Entry tags:

food, godwin's, jokes that don't go over well, racism

You got your racism in my coffee! You got your coffee in my racism!
evilgrins delivered a list of bogus food terms to the food_porn community which was kind of amusing but the last definition...

arab coffee: Thick, black, bitter coffee, traditionally served in tiny cups at gunpoint.

...really inspired some, uh, debate.

likeawoman is accused of being likeatroll for staying determinedly offended by everyone but obfuscate brings up Godwins first. "If you replace "arab coffee" with "matzo" is it an insult to Jews? "Haggis" (I hear it's good, but what the hell.. who came up with that?), and it's a comment on how violent those damn Scots are? Put "borscht" in there and you're pissing on the Slavs? "Liverwurst" would then, I suppose, mean that all Germans are violent Nazis."

Nobody likes a laugh more than me. Except for my wife. And Mrs. Johnson.

Define 'Offensive.'

Am I the only one that likes Turkish Coffee?

Why the random-ass definitions anyway?

As a White Canadian Female, let me clarify things for ya'll.

See, this is why I drink tea.

	singe 2007-09-23 01:59 am UTC (link)
	Aw, now squid that's cooked wrong tastes like squid. Squid that cooked right tastes like... ... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	isntitironic 2007-09-23 02:44 am UTC (link)
	ROFLCOFFEE (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tofuknight 2007-09-23 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	alkdjfkdhfakbfm LOL (Reply to this)(Parent)

	bolboreta 2007-09-23 01:47 pm UTC (link)
	Does that mean that Italians (and Spaniards, just take the I off) always cook it right? It's true that "squid" doesn't sound like something you should be eating... but what do I know, octopus is one of our traditional dishes. Now that I think about it, maybe people eat it because its local name (polbo) sounds like "shag" in Spanish (polvo)... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jat_sapphire 2007-09-23 04:36 pm UTC (link)
	Hah! Subliminal message: "Eat squid--get laid!" (Reply to this)(Parent)

	singe 2007-09-23 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	Ooh, squid me harder, Senor! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	feloniousfeline 2007-09-24 04:28 am UTC (link)
	I think that's illegal in most states. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	singe 2007-09-24 01:41 pm UTC (link)
	Don't you oppress my tentacle porn, mate! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	feloniousfeline 2007-09-24 09:19 pm UTC (link)
	You are not the boss of me. I will oppress who I want, when I want and there's nothing you can-ooh! Shiny! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	fresco_le_raye 2007-09-23 02:10 pm UTC (link)
	When I'm in Greece, I'm always worried about getting Calamari mixed up with kalimera, which is Greek for "Good day". It would be so embarrassing to go around wishing people Squid... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Hee! singe 2007-09-23 05:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Did that woman just call me a squid?" "Er, yes, but she was very nice about it!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Hee! fresco_le_raye 2007-09-23 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	It always pays to be polite with your seafood-based greetings! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	komorebi 2007-09-26 05:57 am UTC (link)
	... The idea of someone cheerily waving to people and saying, "Squid! :D" is cracking me up more than it has any right to. (The icon is a pretty good rep of the Happy Squid Face I'm imagining, if that helps any.) (Reply to this)(Parent)