Thread: Built with spanners.

Originally Posted by rangietragic

Unfortunately these days ,the racist tag is used too often to stifle discussion on a whole range of issues that should be discussed.Try to find a car that is solely manufactured by one "race"100 percent.I know my land rover collection was built in britain by whites,west indians,pakis,indians and God knows who else,maybe even someone who uses chopsticks.So what?Tojotas and datsuns ect are built all over the world not just by asians.It is a sticker meant to be amusing the same as a whole lot of others,some of which are quite clever .Dont ever lose your sense of humour you blokes,[oh and shielas,don't want to be called sextist],you can never replace it

I agree that the racist tag is often used as a blunt tool to stifle conversation. In this case though I think it is racist. I know lots of people from different countries put my car together. That's not racism though, that's just a fact. Implying that people who use chopsticks can't build a car is a bit different. As I said though its pretty tame.

For those rueing the lost Aussie way - catch up with the times. Being gay used to be illegal, women couldn't vote and most of us were white. Now that is changing and I think its great! So we just need to be a bit careful about what we say sometimes as Australia is a multicultural place now. Over 12% of Australians have an Asian ancestral origin. Something some probably didn't know.

And before you start canning me I do have a sense of humour and I do love Aussie larrakins but sometimes people don't think about the implications of what they do or say. Don't use the larrakin tag as an excuse for being nasty and saying what you want at the expense of others though.

Just my 10 cents. Can away

Yes, I suspect that those who are able to not get fired up and loose their sense of humour and larrikinism (It can be taken too far though, being a Larrikin is about having fun WITH people, NOT poking fun AT people with malicious intent remember...) are going to have a longer lifespan.

So be more relaxed everyone, and ENJOY life for goodness sake


JC

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To get back to bumper stickers, I never personally saw it, but an old army mate saw it on a Rolls Royce in CapeTown.
**** the poor
Reckon you'd have to be brave to drive around with that.

Originally Posted by jasonedu

But consider this: I am thinking of another sticker for Toyotas - "Made with the latest technology, not knives and forks".

You'd need another sticker to go with it - 'Pre-printed recall notice included'.

Originally Posted by munro

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the only thing you proved is you can't follow a few simple guidelines that are in place to ensure you have continued access to the site.

there have been too many instances where people avoid the filter so they can convey a specific meaning or word which breaches the G rating the site runs under, so for the common good, we have this particular rule.

no power trip involved by the moderator concerned.

feel free apologize to the man doing what is asked of him by the owner of the site.

which by the way is done on a voluntary basis even tho they have to put up with this sort of belligerence.

enjoy the rest of your day...

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Interesting he was the one I didn't warn the other two appeared to take it like gentleman