Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Old Joe is a dolt that provides comic relief nearly every time he puts his foot in his mouth. However, in this case, the PC Police have struck again, as usual. "Shylock" is more of just a figure of speech than it is a racial slur. The Jewish community should lighten up and forget it, and Joe should keep his trap shut and not reference anything out of the Classics.
Location: Democratic Peoples Republic of Redneckistan
11,078 posts, read 15,087,778 times
Reputation: 3937
Quote:
Originally Posted by Memphis1979
Actually I took AP English my last two years of high school, as well as college level reading courses. The works of the immortal bard were required reading.
Now go and take your pound of flesh elsewhere
Hell, my English teacher used to come down on me for the common use of "a lot" meaning many of an object in these United States. The origination of the word was a plot of land with a predefined size. As was told to me, many times "If you say you have a lot of pencils, it had better be enough to fill a 10,000 sq ft piece of land"
Holy crap...hope we are grading on a curve here
Quote:
Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC
I've never even heard that term before. I thought it might have been a cross between "shyster" and "Pollock."
They still use "shylock" around here and "jew someone down on a price" is used daily...hope I don't have to go on tv and apologize...I'm not good at faking sincerity
Location: Democratic Peoples Republic of Redneckistan
11,078 posts, read 15,087,778 times
Reputation: 3937
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ed from California
He makes Sarah Palin look absolutely brilliant by comparison.
There is nobody on earth that can make Palin look brilliant and I don't care what anyone says different...she is the queen of big money white trash.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
