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Black holes given a politically correct name
The Daily Redundancy ^
Posted on 07/25/2007 9:23:00 AM PDT by chordmaster
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The International Space Nomenclature Council today adopted the term 'emplacements de hauts gravité super' - or 'super high gravity locations' - as the official replacement name for black holes. Originally named in reference to the fact that light cannot escape their intense gravity, the term 'black hole' was increasingly criticized as being insensitive to African-Americans and African-Europeans...
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TOPICS: Humor; Science
KEYWORDS: blackholes; nifong; satire; xplanets
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To: chordmaster
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:24:21 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
To: chordmaster
Is this from the Belgium scrappleface? LOL Good one.
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:24:21 AM PDT
by
Dysart
To: chordmaster
The U.S. Government is a black hole...of taxpayer dollars.
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:24:36 AM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
(Sic Semper Tyrannis * U.Va. Engineering '09 * Friends Don't Let Friends Vote Democrat * Fred in 2008)
To: chordmaster
To: chordmaster
‘black hole’ was increasingly criticized as being insensitive to African-Americans and African-Europeans...
I’ve never heard such a criticism, but it only stands to reason that the politically correct fools would make such a suggestion.
Maybe “hole of color” would appease them?
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:26:33 AM PDT
by
Brilliant
To: new cruelty
You have to stop calling the Nappy Headed Black Holes.
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:27:01 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
(I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
To: chordmaster
I look for ‘super high gravity location’ to quickly replace ‘black hole’ in the common lingo.
NOT!
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:28:10 AM PDT
by
samtheman
To: Enterprise
And be sure to pronounce the L in hoes.
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:28:57 AM PDT
by
Weeedley
To: chordmaster
Originally named in reference to the fact that light cannot escape their intense gravity, the term 'black hole' was increasingly criticized as being insensitive to African-Americans and African-Europeans...Can someone explain to be how that is being insensitive?
I hate whining victim groups claiming exclusive ownership of a word defining a color forpetesake!
Unless someone, other than I is willing to argue that the expression "black hole" is invariably assumed to mean Africa... and even then....
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:28:57 AM PDT
by
Publius6961
(MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
To: chordmaster
Well then, I guess the term “black ice” would really get these people exercised!
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:30:03 AM PDT
by
RexBeach
To: new cruelty
To: chordmaster
To: chordmaster
Next of the list of super-sensitive wussies of African decent: “blacktop”.
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:31:11 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: chordmaster
OK, you have that one fixed, now what about Uranus?
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:31:12 AM PDT
by
Dixie Yooper
(Ephesians 6:11)
To: chordmaster
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:31:27 AM PDT
by
JZelle
To: chordmaster
I like these kinds of posts. These writings are not only good for a laugh, they also expose the humorless among us.
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:31:59 AM PDT
by
SaveTheChief
(Chief Illiniwek (1926-2007))
To: chordmaster
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:32:05 AM PDT
by
Kirkwood
To: Weeedley
Word is that they are going to renamed again to Super Hi Intensity Traction Holes
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:33:02 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
(I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
To: chordmaster
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:33:31 AM PDT
by
Doomonyou
(Let them eat lead.)
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