Quoted from 1841

where is my damn lasagna. I was at the town meeting and didn't smell it.The only thing I smelled was old dirty italians and mothballs. I wanted meatballs not mothballs.Can't you gumbas get anything right. Its official I want the one and only person who is right to lead this town. The one and only stardust king James Constantino

I'm Italian and proud of it and don't smell..it was your own skanky BO that you smelled A$$WIPE.  You think it's okay to toss out ethnic slurs when you aren't facing someone in person, right!  GROW UP and act like an ADULT!  

It's really gotten very old and offensive with all the Gumba crap and the vowels crap and the nazi crap and the Hitler crap that some people like to throw out in their comments all the time.  Ethnic slurs have no place in these conversations. That's my opinion and how I feel and if anyone doesn't like what I've had to say, TOUGH!

Quoted from joebxr

I'm Italian and proud of it and don't smell..it was your own skanky BO that you smelled A$$WIPE.  You think it's okay to toss out ethnic slurs when you aren't facing someone in person, right!  GROW UP and act like an ADULT!  

It's really gotten very old and offensive with all the Gumba crap and the vowels crap and the nazi crap and the Hitler crap that some people like to throw out in their comments all the time.  Ethnic slurs have no place in these conversations. That's my opinion and how I feel and if anyone doesn't like what I've had to say, TOUGH!

Relax! The truth of the matter is..........rotterdam still carries some of the 'gumba gansta' mentality in politics........REALLY!!! Again...not the majority....but it exists none the less. Rotterdam.........it is what it is!

Quoted from bumblethru

Relax! The truth of the matter is..........rotterdam still carries some of the 'gumba gansta' mentality in politics........REALLY!!! Again...not the majority....but it exists none the less. Rotterdam.........it is what it is!

Fine, then why not just refer to "gangsta" mentality...why is it important to add the Italian reference "gumba"?  And why is it necessary to add other derogatory references to Italians when talking about these topics. This is not an exclusive Italian phenom...gangsters come in all ethnic varieities.  The fact that Rotterdam has a high Italian population means it is very likely that people with vowels at the end of their name will be in some position of authority somewhere within the town. How does the comment "...old dirty italians" really fit here as anything other than an ethnic slur?

stop getting your panties in a bunch. Can't a guy make a joke. I could be italian.

Quoted from joebxr

Fine, then why not just refer to "gangsta" mentality...why is it important to add the Italian reference "gumba"?  And why is it necessary to add other derogatory references to Italians when talking about these topics. This is not an exclusive Italian phenom...gangsters come in all ethnic varieities.  The fact that Rotterdam has a high Italian population means it is very likely that people with vowels at the end of their name will be in some position of authority somewhere within the town. How does the comment "...old dirty italians" really fit here as anything other than an ethnic slur?

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Quoted from 1841

stop getting your panties in a bunch. Can't a guy make a joke. I could be italian.

First of all, I don't wear panties....that might be your gig.
Secondly, your delivery is not very good on jokes, becuase it's not the way it comes across....so don't quit your daytime job.
Third, if you are Italian, you should be embarrassed!

GOOMBA
Taken from an Italian word meaning friend, the word is mostly used today as insulting term for Italian-Americans.
By calling someone a Goomba, you are implying that they have ties to the mafia.

Waaaaaa Waaaaa Waaaaaaa go cry about it.

It is a racial slur...if you  use the "N" word   you will have Al Sharpton on your back

why is it so different to refer to any other ethic group with remarks that are not politically correct

It's time that citizens respect each other's heritage

time for a DIVERSITY check and hiring other ethnic groups

Everyone will understand  to respect each other's heritage and possibly instill  new behavior and some human
kindness instead of the same old rhetoric and labelling of what seems to be past history of name-calling

now it's BRO   as the word for friend

Quoted from Patches

It is a racial slur...if you  use the "N" word   you will have Al Sharpton on your back

why is it so different to refer to any other ethic group with remarks that are not politically correct

It's time that citizens respect each other's heritage

time for a DIVERSITY check and hiring other ethnic groups

Everyone will understand  to respect each other's heritage and possibly instill  new behavior and some human
kindness instead of the same old rhetoric and labelling of what seems to be past history of name-calling

now it's BRO   as the word for friend

Thank you...I'm glad someone realizes just what I was trying to say, and I am sure there are many others here that agree.

As for ZippityDoDa...your last reply speaks volumes about you, so need for me to comment any further.....!

PS

what I see is not "gumba" ...    what I see is  "Political Gangsta"   some of these policatal hacks don't have
an "O" at the end of their name...who is running the show  ???   Tony Soprano?  is there someone out there
ready to "whack" whoever speaks up and uses morality and respect in their dialogue?

STAND UP ROTTERDAM    don't be bullied anymore by the candidates especially the Gentleman's Club plus ONE

If all you hear is how good they look....yipes    what is the Town coming to?  

Auditions for TOP MODEL?   that is one heck of a platform for voters more like " runway"  talk  

Quoted from joebxr

By calling someone a Goomba, you are implying that they have ties to the mafia.

My ENTIRE family is italian!!! None of us take ANY offense with the word Goomba.
The way we look at it............if it walks like a duck and looks like a duck................
imho

I'm Italian..... French. Czech too

raised Italian....cook Italian    Goomba is ok

Just don't like the fact that all this namecalling is ok...especially in public....did all this happen at the meeting

last nite??

Quoted from bumblethru

My ENTIRE family is italian!!! None of us take ANY offense with the word Goomba.
The way we look at it............if it walks like a duck and looks like a duck................
imho

then you don't get it...IMHO

Quoted from 1841

stardust king James Constantino

> > >

Just rode thru" Las" Rotterdam.....my gosh ...DM has sign atop  house.....JB  sign atop sports store at 5 corners

what is this coming to??   unfoprtunately, what happens in Las Rotterdam stays in Las Rottendam
AND THE VOTERS DON'T KNOW THE TRUTH OF SOME OF THE CANDIDATES

This campaigning has gone to OVERKILL and just plain disgusting showmanship

People know who these people are....What's next    and airplane with sign trailing it????

ooops......gave them an idea......perish the thought.

Get real....must be pre-election jitters that the competition is moving in........HOOOOOOOORAAAAAAY

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