Watts article

joeallonby vze422fs at verizon.net
Fri Oct 1 22:10:15 CDT 2004


I'm still confused. Am I the "old person"?

Joe

on 10/1/04 10:49 PM, Mark A. Douglas at madness at airmail.net wrote:

> Otto, dude,
> Look no further for your minority!
> 
> I've got some immeasurable amounts of Native American in me, mainly
> Cherokee, mostly dating from the time my forefathers sort of fucked my other
> now-turns-out-to-be forefathers.
> 
> I know it doesn't really count as a minority in America anymore, but I
> wanted to get it on the list all the same.
> 
> Peace
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
> In response to Otto's addadendum:
> 
>> Right, absolutely right.
> 
>> There are all sorts here.
>> 
>> Who could have thought so many would come and stay
>> 
>> A list nanny.
>> 
>> A wiseacre (Dave's term)
>> 
>> A person who takes himself too seriously
>> 
>> A person who takes himself too seriously but disguises it well
>> 
>> An old person
>> 
>> A German
>> 
>> An Australian
>> 
>> A Brit
>> 
>> A woman
>> 
>> Not an exhaustive list
>> 
> 
>> Where are the blacks, the gays & lesbians and other minorities?
> 
>> Aren't we all a bunch of middle-class whites?
> 
>> Otto
> 
> 
> 

 





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