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wallman said:
I tried to edit my post to "what if" as that is The meaning of my post, those who know me, know I am a fan of all ball not a fanatic for 1 team.
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I fiddled with the post to change it to what I believe you meant to say.
 
Bestiarius said:
I thought we weren't supposed to talk about religion here. Does mentioning bad karma make the karma badder?
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Back in the 60's, I had this wonderful little girlfriend that drove a wreck of a Karmann Ghia... The only thing that she did that, even in the smallest way, annoyed me was her inability to drive 20 miles without stopping to pee... So, what do you think? Was it her Karma Bladder?

Your Ol' Pal "Iron Bladder" Boo
 
Thanks Nan, I appreciate that, my point was that really if these girls thought everything through and wanted to go to UNC then alls well and good and I look forward to watching them play as I do Uconn, Duke etc etc.

However, I am not a karma type of guy, I think life is what you make it and "sh... Happens", if there was really karma there would be a lot of politicians homeless right now.

My problem is with ethics and integrity and sure if Hatchell had told every recruit thAt she was only interested in them until they found someone better, then so be it, but I doubt that happened.
 
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wallman said:
Thanks Nan, I appreciate that, my point was that really if these girls thought everything through and wanted to go to UNC then alls well and good and I look forward to watching them play as I do Uconn, Duke etc etc.
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I've got a teenager looking at colleges right now (not for athletics, though). Every time he sees it school, it looks GREAT! He's 17 and he only sees the stuff he wants to see. That's the nature of teenagers, though. It's up to my husband and me to walk him through the process and point out things he may not have considered. While he will make the final decision, and I'll honor it no matter what he decides, I know he'll make that choice after due consideration.

My question is, have the adults in the young womens' lives been able to get all facts necessary to help their daughters? Are they aware of the scholarship situation, a possible playing time crunch, and all the other things that go into choosing a college (college life, academics, distance from home, etc)? The situation just seems so driven by the desires of the young ladies who may or may not have had the benefit of well-informed counsel by their elders that I am concerned for them.
 
Does receiving an offer from a university include a signed piece of paper? Even if it is just verbal it could be legally binding. If I am a shyster lawyer I would be tempted to get in touch with all these families. The offer includes a significant financial commitment, and by the nature of the number of commiotments accepted UNC does not have the ability to meet all its obligations.
 
UcMiami said:
Does receiving an offer from a university include a signed piece of paper? Even if it is just verbal it could be legally binding. If I am a shyster lawyer I would be tempted to get in touch with all these families. The offer includes a significant financial commitment, and by the nature of the number of commiotments accepted UNC does not have the ability to meet all its obligations.
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UCMiami, I'm sure you didn't know this, but the term "shyster" is considered an anti-semitic slur. Apparently (having just looked it up!) there is some dispute as to the true origins of the term and it may have an innocent etymology. But the interpretation as a slur has become so common, that I think it's best to avoid it.
 
HuskyNan said:
I've got a teenager looking at colleges right now (not for athletics, though). Every time he sees it school, it looks GREAT! He's 17 and he only sees the stuff he wants to see. That's the nature of teenagers, though. It's up to my husband and me to walk him through the process and point out things he may not have considered. While he will make the final decision, and I'll honor it no matter what he decides, I know he'll make that choice after due consideration.

My question is, have the adults in the young womens' lives been able to get all facts necessary to help their daughters? Are they aware of the scholarship situation, a possible playing time crunch, and all the other things that go into choosing a college (college life, academics, distance from home, etc)? The situation just seems so driven by the desires of the young ladies who may or may not have had the benefit of well-informed counsel by their elders that I am concerned for them.
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Spot on, Nan.
 
HuskyNan said:
I've got a teenager looking at colleges right now (not for athletics, though). Every time he sees it school, it looks GREAT! He's 17 and he only sees the stuff he wants to see. That's the nature of teenagers, though. It's up to my husband and me to walk him through the process and point out things he may not have considered. While he will make the final decision, and I'll honor it no matter what he decides, I know he'll make that choice after due consideration.

My question is, have the adults in the young womens' lives been able to get all facts necessary to help their daughters? Are they aware of the scholarship situation, a possible playing time crunch, and all the other things that go into choosing a college (college life, academics, distance from home, etc)? The situation just seems so driven by the desires of the young ladies who may or may not have had the benefit of well-informed counsel by their elders that I am concerned for them.
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I'm more concerned with the kids that DID make an informed decision last year and the year before only to have their world turned upside down by the class of 2013.
 
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Suebird10fan said:
UCMiami, I'm sure you didn't know this, but the term "shyster" is considered an anti-semitic slur. Apparently (having just looked it up!) there is some dispute as to the true origins of the term and it may have an innocent etymology. But the interpretation as a slur has become so common, that I think it's best to avoid it.
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Wow - OK and thanks. I had never heard that and certainly did not mean it in that way. Never knew it had any ethnic connotation. If a mod wants to edit my post?
 
Suebird10fan said:
UCMiami, I'm sure you didn't know this, but the term "shyster" is considered an anti-semitic slur. Apparently (having just looked it up!) there is some dispute as to the true origins of the term and it may have an innocent etymology. But the interpretation as a slur has become so common, that I think it's best to avoid it.
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SueBird10fan, I'm sure you didn't know this, but the term word "term" is considered an anti-incarcerated slur. Apparently (having just looked it up!) there is some dispute as to the true origins of the term word and it may have an innocent etymology. But the interpretation as a slur has become so common, that I think it's best to avoid it.

Tomorrow, the following words will also be considered slurs: Peanut, Butter, Peanut-Butter, Orange-Juice, OJ(this one is long overdue for obvious reasons), wig, toilet, and broom. Be careful to stay up with the approved list of words NOT to be uttered. We at the Central Speech Police Headquarters assure you the word "word" will remain on the approved list throughout 2012.

Your Ol' Word-Cop Pal Boo
 
BooRadley said:
SueBird10fan, I'm sure you didn't know this, but the term word "term" is considered an anti-incarcerated slur. Apparently (having just looked it up!) there is some dispute as to the true origins of the term word and it may have an innocent etymology. But the interpretation as a slur has become so common, that I think it's best to avoid it.

Tomorrow, the following words will also be considered slurs: Peanut, Butter, Peanut-Butter, Orange-Juice, OJ(this one is long overdue for obvious reasons), wig, toilet, and broom. Be careful to stay up with the approved list of words NOT to be uttered. We at the Central Speech Police Headquarters assure you the word "word" will remain on the approved list throughout 2012.

Your Ol' Word-Cop Pal Boo
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WTF?
 
BooRadley said:
SueBird10fan, I'm sure you didn't know this, but the term word "term" is considered an anti-incarcerated slur. Apparently (having just looked it up!) there is some dispute as to the true origins of the term word and it may have an innocent etymology. But the interpretation as a slur has become so common, that I think it's best to avoid it.

Tomorrow, the following words will also be considered slurs: Peanut, Butter, Peanut-Butter, Orange-Juice, OJ(this one is long overdue for obvious reasons), wig, toilet, and broom. Be careful to stay up with the approved list of words NOT to be uttered. We at the Central Speech Police Headquarters assure you the word "word" will remain on the approved list throughout 2012.

Your Ol' Word-Cop Pal Boo
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Just out of curiosity are all ethnic and racial slurs ok in your book Boo?
 
My former son-in-law, who shall remain nameless (because he is a b_____d) had a great line about why men in general are reluctant to commit to a relationship. He said that we are all afraid that just about the time we say "I do" we will look out into the crowd and see the perfect woman;"Oh, Oh, wait a minute; I didn't see HER!" Seems sort of the same way with Sylvia, huh?
 
Suebird10fan said:
Just out of curiosity are all ethnic and racial slurs ok in your book Boo?
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No, I don't like ethnic or racial slurs anymore than any other reasonable person. I would just like to stick to opposing actual slurs and not seek to create more words for us to taboo which then can be used to increase the pain inflicted on those among us that are the target of bias and hatred.

Haven't we saturated enough words with painful meaning to satisfy you? How about not looking to create more.... In my humble opinion your position does nothing but to ratchet up the sensitivity meter to ridiculous levels... What you posted is silliness in it's full grandeur. And please do remember tomorrow's list of unacceptable words....


Your Ol' Pal Boo
 
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BooRadley said:
No, I don't like ethnic or racial slurs anymore than any other reasonable person. I would just like to stick to opposing actual slurs and not seek to create more words for us to taboo which then can be used to increase the pain inflicted on those among us that are the target of bias and hatred.

Haven't we saturated enough words with painful meaning to satisfy you? How about not looking to create more.... In my humble opinion your position does nothing but to ratchet up the sensitivity meter to ridiculous levels... What you posted is silliness in it's full grandeur. And please do remember tomorrow's list of unacceptable words....


Your Ol' Pal Boo
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Shyster IS an ethnic slur Boo. I was trying to be gentle in my original comment, but it's a slur pure and simple.
 
Suebird10fan said:
Shyster IS an ethnic slur Boo. I was trying to be gentle in my original comment, but it's a slur pure and simple.
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I looked through several online dictionaries and none of them support your position. That purveyor of slurs, Merriam-Webster defines the word as follows: SHYSTER: a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
Merriam-Webster: Origin of SHYSTER: probably from German Scheisser, literally, defecator
First Known Use: 1844

Wikipedia: Wiki: Etymology

The etymology of the word is not generally agreed upon. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary says it is based on the German Scheißer (literally "defecator" but also used to refer to deceivers),[1] but the Oxford English Dictionary describes it as "of obscure origin", possibly deriving from a historical sense of "shy" meaning disreputable.[2] Various false etymologies have proposed an anti-Semitic origin, and some people continue to regard the word as referring particularly to Jews or Jewish lawyers.

You have your beliefs and I have mine... I still can't for the life of me understand why this world needs to embue more words with hatred... it seems to me that we have more than enough to hurt people...

Your Ol' Pal Boo
 
wallman said:
Thanks Nan, I appreciate that, my point was that really if these girls thought everything through and wanted to go to UNC then alls well and good and I look forward to watching them play as I do Uconn, Duke etc etc.

However, I am not a karma type of guy, I think life is what you make it and "sh... Happens", if there was really karma there would be a lot of politicians homeless right now.

My problem is with ethics and integrity and sure if Hatchell had told every recruit thAt she was only interested in them until they found someone better, then so be it, but I doubt that happened.
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Cuz more than once I've heard people use it as a slur. When someone says "shyster Jew," something I've heard quite a few times over the years there's no other way to take it. I'm guessing you're not Jewish Boo. I'm pretty confident most Jews consider it a slur for the good reason that they've heard it used as a slur.
 
Wallman I could not agree with you more. It is about ethics and I lost all respect for Sylvia last April 26, 2011 when she solicited and accepted an verbal commitment from Te'a Cooper a 2015 kid. She has no ethical leg to stand on after that. She was in 8th grade when she sought that commit. I guess she got so old and so down that she would steal a recruiter from her arch rival and do anything to be relavent again. Shame on her.
 
I have a very distinct feeling that whatever comes out of all this, it will not be "Sylvia conquers the wcbb world!". She is not that great a coach, imho, and is going to have some real problems keeping all these kids happy and productive.
 
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Suebird10fan said:
Cuz more than once I've heard people use it as a slur. When someone says "shyster Jew," something I've heard quite a few times over the years there's no other way to take it. I'm guessing you're not Jewish Boo. I'm pretty confident most Jews consider it a slur for the good reason that they've heard it used as a slur.
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No, I am not Jewish... My father and half of my aunts, uncles, and cousins are Jewish... Half came here from Russia by way of Austria in the first half of the last century, while the rest came directly from Germany escaping Hitler just before WWII. I just called one of my cousins and although he can't possibly be "most Jews" he did disagree with you; he thought it was a German word meaning disreputable. He knew some thought it was a slur but he also thought that they were misguided and mistaken.

Just because some fool misuses a common word to hurt someone doesn't miraculously transform that word into a slur. Angry people will used the word "popcorn" as a slur if given the opportunity... Let's not let them take our words from us...

How about treating these idiots as the fools that they are each and every time they use words as weapons. Why support the bigots by feeding them more ammunition to hurl at people in the form of words that we've loaded up with as much hatred as possible. I can't help but to think my way is better... Take the sting out of the words and focus the bright lights on the fools that seek to hurt people by misusing our words. Remember, if you want to find evil in everything, you will.... I myself would rather we disarm evil as much as we can.


Your Ol' Pal Boo
 
Could we be conflating "shyster" with "shylock" here? I too have never heard shyster used with an ethnic connotation.
 
elzorrogris said:
Could we be conflating "shyster" with "shylock" here? I too have never heard shyster used with an ethnic connotation.
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I've heard "drunken Irishman" used to demean the other half of my ancestral lineage... so I is the word "drunken" now a slur word and not to be used... If people misuse a word with the intent to harm another, make fun of them... don't pack our words with hatred...

Your Ol' Pal Boo
 
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