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Gold Metal Flake

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21. "It's freedom of speech not freedom from speech."

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2011, 11:10 PM

Dec 2011

Hey, when they blow unintelligible bullshit at you, respond in kind. Nothing else has worked, anyways.

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OMG Get a load of the guy's reason for wanting English as the official language [View all] arely staircase Dec 2011 OP

Then cancel NAFTA cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #1

I'd be fine with that, but instructions on shit have come in multiple languages since arely staircase Dec 2011 #4

Certainly. I'm just noting that cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #7

gotcha nt arely staircase Dec 2011 #8

How do you say "dumbass" in Tagalog? Scuba Dec 2011 #2

Michelle Malkin 11 Bravo Jan 2012 #52

Nice one!!! Well played!!! truebrit71 Jan 2012 #53

Well... quinn-the-innuit Jan 2012 #60

An avid reader, of course! Control-Z Dec 2011 #3

"Yeah... I mean, it's so fucking hard not to read all those SomethingFishy Dec 2011 #5

I know, right? arely staircase Dec 2011 #10

but the real punchline? arely staircase Dec 2011 #11

I've Always Had This Comeback... WillyT Dec 2011 #6

I disagree Ron Obvious Dec 2011 #16

well, i disagree right back at you. you have just made some logical (though I believe wrong) arely staircase Dec 2011 #17

Sure Ron Obvious Dec 2011 #22

while you are undoubtedly correct to say "that doesn't mean every supporter of English as the arely staircase Dec 2011 #25

Common language Ron Obvious Jan 2012 #27

what is a "linguistic ghetto?" arely staircase Jan 2012 #28

West Manchester, NH Mopar151 Jan 2012 #29

and how is this problematic? nt arely staircase Jan 2012 #31

Not my inference Mopar151 Jan 2012 #32

I've lived all over the country and tpsbmam Jan 2012 #35

ah indeed there is nothing more fun for a lover of irony arely staircase Jan 2012 #43

You have that right! Mopar151 Jan 2012 #46

ok, i got confused. the other poster used the term ghetto (which to me has arely staircase Jan 2012 #44

Stop by next Christmas Mopar151 Jan 2012 #47

There are no linguistic ghettos MattBaggins Jan 2012 #49

Complete nonsense. MattBaggins Jan 2012 #48

We need to have GERMAN as the official language nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #56

Aw, poor baby Warpy Dec 2011 #9

If the worst thing that happens to him Mz Pip Dec 2011 #12

I actually sigh with relief when I encounter the foreign-language sections. Frank Cannon Jan 2012 #42

Message deleted by the DU Administrators Creepy-Crust Jan 2012 #58

Still not as bad as their "real" reason for wanting this. athenasatanjesus Dec 2011 #13

without a doubt what the guy was saying was "i hate furners." and perry's arely staircase Dec 2011 #24

exactly MattBaggins Jan 2012 #50

They should just be thankful they're pressing 1 for English. There may come a day when Americans Erose999 Jan 2012 #55

"My directions should be in the Amurican language!" n/t zappaman Dec 2011 #14

They do'nt like being reminded of their equalty to others n/t Mopar151 Jan 2012 #30

What's the fourth language? onehandle Dec 2011 #15

Pig Latin alfredo Dec 2011 #19

He should never buy a Bialetti product tammywammy Dec 2011 #18

not much danger of that, i suspect. arely staircase Dec 2011 #20

"It's freedom of speech not freedom from speech." Gold Metal Flake Dec 2011 #21

Yeah, I'm beginning to think that's what's left, blow their unintelligible bullshit back RKP5637 Dec 2011 #23

As long as English is included, what does he care if treestar Jan 2012 #26

Not that I agree with this ignoramus, but I always imagined this happening (Warning: HUMOR) Zalatix Jan 2012 #33

But I thought the plural of ignoramus was ignorami n/t. airplaneman Jan 2012 #37

That would only work if you discovered a trail of documents showing McDonald's nefarious actions. ieoeja Jan 2012 #57

Sono waru rokudenashi. sakabatou Jan 2012 #34

Products are made for worldwide distribution EC Jan 2012 #36

Sad thing is, he was looking at the nutritional information and ingredients. DCKit Jan 2012 #38

You can't fix stupid. mmonk Jan 2012 #39

Anglophiles Creepy-Crust Jan 2012 #40

That's just dumb JustAnotherGen Jan 2012 #41

Atwhy a ickheadday. nt valerief Jan 2012 #45

SO he's opposed to exporting American made products to other countries. Allllllrighty then......... Erose999 Jan 2012 #51

Probably confuses him ... because it takes him a long time to realize that its not English. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #54

He does realize they all say the same thing, right? NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #59

Canadian Bacon In English and in French. Xicano Jan 2012 #61