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Warpy

(110,908 posts)
9. I thought mine was funny and sad
Fri Apr 25, 2014, 03:58 PM
Apr 2014

It was sad because there was somebody cruising around, hoping to be offended and 4 people who agreed to be offended, too.

I know you're not really asking about my opinion... Democracyinkind Apr 2014 #1
Noted. bravenak Apr 2014 #2
Yes, the setup is somewhat subjective. Feral Child Dec 2014 #222
Sometimes they just luck out on juries and get 12 simpletons in real life Warpy Apr 2014 #3
I'm more like thinking it's funny. bravenak Apr 2014 #6
I thought mine was funny and sad Warpy Apr 2014 #9
I sometimes wonder if most people are just hoping to be offended about something. bravenak Apr 2014 #11
Don't forget we're all black words on a white screen Warpy Apr 2014 #13
I disagree, quite strongly. kwassa Apr 2014 #18
kwassa, I agree with you 100%. Number23 Apr 2014 #21
and it is revealed in the comments on their jury decisions ... kwassa Apr 2014 #26
ITA JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #27
We have to stand up to the bullshit. kwassa Apr 2014 #39
The posts in this forum prove that although DU is unmoderated, some unmoderated folks Number23 Apr 2014 #42
Consistency in moderation has never been a hallmark of DU. kwassa Apr 2014 #44
You noticed ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #128
Welcome to DU. kwassa Apr 2014 #132
No ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #127
Sounds like a south park reference. M0rpheus Apr 2014 #129
Story of my life BainsBane Apr 2014 #81
Am I unusual? I rarely look at the name roody Apr 2014 #177
Some people lead very, very pathetic lives. Their only power comes from a chance to be on a DU jury Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #52
I might have to do a jury blacklist. bravenak Apr 2014 #75
You DEFINITELY have to do a blacklist BainsBane Apr 2014 #82
I agree. It's a god idea if you can identify the "problems." Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #230
+ ellenrr Dec 2014 #220
of course heaven05 Dec 2014 #216
Things have not changed much around here... bravenak Dec 2014 #217
society getting worse heaven05 Dec 2014 #219
I got a hide for asking "Are you living under a rock"?... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #28
It does actually. bravenak Apr 2014 #30
I was alerted on Mannys getting laid post. sheshe2 Apr 2014 #54
I believe he alerted me too. bravenak Apr 2014 #64
Oh, I do believe you are correct on the alert. sheshe2 Apr 2014 #90
I think some one else alerted on you, bravenak. Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #165
Have to admit, I have been guilty of a couple of those myself. Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #166
The flame I need to write Warpy Apr 2014 #185
It doesn't look hideable to me but you know as giftedgirl77 Apr 2014 #4
Yes yes. I know. bravenak Apr 2014 #8
Nope! JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #5
Thank you for the lovely gif!! bravenak Apr 2014 #7
I take a good nap and all hell breaks loose. M0rpheus Apr 2014 #10
Nice one!! bravenak Apr 2014 #12
I actually have no idea. M0rpheus Apr 2014 #14
I think it might be from the film Gung Ho: a 70s - 80s comedy about Japenese business incursion in U hedda_foil Apr 2014 #15
Actually, I found it. M0rpheus Apr 2014 #19
I thought I recog'd that from a Jackie Chan film, couldn't place which one. Feral Child Dec 2014 #223
Welcome to AA! M0rpheus Dec 2014 #225
Thanks, MOrpheus! Feral Child Dec 2014 #239
LOL Cali_Democrat Apr 2014 #17
You have a gif, Mo, and you know how to use it~ sheshe2 Apr 2014 #91
Making them is an (mostly automated these days) art. I do a lot of finding. M0rpheus Apr 2014 #94
Thanks Mo, I will check out those links~ sheshe2 Apr 2014 #107
Ah ha! He's baaack! freshwest Apr 2014 #202
One thing I have learned is that certain posters here can call the president the most vile names Number23 Apr 2014 #16
I think it was a good thing because they know we know. bravenak Apr 2014 #31
And that thread also allows us to see who our friends are as well as the haters Number23 Apr 2014 #43
I noticed that the best of people, even though they didn't KNOW what was up, were cool as hell. bravenak Apr 2014 #45
You're making me blush ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #149
So you are saying/have observed ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #150
+1 Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #207
I have to give serious props to 1SBM. That thread exposed the haters MUCH better than whatever Number23 Apr 2014 #20
Oh god what a trip down memory lane JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #24
I feel like certain people embarrassed themselves. bravenak Apr 2014 #32
I think the people you are referring to are not smart enough to be embarassed. Squinch Apr 2014 #89
We know that, they do not. bravenak Apr 2014 #122
I know. I did come late, but the thread was awesome. Squinch Apr 2014 #137
Best thing since the moon bombing. bravenak Apr 2014 #144
Well... You could do all those things to prove your worthiness, or you could just steal Squinch Apr 2014 #148
Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #152
I don't see Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #22
I like how i pointed out in that thread that black people get judged harsher. bravenak Apr 2014 #35
Yeah case in point. eom Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #80
Which is ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #153
So I finally found the post... M0rpheus Apr 2014 #23
I wish you had been around JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #25
I didn't miss the knockoff thread. M0rpheus Apr 2014 #33
I didn't even know there was a knock off thread until you guys mentioned it Number23 Apr 2014 #47
Oh let me go look at the JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #48
Ha ha ha JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #49
LOL! that's worth a celebratory dance M0rpheus Apr 2014 #50
Wow ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #154
Do you have the link JAG? sheshe2 Apr 2014 #55
Spinoff of 1strongs Nov 5th thread JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #83
Please post a link to it, I'm curious; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #155
See post 83 JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #180
Some people, eh? bravenak Apr 2014 #34
The gifs!! The gifs are working again!! Number23 Apr 2014 #69
Go read 1Strongs thread again JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #84
Hidden posts ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #29
You said what about drugs? bravenak Apr 2014 #36
I will post a thread on Sunday. JEFF9K Apr 2014 #37
Ok. bravenak Apr 2014 #38
I think that a real Democrat will be open-minded ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #135
Then we should welcome the discussion. bravenak Apr 2014 #143
I read that last night and the only thing offensive was having to be reminded of some posts here in lunasun Apr 2014 #40
Thank you for your answer and your art contribution. bravenak Apr 2014 #41
Ahh - I have that post for you JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #46
Perhaps you shouldn't accuse someone of racist actions MannyGoldstein Apr 2014 #51
The written word speaks volumes Manny! sheshe2 Apr 2014 #56
No doubt: you are more experienced at reading between the lines MannyGoldstein Apr 2014 #57
etc ect etc~ sheshe2 Apr 2014 #59
BTW Manny... sheshe2 Apr 2014 #61
More that your crew? bravenak Apr 2014 #63
And UtahLib Apr 2014 #58
Nailed it UtahLib! sheshe2 Apr 2014 #60
But part of the entitlement is ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #156
You need to know that you are transparent. bravenak Apr 2014 #62
Bravenak, the condescending mockery started a long time before the gefilte fish post Number23 Apr 2014 #71
I think i need to go back and take a closer look. bravenak Apr 2014 #73
It's an awful behavior. Bobbie Jo Apr 2014 #102
This is what we were talking about on December 10th 2014 JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #213
You already know how I feel about it... MADem Apr 2014 #53
I forgot you might need to see that. bravenak Apr 2014 #65
I think what's RUDE is when people hit the HIDE button on a jury and won't say why. MADem Apr 2014 #66
I think i'm fine with it standing as it is. bravenak Apr 2014 #67
They never would undo a hide anyway. MADem Apr 2014 #68
I knew not to post this in gd. The horror!!! bravenak Apr 2014 #70
We can always keep giffing up in here! MADem Apr 2014 #79
bad alert / bad hide Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #118
I like how you expressed that. bravenak Apr 2014 #120
That thread was a lot of fun and I really did not understand the alert or the hide. Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #157
But we should all just THANK GOD that bravenak didn't dare to mention... Number23 Apr 2014 #72
WTF?? bravenak Apr 2014 #74
"he who must not be named. Number23 Apr 2014 #76
Such a creepy pic!!! bravenak Apr 2014 #77
It's astounding, isn't it? MADem Apr 2014 #78
Good lord. That was pathetic. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #119
That would have been deleted on DU2 also. Skinner Apr 2014 #85
No. bravenak Apr 2014 #86
I don't know what the op about the fish is. Skinner Apr 2014 #88
In my personal opinion, Manny ... kwassa Apr 2014 #92
The only person with issues that are "important" is Manny, you see. MADem Apr 2014 #126
It is about dishonesty. Also, narcissism. kwassa Apr 2014 #131
+1,000 nt MADem Apr 2014 #136
And this truth ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #158
Obviously you see no issue with racism or sexism on DU. boston bean Apr 2014 #93
Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #159
You read it though and have no idea what it was. bravenak Apr 2014 #96
This probably won't help, but just in case... MannyGoldstein Apr 2014 #98
Here you go. bravenak Apr 2014 #104
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #160
I know. bravenak Apr 2014 #190
Insensitivity can be caused by ignorance, which can then be racism. kwassa Apr 2014 #112
Your link goes nowhere. MADem Apr 2014 #130
The racially offensive schtick is very old and doesn't belong here. bettyellen Apr 2014 #139
I am just sick and tired of people being "sensitive" to criticism of their INSENSITIVITY. MADem Apr 2014 #140
Exactly right. It's like they want a pat on the back for tolerating us. bettyellen Apr 2014 #142
This is the OP JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #99
"You can't make us have one iota of respect for someone who has ZERO respect for our voices" Number23 Apr 2014 #108
+1 nt MADem Apr 2014 #124
Great words of advice; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #161
being CALLED, or thought of as, a racist, is far worst the actually DOING something racist! seabeyond Apr 2014 #171
The reason is simple ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #174
i got sucked into the maher thread. a white hetero man being cheered almost exclusively by white seabeyond Apr 2014 #176
I just saw this past Friday's JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #179
You know, I was beginning to think it was just me... M0rpheus Apr 2014 #181
I regard a lot of that as "performance art." MADem Apr 2014 #182
this. This. THIS! M0rpheus Apr 2014 #183
Why thank you. That is indeed high praise from the gifmaster!!! I am honored!!!! nt MADem Apr 2014 #184
Looks like that title is sticking. I'll take it. M0rpheus Apr 2014 #186
Heh--you've EARNED it! MADem Apr 2014 #189
I think this is a good point Dorian Gray Dec 2014 #211
Well .... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #212
The second article was interesting and Dorian Gray Dec 2014 #214
You mean ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #215
Damn, why do y'all KEEP KICKING THIS THREAD??! Number23 Dec 2014 #243
Well he flat out denied it JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #244
This is the smug JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #101
Smug as any other Reagan voting idiot. bettyellen Apr 2014 #141
It is interesting to see which topics you choose to weigh in on, and how you weigh in on them. Squinch Apr 2014 #103
Spot on brilliant post. And once again, the people of color get told that not only do we not know Number23 Apr 2014 #105
That post obviously had the intent of antagonizing minority posters. It was obnoxious. Squinch Apr 2014 #133
yes, go into the black group, tell them (indirectly) not to point out when things are racist CreekDog May 2014 #210
Just more reinforcement so what we, PoC, suspect/know ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #162
I am not a person of color, and it is clear as day to me what is happening here. Squinch Apr 2014 #163
yes. all this an interesting read. yes. the very few that skinner will validate the hide. seabeyond Apr 2014 #167
well add this to your list of which topics and how: CreekDog May 2014 #209
The OP about the fish...there were several posts, the fish among them. MADem Apr 2014 #123
I almost posted a link to the 4th one JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #125
Might as well put it all out there, I figure. MADem Apr 2014 #138
gets away with bloody murder. never read his OP. until a couple months ago. and OP calling out seabeyond Apr 2014 #168
I would like to add one more.. boston bean Apr 2014 #147
Somehow I missed that one. But Boston, its SATIRE! He can say any obnoxious, Squinch Apr 2014 #151
yup. you are right on. i soooo didnt know htis shit was going on. fug. i have really seabeyond Apr 2014 #170
don't forget to read this one~ sheshe2 Apr 2014 #187
now sheshe. i told you. i read one Op and that was enough. some people seabeyond Apr 2014 #188
ya. that. and thank you for your comment to skinner. i think it was spot on. nt seabeyond Apr 2014 #169
Hey, GALS! Ain't THAT special! MADem Apr 2014 #178
you're telling us, well, the AA group not to call arguments "racist"? CreekDog May 2014 #208
+1000000000000000 nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #218
I will be keeping a low profile. bravenak Apr 2014 #87
I'll be joining you. This is exactly why I have not had a star next to my name in like two years. Number23 Apr 2014 #106
I think i get whats going on and i think it may be time for reflection. bravenak Apr 2014 #109
You are just the cutest thing Number23 Apr 2014 #111
It's addictive. bravenak Apr 2014 #116
Ugh... M0rpheus Apr 2014 #117
You know, i was mad for less than a minute. bravenak Apr 2014 #121
hmmmmmm. really. deep thought here. cause i did not know any of this shit. hmmmm seabeyond Apr 2014 #172
Accusing people of being racist gollygee Apr 2014 #95
Oh i know. bravenak Apr 2014 #97
You know what's cool though? JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #100
+1. nt seabeyond Apr 2014 #173
I don't think it was a horrible post at all. stage left Apr 2014 #110
Thank you. bravenak Apr 2014 #113
Don't stay away long. stage left Apr 2014 #114
I wont. bravenak Apr 2014 #115
unmodded DonCoquixote Apr 2014 #134
I so wish i could rec a post. bravenak Apr 2014 #145
no problem DonCoquixote Apr 2014 #146
Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #164
"Jury Nullification" Feral Child Apr 2014 #175
This entire thread has been interesting to read, Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #191
Aloha, bravenak~ Cha Apr 2014 #192
Hey!! bravenak Apr 2014 #193
I missed the whole Cha Apr 2014 #194
She was a big help. bravenak Apr 2014 #195
I know you can! Cha Apr 2014 #196
Is this happening soon?? bravenak Apr 2014 #197
Looks like Prez is already home.. amazing you are two miles from where Cha Apr 2014 #198
One day i'll get to meet him. bravenak Apr 2014 #199
I think I know how your Mom feels, bravenak .. Cha Apr 2014 #200
Thank you. bravenak Apr 2014 #201
Totally out of the loop. Not reading much at DU now. Somebody send me PM, okay? And here's the gif: freshwest Apr 2014 #203
It is troll paradise. bravenak Apr 2014 #204
Yup, that's what I mean by LU. Invaded by the Idiocracy. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #205
I love that JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #206
I thought it was Feral Child Dec 2014 #221
I thought I was being nice too. bravenak Dec 2014 #224
My first hide was equally stupid and even milder than that Warpy Dec 2014 #226
You are so right. bravenak Dec 2014 #228
sad but not surprised DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #227
Muthafucking DonCoquixote!!! bravenak Dec 2014 #229
Well welcome to the hidden post society. Cleita Dec 2014 #231
I could try to get banned from guns or something. bravenak Dec 2014 #232
is that kind of like DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #237
I am so sorry that happened to you. malokvale77 Dec 2014 #233
It was a while back, and I was a bit peeved. bravenak Dec 2014 #234
I'm right there with you. malokvale77 Dec 2014 #235
You know, if half these folks DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #238
What is a pet peeve and do you think my local pet store carries them? randys1 Dec 2014 #240
Dork... bravenak Dec 2014 #241
duck randys1 Dec 2014 #242
My first post was hidden Turbineguy Dec 2014 #236
Meanwhile . . . gollygee Dec 2014 #245
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