Waiter who faked 'racist' receipt...

[MrPrena]

Full potato?

Or "Potatoe."
If you use a Quayle card, you can mispell without getting called on.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Or "Potatoe."
If you use a Quayle card, you can mispell without getting called on.

Ah, but that incident just demonstrated the total ignorance in the media and now in the education system. Quayle DIDN'T misspell but he DID get called on it. "P-o-t-a-t-o-e" is and has been and acceptable spelling, particularly in his area of the country. What Quayle got wrong was in "correcting" the student who spelled it the more common way, "p-o-t-a-t-o". The mass media -- like you -- jumped on him for misspelling the word and laughing about his ignorance while displaying their own ignorance.

[MrPrena]

Ah, but that incident just demonstrated the total ignorance in the media and now in the education system. Quayle DIDN'T misspell but he DID get called on it. "P-o-t-a-t-o-e" is and has been and acceptable spelling, particularly in his area of the country. What Quayle got wrong was in "correcting" the student who spelled it the more common way, "p-o-t-a-t-o". The mass media -- like you -- jumped on him for misspelling the word and laughing about his ignorance while displaying their own ignorance.

Jumped on? Ignorance? LOL.

[Ah Pook]

Very effeminate handwriting.

[def90]

“I’m sorry. I deeply made a huge, big mistake," Cavil told the Odessa American. "And I’m in the process of getting the help that I need.”

Trying not to be too judgemental, but I am curious. What is the nature of the help that he needs?
Counseling (and by whom, for what), rehab center (what type), a good thumping?
And, what is the process?

#walk away

[cstone]

Just out of curiosity, what is black and what law enforces the use of the description when identifying one's self?

I understand and have often used the description when providing or relaying the description of someone involved in an incident but it has ceased to be a meaningful legal description since there is no accepted genetic or biological characteristic that can actually be forced on someone who chooses not to accept it. For decades now, I have used "U" for race when running criminal records. I can't recall when the last time I heard the term octoroon used but I'm certain it was used to point out the absurdity of proving someone's degree of blackness.

The last group of people in the U.S. as far as I am aware of that utilize blood purity as a racial qualification are native Americans who determine tribal acceptance through the percentage of proven genealogical criteria.

IMO the best legal description, and the one I tend to use most when asked to identify racial origin is "other." After all, I have high cheek bones and I know better than believing all of the stories my family tells about different ancestors and who they may or may not have lain with.

Aren't we over due for a "news story" about a local young lady claiming her hijab was ripped off by some bigoted Anglo hoodlums?

[Bailey Guns]

Aren't we over due for a "news story" about a local young lady claiming her hijab was ripped off by some bigoted Anglo hoodlums...

...wearing MAGA hats?

[roberth]

Very effeminate handwriting.

Maybe he was identifying as the goat that day.

[cstone]

...wearing MAGA hats?

I believe there was a HuffPo story on how Klansmen were enslaving small children of color to hand sew each and every one of those MAGA hats. Upon completion, a Grand Wizard imbues the hats with evil magic causing the wearers to attack people who are a racial and religious minority.

[Irving]

I usually leave my second receipt on the table. I can't believe the one family kept their original receipt to show that they did leave a tip. Also, even if they didn't, the second receipt is blank. They must have pulled the bank records showing that they spent X% over the total amount.