BigSqwert

QUOTE(Texsox @ Oct 9, 2007 -> 03:50 PM) Mikhail Gorbachev Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Speaks on: Peace in the 21st Century 7:30 pm Fine Arts Auditorium Admission is free and open to UTPA students, staff and faculty. Doors open to UTPA students, staff and faculty only with their UTPA ID’s at 7:00 pm. The general public will be admitted at 7:20 pm. For more information, please call 316-7989. I'd go if I had a chance.

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 9, 2007 -> 03:13 PM) I have a beard. I bet 17% fails in comparison to the amount of jobs I wouldn't be considered for simply because I have facial hair. Is that discrimination? I write on my resume that I'm a Sox fan. I bet I'd be denied by a ton of employers for that. Is that discrimination? Well these 17% wouldn't even get called in to see if they have facial hair. They are automatically disqualified because of their black sounding names.

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 9, 2007 -> 02:41 PM) We should add that to title vii - name discrimination. 17% is not a barrier. Tell that to the 17% of people who weren't called for an interview.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Oct 9, 2007 -> 10:39 AM) This is pretty neat: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21116732/ More reason to dislike Thompson. Check out his stance on energy and global warming.

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 9, 2007 -> 02:25 PM) Give me one example of a barrier that a minority has to overcome that a white person wouldn't have to deal with. Just one. And again, having to work harder than the average joe is not a barrier. http://tinyurl.com/2q88qr Whoops. meant to send this one: http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=247013...TC-RSSFeeds0312

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 9, 2007 -> 02:14 PM) So long as you mean some people might have to work harder, then I'd agree. But if you're saying there are still barriers to success then I have to wholeheartedly disagree. Minorities in this country are given every opportunity and advantage possible. Discrimination is no longer a factor in 99.9% of cases. That's a cute number. Sorry. Couldn't resist.

This is pretty neat: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21116732/

This is pretty neat: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21116732/

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Oct 8, 2007 -> 06:01 PM) The great Jim Margulus uses that picture sometimes. Considering that you were searching for Richar, I'll bet the connection is there somehow, as I'm sure Margulus has had mentions, or pictures ,of Richar before and perhaps they came close to a picture of That Dog. I don't know for sure. Is he the Sox Machine guy? If so, then yes. It was from his site.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Oct 8, 2007 -> 03:56 PM) Don't worry...that didn't come off as a nerdy rant or like you have a vendetta towards waiters at all.... No the point was that, contrary to common sense, it's not the Mexican dishwasher who is at fault when your fork is dirty at a restaurant.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Oct 8, 2007 -> 03:28 PM) every time I go out I ask for new plates and silverware because of how s***ty it looks... so honestly, it's like NO one is doing it at this point anyway. There used to be a time when teenagers used to work for their cars, cell phones, and beer money. Parents are to blame for illegal immigration (is there a half green/half serious button?)...if they forced their kids to work s***ty jobs, we wouldn't be forced to depend alternative s***ty workers. :mexico Throughout college I worked in various restaurants. I started in a couple of chain restaurants and progressed to finer dining establishments. The actual dishwasher at any of these restaurants does the same exact thing. They run the dishes and silverware through a dish washing machine. At the chain restaurants there was little to no emphasis by management to ensure that silverware, glassware, and dishes were polished by the wait staff after they came through the dishwasher. I typically went ahead and did it for my tables but I didn't have to. At the finer establishments I worked at it was always part of the process of setting up the restaurant before the place opened. The waitstaff, and sometimes bussing staff, would polish each individual piece of silverware, glassware, and and dish that was placed on a table. Going back to the dishwasher in question, this person sits there in extremely uncomfortable conditions (very hot and humid) running big trays of dishes through the machine....over and over and over again, for several hours in a row. That is their job. That's all they do. If the dishwashing machine isn't doing a great job at making everything spotless he cannot feasibly sit there and polish each individual item since the dishes pile up constantly. It is ultimately up to the waitstaff to ensure that you are not getting a plate with smudges or a glass with some lipstick that didn't completely wash off. So next time you go to Chili's or Applebee's don't blame the dishwasher for a less than perfect looking plate. It's really your server.

I may have adopted a winner. It's the magical BigSqwert touch. (That actually sounds nasty)

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Oct 8, 2007 -> 01:31 PM) probably Al Davis as warped as his mind is. Don't get me started on Al Davis. Can't stand the guy.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 8, 2007 -> 01:14 PM) The Pursuit of Happyness? That was one of the most unintentionally depressing movies I have ever seen. Its one thing to be depressed after say Schindlers list or Hotel Rwanda, its another after this movie. No. The movie title is "Happiness". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147612/

Obama's Energy Plan He will formally announce it in a speech later today.

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 8, 2007 -> 11:28 AM) 7) I hate Madden and Michaels more each time I see them. Same with the entire NBC crew. They might have picked two of the worst ex-players in Bettis and Barber and although I like Olbermein he adds nothing to the telecast; the entire show just seems horrible - none of the guys have any sort of connection. There is no chemistry at all. My thoughts exactly.

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Watched "Happiness" over the weekend. What a disturbing film. Did not leave me feeling happy.

Who would have that that my Raiders would be alone in 1st place in the AFC West after week 5?

Cool. I might have a better chance at getting a dish washing job now.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Oct 8, 2007 -> 11:38 AM) So in honor of your dog having fleas, you put a dog taking a s*** in your avatar? How nice. The dog's s*** probably contributes to global warming more then the flea infestation does. The avatar is completely random. Was doing a search for Danny Richar images on google and that photo came up.

Just found out our dogs have fleas. We found a couple of fleas in the house so it's time for the flea bomb. Damn this is annoying. I'll blame it on global warming.

QUOTE(NUKE @ Oct 8, 2007 -> 10:38 AM) Yeah, because we know as long in order to qualify as objective a news outfit must toe your leftist party line and be radically antiwar and anti conservative. Spare me. So you are claiming Fox News is objective?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 5, 2007 -> 01:27 PM) Translation: I have no chance of winning. Not so fast... Source

I don't see the fascination with Torre. He has the highest paid team in baseball every year. You could plug any decent guy in his place and get similar results.