Coronavirus

[Ulysses]

I can't even remember doing any drive-thru take out for the past two years. But that may be because I'm cheap.

[GoCubsGo]

Second booster now available. I'm going to schedule mine.


My sister is still not feeling well and still testing positive.

My brother in law tested positive today after not feeling well for a couple of days and testing negative on home tests , he went and got a pcr.

They said negative home tests are not untypical for a couple three days.

Both are boosted thank goodness.

[Ulysses]

I have Kaiser HMO coverage and so far they are only approving a second booster for those who say they are "immunocompromised". I have emailed my primary care doc at Kaiser to see when I will be eligible to get the second booster.

I suppose I could go to a local pharmacy and bug them, since the shots are supposed to be free. In fact, as I recall, I got my booster shot at a non-Kaiser facility, because Kaiser was lagging.

One plus is that the covid infection rate in this area is quite low. So there is that.

[neoplacebo]

Second booster now available. I'm going to schedule mine.


My sister is still not feeling well and still testing positive.

My brother in law tested positive today after not feeling well for a couple of days and testing negative on home tests , he went and got a pcr.

They said negative home tests are not untypical for a couple three days.

Both are boosted thank goodness.

Hell, my sister is trying to get covid. Neither she or her husband have been vaccinated. He even quit his high dollar job at Glaxo Smith Kline because they initiated a vaccine mandate for employees. I think that's been overturned by courts but don't know if he went back to work. I've not had any contact with either of them in almost a year. They're wingnuts but think I'm one. It's like a goddamn Mexican standoff but I'm not crossing the border.

[Ulysses]

Careful.

The term "Mexican standoff" might be considered to be racist.

[neoplacebo]

And it might not. I just thought that if I typed "Turkish standoff" nobody would know what the fuck I was referring to. Good catch, legless oven king.

[O Really]

Your sister and brother-in-law are a couple of loonies. No offence.

[Ulysses]

And it might not. I just thought that if I typed "Turkish standoff" nobody would know what the fuck I was referring to. Good catch, legless oven king.

From what I gather, "Mexican stand-off" is considered offensive. In Mexico.

I have some neighbors who were born in Mexico. I might ask one of them, but they might get offended by the question so maybe I won't ask.

And if it's offensive in Mexico, I would expect at least some here in the US also are offended by the term.

[GoCubsGo]

And it might not. I just thought that if I typed "Turkish standoff" nobody would know what the fuck I was referring to. Good catch, legless oven king.

You can sleep better, it's not considered offensive.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/diction ... f#synonyms
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican ... 20zugzwang.

[Vrede too]

Hell, my sister is trying to get covid. Neither she or her husband have been vaccinated. He even quit his high dollar job at Glaxo Smith Kline because they initiated a vaccine mandate for employees. I think that's been overturned by courts but don't know if he went back to work. I've not had any contact with either of them in almost a year. They're wingnuts but think I'm one. It's like a goddamn Mexican standoff but I'm not crossing the border.

Afaik only the federal mandate has been overturned or suspended. Individual companies are still free to mandate vaccines.

Your sister and brother-in-law are a couple of loonies. No offence.

And not in a good way.

And it might not. I just thought that if I typed "Turkish standoff" nobody would know what the fuck I was referring to. Good catch, legless oven king.

You can sleep better, it's not considered offensive.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/diction ... f#synonyms
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_standoff

Useless, the proven bigot, is desperate to catch one of us being bigoted. However, his google is broken.

(signature: obsessed butthurt )

Awww. , Useless. So much for "Ignored". You fail again. Plus, Useless, you've been busted too many times for anyone to believe you're not reading my posts, anyhow. It's just your excuse for cowering. Awww.

[billy.pilgrim]

And it might not. I just thought that if I typed "Turkish standoff" nobody would know what the fuck I was referring to. Good catch, legless oven king.

You can sleep better, it's not considered offensive.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/diction ... f#synonyms
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican ... 20zugzwang.

And again useless fails at accusing others of using racially offensive terms.

[Ulysses]

And it might not. I just thought that if I typed "Turkish standoff" nobody would know what the fuck I was referring to. Good catch, legless oven king.

You can sleep better, it's not considered offensive.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/diction ... f#synonyms
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican ... 20zugzwang.

"The term Mexican standoff is most probably a term coined in the United States and is considered a pejorative by many, but not all people."

I would submit that a pejorative term is also offensive to those it targets.

"Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins, by William and Mary Morris (HarperCollins, New York, 1977): Mexican Standoff “… derogatory epithets aimed at neighboring countries … classic case of such coinage of racially derogatory epithets was the rash of expressions coined by the English to put down their Dutch rivals during the eighteenth century … Something of the same attitude may be found in parts of the United States bordering Mexico. The expression ‘Mexican athlete’ is used to describe an athlete who goes out for the team but doesn’t make it. A ‘Mexican promotion’ is one in which an employee gets a fancy new title – but no increase in pay. And a ‘Mexican breakfast’ consists of a cigarette and a glass of water. So a ‘Mexican standoff’ is a situation from which nothing at all can be expected.”"

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mexican_standoff

Mex′ican stand′-off`
n.
usage: This term, though not used as a deliberate slur, is still sometimes felt to be insulting to Mexicans.

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Mexican+stand-off


A number of sites compare "Mexican standoff" to "Chinese Fire-Drill". I consider both terms to be racist and offensive and never use them unless in a discussion such as this. But then I grew up in San Francisco with a lot of Chinese friends and currently live in a neighborhood with lots of Mexican immigrants. I might ask one of them for their opinion about "Mexican standoff", but this would probably risk offending them.

[GoCubsGo]

From Useless' source:

Some people point to the original meaning of the term Mexican standoff to describe cowardly bandits as a symbol of racism, and consider the term Mexican standoff offensive. However, most people are unaware of these roots.

Nebulous at best.

[Ulysses]

From Ulysses' source:

Some people point to the original meaning of the term Mexican standoff to describe cowardly bandits as a symbol of racism, and consider the term Mexican standoff offensive. However, most people are unaware of these roots.

Nebulous at best.

OK, so how about you slide on down to Nuevo Laredo (or other town on the other side of our southern border), walk into the nearest Mexican bar, and shout, "Who wants to have a Mexican standoff?".

Let us know how it turns out.

[Vrede too]

From Ulysses' source:

Some people point to the original meaning of the term Mexican standoff to describe cowardly bandits as a symbol of racism, and consider the term Mexican standoff offensive. However, most people are unaware of these roots.

Nebulous at best.

OK, so how about you slide on down to Nuevo Laredo (or other town on the other side of our southern border), walk into the nearest Mexican bar, and shout, "Who wants to have a Mexican standoff?".

Let us know how it turns out.

That would be a dumb idea even if the phrase is not considered offensive.

You can sleep better, it's not considered offensive.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/diction ... f#synonyms
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_standoff

Link #2:

... The term Mexican standoff was originally used in the context of using firearms and it still commonly implies a situation in which the parties face some form of threat from the other parties. The Mexican standoff is a recurring trope in cinema, in which several armed characters hold each other at gunpoint.

Swing and a miss as usual, Useless. Now, about your proven racism? Cower, Useless, cower.

[billy.pilgrim]

From Ulysses' source:

Some people point to the original meaning of the term Mexican standoff to describe cowardly bandits as a symbol of racism, and consider the term Mexican standoff offensive. However, most people are unaware of these roots.

Nebulous at best.

OK, so how about you slide on down to Nuevo Laredo (or other town on the other side of our southern border), walk into the nearest Mexican bar, and shout, "Who wants to have a Mexican standoff?".

Let us know how it turns out.

That would be a dumb idea even if the phrase is not considered offensive.

You can sleep better, it's not considered offensive.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/diction ... f#synonyms
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_standoff

Link #2:

... The term Mexican standoff was originally used in the context of using firearms and it still commonly implies a situation in which the parties face some form of threat from the other parties. The Mexican standoff is a recurring trope in cinema, in which several armed characters hold each other at gunpoint.

Swing and a miss as usual, Useless. Now, about your proven racism? Cower, Useless, cower.

This entry is a useless Public Service to save useless the trouble of having to open your post.

[Vrede too]

This entry is a useless Public Service to save useless the trouble of having to open your post.

On behalf of Useless, thank you for your useless service, thus saving Useless the trouble of having to thank you himself.

[GoCubsGo]

This entry is a useless Public Service to save useless the trouble of having to open your post.

On behalf of Useless, thank you for your useless service, thus saving Useless the trouble of having to thank you himself.

I think the only one Useless thanks is Useless, maybe he occasionally thanks Oddball.

[neoplacebo]

From Ulysses' source:

Some people point to the original meaning of the term Mexican standoff to describe cowardly bandits as a symbol of racism, and consider the term Mexican standoff offensive. However, most people are unaware of these roots.

Nebulous at best.

OK, so how about you slide on down to Nuevo Laredo (or other town on the other side of our southern border), walk into the nearest Mexican bar, and shout, "Who wants to have a Mexican standoff?".

Let us know how it turns out.

Perhaps I should have used "circular firing squad" instead of "Mexican standoff." And I'd bet you your legless camp oven that if I walked into a Mexican bar and blurted out "who wants to have a circular firing squad" or "who wants to fuck with an American superman" or "who wants to stop me from fucking your sister" I'd be no better off than yelling "who wants to have a Mexican standoff." Why don't you take your oven on the road and go down there and find out just what the fuck will set those motherfuckers off. Thanks

[Ulysses]

From Ulysses' source:

Some people point to the original meaning of the term Mexican standoff to describe cowardly bandits as a symbol of racism, and consider the term Mexican standoff offensive. However, most people are unaware of these roots.

Nebulous at best.

OK, so how about you slide on down to Nuevo Laredo (or other town on the other side of our southern border), walk into the nearest Mexican bar, and shout, "Who wants to have a Mexican standoff?".

Let us know how it turns out.

Perhaps I should have used "circular firing squad" instead of "Mexican standoff." And I'd bet you your legless camp oven that if I walked into a Mexican bar and blurted out "who wants to have a circular firing squad" or "who wants to fuck with an American superman" or "who wants to stop me from fucking your sister" I'd be no better off than yelling "who wants to have a Mexican standoff." Why don't you take your oven on the road and go down there and find out just what the fuck will set those motherfuckers off. Thanks

Well...

1) My camping oven is no longer legless. Do I need to post the photo again? And overmore, it actually comes with legs. That is, it has little rubber feet about 1" long on the bottom four corners. I installed some steel channels (they are the white strips visible in the photo) front and back to match the little rubber feet. It's all very solid and sturdy and unless some drunken jerk at the campsite loses hit balance and falls on the camping range, should be fine. However it would have even more entertainment value if a drunken jerk did fall on it, especially if they wound up getting scalded with hot soup or brownies. You up for that?

2) You seem obsessed with the Camp Chef. Why?

3) When are you going to Mexico to pick a fight? Can you hire someone to record it?