City worker Polish 'joke' bombs out

NY Daily News ^ | November 3, 2006 | NICOLE BODE and CORKY SIEMASZKO

[Ken522]

So the government there now has 23-year-old project managers???

[Aussie Dasher]

How long has F'n Kerry been working for the council?

[chadwimc]

What will these people do when they see the Borat movie?
He was on the Daily Show. When John Stewart told him "I'm Jewish..." Borat went into his shtick saying "You must have had plastic surgery". I thought he was going to make a joke about Stewart's nose or something. Borat said "You have had your horns removed..."

[lizol]

Some of them are, like twinself pointed it.

Just like some Poles, and some Germans, French, Brits etc.

Bigotry is bigotry - no matter who the bigot is.

Or maybe you'll say, that there are no bigots among American Jews?

[TN4Liberty]

Then why say "some Jews?" Why not just "some people?"

[Gondring]

Many Americans have to realize that the acceptance of satire or anything involving a bit of brainpower is not acceptable these days. Everyone has to be handled with kid gloves...in fact, I think the stereotype of the modern American would be "fragile and ignorant"... :-(

[Caipirabob]

A city worker was under fire last night for penning an essay that uses ethnic slurs to describe Polish-Americans and calls their Brooklyn enclave in Greenpoint "even uglier than the morons who work there." David Langlieb, a 23-year-old Parks Department project manager, defended his work as "satire."

Silly man. OK, so it's a joke. I still say to this day that one of the most beautiful women I have ever known was a part Polish woman I dated in high-school/early college. Red hair and green eyes with perfect skin. An artist who was truly an expresion of art herself.

Just never tell me Polish people aren't beautiful. My first thought is that someone who'd say such a thing needs to spend more time out from under their rock.

And keep in mind this is from a guy who tends to prize morena beauties like my wonderful wife.

[lizol]

OK, that's a good point.

[lizol]

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[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

In Texas, we call polish jokes Aggie joke for Texas A & M.

[battlegearboat]

It's cruddy "Gondring Around the Collar" vermin like you who have muddied the once crystal clear concise postings of senior FReepers like me who are loathe to deal with the scum that have signed on since you came onboard.

[bikerman]

I miss the old days when people had a sense of humor and would let a joke slide off their back now everyone is afraid to open their mouth and say anything as it MIGHT offend I say damn all this PC BS.

[Fresh Wind]

If you want to hear a good Polish joke, ask a Pole.

[JoeGar]

Q: What do you call the meanest, toughest Polacks in America?

A: The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame

[JoeGar]

What will these people do when they see the Borat movie?

On "Fox & Friends" yesterday, Borat (Sasha Cohen) said that even small children would enjoy his movie because it contains jokes about Jews.

[TYVets]

I say damn all this PC BS.

Agreed