Charcoal is black. I'm white. Clearly I know nothing about it.

"I'm not much of a griller. We only burn crosses on peoples front lawns."

"I'm not racist, I own a color TV".

I completely agree. The 1960s and early 70s pale in comparison to havoc created in the last 8 years.

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Originally posted by Jim Shugart:
I can't remember when there has been more racial hostility than now-and I was around in the 60s.

When BHO was elected I thought, "Oh well, at least that should really help to smooth race relations."

NOT

So, as a last resort, she offered to have sex with you if you would help her?

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Originally posted by 2000Z-71:
So cruising through Costco in my typical Costco mode, grab shit and GTFO as quickly as possible. Got the motor oil and cruising across the center section to get over to the pharmacy section. A large black woman stepped directly in front on my cart, stopping all forward progress looked at me and asked,

"Do you know which of these bags of charcoal is better."

"I haven't a clue."

"That's insulting you just aren't helping me because I'm black."

"No, I'm not helping you because I don't work here. Which would be more insulting, me not helping you or me assuming that you're too damn stupid to read a label and can't make a decision for yourself?"

"Fuck you!"

So, I guess my assumption was right.

He might have taken her up on it. IIRC, he did have sex with the liberal chick back when he was in school.

I'm thinking she killed the mood by insulting him first.

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Originally posted by Jim Shugart:
He might have taken her up on it. IIRC, he did have sex with the liberal chick back when he was in school.

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Originally posted by TigerDore:
I'm thinking she killed the mood by insulting him first.

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Originally posted by Jim Shugart:
He might have taken her up on it. IIRC, he did have sex with the liberal chick back when he was in school.

Some people are into angry sex.. just sayin

As a young person I frequently get asked questions where people simply assume I work where ever. When I've got nothing better to do and I'm knowledgeable about whatever it is I'll help them out.

I just assume they're mentally handicapped.

I would have told her that "Black Charcoal's Matter".

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Originally posted by Dusty78:
Nothing to do with the race card thing but why do people always think I work at every retail store whenever I'm in a store wearing my work clothes. Since when do sales associates at Best Buy wear black scrubs. I had someone ask me at cabelas once. It happens to me all the time. "Sorry I thought you worked here." How dumb are you?

Happens to me as well. The best was at Home Depot and an older gentleman started asking me questions. I had my kids with me and was wearing a maroon and black bowling shirt that had my kids' school's logo embroidered on it. Upon seeing this, his wife rolled her eyes and said "Honey, he doesn't work here". He apologized, but said because of my shirt, he thought I worked there. I said no problem it happens all the time, but my kids were laughing. The couldn't figure out how the shirt I was wearing looked anything like the orange Home Depot outfit.

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Originally posted by trapper189:

Happens to me as well. The best was at Home Depot and an older gentleman started asking me questions. I had my kids with me and was wearing a maroon and black bowling shirt that had my kids' school's logo embroidered on it. Upon seeing this, his wife rolled her eyes and said "Honey, he doesn't work here". He apologized, but said because of my shirt, he thought I worked there. I said no problem it happens all the time, but my kids were laughing. The couldn't figure out how the shirt I was wearing looked anything like the orange Home Depot outfit.

A few summers ago, I was with my family when we took my then 4 year old nephew to Disney World. I'd been lugging my camera with me, trying to get a good shot of Rapunzel's tower for my nephew, and as I'm lining up the shot I get rather rudely interrupted by some very entitled sounding lady: "Well, aren't you going to take our picture?"

Me: "No. I don't work here. Now, I would appreciate it if you would leave me alone."

I suppose it's sort of easy to make that mistake if you constantly see park employees with giant cameras all day and all you do is look for the gear, but c'mon. I was wearing a black shirt that had "i void warranties" printed on it, jeans, flip flops, and a green American flag hat. At least pretend to try.

The really funny thing about the whole exchange was that I would have gladly taken her family's photos, edited them up that night, and emailed them to her along with a complete release of copyright, all for $0, had she just been polite. Instead she embarrassed me, herself, her family, and after all that she still didn't get what she wanted.

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Originally posted by egregore:

The last karma I sent out passed through Kingsford MI.

Sorry, but as I haven't used charcoal since 1982, I have no idea which one is best.

I have heard charcoal is great for indoor heating as well with the windows tightly closed.

What we have here is an opportunity to boycot the racist manufacturers of charcoal. Why do they make all charcoal black when the sole purpose for it is to set it on fire? How about the game of pool where the whole object is to knock the black ball into a hole. How about olives? Why do the bllack olives come in a can and the green olives come in a jar. Its racist man totally racist.

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Originally posted by JDSigManiac:
What we have here is an opportunity to boycot the racist manufacturers of charcoal. Why do they make all charcoal black when the sole purpose for it is to set it on fire? How about the game of pool where the whole object is to knock the black ball into a hole. How about olives? Why do the bllack olives come in a can and the green olives come in a jar. Its racist man totally racist.

What are you grilling, chicken or ribs?

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Originally posted by Jim Shugart:
I can't remember when there has been more racial hostility than now-and I was around in the 60s.

When BHO was elected I thought, "Oh well, at least that should really help to smooth race relations."

NOT

I concur, Jim.