Subj : Re: "Hams to the Rescue After Katrina" MSNBC News Article
To   : alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf,rec.radio.amateur.antenna,rec.radio.amateur.dx,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.policy
From : Michael A. Terrell
Date : Wed Sep 28 2005 14:09:55

From Newsgroup: alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf

Michael Coslo wrote:
> 
> N2EY@AOL.COM wrote:
> >
> > Warner Bros. has them safely tucked away. Some that were made in the
> > 1940s are not shown anymore because they contain parodies and
> > stereotypes now considered racist.
> >
> > --
> >
> > I think you were asking about Foghorn Leghorn...
> >
> > "Nice girl, but about as sharp as a sack o' wet mice"
> >
> > "DAWG! I say, dawg, you look like two miles o' bad road!"
> >
> > "That widder hen reminds me of the road from Fort Worth to Dallas - no
> > curves"
> >
> > "No, I better not look - I just might be in there"
> >
> > "That dawg reminds me of Paul Revere's ride - a little light in the
> > belfry.."
> 
>         Son, I SAY, Son! I ain't no chicken! Now that over there, THAT's a
> chicken!.........
> 
>         Actually, Ol' Foghorn is probably not the problem. There are a number
> of old WB cartoons that have some rather strong stereotype of the folks
> we were fighting during WWII (the big one) Considering that they are now
> our allies, there might be a little sensitivity thing going on.
> 
>         Personally, I think they should be shown, especially when introduced in
> the proper context. They are of historical value, and in the context of
> the times, were understandable.
> 
>         Oh - and they were darn funny too!
> 
>                 - Mike KB3EIA -


   I used this for my sig file for a while: "I say, the boy is so stupid
that he tried to make a back up copy of his hard drive on the Xerox
machine!"  It took a couple months before someone asked if it was
supposed to be Foghorn. :(  Talk about big gaps in the modern
educational system!
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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

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