Subj : SotD (Was Re: Huh...) To : alt.tv.farscape From : Jim Larson Date : Mon Sep 05 2005 00:43:12 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Nick wrote: > Jim Larson wrote: > >> Jim Larson wrote: >> >>> Nick wrote: >>> >>>> Jim Larson wrote: >>>> >>>>> Nick wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Jim Larson wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Mark Nobles wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jim Larson wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4211320.stm >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Seems we're[1] not well loved abroad. Interesting though. >>>>>>>>> Also, is it just me or does the apparent violence seem to >>>>>>>>> be downplayed or at least sanitized in the U.S. media? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It's just you. The media I have been watching have been >>>>>>>> making it appear that the police are fighting the battle of >>>>>>>> New Orleans against heavily-armed gang warlords. It's >>>>>>>> Mogadishu with water instead of sand. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Woohoo! I knew I was weird. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> (It's the lack of detail that distinguishes one from the >>>>>>> other. What you said above is the sum total of what I hear >>>>>>> from the U.S. media. This is fine as far as it goes, and >>>>>>> perhaps appropriate given that we're still in the middle of >>>>>>> it all.) >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Around here I have seen stories about gang beatings and rapes, >>>>>> and those stories are from inside the superdome. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I've seen those stories too, but mostly in the foreign press. >>>>> However, I will readily admit that statement is anecdotal. I've >>>>> only glanced at the LA Times a few times recently. And the >>>>> national TV news is hardly a fair comparison. >>>>> >>>>> So...basically, ignore most of what I said above. (Note: This >>>>> applies to every post I've made in the last however many years >>>>> I've been posting on ATF.) >>>>> >>>> >>>> We, in Baton Rouge and the surrounding area, probably see more >>>> than most people because our ABC and CBS stations have been >>>> running 24 hour coverage since it happened. So we get a lot of >>>> local stuff in addition to the national coverage. >>>> >>> >>> Apropos of nothing at all, how do folks down there pronounce >>> Baton Rouge...all Frenchy or like "batten rooj"? >>> >> >> I ask because a couple of days ago there was some guy on NPR who >> pronounced it full out French. I didn't catch whether he was a >> local, but I've never heard anyone say it like that who wasn't >> doing a fake Cajun accent. > > > Funny you should mention the Cajuns. We were just talking about how > everything is doubled over into Spanish these days but a short time > ago the Cajun children were forced to learn English before they were > allowed in school. > I believe strongly that schools should teach English as the primary language and teach all subject in English to the extent possible. Anything else is a disservice to the kids in the long run. But not letting them into school until they speak English seems pretty unfair. And since we're on the subject of Cajuns. Zydeco Gris Gris (M.Doucet) Flat Town Music, BMI Tout partout au ras du bayou Mousse-la balance aux gros chnnes-verts Cocodries dormir en cipri*re Fifollet danso en cimiti*re Vent plein de cris des loups-garous Pieds apo taper rythme-la fou Moune-la connaEt yAolo zAharicots Milates apo grouilli so os ZAharicots chaud apo vini plis chaud Gens de couleur olo plis dolo haut Plie ben fr*te quAapo mouilli Pas capab fAoidi sang quAapo bouilli Beaux et belles apo fait so projets Et maman fait grand gris gris Loin loin en cipri*re noire Tout quoquAun crie pour plis zAharicots (long musical interlude) Tout partout au ras du bayou Crooles tout apo chanter De Grand Mamou a Petit Caillou Moune-la attendA musique jouer Vent plein de cris de loups-garous Mousse-la balance aux gros chnnes-verts Cocodries dormir en cipri*re Fifollet danso en cimiti*re ZAharicots chaud apo vini plis chaud Gens de couleur olo plis dolo haut Plie ben fr*te quAapo mouilli Pas capab fAoidi sang quAapo bouilli Beaux et belles apo fait so projets Et maman fait grand gris gris Loin loin en cypri*re noire Tout quoquAun Croole crie pour plis zAharicots -- Jim .