Okay, I haven't really followed this exchange closely enough to make any substantive judgements about the merits, but it does seem pretty obvious to me that Sean's use of the term "leprechaun" was intended as nothing other than a humorous substitution for the word "Irish"....
ETA:
So it would seem to me that anyone who would seize on the use of that word as having brought some substantive new element in to the exchange would be constructing something of a diversion...
Bingo Jim! Your illness seems to be doing your grey matter no harm at all!
Although I fail to see how anybody could legitimately take my use of the word in any other way...
Why is it that when Miley Cyrus gets naked and licks a hammer it's 'art' and 'edgy' but when I do it I'm 'drunk' and 'banned from the hardware store'?
I'd like to take the opportunity to point out the following from lo's 'source' which she used to show that the origins and rise of tap had nothing to do with the minstrel shows...
(Emphasis mine)
...But tap didn't become a stage dance until the rise of the minstrel show in the late 1800s. White dancers (usually Irish) blackened their faces with burnt cork and staged performances based on their interpretations of African and African American dance and music styles, competing to see who had the most "authentic" material. From 1840 to 1890, minstrel shows were the most popular form of American entertainment, featuring a variety of jokes, songs, dance and music in a loose format.
So either 1840 is now regarded as the late 1800s or somebody is talking out of their arse...
Why is it that when Miley Cyrus gets naked and licks a hammer it's 'art' and 'edgy' but when I do it I'm 'drunk' and 'banned from the hardware store'?
Bolt at bat, what the heck is that?!
Sunday, August 19, 2012
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Olympic sprint star Usain Bolt told Australian media recently that he's considering an offer from former Test leg-spinner Shane Warne to play Twenty20 cricket in Australia next season.
The Melbourne Stars franchise, for which Warne is the marquee player, confirmed they have opened negotiations with Bolt through his management company about playing in the Big Bash League.
Lord Jim wrote:Or if he's really got batting and fielding skills in addition to speed, he could come to the US and play MLB and earn a grossly overinflated paycheck for sitting around with his thumb up his ass most of the time.
Fixed that for you.
"The dildo of consequence rarely comes lubed." -- Eileen Rose
"Colonialism is not 'winning' - it's an unsustainable model. Like your hairline." -- Candace Linklater
Lord Jim wrote:Or if he's really got batting and fielding skills in addition to speed, he could come to the US and play MLB and earn a grossly overinflated paycheck for sitting around with his thumb up his ass most of the time.
Fixed that for you.
compared to Cricket?
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.
