Posted on 05/10/2002 6:33:22 PM PDT by Benrand
Please. It's a banana, not a cruise missile.
Goodness knows what the end will be
Oh I don't know where I'm at
It looks as if we two will never be one
Something must be done:
You say either and I say either,
You say neither and I say neither
Either, either Neither, neither
Let's call the whole thing off.
You like potato and I like potahto
You like tomato and I like tomahto
Potato, potahto, Tomato, tomahto.
Let's call the whole thing off
But oh, if we call the whole thing off
Then we must part
And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart
So if you like pyjamas and I like pyjahmas,
I'll wear pyjamas and give up pyajahmas
For we know we need each other so we
Better call the whole thing off
Let's call the whole thing off.
You say laughter and I say larfter
You say after and I say arfter
Laughter, larfter after arfter
Let's call the whole thing off,
You like vanilla and I like vanella
You saspiralla, and I saspirella
Vanilla vanella chocolate strawberry
Let's call the whole thing off
But oh if we call the whole thing of then we must part
And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart
So if you go for oysters and I go for ersters
I'll order oysters and cancel the ersters
For we know we need each other so we
Better call the calling off off,
Let's call the whole thing off.
I say father, and you say pater,
I saw mother and you say mater
Pater, mater Uncle, auntie let's call the whole thing off.
I like bananas and you like banahnahs
I say Havana and I get Havahnah
Bananas, banahnahs Havana, Havahnah
Go your way, I'll go mine
So if I go for scallops and you go for lobsters,
So all right no contest we'll order lobseter
For we know we need each other so we
Better call the calling off off,
Let's call the whole thing off.
I never once heard of racial incidents involving either of these players. This was one fan at one game. Hell, we don't even know if this idiot was from Montreal (which is one of the most diverse cities in the world) or someone who came up from Carolina who was upset that they lost to the Habs.
Back Bacon?
And if the banana-tosser was trying to make a racial statement wouldn't a watermelon be more appropriate?
Finally, what was the statement Florida fans were making when they tossed plastic rats on the ice? Maybe it was a precursor to the 2000 Gore campaign but they were about four years early for anyone to make the linkage.
Ding ding ding!
Please no more calls, Ladies and Gentlemen we have a winner!
ROFLOL
a.cricket
You are thinking of future Hall-of-Famer Grant Fuhr, who is widely referred to as a (very) light-skinned black man. At one time the Edmonton Oilers had five black players on their roster. At the moment, there are three with the club, which didn't make the playoffs -- 2001 All-Star Anson Carter, Mike Grier (alternate captain), and Georges Laraque. All three of them are unmistakably black.
If you want on (or off) of my black conservative ping list, please let me know.
I'm sure Grapes went nuts on this. [lol]
I got to watch my fair share of hockey when I worked for CNN/SI a while back. I learned more about the game by watching CBC's coverage (HNIC) than I even did trying to watch on ESPN or Fox.
Knowing Don Cherry, he had a field day going off on this one.
Wonder Bread.
Little do they know. I've been following Brashear, and to a lesser degree Fuhr for several years now. And while incidents like this still occur in hockey as well as minor league baseball and auto racing (other sports where you don't have large numbers of blacks), they are on the decrease. As the article pointed out, there are still a number of mindnumbed knuckle-dragging mouthbreathers out there who feel that it's OK to pull a stunt like this. They certainly don't speak for the entire fan base.
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