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Gene363 Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2019, 6:54 PM EST
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Columbus was an immigrant who brought much needed diversity.
teedubbya Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2019, 7:01 PM EST
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And small pox
teedubbya Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2019, 7:01 PM EST
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I keed. I keed.
USNGunner Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2019, 7:05 PM EST
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teedubbya wrote:
I keed. I keed.


Maybe, but it was accurate.
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#5 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2019, 7:09 PM EST
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But I ordered the large pox.

RMA reuquested.
Gene363 Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2019, 7:26 PM EST
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teedubbya wrote:
And small pox


It was an exchange for syphilis.

Quote:

New skeletal evidence suggests Columbus and his crew not only introduced the Old World to the New World, but brought back syphilis as well, researchers say.
DrafterX Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2019, 7:29 PM EST
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They visited many islands also... Mellow
frankj1 Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2019, 9:25 PM EST
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someone remind me, what part of the USA did he visit?
victor809 Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2019, 9:27 PM EST
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Stolen from Twitter:
" Celebrate Columbus day by wandering around a grocery store, lost, looking for the spice aisle"
Sunoverbeach Offline
#10 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2019, 9:28 PM EST
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Think it was the United States of the American Bahamas
frankj1 Offline
#11 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2019, 9:48 PM EST
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Sunoverbeach wrote:
Think it was the United States of the American Bahamas

but never saw North America.
and the Stock Market was closed in honor.
also, moved my trash and recycle pick up out one day.

Growing up near Boston, Wednesday was Prince Spaghetti day. We can get rid of Columbus Day.
rfenst Offline
#12 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 4:35 AM EST
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What a useless holiday.
Cigarlady7 Offline
#13 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 5:16 AM EST
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Columbus Day is not real.
Rfenst, I concur.
SmokeMonkey Offline
#14 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 5:26 AM EST
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Hmm, I appreciated having the day off. Thanks, Columbus!
tamapatom Offline
#15 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 6:31 AM EST
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I always liked his TV show. Wish I had a trenchcoat like that.
tailgater Offline
#16 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 7:51 AM EST
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I'm sick of all the whining about Columbus Day.

A quick google will tell us that it was originally intended as a celebration for Italian Americans. Later it was an attempt to help integrate them.
Never once was it celebrated because Columbus took slaves and attacked indigenous people on the islands he visited.
With that said, it's a bogus holiday intended for government employees only.

So for anyone who is somehow offended, fine. Vote to get rid of the holiday altogether.
Don't be such a pu$$y that you want to change it to something less offensive. that's a f*cking joke.
Grow some cajones and be willing to let go of this bogus day off.
Or else STFU.
DrafterX Offline
#17 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 12:09 PM EST
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You sound offended by the offended... Mellow
RMAN4443 Offline
#18 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 12:16 PM EST
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I don't get the day off....not a celebrated holiday in NH...just the banks and federal govt. employees
JadeRose Offline
#19 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 12:24 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
You sound offended by the offended... Mellow



I'm offended AND outraged that TG is offended by the offended. We could change it to CROS day.
frankj1 Offline
#20 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 12:34 PM EST
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tailgater wrote:
I'm sick of all the whining about Columbus Day.

A quick google will tell us that it was originally intended as a celebration for Italian Americans. Later it was an attempt to help integrate them.
Never once was it celebrated because Columbus took slaves and attacked indigenous people on the islands he visited.
With that said, it's a bogus holiday intended for government employees only.

So for anyone who is somehow offended, fine. Vote to get rid of the holiday altogether.
Don't be such a pu$$y that you want to change it to something less offensive. that's a f*cking joke.
Grow some cajones and be willing to let go of this bogus day off.
Or else STFU.




HA! I knew you'd step up.
I love having an Italian holiday, but he didn't even represent his own country!
How about changing it to Tony Conigliaro Day?
teedubbya Offline
#21 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 12:45 PM EST
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How about offended and emotional over people getting offended and emotional day?

We can call it Tail Day
ZRX1200 Offline
#22 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 1:41 PM EST
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I’m keeping tabs here, so come thanksgiving day I can cross reference
teedubbya Offline
#23 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 1:50 PM EST
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I heard Columbus ate turkey with the indians and stuff
Krazeehorse Offline
#24 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 2:04 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
What a useless holiday.


Not if you work at a bank.
Buckwheat Offline
#25 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 2:05 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
someone remind me, what part of the USA did he visit?


And the answer would be none. fog
thurson Offline
#26 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 2:58 PM EST
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Not so fast there all you whippersnappers! Me and the other 11 kids in our one room schoolhouse enjoyed getting that extra day off in the school year...not to mention another day or two a month when the schoolmarm was feeling ill.

fog
DrafterX Offline
#27 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 3:00 PM EST
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Cause of da syphilis..?? Huh
USNGunner Offline
#28 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 3:22 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
Cause of da syphilis..?? Huh


Probably the gonorrhea. Sphillis is pretty much non-symptomatic until it's way too late to help. Shame on you
Speyside Offline
#29 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 3:27 PM EST
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Tail, I think you forgot to lake your sertraline and
tri-iodothyronine today.
frankj1 Offline
#30 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 3:37 PM EST
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no love for Tony C?
How about Vic Damone Day
USNGunner Offline
#31 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 3:38 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
no love for Tony C?
How about Vic Damone Day


OMG, I loved the Damones! Great band!
frankj1 Offline
#32 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 3:57 PM EST
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USNGunner wrote:
OMG, I loved the Damones! Great band!

poor Joey
USNGunner Offline
#33 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 4:35 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
poor Joey



Right?
delta1 Offline
#34 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 5:20 PM EST
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Goodbye Columbus...
tailgater Offline
#35 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 9:04 PM EST
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I'm on record that I'm fine with eliminating the holiday.

But anyone who wants to replace it with something else is useless snowflake.



Now we just have to wait.

Frank, how long before Mayor Marty Walsh petitions to change the name of Christopher Columbus Park on the waterfront?
teedubbya Offline
#36 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 9:17 PM EST
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What’s wrong with celebrating Ohio?
opelmanta1900 Offline
#37 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 9:21 PM EST
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is that a rhetorical question?
teedubbya Offline
#38 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 9:29 PM EST
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No it was in writing
frankj1 Offline
#39 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 10:12 PM EST
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tailgater wrote:
I'm on record that I'm fine with eliminating the holiday.

But anyone who wants to replace it with something else is useless snowflake.



Now we just have to wait.

Frank, how long before Mayor Marty Walsh petitions to change the name of Christopher Columbus Park on the waterfront?

he'd nevah suggest it. The ghost of Mumbles Menino would haunt him.
but he'd cave in to a groundswell movement, whatever that is.
tonygraz Offline
#40 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 10:15 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
no love for Tony C?
How about Vic Damone Day


How about the 3 DiMaggio brothers.










Nobody probably remembers Vince.
frankj1 Offline
#41 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 10:22 PM EST
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tonygraz wrote:
How about the 3 DiMaggio brothers.










Nobody probably remembers Vince.

cuz he mostly struck out.

my father told me that when Joe and Dom played for the Yankees and Red Sox repectively, there was a little local jingle...
"who's better than his brother Joe?
Dominic DiMaggio"

he wasn't of course, but he was a pretty good ball player.
frankj1 Offline
#42 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 10:26 PM EST
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3 Boyers played in the Bigs (Cloyd is the one no one remembers) and 4 other brothers played in the minors!

But...not Italian. As far as I know.
tonygraz Offline
#43 Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2019, 11:15 PM EST
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Local area ball player here was Steve Blass. Our Little League field as named after him. His class and a couple around it provided some decent pitchers of which he was the most successful.
tailgater Offline
#44 Posted: Thu, Oct 17 2019, 7:45 AM EST
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
is that a rhetorical question?


What if there was no such thing as rhetorical questions?
teedubbya Offline
#45 Posted: Thu, Oct 17 2019, 8:40 AM EST
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then no one would hear it?


what do I win?
tonygraz Offline
#46 Posted: Thu, Oct 17 2019, 12:01 PM EST
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A monday hot dog at the meadowlands.
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