Black ashamed or black affronted

[bill]

Was talking to my 70 year old sister on the telephone tonight.She was relating a story about what happened to her today in the post office and the phrase she used was "I was black affronted".She had momentarily forgotten why she was there,and was embarrassed.
No racial undertones whatsoever,just an old lady using an old turn of phrase.

IS the "penny black" stamp still called a penny black???

[Sheik Yir Erse]

PC nonsense gone mad - agree with Willie D and Petewick.

I only ever realised that 'eeny meeny miney moe' had the phrase "nigger" in it when I was well into my 20's. And at that point thought - oh aye, so it does - that's a bit strange! Are you 'racist' when you say things without any understanding? It doesn't make it right, but equally it doesn't make it intentional!

[Friend of Dorothy]

I just dont get the mind set of someone who would do this or deface anything for example the changing rooms and not feel black ashamed.

Black ashamed- perhaps this is a local saying, however it appears discriminatory and Racist- chances are that the person who did this was White- so why should they feel Black ashamed ?. What colour would you describe Christ?- certainly not White, with blue eyes and blond hair. What does Black Ashamed actually mean- if it's not racist - then what is it.

Come on Ionnsaigh, you have gone too far this time. Firstly I think most people with a few healthy brain cells would accept that Christ was indeed an arab. Secondly the word black, in it's usage by the person who posted this, clearly refers to the darker side of emotions ie. embarrased, shamed etc. Any more of this extremist pc nonsense and you shall be sent to bed with no supper.
PS. some of my best friends are RED.

[ionnsaigh]

Christ was an Arab, a Joiner, a Jew.
God was pure white, as white as you.
His Mammy a virgin , his Daddy a ghost.
Fervently one-upmanship- at it's most.

The Bible a book as Janet an John.
Too read the lot- makes one yawn.
Mountaineer Moses with a tablet of stone.
Superstitious whispers head straight to Rome
.

Life after death no such thing.
Only one chance have a fling.
Remember this and remember well
There is neither a Heaven nor is there Hell.

[Annie]

That was pretty good Ions!!!!!

[Bobbie En Tejas]

In answer to ionns.. move it where you will:

You can stand on one side of a door and swear there is nothing on the other side.. we can all stand outside and quibble about it, we can all pretend we know more than anyone else does about it, but until the door is opened, we don't know doodoo.

When all is said and done and it all comes to a screeching halt, I have a feeling we are all going to be shocked and humbled.. but if there is nothing there, we will be none the wiser for it.

It is my belief that the spark of who we are, the essence, the energy, the soul, whatever you want to call it keeps going, but it seems to me much more honest for a person to say "I don't know" than to be adamant about something they cannot know.

[Hadrians hiring!]

You can stand on one side of a door and swear there is nothing on the other side.. we can all stand outside and quibble about it, we can all pretend we know more than anyone else does about it, but until the door is opened, we don't know doodoo.

Very very true Bobbie - perfect reason to shut all churches and places of worship of all denominations. Just shows them up as charlatans and people who prey (sic) on the weak, feeble, infirm and those who are of a gullible disposition.

Well said again Bobbie, didn't think you were that way inclined but splendidly put.

[Annie]

How did we get from being "Black Affronted," to closing churches and discussions of whether or not there is life after death?

Too funny!

Well, I might be black affronted after this post, but I do go to church, and am neither "preyed" upon or gullible and I do believe in life after death!

Jesus said:

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened." (Matthew 7:7-8)

Something to ponder!

[Hadrians hiring!]

Jesus said:

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened." (Matthew 7:7-8)

Something to ponder!

Didn't he also say '' I can see the pub from here?'' or is that a ''turban'' myth

[bill]

I was black affronted today in the butchers.I went in to buy some black pudding,but was that afraid people might think I was being racist that I came away without.

The trouble is I still fancy a bit of black pudding, but do'nt know what I should ask for.

Any ideas??

[Hadrians hiring!]

I was black affronted today in the butchers.I went in to buy some black pudding,but was that afraid people might think I was being racist that I came away without.

The trouble is I still fancy a bit of black pudding, but do'nt know what I should ask for.

Any ideas??

1/ ask for a white pudding and colour it with charcoal. Oh wait thats racist to white people

2/ ask alex ferguson for a loan of Rio - Oh wait thats racist to donkeys:shock:

[Annie]

If ye were in the butchers in Main Street, ye coulda jees put oot yer finger an pointed at it!

Or, in the alternative, asked for blood pudding! LOL

Then they would jees think yer a vampire and lee ye alone!!!

[Hadrians hiring!]

If ye were in the butchers in Main Street, ye coulda jees put oot yer finger an pointed at it!

Or, in the alternative, asked for blood pudding! LOL

Then they would jees think yer a vampire and lee ye alone!!!

Oh Annie, I thought you would have went for the Red pudding = Ionnsaigh gag!

[Annie]

Ach, well, ye know, I am jees naw that quick eny merr!!!!!!!

But, I can see the RED pub from here! (Not so funny after I typed it out, sorry!).

P.S.:
I might delete this at a later date!

[lightning jnr]

The trouble is I still fancy a bit of black pudding, but do'nt know what I should ask for.

Any ideas??

ask for drakulas birthday cake, not to be mistaken for a drakulas teabag.. that s something completely different