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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:51 AM Original message |
Arizona debates removing Spanish city names |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. Don't give them any ideas! nt |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
2. cute. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
3. I know this is funny, but it wasn't when we really renamed a mountain from Squaw Peak to Piestewa |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
29. Doesn't "squaw" mean "vagina"? If they wanted to rename everything to God's Own English... |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:19 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. IIRC, "squaw" is more like the "C-word" in meaning... considered offensive and degrading. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
4. Well I was about to say this is ridiculous but I guess it's also too ridiculous to be true. |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
5. Whenever I'm on a chat... |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. English is a very receptive language. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 02:17 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Spanish came here before English. So for you all to come here |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:42 AM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Kinda like Bo Derek telling Paul Rodriguez that the Mexicans should just go back |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 02:50 PM Response to Reply #23 |
36. Yes. The Latino club, along side of the Native American club |
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1z2z (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 03:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
37. treaty protection ? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. No, it is Guadalupe Hidalgo, "free enjoyment of their liberty and property". |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #9 |
31. Have you been to a county hospital in a major city? |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
6. Very good, Yurbud |
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Skink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
7. can we build that wall around Arizona? |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
8. AZ: the new nuttiest state. |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 06:26 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. I lived in Texas and before that, Florida |
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Neron616 (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
10. It's sad |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:45 AM Response to Original message |
11. ARIZONA is O'odham Indian word for “little spring”. Is Arizona changing it's name to George? |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 07:48 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. This link attributes the word "Arizona" to the Spanish |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:42 AM Response to Reply #15 |
24. From your link. |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:37 AM Response to Reply #24 |
34. Very thorough you are. |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 06:23 AM Response to Original message |
13. That was good |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
16. How about changing the name "Arizona" to something like "Whiteland"? |
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OffWithTheirHeads (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 08:33 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Oh God, if we still have Duzys, that is #1 No Mexico! I love it! |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
18. Many of our Arizona place names are... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:32 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. HAH! So true, so true. nt |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:32 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. that's like the google translator game. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:33 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. that's like the google translator game. |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:59 AM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Perfect!. . .n/t |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #18 |
32. A lot of "Indian" names are derogatory. |
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FBI_Un_Sub (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
19. Racism rides high |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:05 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. No... |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:08 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Aaaaaand Poe's Law strikes again! -nt |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
27. They could change the city's name from "Phoenix" to "Burning Cross, AZ" |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
30. LOL! |
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greencharlie (827 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
35. lol... expecting the ONION link. nt |
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