tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post136726600870607277..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: White ChristmasJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-55269857815830384082007-12-31T08:03:00.000-05:002007-12-31T08:03:00.000-05:00Also his Dad wasn't a Jew either.I just figured he...Also his Dad wasn't a Jew either.<BR/>I just figured he'd think that Dickmeir was a Jewish name, since I'm also the Smart Uncle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-48289194263944196042007-12-31T08:01:00.000-05:002007-12-31T08:01:00.000-05:00One day my nephew went into a frenzy over the Jews...One day my nephew went into a frenzy over the Jews. They are greedy! They run the world! I hate Jews, etc.<BR/>I told him that he was a Jew.<BR/>His name is Dickmeir. It's a lie, he's not a Jew, since my sister was a Gentile. He's too stupid to know that now. But every once I laugh about how much he hates himself. Did I mention that I'm the evil Uncle in the family? You probably figured it out, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-49029917631313096952007-12-28T11:44:00.000-05:002007-12-28T11:44:00.000-05:00Riley: You are a national treasure.Riley: You are a national treasure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-58828734757922801952007-12-27T18:58:00.000-05:002007-12-27T18:58:00.000-05:00I see as much of my family as I want to - anyone w...I see as much of my family as I want to - anyone who tells you that "you can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family" is a flat-out liar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-65813305354180250342007-12-27T17:31:00.000-05:002007-12-27T17:31:00.000-05:00The "glance game" is one that I have been playing ...The "glance game" is one that I have been playing for six years and didn't know I was getting good at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-80050380134898314572007-12-27T15:36:00.000-05:002007-12-27T15:36:00.000-05:00In my grandfather's waning years, his diatribes ag...In my grandfather's waning years, his diatribes against the "n____rs" became so frequent that your game with your wife would have given us whiplash. In the past year, I have heard my dad's anti-illegal immigrant tirade so often it's now almost rote in my brain. I fear for myself in my later years.<BR/><BR/>And I tell everybody that school uniforms are a solution in search of a problem.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-25066858849724678292007-12-27T14:58:00.000-05:002007-12-27T14:58:00.000-05:00My Spousal Equivalent's Mom and Dad, both in their...My Spousal Equivalent's Mom and Dad, both in their 80s and from right outside of Pittsburgh, have an irrational fear of all brown people. They came to visit us in Maryland, Prince Georges County to be precise. They stayed in a nearby hotel, and were terrified that their car would be stolen at night. Mom actually said "Boy, there sure are a lot of black people in this neighborhood. Are there any CBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744366499620805965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-6131132058289163322007-12-27T13:18:00.000-05:002007-12-27T13:18:00.000-05:00I just talk about donating rollover minutes to sol...I just talk about donating rollover minutes to soldiers at Walter Reed. It's unreproachable, and none of them really wants to discuss soldiers sitting in Walter Reed who can't afford to call their families, or why that might be so, so we all move on to how much we love Costco.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652601001680591056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-24876692408176358542007-12-27T12:44:00.000-05:002007-12-27T12:44:00.000-05:00I'll trade you my family's conscience-wincing Jewi...I'll trade you my family's conscience-wincing Jewish jokes and liberal use of all non-WASP derrogatories for your family's relative subtlety any day.<BR/>I'll even throw in the in-laws who are decidedly open-minded about race/religion for suburban white folks, but just plain batshit insane.punkinsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04438713256926490168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-5245997850642352302007-12-27T12:34:00.000-05:002007-12-27T12:34:00.000-05:00I never regretted leaving my kinfolk to moulder in...I never regretted leaving my kinfolk to moulder in Jersey way back in the day to seek my fortune in Hawaii. ("Fate" is what resulted rather than "fortune" but that's OK. I'm Living in Hawaii!!!) The bitterly schizo Jersey-style dysfunctionosity which my forebears manifest so openly doesn't play too well in Honolulu.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, I was blessed with marrying into a wacky family of ChineseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-3691852244280197812007-12-27T12:31:00.000-05:002007-12-27T12:31:00.000-05:00Another home run, Doghouse. You on steroids or so...Another home run, Doghouse. You on steroids or something?bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.com