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Scuba

(53,475 posts) Wed Jan 16, 2013, 06:02 AM Jan 2013

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You're complaining about your neighbor?

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You're complaining about your neighbor? (Original Post) Scuba Jan 2013 OP

We all have some pretty international DNA too! MADem Jan 2013 #1

"...our (sic) people all came from somewhere else." greiner3 Jan 2013 #8

(sic)? nt MADem Jan 2013 #9

Yes, but . . . OldRedneck Jan 2013 #2

Snort. Scuba Jan 2013 #3

??? Speed8098 Jan 2013 #4

Won't be for long malaise Jan 2013 #7

I thought this one meant ... LisaLynne Jan 2013 #11

That's how I interpreted it, but then I usually give benefit of the doubt. Scuba Jan 2013 #12

I thought it was funny, and sadly true. n/t A Simple Game Jan 2013 #14

I bet your Berserker Jan 2013 #6

Hey now, I complain about my neighbor because he's an idiot. Posteritatis Jan 2013 #5

"...and you're related to this African lady:" FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #10

I like to tell them that if you go far enough back, we're all AFRICAN in origin. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #13

But he plays his crappy music too loud. Often late at night. Make7 Jan 2013 #15

MADem

(135,425 posts)

1. We all have some pretty international DNA too!

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 06:11 AM

Jan 2013

At some point in time, our people all came from somewhere else. About the only ones who can play the "I was here first" game had ancestors who strutted across a land bridge eons ago.

greiner3

(5,214 posts)

8. "...our (sic) people all came from somewhere else."

Reply to MADem (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 08:38 AM

Jan 2013

Actually, this should read;

WE ARE ALL AFRICANS!

MADem

(135,425 posts)

9. (sic)? nt

Reply to greiner3 (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 08:44 AM

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OldRedneck

(1,397 posts)

2. Yes, but . . .

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 07:21 AM

Jan 2013

Your ignorance is HOMEGROWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

3. Snort.

Reply to OldRedneck (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 07:25 AM

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Speed8098

(1,655 posts)

4. ???

Reply to OldRedneck (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 07:25 AM

Jan 2013

Why are you here?

malaise

(269,151 posts)

7. Won't be for long

Reply to Speed8098 (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 08:33 AM

Jan 2013

LisaLynne

(14,554 posts)

11. I thought this one meant ...

Reply to Speed8098 (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 08:54 AM

Jan 2013

"Your ignorant racism is homegrown" - like you know, to continue the tone of the graphic.

If he/she didn't mean it that way, then I am co-opting it mean that, lol!!

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

12. That's how I interpreted it, but then I usually give benefit of the doubt.

Reply to LisaLynne (Reply #11)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 08:55 AM

Jan 2013

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)

14. I thought it was funny, and sadly true. n/t

Reply to Speed8098 (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 02:48 PM

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Berserker

(3,419 posts)

6. I bet your

Reply to OldRedneck (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 08:30 AM

Jan 2013

Ancestors were boat people and that makes you and immigrant. Yes?

Posteritatis

(18,807 posts)

5. Hey now, I complain about my neighbor because he's an idiot.

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 08:15 AM

Jan 2013

But that's a whole other unrelated rant.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,020 posts)

10. "...and you're related to this African lady:"

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 08:53 AM

Jan 2013

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

13. I like to tell them that if you go far enough back, we're all AFRICAN in origin.

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 09:04 AM

Jan 2013

Make7

(8,543 posts)

15. But he plays his crappy music too loud. Often late at night.

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 02:54 PM

Jan 2013

And his damn kids won't get off my lawn when I yell at them!

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