How do I get a coloured name? [Archive] - Two Plus Two Older Archives

Skipbidder

10-20-2005, 01:54 PM

One of the symptoms of avian flu is to start seeing inappropriate colors in writing. The only special colors on 2+2 boards are red and green.

<font color="blue">Blue is an especially worrisome color. If you start seeing names or writing in blue, I'd head straight to the doctor.</font>

SheetWise

10-20-2005, 02:42 PM

How do you set the name to dark brown (or is that burgundy)?

stabn

10-20-2005, 03:01 PM

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I know I'm not cool enough. But I want one, damnit. How do you become cool enough to get one?

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Become less average.

10-20-2005, 05:33 PM

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Become less average.

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OOPS POW SURPRISE !!! (http://oopspow.ytmnd.com/)

dibbs

10-20-2005, 06:10 PM

I'm gonna assume you're British because of the U thats jammed into color. Is there a story why Yanks decided to skip the U in this word as well as Favourite etc?

10-20-2005, 06:19 PM

I thought colour was also acceptable in America, no?

The weirdest spelling difference I've seen is how Australians (where I live) spell the word 'jail'

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gaol

edit: I spelled 'Australians' wrong /images/graemlins/blush.gif

benfranklin

10-20-2005, 06:21 PM

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I'm gonna assume you're British because of the U thats jammed into color. Is there a story why Yanks decided to skip the U in this word as well as Favourite etc?

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Yes, there is a stoury, which you are obviously not in on.

dibbs

10-20-2005, 06:24 PM

Gaol? Very interesting indeed.

dibbs

10-20-2005, 06:26 PM

British folk are constantly trying to exclude me. I won't let up.

10-20-2005, 07:47 PM

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I'm gonna assume you're British because of the U thats jammed into color. Is there a story why Yanks decided to skip the U in this word as well as Favourite etc?

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post revolutionary war, this guy named Webster decided to work on inventing an Americanized version of English. to further seperate themselves from the british, it was decided to change the spellings of several words, like color and theater, and add new words, like bullfrog.

Yes, there is a stoury, which you are obviously not in on.

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mmbt0ne

10-20-2005, 07:49 PM

Stop using British spellings when we all know you're American.

M2d

10-20-2005, 09:36 PM

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I know I'm not cool enough. But I want one, damnit. How do you become cool enough to get one?

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any specific color in mind? if you don't descriminate, you can have Saichi. Jose and Sahib are available as well.

WDC

10-21-2005, 08:54 AM

I thought he was from Illinois and illerterate.
(just so you don't clog the thread that is a intentional misspelling.)

10-21-2005, 10:45 AM

How do you get a coloured name? Just change your name to Shareka, Tyrone, or Tamika, and there you have it!!!

augie00

10-21-2005, 12:24 PM

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I thought he was from Illinois and illerterate.
(just so you don't clog the thread that is a intentional misspelling.)

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I am. I do not know what compelled me to spell it like that. I must have been high.

augie00

10-21-2005, 12:25 PM

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How do you get a coloured name? Just change your name to Shareka, Tyrone, or Tamika, and there you have it!!!

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wow, this made me lol. well done.

10-21-2005, 03:47 PM

dude no love to M2D who already made that joke?

hoopsie44

10-22-2005, 03:04 PM

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I know I'm not cool enough. But I want one, damnit. How do you become cool enough to get one?

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Have coloured parents.

chezlaw

10-22-2005, 08:28 PM

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I'm gonna assume you're British because of the U thats jammed into color. Is there a story why Yanks decided to skip the U in this word as well as Favourite etc?

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post revolutionary war, this guy named Webster decided to work on inventing an Americanized version of English. to further seperate themselves from the british, it was decided to change the spellings of several words, like color and theater, and add new words, like bullfrog.

Yes, there is a stoury, which you are obviously not in on.

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Is that the same reason as why Americans drive on the wrong side of the road unlike the British who drive on the right.

chez

shant

10-22-2005, 10:09 PM

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Become less average.

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OOPS POW SURPRISE !!! (http://oopspow.ytmnd.com/)

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I thought it was BOOM POW SURPISE

10-22-2005, 10:20 PM

It's pretty easy to get a colored name really.

Photoc

10-23-2005, 12:11 AM

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unlike the British who drive on the right .

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I thought the British drove on the left side and the drivers side was on the right? Man, you guys are messed up.

chezlaw

10-23-2005, 02:18 AM

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unlike the British who drive on the right .

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I thought the British drove on the left side and the drivers side was on the right? Man, you guys are messed up.

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No, we drive on the right side and Americans drive on the wrong side.

chez

istewart

10-23-2005, 02:37 AM

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Stop using British spellings when we all know you're American.

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Awesome.

Sciolist

10-23-2005, 07:47 AM

That's because it was how it was spelt in the ~18th century when we shipped all you guys over there. As they'd all come from or took exile to avoid jail, the word had greater use and so was likely more resistant to change than normal English words.

(P.S, I think we should export our criminals to other countries too, Australia turned out pretty good - let's try Paris? And that was a joke too)

Sciolist

10-23-2005, 07:51 AM

There's a story for that too.

It's to do with knights and swordarms dictating passing sides and which side of the road you rode on - if you're right handed and you pass on the right hand side of the road, you can't swing your sword/hold your lance and hit the guy coming from the other direction.

Americans just wanted to be different!

Sciolist

10-23-2005, 07:53 AM

Ignoring all the pathetic race jokes, it's down to the moderators. At least, I assume it is - I didn't ask to get a black name, I just woke up with it one morning, no notice.

10-23-2005, 08:44 PM

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That's because it was how it was spelt in the ~18th century when we shipped all you guys over there. As they'd all come from or took exile to avoid jail, the word had greater use and so was likely more resistant to change than normal English words.

(P.S, I think we should export our criminals to other countries too, Australia turned out pretty good - let's try Paris? And that was a joke too)

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Although you are joking, I completely agree. IMO Australia is one of the best examples of a classless society. We have a good sense of equality in a socialist/communist way (I don't know if these terms are correct, I'm a polotics n00b, what I'm trying to say is minimum wage is high, health care is good and cheap for everyone, welfare is high etc.), while still having most of the benefits of capatalism. If your father is a garbage man no one thinks anything of it, and treats you no different.

After all, how can you claim you are 'better' than some one else when your ancestors are criminals? (For instance, I have in my family tree from Ireland, a thief who married a one-legged prostitute.)

10-23-2005, 08:51 PM

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Become less average.

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OOPS POW SURPRISE !!! (http://oopspow.ytmnd.com/)

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I thought it was BOOM POW SURPISE

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Yah it could be. It looks like it is a show from comedy central but I've never seen it, so I have no idea what the context is. But I really like the "OOOOOOOOOoooooo.... OOOOOOOOoooooo...."

10-24-2005, 03:14 PM

I think the PC term is "African American" or "person of color". You can always change your name legally.

My favorite for men:
Dontrelle
Leroy
Antoine

For women:
Tamika
LaWanda

Sciolist

10-25-2005, 04:47 AM

On a related note, I really hate the term "African American", it only works in the US. What exactly do Americans call blacks outside the US? African-English? African-French? It's stupid and pretty insular.

10-25-2005, 05:26 AM

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On a related note, I really hate the term "African American", it only works in the US. What exactly do Americans call blacks outside the US? African-English? African-French? It's stupid and pretty insular.

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Its not stupid if the people they are referring to are Americans that are of African descent. That goooey organ in your head, use it. /images/graemlins/blush.gif

Sciolist

10-25-2005, 05:37 AM

Yeh, thanks, so what about everyone else?

10-25-2005, 05:46 AM

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Yeh, thanks, so what about everyone else?

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Since you are such an expert on American vernacular, tell me, how often are black people that arent American referred to as African American?

Sciolist

10-25-2005, 05:48 AM

I'm saying that "African American" isn't an equivalent term to "black", because there're lots of black people who are not african american. Yet the terms are interchangeable to a lot of people.

AngryCola

10-25-2005, 05:49 AM

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On a related note, I really hate the term "African American", it only works in the US. What exactly do Americans call blacks outside the US? African-English? African-French? It's stupid and pretty insular.

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Its not stupid if the people they are referring to are Americans that are of African descent. That goooey organ in your head, use it. /images/graemlins/blush.gif

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Yet almost nobody in the U.S. ever calls people Irish-Americans, German-Americans, etc.

10-25-2005, 05:53 AM

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Yet the terms are interchangeable to a lot of people.

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What people? I dont hear people hear referring to Leon Spinks(sp?) as an African American.

Sciolist

10-25-2005, 05:55 AM

Er, it's in this thread at least once for starters.

10-25-2005, 05:55 AM

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On a related note, I really hate the term "African American", it only works in the US. What exactly do Americans call blacks outside the US? African-English? African-French? It's stupid and pretty insular.

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Its not stupid if the people they are referring to are Americans that are of African descent. That goooey organ in your head, use it. /images/graemlins/blush.gif

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Yet almost nobody in the U.S. ever calls people Irish-Americans, German-Americans, etc.

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Negroid is a race, Irish and German are nationalities. Did you really not understand that?

AngryCola

10-25-2005, 05:56 AM

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On a related note, I really hate the term "African American", it only works in the US. What exactly do Americans call blacks outside the US? African-English? African-French? It's stupid and pretty insular.

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Its not stupid if the people they are referring to are Americans that are of African descent. That goooey organ in your head, use it. /images/graemlins/blush.gif

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Yet almost nobody in the U.S. ever calls people Irish-Americans, German-Americans, etc.

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Negroid is a race, Irish and German are nationalities. Did you really not understand that?

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Then why don't you call them Negroid-Americans?

Sciolist

10-25-2005, 05:57 AM

Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Scandanavian, African... Each is a rce that has defining physical characteristics. Where do you draw the line? American-Anglo-Saxon?

AngryCola

10-25-2005, 05:59 AM

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Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Scandanavian, African... Each is a rce that has defining physical characteristics. Where do you draw the line? American-Anglo-Saxon?

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That's pretty much my point, regardless of how well I got it across.

10-25-2005, 05:59 AM

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Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Scandanavian, African... Each is a rce that has defining physical characteristics. Where do you draw the line? American-Anglo-Saxon?

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NO! There are 3 "races". Caucasion, Negroid and Mongaloid! Theres line!

AngryCola

10-25-2005, 06:00 AM

10-25-2005, 06:02 AM

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Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Scandanavian, African... Each is a rce that has defining physical characteristics. Where do you draw the line? American-Anglo-Saxon?

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NO! There are 3 "races". Caucasion, Negroid and Mongaloid! Theres line!

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If I were you, I would stop while I was behind.

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You got it champ, you stay here and argue semantics and I'll go drink myself into an oblivion.

10-26-2005, 09:46 AM

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Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Scandanavian, African... Each is a rce that has defining physical characteristics. Where do you draw the line? American-Anglo-Saxon?

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NO! There are 3 "races". Caucasion, Negroid and Mongaloid! Theres line!

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It's ironic that if you call a black person (or whatever PC term is in vogue) a "Negroid", it would likely be viewed as an insult. Refer to Asian-Americans as "mongoloids" and you will feel the wrath of the PC nazis. But call a white person a "Caucasian" and it is perfectly acceptable (and is even listed that way on many forms).

It's also odd that someone who's ancestors may have come to America in say 1750 would be referred to as "African-American" while someone who's ancestors are say from Europe in 1920 is simply an American. If I were black, I'm quite sure that I would find the term "African-American" the most demeaning of all terms for my race.