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Good lord. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #1
For the record, Delaware is not in "The South". aikoaiko Jan 2013 #2
Respectfully... ReRe Jan 2013 #5
They are so sensitive RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #9
I don't think anyone will confuse "southern Delaware" with "the south" n/t Canuckistanian Jan 2013 #6
Only if you lived there for the past 50 years. nt kelliekat44 Jan 2013 #14
Bazinga! Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #113
And also, for the record, Delaware was a slave state but declined to secede. Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #19
Technically it is...at least according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #29
It is the Mid-Atlantic Region of the state LynneSin Jan 2013 #53
there is racism everywhere riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #34
We're pretty nice people in the San Francisco Bay Area lunatica Jan 2013 #66
Yes, it's true!!! RevStPatrick Jan 2013 #68
I can't speak for the cops but I can for my co-workers and neighbors lunatica Jan 2013 #69
never been to San francisco riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #84
I would be scared to live in a red small town lunatica Jan 2013 #96
then you don't want to move Brainstormy Jan 2013 #104
Welcome to DU, Brainstormy! calimary Jan 2013 #111
Yet there are plenty of "whites only" places in California. hunter Jan 2013 #86
Cal is like 80% Asian but we have lots tblue Jan 2013 #95
Lower, slower Delaware. GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #40
You'll see those oval bumperstickers with LSD in them LynneSin Jan 2013 #54
I grew up in Delaware, outside of Wilmington, very near the Mason/Dixon Line randr Jan 2013 #80
Thank you! nt raccoon Jan 2013 #87
Well, yes it is. Papanui54 Jan 2013 #89
White potato pie. kwassa Jan 2013 #125
k&r... spanone Jan 2013 #3
WTF? Are the people responsible for this subject to civil or criminal 20score Jan 2013 #4
OH My God! Someone should sue for violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. Baitball Blogger Jan 2013 #7
Racism really is alive and well, how sick is that! arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #8
Just ask Obama. loudsue Jan 2013 #77
I truly believed (naively so) that post the inauguration of arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #102
That's been my experience, too. loudsue Jan 2013 #110
How could I have overlooked the role that arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #114
Jesús! nt MrScorpio Jan 2013 #10
lol! nt darkangel218 Jan 2013 #25
K&R ReRe Jan 2013 #11
kick WashingtonConsensus Jan 2013 #36
Holy shit. n/t Butterbean Jan 2013 #12
Google translate: krispos42 Jan 2013 #13
And the sign in the OP is no more grammatical than Google's translation. Igel Jan 2013 #57
In short The Wizard Jan 2013 #59
Millford had better lawyer up. JEB Jan 2013 #15
Makes me furious too Lifelong Protester Jan 2013 #16
Me too........ socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #74
K&R & Shared. patrice Jan 2013 #17
They'll just say it was an error in translation siligut Jan 2013 #18
Hopefully just a bad translation. Separation Jan 2013 #20
Is that where... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #26
No,...the melons.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #45
well it's subjective. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #47
It's the Meat Aisle. Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #115
no way ibegurpard Jan 2013 #56
Cleanup in Aisle 7 !! nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 #61
You can see more signs like that RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #75
"Orientals"??? CreekDog Jan 2013 #88
Ok, I guess I haven't had enough coffee RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #93
"Asian" is probably a start CreekDog Jan 2013 #97
Thanks for that. RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #123
i saw "hometown" as Brooklyn CreekDog Jan 2013 #124
That's what it says, no two ways about it Tab Jan 2013 #21
And the part that bothers me is Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #22
Bingo. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #46
Racist much? ladym55 Jan 2013 #23
I wonder how many English-only reading Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2013 #24
I wonder who issues the permit and what it says? caseymoz Jan 2013 #27
Sick! ZX86 Jan 2013 #28
America! America! God shed his grace on thee! And crown thy good with brotherhood...... AlinPA Jan 2013 #30
Just make them look like MEEEEEEEEE BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #50
Worthy of TW3 and Mr. Lehrer! RVN VET Jan 2013 #85
glad to oblige! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #107
So, I expect this sign will be taken down immediately... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #31
all I can do is k and r here--and express my outrage. just disgusting niyad Jan 2013 #32
You know, I'm not surprised rightsideout Jan 2013 #33
I'm not too surprised, either, rightsideout. mike dub Jan 2013 #37
Modern day pool segregation.... Disgusting.... Firebrand Gary Jan 2013 #35
How can a town/city get away with putting up a sign like that? They should be sued class action, DrewFlorida Jan 2013 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author maindawg Jan 2013 #39
+1 Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #41
The sign was mass produced. Who made the things? Out them! freshwest Jan 2013 #42
It may not have been mass produced. RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #78
Okay, professionally. What I'm getting at is who paid to have these made up and set up at the park? freshwest Jan 2013 #83
It was more than likely RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #94
Done with tax dollars, in any case, unless this is a private park? Since I'm not there, IDK. freshwest Jan 2013 #99
Whoa! What the fuck!?!? Iggo Jan 2013 #43
Are we sure this is real ? joesdaughter Jan 2013 #44
The white edges around the sign do smell of Photoshop Kennah Jan 2013 #60
The sign is real (the OP link has been updated with more pics) pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #64
Funny, even though I know enough Spanish to read that, tavalon Jan 2013 #48
Quite possibly a simple screw-up. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #49
always heaven05 Jan 2013 #71
"Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity". Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #76
yeah heaven05 Jan 2013 #91
See post 82 (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #92
I note that no one at all was playing there when the picture was taken. n/t Old Union Guy Jan 2013 #51
There is a person teach1st Jan 2013 #55
These are the people that put Christine "I'm not a Witch" O'Donnell on the ballot LynneSin Jan 2013 #52
It's ungrammatical. Igel Jan 2013 #58
It doesn't say 'permiso de padre' lunatica Jan 2013 #65
What? kamron Jan 2013 #62
I was even angry at the English version. woo me with science Jan 2013 #63
Is the drinking fountian 'whites only'? marble falls Jan 2013 #67
yep heaven05 Jan 2013 #72
this heaven05 Jan 2013 #70
Outrageous and deserving of the legal actions that will surely follow. HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #73
Oh, my. I guess they think nobody understands Spanish. MineralMan Jan 2013 #79
Wow TuxedoKat Jan 2013 #81
It seems that my guess yesterday (post 49) was correct and that this was a simple screw-up. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #82
Thank you sammytko Jan 2013 #90
incompetence heaven05 Jan 2013 #98
So how do you explain the English language sign that is an exact translation Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #100
look heaven05 Jan 2013 #101
If your theory was correct, wouldn't the colors of the signs be different? jeff47 Jan 2013 #105
Perhaps the sign was made with the wrong background color, Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #108
Or they knew exactly what it said jeff47 Jan 2013 #122
All it takes is to not know Spanish. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #127
Um...no actually it takes a lot more than not knowing Spanish jeff47 Jan 2013 #128
"Play at your own risk" Javaman Jan 2013 #103
From the Kos story, here's a sign where it says the same thing in English and Spanish rocktivity Jan 2013 #106
Or more likely just grabbed the Spanish "field" sign instead of the Spanish "playground" sign (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #109
The playground signs are the same color, different from the field signs. Bolo Boffin Jan 2013 #130
Empty field TUgradstudent Jan 2013 #112
kick Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #116
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #117
"Real" Americans spoke neither English nor Spanish arcane1 Jan 2013 #119
Troll se ha ido pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #120
I'm shocked. Shocked, I say! arcane1 Jan 2013 #121
Totally fake. Look at the relative sizes of the sign and the equipment behind it. jmowreader Jan 2013 #118
UPDATE: School superintendent removes signs pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #126
Followup article on the issue... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #129
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