On 6/18/13 5:30 PM, Eisboch wrote:

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What I object to is the over the top, mean spirited, nasty comments,
often directed at people's wives and/or kids who are nothing but
innocent bystanders in the jousting contests. The other thing I can't
accept is blatant racism. Not a goody two shoes, but I just have never
been able to tolerate that. That's not to say the state of racial
inequality can't be discussed, and recognizing that racism can go both
ways. But calling people the "n" word in frustration just to emphasize
a point is out of bounds, IMO.



Yeah. I don't like being referred to as "white," as if my racial or
ethnic background or skin color were designators of significance.
Besides, I'm not "white," especially in the summer. I still tan up nicely!

My wife and I participated in that National Geo genetic background
thingie a couple of years ago. She's a composite of Northern European
(Irish, German, English and one other I forgot, maybe Welsh), plus a bit
of Cherokee. I'm mostly Russian, Polish, a bit of German, and a bit of
Slavik. I wouldn't mind a bit of Welsh, since I am a big fan of Welsh
accents but, alas, none of my predecessors made it to those Isles.

Richard Burton, the greatest Welsh actor of modern times:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLafXKLcPcQ

Or sing like Bryn Terfel, the great Welsh bass-baritone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLb5aqugDH8