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posted by [personal profile] alexist at 07:06am on 26/01/2006
So, elsewhere, someone makes a joke after someone confuses Anthony Kennedy with Ted Kennedy:
"they're both kennedy's and both of irish origin so it's safe to say they're both drunks, Ted is just the sloppy one"

Me:
"that's a spectacular piece of racism, really impressive".

Him:
"oh boo hoo, leave the race card (for a race you don't even belong to) in the overhead compartment, the irish will be the first to make those jokes"

(Ha ha, he didn't know I am Irish)

Me:
"there's a big difference between people making fun of themselves and other people doing it"
(e.g. Jews can make jokes about being cheap, but it's not ok for non-Jews to make them about us)

Him:
"There's a reason there's no Irish Anti-Defamation League. Unlike whiny Jewish liberals, the Irish have a sense of humor.

Must come from knowing when to take a drink and let things go."

So, what do you think? Aside from him being an asshole.
Not, of course, that it's the hugest thing in the world: simply that I thought it was tasteless and inappropriate.
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posted by [personal profile] alexist at 11:07pm on 26/01/2006 under , ,
Called in sick to volunteering today as I didn't want to infect everyone. I've got a nice cough going.

I decided to do Italian cheesecake to bring to Bob & Clarinda's (for a change)--shame ricotta is in 250g tubs here. For £1.65!! (Waitrose only had the organic stuff. :/ ) *faints* New York is full of southern Italians and it's never sold in containers of less than a pound. People buy it in job lots.

Feeling sleepy....

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