severely progressive-conservative nominee.

A new look, new women friendly policies, I can hardly wait.

grantcart
3. Yes a new look. In fact in order to try and get women to come to his side he is going to change his
look completely.

He is going to start wearing women's clothes.

Well he is going to stop wearing Mom's jeans and start wearing a more obvious design.

His favorite?

Pink Slips.

(NewsCore) - US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan surprised a Wisconsin audience this week with news that she has recently taken to hunting with her ideological opposite, fellow justice Antonin Scalia.

"He's made a huntress out of me," Kagan revealed at a Marquette law school panel in Milwaukee on Tuesday.

The liberal justice revealed she and her ideological foe had shot quail and pheasant together and planned to hunt bigger game in the future.

"He insists I'm going to shoot myself an antelope," the New York City native said, adding that she had come to view hunting as "really good fun."

teddy51
4. I'm hoping that she has a Cheney moment actually! lol Yeah I know this will probably
get alerted on, but it was tongue in cheek.

grantcart
8. Great picture of the Secretary of State checking in on DU while flying to Pakistan.

Morning Dew
9. I hope you're not thinking of changing it to -
Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern- schplenden- schlitter- crasscrenbon- fried- digger- dingle- dangle- dongle- dungle- burstein- von- knacker- thrasher- apple- banger- horowitz- ticolensic- grander- knotty- spelltinkle- grandlich- grumblemeyer- spelterwasser- kurstlich- himbleeisen- bahnwagen- gutenabend- bitte- ein- nürnburger- bratwustle- gerspurten- mitz- weimache- luber- hundsfut- gumberaber- shönedanker- kalbsfleisch- mittler- aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm.

'cuz I've been thinking about taking that one.

KamaAina
17. Believe it or not, the New London (CT) police department refuses to hire people with "too high" IQ
I've read a couple of things on this lately where it was suggested that high Wonderlic scores can hurt one's draft status, though they wouldn't have an ADA argument on that.

hughee99
18. I think I remember something about this a while ago.
I could see a discrimination lawsuit, but you'd have a hard time arguing that being "too smart" is a disability (unless you're running in the republican primary).

kpete
6. another one

At Thu Apr 5, 2012, 08:37 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

see, didnt read any of your stuff, but title. you know WRONG. how dare you accuse me

REASON FOR ALERT:

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate. (See <a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=aboutus#communitystandards" target="_blank">Community Standards</a>.)

ALERTER'S COMMENTS:

Personal attack.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Thu Apr 5, 2012, 09:08 PM, and the Jury voted 3-3 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Provoked.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: This is a whole thread of ridiculous. I'm pretty sure if I vote to hide a post as a personal attack in a thread about hiding posts that are personal attacks DU goes into some kind of vortex.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT and said: It is in deed a personal attack.
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT and said: bitchy snot-rocket

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

polly7
25. Oops.
I read the title too fast and thought this was a rant about a motorcycle.