I see what you did there.
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he edited to clarify that. (and thatâs fine). Originally it was not quoted, but you know, going back and unsaying things when you (he) sound wrong - Easier than admitting mistake or considering possibilities.
The harder people hit on this, the more sure I am that itâs racist. Who else clings so tightly to their prior understandings of things and will argue PERSONALLY against even considering it?
I am reminded a little of the Case of the Missing Wafers.
Clearly the solution is to return an identical-looking little chunk of rock. And then grind the original to a powder and use it to prepare a homeopathic remedy that cures symptoms of, um, colonialism. Thatâs it.
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Damn. I was hoping to get away with was was probably the pinnacle of my career in subtle humor.
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Yup. Confirmation bias is a thing, and itâs basically the kind of thing Iâve come to expect you to get hopelessly mired in. Meanwhile⌠are you trying to tell us that an Urban Dictionary entry is authoritative etymology? Weâve got a competing Wiktionary link that doesnât call it racist or pejorative at all, and you havenât even acknowledged it in your crusade to prove yourself right. I wish I could say you were new at this too, but Iâve seen you do this dozens of times before. 
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Man, I am looking forward to this next art movement where trolling is an art. It is going to be aggravating and amazing.
I donât believe you wish that. Please, if you wish to insult me, use the thread daneel provided!
I was responsing to someone elses question. Iâve seen you change the context to âabout @Theloverspeaksâ dozens of times too. Nice high road you got there.
Seems an inch shorter from here.
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Duchamp was driving trollies a century ago.
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It was 2015. The Ecuadorans, under the guise of artistic enterprise had stolen the top of Scafell Pike. We sent our own artists to Chimborazo, took a retaliatory foot off the top, and left a plate of mushy Brussels-sprouts as a warning. They doubled the number of art electives at Universidad Central del Ecuador. Their teams infiltrated and a full meter disappeared from Scafell Pike. Today the great Northern Andean Plain, and the Cumbrian Steppe are still at war, our economy is driven by the Military-Artistic Complex, and reconciliation is impossible. Let future generations learn from our terrible mistakes.
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I was insulted for being Irish throughout my time at an English high school, with my own special derogatory nickname, so I certainly wouldnât appreciate it if I had the idea that someone was using it to insult Irish people. Still, I donât get the idea that it is used that way in most cases, and Iâve also used it without making that implicit link. Itâs one of the problems I have with Urban Dictionary - often the etymologies are more a case of word association rather than finding the actual origin. This isnât to say that harmless expressions canât become insulting though, so I wouldnât use it if I thought that was the message it gave.
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Excellent, back to the classics!
Anonymous is dada.
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How did this become about how you used it, as opposed to how the person in the article used it?
Surely a dedicated group of volunteers could restore the mountain to its proper height? It worked in that Hugh Grant movie.
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So your citation is a random stranger on the internet told you so?
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Arenât all artists trolling?
As far as youâre concerned, yes, sure. Whatever you need to believe.
I want to assume good faith with you but youâre making it really hard! Whatâs with all these fatuous comments? If youâve got any evidence to support your etymology, please present it. If not, considering that thereâs a very plausible and innocuous alternative explanation, maybe donât assume that anyone using the expression âtake the mickeyâ is a racist for doing so.
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Well, you do, on a regular basis. Thatâs why everybodyâs always trying to take the Mickey Bliss out of you.
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yes, now I am not here in good faith! Qucik, cast -me- as the racist. You could set a world record for table turning!
