Would it be possible for the good people of the country of Colombia to stop calling themselves “Colombians�

utopiacowboy says on Jun 20, 2005, 09:31:

I hear the British Columbians are pissed about it too.

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Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

ColombianoX says on Jun 20, 2005, 09:32:

"that the big bad country south of the equator has usurped their name"


Most of Colombia is actually north of the equator.


CX

ColombianoX 'Defensor de la Colombianidad'

kernow62 says on Jun 20, 2005, 09:32:

But the folks of Columbia SC don't call themselves Columbian, they call themselves Columbobos. So there isn't much chance for confusion.

kernow62 says on Jun 20, 2005, 09:34:

ColX the maps in the US don't go that far south. ;-)

Albatross says on Jun 20, 2005, 09:38:

. Everyone knows that Americans are unconcerned with geography... unless we're bombing there.

“Democracy - a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H.L. Mencken

kat1 (Moderator) says on Jun 20, 2005, 09:40:

I won't be very surprise if they didn't know if Colombia exits.

Cerealkiller says on Jun 20, 2005, 09:44:

Oh Kat come on, they do know, what the dont know is that a rather large amount of people have never lived on a tree...and I can prove it. I was asked something like that on a trip to DC. It was the funniest thing I have ever heard.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

meteoro says on Jun 20, 2005, 09:49:

mmm Columbia, SC that sounds to me like a place full of toothless, gun-loving, Jesus-worshipping rednecks, so we don't really care. Hey gib, is that where you're from??

Anyway, we'll be Colombians, they can change their name if it's a problem. How about Bushtown?

Colombiche says on Jun 20, 2005, 09:51:

What a feeble attempt At creating controversy.

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

Caballista says on Jun 20, 2005, 10:08:

jajajajajajajajajajajajajaja I usually get upset with comments like this.......... but, and with this one I just can't stop laughing....
No me estoy riendo, me estoy ooooooo de la risa jajajajajajajajajajajajajajajaja

Good one!!!!!


El chiste del sádico y el masoquista:
Dice el masoquista al sádico: !!pégame, pégame!!!
y el sádico lo mira lentamente y le dice :
Mañana.

Gracias albatros, buen chiste.

Caballista says on Jun 20, 2005, 10:16:

jajajajajajajajajajajajajaja I usually get upset with ideas bombillos like this .......... but, and with this one I just can't stop laughing....
No me estoy riendo, me estoy ooooooo de la risa jajajajajajajajajajajajajajajaja

Good one!!!!!


El chiste del sádico y el masoquista:
Dice el masoquista al sádico: !!pégame, pégame!!!
y el sádico lo mira lentamente y le dice :
Mañana.

Gracias albatros, buen chiste.

sandie29 says on Jun 20, 2005, 10:34:

Can we just do something better with our time!!! Don't people have nothing better to do than to make comments like this?...why dont we worry or do something about things like child poverty, racism, bullying, war....??? instead of worrying on how to call ourselves or wether this makes people unconfortable?...
Colombians are Colombians...!!! Not matter what we call ourselves...and Americans are Americans!....Come on guys, ...we are all from the same place...THE UNIVERSE!

kernow62 says on Jun 20, 2005, 11:18:

We've covered racism. Bullying if verbal we've covered. Child poverty is one we could cover, we've heard of Elmo's childhood, but that is a topic I am open to discuss. Feel free to start a thread. War is for the other forum.

Now just because we enjoy a bit of fun doesn't mean we don't do anything to fight poverty or speak out against war, we just prefer to keep our philanthropy hidden.

N2Aquatix says on Jun 20, 2005, 12:11:

Clear And Present Danger A round of applause for Sandie29. And yes, Kat they do know that Colombia exists. It's where all the cocaine comes from, and they made that movie "Clear And Present Danger" about all the killing that goes on by the cartels and all the military assistance provided by the American government to the Colombian government. You see, it may be over-sensationalized by our media, but at the same time it's very well publicized. It's really a shame because the thing that caught my attention the most was the abundance of hot- at ss latinas all drooling at the chance to meet a white-boy. Never saw any toot, just a bunch of gun-toting soldiers which is definitely cool. Peace through superior firepower! ;)

Jay

N2Aquatix says on Jun 20, 2005, 12:21:

Have To Check It Out I'll have to check it out. That movie looks like it probably kicks at ss.

Jay

Colombiche says on Jun 20, 2005, 12:24:

Really "It's really a shame because the thing that caught my attention the most was the abundance of hot- at ss latinas all drooling at the chance to meet a white-boy"

-- Didn't it catch your attention to see the abundance of white boys drooling to meet a hot ass latina?

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

Colombiche says on Jun 20, 2005, 12:27:

Oh, I guess it didn't Because you were one of them!

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

N2Aquatix says on Jun 20, 2005, 12:32:

Life Is Good Yes, I was one of them, and yes I did meet a hotter-than-fire latina and we're engaged. Life is good! ;)

Jay

kernow62 says on Jun 20, 2005, 13:02:

Sandie29, are you planning to start a meaningful thread? I would be happy if there were some more meaningful threads, but somebody has to step up. Sometimes when Platano posts something interesting it is met by "who cares", but I am sure you could find some topic that we would all like to participate in.

MYASSYOURASS123 says on Jun 20, 2005, 14:01:

Just another example Just so you would know. Colombus originated from Italy and sailed for Spain. He explored much of the carribean and irony had nothing to do with the South American continent. Some forty years later Spanish conquistadors would rape, pillage and plunder" the continent. The portugese only made colonies in Brazil.
myass

Michael_B says on Jun 20, 2005, 14:38:

Hey Maybe.... We could just say Columbia that has Cocaine issues :-)

FARC = Fat And Retired Columbians

bufalo says on Jun 20, 2005, 14:53:

I actually asked how much a plane ticket was to colombia over the phone a number of years ago and halfway through the conversation, realized that the girl was booking me for columbia SC (never even knew it existed).

"If you don't like it - lump it, take it down the road and dump it." - Archie Bunker played by Carroll O'Connor

Cerealkiller says on Jun 20, 2005, 15:48:

Hahaha In regards to the Mr and Mrs Smith thing...Oh dear, I have never laughed more in my entire life...it was portrayed as a rather shabby, rural place...super colorful, rather humid, sunny...The colombian police speaks mexican (Say what you will, whatever they speak in mexico is a totaly different language when compared to colombian spanish) and all you can see through the windows are palm trees and Bombs...Id say it looks more like haiti. I saw the movie here -as in Bogota- and everyone was just soooo pissed off "horrible film, did you see what they did to Bogota?"

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

utopiacowboy says on Jun 20, 2005, 16:47:

"Didn't it catch your attention to see the abundance of white boys drooling to meet a hot ass latina?" I always drool but by now my wife is used to it.

"What a feeble attempt at creating controversy." Well, yeah. Geez, a guy's really gotta perform for you! Watch out Elmo, you're gonna have to be the top of your game with this one.....

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

cutethings4me says on Jun 20, 2005, 20:51:

I have to comment I am from SOuth Carolina, actually about 45 miles from Columbia, South Carolina. I have never heard them refer to themselves as Columbians, or anything like that!!! Whenever I hear someone call themselves Colombian, I think of Colombia, SOuth America...


This is just my 2 cents worth!!

Kristy

cutethings4me says on Jun 20, 2005, 20:54:

I have a comment I am from South Carolina and I am educated, have my teeth, do not carry a gun and all of that!! Yes, there are some here that are like that, but not all of us..... But we can find those anywhere if you look hard enough!!!

Kristy

Mario says on Jun 20, 2005, 22:56:

Hell, I'm Columbian, but not from South Carolina. Philly first and then Houston. 21 years in each place.

16 days to go and off to Colombia - I hope...

Albatross says on Jun 21, 2005, 03:37:

Actually "Biche"... I wasn't attempting to create controversy at all, but to point out how ridiculous people like you sound when you refer to Americans as " our unitedstatesian brothers" or whine about how we "usurped" our name from Latin America. I assumed this was obvious...

I’m glad Caballista and UC got it at least.

Myass: True, Columbus was born in Italy, but lived in Portugal for more than 30 years before his voyages.

“Democracy - a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H.L. Mencken

Colombiche says on Jun 21, 2005, 06:32:

Albita querida You obviously didn't understand my sarcasm when writing the beaner peace and using the Unitedstatesian term (which was actually invented by one of the PBH posters as a joke). Most people got the sarcasm in my piece, as I can tell from many of the PM's I got, you were obviously not one of them as I can see. I guess you are one of those people that needs things spelt out A-B-C-D. My point on that thread was to make fun of people who preocupy themselves with such banal matters.

I truly could care less what people call me, Colombian, American... because what I get called makes no difference in who I am. To take it a step further, my nationality, my skin color, my last name, those are all just circumstances that I embrace and cherish. You happen to be a gringo in this life, in your next life you might come back as a poor Nigerian or Ethiopian. Hopefully there is more to you than just being a gringo, because at that point that will no longer be true!

When death and disease come knocking at one's door, they care not whether you are colombian, columbian, gringo, american. I don't think changing the "O" to a "U" in Colombia is going to ward off death, disease, or any pain and suffering that might be waiting for me down my path in this world.

IOW, I have more relevant things to preocupy myself with, for all I care, you can call us columbines, colombinas, Spiccolas, cocaleros... whatever you want. Changing our name will not take away our "joie de vivre" nor will it solve the problems that my nation is facing today. It will do absolutely nothing.

You can even call me a biche as you've been doing, I really don't care.


I can't believe that in this day and age people are still debating about skin color, language, racial superiority. We are all here now and will all be gone tomorrow very soon. At the end of the day, the only true winners are going to be the maggots, they will eat you, me my neigbor and every single one of us.

Funny thing, once the maggots are done eating our arses, they will not be able to tell us appart, because our skulls and bones are all white.

I'm out of this thread,

cHAO.

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

Albatross says on Jun 21, 2005, 07:01:

I didn't call you "a biche"... Whatever the implications may have been, I just played with the name you chose for yourself...

“Democracy - a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H.L. Mencken

vettra says on Jun 21, 2005, 10:26:

Greg
Atlanta, GA

Greg Atlanta, GA

vettra says on Jun 21, 2005, 10:28:

ColUmbia/ColOmbia i once got a gig to work at NCR in Columbia, when I told a friend that he just assumed I was starting a career in narco trafico. I say the name should go to whoever made it first!
GREG

Greg Atlanta, GA

Mario says on Jun 21, 2005, 10:36:

It's really two different names derived from one scumball deggo. Columbia is in North America (the U.S.A.) and Colombia is in South America.

(being Italian, I can call any wap a deggo, dead or alive)