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Beau Peep Notice Board => Outpourings => Topic started by: Calvin on December 29, 2009, 08:13:39 PM
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http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/
It's like a train-wreck, you're horrified and fascinated at the same time.
There are about 500 pics, if you view them all in one go I bet you find your mouth gaping a few times and your head shaking even more.
Coupla Canadians in there too, although they don't specify which city, what it being so small and all and due to be the 51st state anyway.
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OK, I was up to page 42 before I decided to reclaim my life. Very moorish, those.
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Friends keep emailing these to me - please don't tell me there are 500, we'd only be up to about 60 so far. <-
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I take it that you Calivin are the perfect example of the human form?
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It's amazing how often I've been told that very thing. ;)
For me, the focus of that site isn't the human form, it's all about the attire and the attitude. Also a snapshot of some real Americans, outside of Hollywood, some of which, yes I confess, I find hilarious.
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Some of those jumpers I actually owned. My mum bought one for me every Christmas. And you should remember the jumpsuits are on SALE somewhere, so someone thinks they're marketable.
The ones I feel we shouldn't be looking and laughing at are the people who obviously have psychological issues, and I include the cross dressers in that, though these days it's VERY unfashionable to say so, especially with Eddie Izzard front and centre (and luuuuurved by the cognoscenti).
No, you're not a pervert or evil if you cross dress, you're just odd, and the level of my distrust would vary as to the level of your dysfunctional dress sense. A little nail polish on a man wouldn't necessarily dissuade me from employing him in an arty-type job, but a beard with tutu, bare legs and high heels....? It's a barrier to promotion, let's say.
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Let me add that a little bit of gender fusion is nothing. We have our own more serious sad cases in the UK. One of the tabloid web sites had footage of a faintly normal-looking man surreptitiously sniffing the bottom of a male supermarket worker numerous times.
I'm sure there are people out there who would see this as weird and annoying but ultimately harmless. Wrong. More often this behaviour flags a much more serious condition, and if it's not handled well, it could end in tragedy for the perpetrator OR innocent victims down the line.
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Well, I am an American and I shop at WalMart sometimes and I certainly do not look like these people. I imagine one could go to any country and find people to ridicule. I noticed some things about the British...
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Yep - you could do the same thing with a camera at Stan's Superstore just round the corner from me, with similar results... or at least judging from the four images I managed to get through before terminal boredom set in. Sorry, Calvin - I was neither horrified nor fascinated, and like our friends across the Pond, I wasn't too impressed by the way it was presented.
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I noticed some things about the British...
Let's not bring Mince into this.
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I too shop at Wal-mart...regularly.
I tried to pick my words carefully lest I offend..."some Americans"..."some of which" etc. and I guess I failed.
At this point I've lived 25 years on each side of the pond so yes, I realize that the British do have their members of the very same club.
What I do find funny is the absurd...the ordinary looking thirty something woman standing in line with a huge swastika on the front of her hoodie and a ho-hum expression...standing next to a group of black youths.
The old beater of a car with the home-made wooden spoiler riveted to the boot.
Also the comically obvious stereotype of which there are many examples.
Both of these subjects a staple of the cartoonist.
Yes, not all the images are funny, and some are downright unfortunate, maybe I have more resiliency to wade through those to find the ones that tickle me.
Never intended to offend anyone although I really don't mind tweaking our American cousins now and then, it keeps them honest.
Hopefully this thread doesn't get away on us.
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Calvin, allow me clue you in, so we can try and like you.
“Never intended to offend anyone” How do you reconcile this with: “Coupla Canadians in there too, although they don't specify which city, what it being so small and all and due to be the 51st state anyway.” Of course you were trying to offend. Offending is acceptable – lying BS is not. Just to be clear it is your apology that is offensive not your picking on Canadians.
We don’t pick on people or put others down to make ourselves seem better as a general rule (which is why this thread bommed) – except of course Mince you may pick on him – except on his birthday.
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No, you're not a pervert or evil if you cross dress, you're just odd, and the level of my distrust would vary as to the level of your dysfunctional dress sense. A little nail polish on a man wouldn't necessarily dissuade me from employing him in an arty-type job, but a beard with tutu, bare legs and high heels....? It's a barrier to promotion, let's say.
So it's not the cross dressing you have a problem with but more the poor fashion sense?
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Diane is right. We do try and treat everyone with respect on this forum, even that twat, Mince.
I like to think that our egalitarianism is what sets this forum apart.
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Ye Gods Peeps, egal what ??? >>>Trying to find a dictionary quick>>>
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Hmmm, tough crowd,
Diane I put the joke up there just for you to bite on, and like the thread I guess, it bombed too. Or else that was the sound you heard as it sailed by.
I am Canadian.
It was just the old chestnut parody of America not knowing anything about us despite our proximity, which you see a million times on Air Farce and with Rick Mercer. It was meant to get a grin not offend.
Self deprication is a corner-stone of comedy here, but a lot of times, if you're looking for offensive that's what you'll find.
Diane, I've never put another down to make myself seem better in my life, but humour about the human condition can be a walk on a knife edge ,apparently I slipped, fell and straddled that edge on this one.
See how quickly these threads can get away.
Happy Holidays to all to bring back a little perspective.
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I am Canadian.
Now you tell us. Typical bloody Canadian! :\
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Can we all get off Calvin now? His lips are turning purple.
So it's not the cross dressing you have a problem with but more the poor fashion sense?
Yes. Sort of. I'm a student of these things. The poorer the fashion sense, the deeper the malaise and the more stark the warning signs, that's how it goes.
"Cross dressing" constitutes a broad church, and you have the real trannies, cafe latte sophisticates whom Eddie Izzard represents, mixed up with those who, to put it simply, have mental problems. In that, cross dresser demographics mirror those of broader society.
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I'm all for fresh starts Calvin :)
Glad to see that you don't get too dramatic about things. ..0 (see that was funny because of your slipping on the knife comment)
It is more that Wal mart people bashing is just not my cup of tea - I think that, generally speaking, people that make fun of unfortunate/stupid/phychotic/ugly/fat/bear-assed people with weird hairdoos are just mean. So your putting up that link may have prejudiced me against you - maybe people who enjoy such humour aren't all bad and I should go into the New Year with a fairer attitude.
And Happy Holidays to you too.
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I'm all for fresh starts Calvin :)
people that make fun of unfortunate/stupid/phychotic/ugly/fat/bear-assed people with weird hairdoos are just mean.
Be fair! How often do I mention Mince?
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Malc,
I think one of the very first warning signs is being a "student of these things"
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Now you tell us. Typical bloody Canadian!
I'm deeply offended by that I'll have you know.
OK, which brings up a tangent subject. What is a typical, or stereo-typical Canadian to you guys? I had no clue when I first arrived here what to expect. I had my own version of most of the world's nationalities, Australian, German...Frog Frenchman etc. but a Canadian? no. New Zealand is another tough one to come up with.
Don't know how to post a link to Youtube but check out Bob and Doug Mckenzie on there, that's a homegrown one. (Not all that funny)
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Checked shirt, large boots, chops down trees and eats pancakes with maple syrup. Not sure about the men though.
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I'm aware (from US TV shows) of an American stereotype of Canadians, where they say "Eh" a lot, at the end of sentences.
While I'm not well-travelled and have met very few Canadians, none of those have ever said "eh".
So what's the truth behind that particular story? Is it total rubbish, or have I just not met enough Canadians?
In addition, I really liked the television show "Due South". And the Canadian protagonist in that never said "eh" either.
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I ordered the full set (3 seasons) of Due South for xmas on eBay and it is late getting here - but it was a great show; my kids were too young or not born when it came out.
I took out my Canadian citizenship after my first son was born - just in case the UK got into a war and drafted me for my special skills.
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I think one of the very first warning signs is being a "student of these things"
That's the type of response I would expect from a closet trannie. Those slingbacks don't do a thing for you, dear, and if you're going to wear that dress, at least shave your back.
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I've mentioned this before but I once heard an American describe Canadians as "Mexicans with jumpers".
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Roger,
Could have been Kate, I heard her mention "Mexicans with sweaters" a few times, there was no venom in the remark though.
Have to say when we were in Vancouver and on Vancouver island our friends DID tend to use "eh" at the end of sentences.
God knows what they thought of my Glaswegian accent in return, seem to recall "excuse me?" being used rather a lot after I spoke. ;D
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You're right, Max. I'm sure it was Kate and, as you say, all in fun.
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When I first arrived with a broad Geordie accent it was just a lot of blank looks, nods and smiles. Much the same from my end when I met my first Newfies.
You do get the odd "eh" in Ontario but not much. It's being used in the official "Canada Olympic Cheer" that's being promoted for the coming event. In keeping with the theme of the thread, some aren't amused as it perpetuates the stereo-type. Go figure.
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Americans treat Mexicans like crap. They treat Canadians better as we are mostly whiter and wear jumpers but at the same time take our natural resources at theft prices and soon they will be draining our water dry so that their Mexican slave workforce can grow out of season produce in the dessert.
I wonder if the new decade will bring a fairer world?
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Of course it will. And I'll be a 32 waist.
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I'm so glad you mentioned this, Malc. I am still a 32 waist. But only if I shop at GAP. They have a very liberal interpretation of a 32 inch waist.
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I went into buy a pair of jeans a few years back and the lady assistant asked "what waist size"? I said "ooh, well...I used to be a 32, but I suppose I've put on a bit since then, I'd say maybe a 34".
She smiled fixedly and said "let's just check, shall we?" God bless her for her professionalism. When I said "34" her face looked like this:
(http://malcmcgookin.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/smile.gif)