Steel 0 #126 April 12, 2006 Quote Sorry...I'll type S L O W E R.... Cuban....swimmer....a childish tongue in cheek reference to you being an illegal. Come on...help me out here Steel, I'm TRYING to get ya to LAUGH! I appreciate the attempt. But in order for humour to work there must be some truth in it. Cubans are special by definition, we are never illegal in the U.S. If you want to learn more about that google, 'wet foot dry foot'. Even that started after Clinton tried to screw things up, because Cubans don't vote for him or his kind. Before Clinton during Reagan, the U.S. coast guard policy was they would ride out on boats up to 12 miles to bring Cubans (escaping from Communism) to the land of the free. Again thanks for the attempt at humour. If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #127 April 12, 2006 Quote Anywho...whew...that was long Yes it was. Luckily for me, I skipped right to this sentence. Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #128 April 12, 2006 Quote I don't post pics of myself as my avatar for several reasons. First, I don't want people to know what I look like, generally - whether I'm hot or ugly as sin, or somewhere in between shouldn't matter in this medium, should it? Secondly, I don't care to let people base thoughts on how I look. Third, if I post a pic, let people stumble on it or find it. I should have read this before posting. My response would have been a whole lot shorter Well said!Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #129 April 12, 2006 Quote Again thanks for the attempt at humour *** You're welcome! Like any 'Wet Foot' knows...all ya can do is keep tryin'! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #130 April 12, 2006 "Me, too" I love them too!!BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #131 April 12, 2006 It was the word "long" that caught your attention, wasn't it? They'll begin to wonder about you again....Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #132 April 12, 2006 Quote It was the word "long" that caught your attention, wasn't it? They'll begin to wonder about you again.... again? They never stopped. Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #133 April 12, 2006 I can run a marthon in 5-inch platforms. Beat that, bitchPaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #134 April 12, 2006 Quote I don't want people to know what I look like... *** You DON'T look like Jim Carey?! That's just GREAT....now how can a stalker POSSIBLY find you?! I on the other hand have had the SAME picture of myself for quite some time! <-------------------An accurate unretouched representation of just what a tall, handsome, articulate, funny...person on the EPA's air pollution 'watch list' I really am! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #135 April 12, 2006 Quote I can run a marthon in 5-inch platforms. Platforms are for wusses... (and strippers). Try again in 6" stiletos. Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #136 April 12, 2006 Quote you're just making the other men on here look that much better. I dont need no help. Me gots all the charms I needs.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #137 April 12, 2006 I have some of those, too. And I've been known to do a lil' strip-tease for my hunny--whom even though no-one else is there, still gets red in the face when I doPaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #138 April 12, 2006 Yes, they're always after your lucky charms, aren't they?Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwampThing 0 #139 April 12, 2006 Quote I guess I missed it because I was born in Spain with my parents American citizens at the time. I have never been to Cuba. Come to think of it all my family that was there at one point came in planes, a decade before I was born anyway. Quote So you say you're Cuban WHY??? It's easy to spell? The Pessimist says: "It can't possibly get any worse!" The Optimist says: "Sure it can!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #140 April 12, 2006 Quote It's easy to spell? *** Now THAT'S funny Swampy! (Hey...you got a headache from last night?) ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel 0 #141 April 12, 2006 Quote Quote I guess I missed it because I was born in Spain with my parents American citizens at the time. I have never been to Cuba. Come to think of it all my family that was there at one point came in planes, a decade before I was born anyway. Quote So you say you're Cuban WHY??? It's easy to spell? That brings up a long disscussion. I will try to shortcut through it, as best I can, to answer your question. When people used to ask me where I was from, I would previously say from Spain. After all I was born there and all my family descends from there. Many people didn't like that answer. Once they got to know me they would say my attitude was Cuban, the food I eat is Cuban, and my accent when speaking Spanish is Cuban. Saying that you are American to another American in the U.S., I think comes across like you are either ashamed of or know nothing about your ancestry, neither of which I want to subscribe to. Now if I meet somebody how detailed I get, when answering this depends on how much I want to explain or how much I think their intellect is capable of handling. If I am talking to some stupid ass redneck, at a dropzone in Monroe, GA who is saying that the election mess in 2000 was because of Cubans in Miami couldn't read English (this actually happened), I will probably just smile and let him wallow in his ignorance. Typically they just think I am Italian if they haven't seen my last name. And if they can't tell the difference between a Cuban, a Mexican and an Argentinian, why bother trying to enlighten them. I am not sure how well I answered your question but let me know if it still doesn't make sense. ,If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel 0 #142 April 12, 2006 Quote Quote It's easy to spell? *** Now THAT'S funny Swampy! (Hey...you got a headache from last night?) Well I am glad you got a laugh out of it, I am still waiting to read something funny. If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #143 April 12, 2006 Something funny. you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel 0 #144 April 12, 2006 Quote Something funny. Finally, thank you so much. ,If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #145 April 12, 2006 Quote When people used to ask me where I was from, I would previously say from Spain. After all I was born there and all my family descends from there. Many people didn't like that answer. Ahh okay, so you more or less made it up so you would think others would perceive you to be better. That makes a lot of sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwampThing 0 #146 April 12, 2006 Quote I will try to shortcut... Quote THAT'S a shortcut? Ya could have just said you're an American with an accent, and like other quasi-intellectuals you conform your answer to fit your perception of the audience. The Pessimist says: "It can't possibly get any worse!" The Optimist says: "Sure it can!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel 0 #147 April 12, 2006 Quote Quote When people used to ask me where I was from, I would previously say from Spain. After all I was born there and all my family descends from there. Many people didn't like that answer. Ahh okay, so you more or less made it up so you would think others would perceive you to be better. That makes a lot of sense. No I listened to what their reasoning was and saw they had a point. There is a certain culture that Spaniards who went to Cuba developed while there. There is a reason to differentiate me from somebody whose family never left Spain. ,If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #148 April 12, 2006 Quote an American with an accent Quote This coming from a Jewish Cajun'! Yer KILLIN' me Swampy! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel 0 #149 April 12, 2006 Quote Quote I will try to shortcut... Quote THAT'S a shortcut? Ya could have just said you're an American with an accent, and like other quasi-intellectuals you conform your answer to fit your perception of the audience. American with an accent? No you misunderstood. What I said was when talking Spanish, I speak with a Cuban accent. Kind of like somebody from Nyc speaks English with a New York accent. btw., Thats how I speak English even though I have been in texas for 5 years. Actually if you heard me talk English you would never know that I infact speak 3 other languages. , ,If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #150 April 12, 2006 Quote I have been in texas for 5 years Ah, that explains a lot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
