RIP Rush.

[Copper]

@horace said in RIP Rush.:

@renauda said in RIP Rush.:

Then stop posing, Mr. Horace.

I'm rubber and you're glue, whatever you say to bounce off me sticks to you.

[Renauda]

@horace said in RIP Rush.:

@renauda said in RIP Rush.:

Then stop posing, Mr. Horace.

I'm rubber and you're glue, whatever you say to me sticks to you.

Dosen't bother me. The term African-American is specific to the USA so I will not comment on its use or reference. I have however known and worked with black African immigrants as well as black immigrants from the Caribbean. All were highly educated and motivated in their jobs. Some years ago when I worked for an oilwell drilling equipment company, I went out to a rig site where there were two black labourers who looked after cleaning, storage and simple maintenance of the drilling tools. The Tool Push introduced them to me as Midnight and Five To. When I gave the Push a confused look, he said," we call them that because no one can remember their names. But this one, Midnight, is darker than his friend here, so we call him Five To 'cause he's not quite Midnight. We call them that so's we can tell them apart".

So yeah, that's my experience minuscule as it is. I guess that is how pop culture works up here.

[Rainman]

I knew a black guy once.
So there. No kidding. A real black guy!
It was amazing.

[Jolly]

@rainman said in RIP Rush.:

I knew a black guy once.
So there. No kidding. A real black guy!
It was amazing.

Every third person down here is black.

I think I've met one or two.

[George K]

@rainman said in RIP Rush.:

I knew a black guy once.

Heh. We hired a black guy.

And he's gay, so there!

[Doctor Phibes]

@rainman said in RIP Rush.:

I knew a black guy once.
So there. No kidding. A real black guy!
It was amazing.

Do you know John, from London?

[Rainman]

@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:

@rainman said in RIP Rush.:

I knew a black guy once.
So there. No kidding. A real black guy!
It was amazing.

Do you know John, from London?

Yes YES I knew him. But I thought he was from Liverpool.
What kind of a name is LiverPool, anyways?
Must be near London, right, or a bit north. Everything's north of London.
Just kidding Phibes. Some day I'm gonna visit that town "London" and see what it's all about.

[Doctor Phibes]

I shouldn't bother, it's full of johns.

[George K]

Why the military honors?

Why the flag?

Was he a veteran, or is it because he was awarded that medal by President Trump?

[kluurs]

@george-k

He got a medical deferral and never served.

[George K]

@kluurs said in RIP Rush.:

He got a medical deferral

For a pilonidal cyst.

[Rainman]

@george-k said in RIP Rush.:

pilonidal cyst

I looked it up, saw more than I ever wanted to see.
Didn't know such a thing existed, kinda weird actually.

George, is this somewhat common, this pilonidal cyst thing?? Does one contract it somehow, or just wake up one morning, and. . .

[George K]

@rainman said in RIP Rush.:

is this somewhat common

Yeah, it's pretty common. In our small place we probably saw about a dozen a year.

[Jolly]

@george-k said in RIP Rush.:

Why the military honors?

Why the flag?

Was he a veteran, or is it because he was awarded that medal by President Trump?

Medal of Freedom.

[Copper]

@jolly said in RIP Rush.:

Medal of Freedom.

I figured that was it.

So I tried to confirm that the Medal comes with that benefit or perk. I couldn't find it.

[Rainman]

@copper said in RIP Rush.:

@jolly said in RIP Rush.:

Medal of Freedom.

I figured that was it.

So I tried to confirm that the Medal comes with that benefit or perk. I couldn't find it.

Copper, how can a dead guy receive a benefit or perk?
Never mind. I know what you meant.

Wait. A perk would be "buy one, get one free!"

A benefit would be "dug 6 feet for the price of 3!"

I still know what you meant.

[Doctor Phibes]

@george-k said in RIP Rush.:

Why the military honors?

Why the flag?

Was he a veteran, or is it because he was awarded that medal by President Trump?

This is what happens when you don't have a royal family.

Still, not to worry, one of George III's descendants is busy having little American children as we speak. It's not too late.

[George K]

@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:

one of George III's descendants is busy having little American colored coloured children

Couldn't resist...

[Horace]

I wanted to hear one last broadcast by Rush. I found this, where he acquiesced to being interviewed by what is apparently the hottest morning radio show in the country, hosted by a group of African Americans.

Link to video

Rush was way more on board with the "racist white cops kill black people" narrative than I am.

The hosts of the radio show had two ideas, "white supremacy" and "systemic racism". (Pro tip: that's actually only one idea.) No solutions were offered, but the implication is that basically you can't vote republican. There's really nothing else. Maybe be a douche bag and go protest in a BLM circle jerk.

[George K]

@horace said in RIP Rush.:

two ideas, "white supremacy" and "systemic racism".