July 16, 2007: Bellyflop 2007 - Page 3

Flint · 07-17-2007, 10:47 PM

There is a feeling of Southern Pride, which is independent of the more inflammatory aspects of the...
...hey I just did a Google search for "euphemisms + Civil War" and I found this:

zippyt · 07-17-2007, 11:00 PM

Happy Monkey · 07-18-2007, 12:35 AM

No, slavery was not a footnote. Slavery was one of the primary political issues of the day. A state couldn't join the Union if there wasn't another state with the opposite stance on slavery available to join at the same time. There were massacres in Kansas to decide whether it would be a slave state or a free state.

Slavery wasn't the only issue, but it is just as silly to pretend it wasn't a major one.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-18-2007, 03:34 AM

They didn't fire on Ft Sumter to protect slavery. The majority of the northern politicians were moderates that wanted to see the spread of slavery stemmed, but were willing to accept a 50/50 split on new states. The handful of abolitionists didn't have the power to put an end to slavery in all the new states, let alone the south.

freshnesschronic · 07-18-2007, 04:35 AM

Slavery wasn't a prime cause for the civil war? Ay chihauhau. That in itself should be a new thread, and it probably already has been.

Also zippy it's just my opinion to ban the flag, that's all. I didn't mean to get anyone riled up.
edit: better yet, I didn't intend to get anyone riled up. But like Bruce said, everyone's offended by something. In my case its the confederate flag and I would like to see it banned. In zippy's case it's my opinion on the confederate flag being banned.

piercehawkeye45 · 07-18-2007, 08:01 AM

I personally don't want to ban the flag even though I don't agree with the heavy use it has today. It is not a government's job to ban symbols.

theotherguy · 07-18-2007, 11:51 AM

This thread took a wrong turn somewhere. I thought it was about some girl with nice, muddy tits.

Uisge Beatha · 07-18-2007, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theotherguy

This thread took a wrong turn somewhere. I thought it was about some girl with nice, muddy tits.

We'd better be careful here. We don't want the government to ban those, either.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-18-2007, 12:27 PM

Just trying to get the coverings off those nice muddy tits.

Kumbulu · 07-18-2007, 01:16 PM

"Oh hey, you got a little something between you're teeth there. Looks like a wee stone."

Undertoad · 07-20-2007, 04:53 PM

Michael Yon today

Quote:

Seeing "God is Great" written on the Iraqi flag might provoke some to protest "Why did we come here just to stand up a country who would write such things on their flag?" But I sat there in that meeting, which was completely civil and professional, and I thought about another flag, the one flying over South Carolina. Some people call that flag "heritage," while others call it "hateful," "painful" and "demeaning." And today in that meeting, I thought about the descendants of slaves who are now top military commanders in the American Army, and in that moment I knew that Iraq could make it.

theotherguy · 07-20-2007, 06:05 PM

This is a very interesting thread. I am curious, how many in this discussion are native southerners?

I do realize the discussion is more about history and freedom, but I am am just curious.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-20-2007, 06:58 PM

I don't think vBulletin has a filter to keep them out.

zippyt · 07-20-2007, 07:32 PM

American by birth ,
Southern by the grace of GOD !!!

You know what they say FNC ,
"Opinions are like Assholes ,
Everybody has one and they ALL STINK !!!"

busterb · 07-20-2007, 08:36 PM

Think I'll just keep my

to myself. Thank you

07-17-2007, 10:47 PM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	There is a feeling of Southern Pride, which is independent of the more inflammatory aspects of the... ...hey I just did a Google search for "euphemisms + Civil War" and I found this: Attached Images __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-17-2007, 11:00 PM	#2
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Attached Images __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

07-18-2007, 12:35 AM	#3
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	No, slavery was not a footnote. Slavery was one of the primary political issues of the day. A state couldn't join the Union if there wasn't another state with the opposite stance on slavery available to join at the same time. There were massacres in Kansas to decide whether it would be a slave state or a free state. Slavery wasn't the only issue, but it is just as silly to pretend it wasn't a major one. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-18-2007, 03:34 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They didn't fire on Ft Sumter to protect slavery. The majority of the northern politicians were moderates that wanted to see the spread of slavery stemmed, but were willing to accept a 50/50 split on new states. The handful of abolitionists didn't have the power to put an end to slavery in all the new states, let alone the south. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-18-2007, 04:35 AM	#5
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Slavery wasn't a prime cause for the civil war? Ay chihauhau. That in itself should be a new thread, and it probably already has been. Also zippy it's just my opinion to ban the flag, that's all. I didn't mean to get anyone riled up. edit: better yet, I didn't intend to get anyone riled up. But like Bruce said, everyone's offended by something. In my case its the confederate flag and I would like to see it banned. In zippy's case it's my opinion on the confederate flag being banned. Last edited by freshnesschronic; 07-18-2007 at 04:53 AM. Reason: edited

07-18-2007, 08:01 AM	#6
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	I personally don't want to ban the flag even though I don't agree with the heavy use it has today. It is not a government's job to ban symbols.

07-18-2007, 11:51 AM	#7
theotherguy no not that other guy, the other one Join Date: May 2007 Location: TN Posts: 640	This thread took a wrong turn somewhere. I thought it was about some girl with nice, muddy tits. __________________ I should be working.

07-18-2007, 12:27 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Just trying to get the coverings off those nice muddy tits. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-18-2007, 01:16 PM	#10
Kumbulu Kitten Whisperer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 49	"Oh hey, you got a little something between you're teeth there. Looks like a wee stone."

07-20-2007, 06:05 PM	#12
theotherguy no not that other guy, the other one Join Date: May 2007 Location: TN Posts: 640	This is a very interesting thread. I am curious, how many in this discussion are native southerners? I do realize the discussion is more about history and freedom, but I am am just curious. __________________ I should be working.

07-20-2007, 06:58 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I don't think vBulletin has a filter to keep them out. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-20-2007, 07:32 PM	#14
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	American by birth , Southern by the grace of GOD !!! You know what they say FNC , "Opinions are like Assholes , Everybody has one and they ALL STINK !!!" __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

07-20-2007, 08:36 PM	#15
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Think I'll just keep my to myself. Thank you __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

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