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Old 05-18-2010, 12:46 PM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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That's a fascinating remark. is it appropriate to congratulate people because they are good-looking? Doesn't that beg the question on the other end -- that we should show disgust or sympathy to the ugly among us?

I'm pretty good-looking, but I'd be embarrassed if someone congratulated me on it. I'd prefer that they congratulate my parents.
They were two separate statements:

Congrats to Ms. Fakih! She is very beautiful.

If, after the governor's election in Michigan, I had said "Congrats to Ms. Granholm! She is very beautiful", would you interpret that to mean I was congratulating her on her beauty?
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Old 05-18-2010, 01:20 PM
 
Location: Near Manito
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They were two separate statements:

Congrats to Ms. Fakih! She is very beautiful.

If, after the governor's election in Michigan, I had said "Congrats to Ms. Granholm! She is very beautiful", would you interpret that to mean I was congratulating her on her beauty?
Frankly, I'd wonder about the juxtaposition of your largely unrelated exclamations. And what it is about her facial mole that you find so attractive...


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Old 05-18-2010, 01:42 PM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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Frankly, I'd wonder about the juxtaposition of your largely unrelated exclamations. And what it is about her facial mole that you find so attractive...
What's wrong with juxtaposing, say, "Roger Maris hit 61 home runs. He was from North Dakota."

There was a time in the first half of the 20th century, when facial moles were considered so attractive, that women wore fake ones. Marilyn Monroe had one.

One of the most beautiful women I've ever seen, in small town in Colombia, had a red strawberry birth mark covering about half her face. She was extremely well-dressed for business, apparently had a position of some influence, and carried herself with great poise and confidence. The facial mark did not detract at all from her beauty. Nor, obviously, from her self-image, as she made no attempt to conceal it.

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Old 05-18-2010, 02:02 PM
 
Location: Near Manito
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What's wrong with juxtaposing, say, "Roger Maris hit 61 home runs. He was from North Dakota."

There was a time in the first half of the 20th century, when facial moles were considered so attractive, that women wore fake ones. Marilyn Monroe had one.

One of the most beautiful women I've ever seen, in small town in Colombia, had a red strawberry birth mark covering about half her face. She was extremely well-dressed for business, apparently had a position of some influence, and carried herself with great poise and confidence. The facial mark did not detract at all from her beauty. Nor, obviously, from her self-image, as she made no attempt to conceal it.
John Candy would not share your views...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0awf...eature=related

But I'm cool with all of that unrelated exposition -- and relieved that you did not remark on Mr. Maris' beauty.
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Old 05-18-2010, 02:19 PM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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Uncle Buck is one of my heroes. I wish Uncle Buck was president of the United States.
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Old 05-18-2010, 02:43 PM
 
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Uncle Buck is one of my heroes. I wish Uncle Buck was president of the United States.
{whisper} He's makin' garbage for breakfast!
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Old 05-19-2010, 10:34 AM
 
Location: The D-M-V area
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This was just a bad idea all around for them to nominate her as Miss USA.

Trips on gown, not born US citizen, takes pics on a stripper pole, got money from Hezbollah.

C'mon now! Really?!?!

Politically correct has never been a good idea ever, and it's really getting to the point where you can't even call something patently WRONG without someone claiming you're offending them OR being told you're a racist.

OK SO WHAT YOU'RE OFFENDED. THIS CHICK NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN MISS. USA!

EXCLUSIVE: Meet Miss USA Contestant’s Hezbollah “Martyr” Family
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Old 05-19-2010, 11:55 AM
 
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to think someone shouldn't be miss "usa" because they were not born in the usa is pretty lame. it is a freakin' beauty contest. big deal, it is about
T & A and nothing more. if she wants to take the best of both her religions and apply them to life, religious freedom is what america is about. if she said she was an atheist would that be better? can she walk and chew gum at the same time is about the only thing that is important in the beauty contest business
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Old 05-19-2010, 03:12 PM
 
Location: The D-M-V area
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to think someone shouldn't be miss "usa" because they were not born in the usa is pretty lame. it is a freakin' beauty contest. big deal, it is about
T & A and nothing more. if she wants to take the best of both her religions and apply them to life, religious freedom is what america is about. if she said she was an atheist would that be better? can she walk and chew gum at the same time is about the only thing that is important in the beauty contest business
I don't care about her religion.

Hezbollah is payin for her gowns for chrissake! And Hezbollah is a KNOWN terrorist group.
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Old 05-19-2010, 03:15 PM
 
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I don't care about her religion.

Hezbollah is payin for her gowns for chrissake! And Hezbollah is a KNOWN terrorist group.
do you have proof that hezbollah is paying for her gowns?
again it is a stupid beauty contest, just because the title has the words usa in it, doesn't mean squat.
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