The Off Topic Topic

[Ideologue]

That blonde was hot. So is Grace Park.

[Zanza]

I voted for the worker's council today. There were seven different lists, two of them from unions, five of them independent groups. Their policies don't differ too much I guess, think Judean People's Front and People's Front of Judea. This election happens every four years and is a core instrument for co-determination in German companies.

[derspiess]

Sounds creepy.

[Caliga]

The guy running the booth was himself Black - and apparently, so were most of his clients. Go figure.

Well duh.  No white guy is going to buy racist paraphernalia from a black dude. 

[derspiess]

The guy running the booth was himself Black - and apparently, so were most of his clients. Go figure.

Well duh.  No white guy is going to buy racist paraphernalia from a black dude. 

If the black dude is acting all Amos & Andy, he might.

[Malthus]

The guy running the booth was himself Black - and apparently, so were most of his clients. Go figure.

Well duh.  No white guy is going to buy racist paraphernalia from a black dude. 

Not so - buying the stuff from a Black dude makes it deniable as to racism, makes the stuff more in the 'ironic' category.

I'm guessing that the clientele was probably 50% 'people buying ot for the ironic/conversation piece value' and 50 'hardcore memorobilia collectors', with only a tiny percentage 'hardcore racists'. Most of this clientele would find it easier to buy racist stuff from a Black man, not harder.

[Beenherebefore]

Otters. The new Islamists.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/otter-launches-bloody-attack-on-restaurant-leaves-owner--terrified-9187346.html

A wounded otter went on a "bloody" rampage in a burger joint, causing terrified customers to flee the restaurant over fears the animal would launch an attack.

[garbon]

Otters. The new Islamists.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/otter-launches-bloody-attack-on-restaurant-leaves-owner--terrified-9187346.html

A wounded otter went on a "bloody" rampage in a burger joint, causing terrified customers to flee the restaurant over fears the animal would launch an attack.

For a second I was concerned that we were talking about these.

[Ed Anger]

They have entire malls just for antiques? 

I've been to a few. One in Maine had tons of nazi memorabilia and there were many disclaimers about the sellers not supporting the ideology.

I almost bought a swastika armband once from a seller. 

[Barrister]

I was amused to find a bunch of nazi memorabilia (3rd Reich stamps mostly, but some other stuff) for sale in Lichtenstein.

[Ed Anger]

I have a Luftwaffe dagger. Thoughtfully removed from the corpse of the owner.

[Syt]

I have Ludendorff's war memories, 1941 edition. And a Brockhaus one volume encyclopedia from 1939 (and a two volume one from 1912). And an atlas from late 1939 that's rather confused on what to do with Poland.

[Liep]

I love Danish journalist Martin Krasnik. His expression of despair when he has a politician caught deep in his own pool of bullshit is priceless.

[Liep]

Although, I'm not too sure I fancy the tactic of just repeating your question endlessly when the interviewee obviously has no intention of answering it.

[Tonitrus]

Otters. The new Islamists.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/otter-launches-bloody-attack-on-restaurant-leaves-owner--terrified-9187346.html

A wounded otter went on a "bloody" rampage in a burger joint, causing terrified customers to flee the restaurant over fears the animal would launch an attack.

Skippy's Fast Food

Ålesund, Norway

owner Mohamed Rashed