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ileus

(15,396 posts)
142. Looks like everyone ignores the "don't be abusive" in your comments rule. LOL
Fri Jul 10, 2015, 05:43 PM
Jul 2015

I think if I'm requested to be a juror for some crybaby alert, or if someone deserves being made fun of that should be fair gain.

...HUGE sigh randys1 Jul 2015 #1
THANKS SKINNER uppityperson Jul 2015 #171
.. Quayblue Jul 2015 #174
It isn't a fact that they were built with slave labor snooper2 Jul 2015 #2
Slaves built the United States economy L. Coyote Jul 2015 #145
The pyramids weren't built by slaves. They were built by skilled masons and farmers idled by the Monk06 Jul 2015 #192
Maybe they weren't monuments to treason as well. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #3
Kinda sounds like that, dont it randys1 Jul 2015 #4
I THINK ITS WORTH seeing AGAIN! Don't you? yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #159
Oh HELL YES randys1 Jul 2015 #160
My first viewing! That was a thing of beauty. arcane1 Jul 2015 #184
I would guess they were thinking... yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #186
rolled up mercuryblues Jul 2015 #196
+1 ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #39
N_M Birder has been banned by Skinner... bravenak Jul 2015 #172
The hieroglyphics were on the wall pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #178
Lol! bravenak Jul 2015 #181
Exactly, AND SC did not hoist that damn flag on capital until after desegregation! It was put there peacebird Jul 2015 #119
I was going to post about this yesterday, but B2G Jul 2015 #5
No worries ibegurpard Jul 2015 #14
Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #16
nobody likes a racist either ibegurpard Jul 2015 #17
Jury results for B2G's alert on your post: 2-5 to leave it Electric Monk Jul 2015 #38
Is there a difference between the two? ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #45
Well stated, we have several on this board, I could practically name them but of course randys1 Jul 2015 #103
Speak for yourself n/t Scootaloo Jul 2015 #19
Which is often said in place "don't be accurate. Nobody likes accuracy..." LanternWaste Jul 2015 #33
Nobody? jberryhill Jul 2015 #54
I stand corrected. nt B2G Jul 2015 #56
They are not symbols ann--- Jul 2015 #6
For one, archaeologists are finding out they weren't built entirely by slave labor. Cleita Jul 2015 #7
This. During the inundation of farmland hifiguy Jul 2015 #22
Psssh... Fawke Em Jul 2015 #100
But, but but...were the aliens slaves? eom Cleita Jul 2015 #137
Remarkably inane post. Darb Jul 2015 #8
"this monument that celebrates slave labor" jberryhill Jul 2015 #9
We need some Edward G. Robinson up in the mix, see? SEE? MADem Jul 2015 #93
Because the fucking pyramids weren't built to honor a war fought primarily to preserve slavery. NuclearDem Jul 2015 #10
Becuase the people who built them weren't slaves Scootaloo Jul 2015 #11
So, you are going to ignore the video evidence? jberryhill Jul 2015 #13
Good archived footage! Rex Jul 2015 #44
In the immortal words of noted historian Steve Martin: "King Tut...he's my favorite honky" pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #50
I prefer the SNL version Scootaloo Jul 2015 #64
lulz Quayblue Jul 2015 #156
Great post! hifiguy Jul 2015 #24
Seriously. It's like they watched Disney's "Prince of Egypt" cartoon and thought it was history arcane1 Jul 2015 #29
It wasn't Disney! Scootaloo Jul 2015 #57
Good point! I'm ignorant of history too :) arcane1 Jul 2015 #58
Hang on d_r Jul 2015 #143
Still, point is Prince of Egypt wasn't disney Scootaloo Jul 2015 #146
I appreciate the correction! chade Jul 2015 #170
"Please tell me you don't think that the Egyptians looked like Claudette Colbert and Anne Baxter." Spazito Jul 2015 #48
Well, one thing we do know jberryhill Jul 2015 #53
Blame Coke for that one or the illustrator of Twas the Night Before Christmas... Spazito Jul 2015 #59
Well he probably is, seeing as how hifiguy Jul 2015 #74
Turkey is in Northern Europe now, is it? jberryhill Jul 2015 #75
St Nicholas is the patron saint of hifiguy Jul 2015 #78
So? WTF? jberryhill Jul 2015 #82
And here is a RUSSIAN depiction of him jberryhill Jul 2015 #87
And St. George is the patron saint of England. And Georgia (the country) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #89
St Andrew as the patron saint of Scotland is a good example. He was a Jew from Palestine! Coventina Jul 2015 #92
I believe, without looking it up to check, he was claimed because of a 'miracle' muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #98
You nailed it! Fascinating!! Coventina Jul 2015 #99
No, Muriel did not nail it jberryhill Jul 2015 #106
OUCH!! Coventina Jul 2015 #107
This subthread is going phar, I see pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #128
and wonderfully so.. Quayblue Jul 2015 #173
Saint Nicholas (the one who did actually exist) was a Greek from Asia Minor muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #79
I know, right LOLOLOL randys1 Jul 2015 #104
Yeah that OP packs a lot in don't it? Rex Jul 2015 #49
Did slaves really build the pyramids?... PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #12
You've got to Snow Leopard Jul 2015 #15
I presume false equivalencies are the go-to tactic for those lacking any valid premise... LanternWaste Jul 2015 #18
WRONG! The pyramids were NOT built by slaves, but by paid workmen. Coventina Jul 2015 #20
There are records of the salary paid to the skilled laborors Exultant Democracy Jul 2015 #21
The Egyptians definitely liked their beer. hifiguy Jul 2015 #97
Beer built civilization!! Coventina Jul 2015 #116
The only biblical reference to Hebrew slaves in connection with ancient egyptian building projects Adsos Letter Jul 2015 #110
Are the pyramids mentioned LuvNewcastle Jul 2015 #175
I can't think of any references to the pyramids either. Adsos Letter Jul 2015 #188
I knew that you were well-educated LuvNewcastle Jul 2015 #195
The pyramids weren't built by slaves. The laborers weren't "worked and tortured to death" REP Jul 2015 #23
Just some more of tyour usual shit. Don't you get tired of it. Go back to your birds. HERVEPA Jul 2015 #25
That's a lot of historical ignorance for one post arcane1 Jul 2015 #26
Nah give him credit, that took a few weeks to come up with. Rex Jul 2015 #31
True, historical ignorance is behind much of the flag's defense. arcane1 Jul 2015 #36
Jury results Exilednight Jul 2015 #27
bummer. NM_Birder Jul 2015 #60
Self-assigned martyrdom is a trendy little thing LanternWaste Jul 2015 #66
Yeah, but that don't work. You can't get the last nail in. Iggo Jul 2015 #68
LOL, not even close..... but writting is definatley your calling. NM_Birder Jul 2015 #71
writting is definatley not your caling jberryhill Jul 2015 #73
no, writting is in no way my calling, that is a correct observation. NM_Birder Jul 2015 #77
It can be alerted on infinite times. bluedigger Jul 2015 #88
It can be alerted on multiple times and they all go to admin. uppityperson Jul 2015 #136
I'd have voted to leave it because Warpy Jul 2015 #102
Juror #6 needs to write for the new Late Show with Colbert LOL randys1 Jul 2015 #105
Looks like everyone ignores the "don't be abusive" in your comments rule. LOL ileus Jul 2015 #142
So is it okay to make fun of your misuse of the phrase "fair game"? onenote Jul 2015 #166
Well that one took you a few weeks, but well done. Rex Jul 2015 #28
your second paragraph +1trillion Exilednight Jul 2015 #32
That moved me in ways I've never felt before. Rex Jul 2015 #37
Thank you. H2O Man Jul 2015 #191
Thanks brother. Rex Jul 2015 #197
righteous rant ibegurpard Jul 2015 #69
I'm so sorry for your flag sadz. Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #30
+! Warren Stupidity Jul 2015 #161
Traitor flag sore loser looks desperately around for something to throw a fit about. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2015 #34
Bingo! bravenak Jul 2015 #162
They were built by skilled tradesmen, not slaves. But even if they *had been* built by slaves... Marr Jul 2015 #35
is this meant as some tortured defense of the confederate flag? fishwax Jul 2015 #40
If you're pushing for that ban, bvf Jul 2015 #41
Were they ever DEFINED to represent human supremacy?! NO!! sigh uponit7771 Jul 2015 #42
so much lack of knowledge qazplm Jul 2015 #43
This is by far the most ridiculous OP I've seen in a long time. The_Commonist Jul 2015 #46
I noticed upthead, it seems OP was just looking for alerts kcr Jul 2015 #167
What"hundreds of thousands of slaves from all over the world that were worked and tortured to death" uppityperson Jul 2015 #47
Wait until the OP finds out Rex Jul 2015 #52
I believe the latest findings rock Jul 2015 #51
Isis would love to help you out with that. mahina Jul 2015 #55
Come again CTBlueboy Jul 2015 #61
Wow flying rabbit Jul 2015 #62
Egypt: New Find Shows Slaves Didn't Build Pyramids Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #63
Slaves helped build White House, U.S. Capitol Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #65
I find it extremely interesting that this post of yours and others in this thread Quayblue Jul 2015 #67
So was the US Capitol. I try NEVER to overlook the suffering closeupready Jul 2015 #70
When was "believable" a criterion for truth? jberryhill Jul 2015 #72
The Egyptians had slaves. But slaves did not build the pyraminds. Coventina Jul 2015 #76
It is not a new discovery that slaves did not build the Great Pyramids. Rex Jul 2015 #80
Egypt: New Find Shows Slaves Didn't Build Pyramids Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #81
We need more pyramid poutrage. ileus Jul 2015 #83
I'm outraged that child labor was used to build Stonehenge!!! Coventina Jul 2015 #84
How obtuse. For the same reason no one is advocating tearing down the MADem Jul 2015 #85
Because they weren't even built by humans Reter Jul 2015 #86
Correct. closeupready Jul 2015 #91
Well, there's that jberryhill Jul 2015 #94
LOL! That is obviously faked!! Aliens would know better than to land those things on hilly terrain Coventina Jul 2015 #95
I will have you know I have been on one of those ships, so cease and desist with the randys1 Jul 2015 #109
Really? How's Uranus? jberryhill Jul 2015 #112
Funny you should ask, we looked up there just yesterday and who do you think we found? randys1 Jul 2015 #117
So, no intelligent life there jberryhill Jul 2015 #157
lol The guy with the camel is thinking "Man, I gotta' lay off of the blue lotus flowers." n/t Adsos Letter Jul 2015 #125
Uhhh.....WRONG! Quackers Jul 2015 #138
THIS photo requires music.... yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #169
i'm not saying it was aliens, but... 0rganism Jul 2015 #122
Without a doubt this post and analogy is based on a false equivalency. gordianot Jul 2015 #90
Maybe try the Colosseum in Rome. bluedigger Jul 2015 #96
I'm amazed that he/she hasn't self-deleted yet, out of sheer embarrassment. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #113
I hope s/he doesn't. This is the most fun I've had on DU in a while!!! Coventina Jul 2015 #120
From what I've seen posted previously, embarrassment is an unknown concept to this one. bluedigger Jul 2015 #124
"Slave labor" is a misnomer. Warpy Jul 2015 #101
I had surgery last Thursday and have at least 150 metal staples in my belly notadmblnd Jul 2015 #108
On further thought - okay jberryhill Jul 2015 #111
There is one in a state park, though. Coventina Jul 2015 #114
Ah, you missed the bigger problem.... jberryhill Jul 2015 #115
AHHHHHHH!!!!! Coventina Jul 2015 #118
It's okay jberryhill Jul 2015 #121
LOLOLOL! Coventina Jul 2015 #123
Illinois. bluedigger Jul 2015 #126
Whoops! My bad!! Coventina Jul 2015 #131
de nada. bluedigger Jul 2015 #133
*makes note to self to visit* Coventina Jul 2015 #139
Most of the evidence these days points to non-slave labour JCMach1 Jul 2015 #127
I can think of a few reasons off the top of my head... ljm2002 Jul 2015 #129
Well if ISIS gets ahold of Egypt.. ananda Jul 2015 #130
130 replies, 0 recs. Is this a new record? Anyone? nt DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2015 #132
One would assume edhopper Jul 2015 #134
I love threads where the OP is just so wrong and stupid. tammywammy Jul 2015 #135
Notice that the poster Texasgal Jul 2015 #140
Somebody rec'ed this? Bobbie Jo Jul 2015 #141
Can we send an e-mail? L. Coyote Jul 2015 #144
If I could specify WHY I was recommending, I'd do it for the comedy value. Coventina Jul 2015 #147
It's a highly entertaining thread. ileus Jul 2015 #148
No Bobbie Jo Jul 2015 #150
Recent archaeological evidence has shown that the pyramids were made by skilled workers, not slaves. Deadshot Jul 2015 #149
Slaves cannot be skilled? JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2015 #151
See post #11. Deadshot Jul 2015 #152
Really bad analogy. REALLY REALLY bad research. Complete train-wreck of a post. LostOne4Ever Jul 2015 #153
I really think I've seen this argument meme on facebook. ileus Jul 2015 #155
Maybe because slaves didn't build them tabasco Jul 2015 #154
I'm pretty sure there are more pressing issues in the world. Sunk in Tupelo Jul 2015 #158
They are thousands of years old. Adrahil Jul 2015 #163
The flag of losers from the Civil War is not a structure, but a racist symbol. B Calm Jul 2015 #164
Awww. The sad over the confederate flag just won't go away. kcr Jul 2015 #165
to human slavery ever known. AlbertCat Jul 2015 #168
This OP is a monument. Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #176
It got somebody a pizza delivery at least. bravenak Jul 2015 #177
!!!! Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #180
I was so glad to see that one go! bravenak Jul 2015 #183
Yeah well he had a particular issue with you, didn't he? gollygee Jul 2015 #189
Yeah it was me. Called me a drunk racist. bravenak Jul 2015 #190
This is up there with the "I Don't Drink With You" thread gollygee Jul 2015 #187
Seriously? You're getting all bent out of shape over a symbol of hate being removed? Solly Mack Jul 2015 #179
You should maybe study them. The pyramids were built with union labor Recursion Jul 2015 #182
The IWW BainsBane Jul 2015 #185
The pyramids were H2O Man Jul 2015 #193
Thank you Skinner LostOne4Ever Jul 2015 #194
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