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Re: Comment of the year

ticocat — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:44:25 -0000

I'm white.

And female.

And pretty old.

And I was brought up Catholic.

In West Virginia.

Really.

And I read this blog

From Costa RIca, where I now live.

And many of my mostly pretty old, mostly very white, friends in West Virginia also love this blog.

Really.

I also think jeet should win.

Really.

Re: Comment of the year

OGWiseman — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:28:31 -0000

I'm white.

Only 25. (Although man does that feel old)

I'm straight - But haven't gotten laid in a while.

I'm left-handed.

I was raised by Athiests, converted to Catholicism at 14, left the church at 20. Then I was Agnostic, now I'm Apathetic.

My parents live in Morocco. Their neighbor and best friend is named Muhammed. It is likely my phone is being monitored by Homeland Security.

I think Braeburns are the only good kind of apples.

Prize?

Re: Comment of the year

John D. Moore — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:59:43 -0000

I'm white.

I was raised Mormon.

I live in Utah.

I'm an atheist.

I'm a college dropout.

I'm a born-again video gamer.

I adore this blog.

I have the blandest, whitest, most boringest name ever.

Hmmm, yeah. The other guy deserves the prize.

Re: Comment of the year

Hanan Kolko — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:38:08 -0000

I'm white.

I'm straight.

I'm a Jew whp married a Methodist.

I read your blog.

At work.

At home.

And my name is odder than your - Hanan Kolko.

I want a big damm prize.

Re: Comment of the year

Roger Tompkins — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:43:27 -0000

I'm white.

I'm 61 years old.

I grew up on a farm in Central Oregon with my stepfather from Arkansas.

The churches I attended were Assembly of God and Church of God.

I knew the names of all three African Americans in Central Oregon because they worked for my dad.

I'm a Marine Corps Viet Nam vet.

On the other side: I don't really like your music because I'm to much a blues and jazz fan, however I do see the same roots in your music I see in those, just a different artistic expression.

In 1957 we watched TV as the Little Rock Nine walked through screaming crowds of racists guarded by National Guard. After only a couple of minutes my stepfather stood up and pointed at some women chanting racist slogans and said "That makes me ashamed to admit I even come from Arkansas" and walked outside to cool off.

Re: Comment of the year

Daphne — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:14:45 -0000

I'm a 47 year old woman.

I'm a foreigner.

I'm a Dutch Jew.

I live in Amsterdam.

I'm 1.65, 70 kilo. (Go do the math yourselves. I wouldn't know.)

At least a silver, right?

Re: Comment of the year

Thomas R — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:01:47 -0000

I'm white.

I'm Catholic.

I'm celibate.

I'm under four-foot tall

I can touch my nose with my toes

Re: Comment of the year

hurls — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:04:46 -0000

what happened to "enter foo below"?

I was gonna third the "jeet wins" but then I read sv's comment... and I got so damn guilty that i changed my vote to him/her

Re: Comment of the year

sv — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:29:36 -0000

sounds as though...

file ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.co... under stuff white people like

Re: Comment of the year

Sporcupine — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:21:06 -0000

I'm a white married woman who goes to church every week. Presbyterian church. In a small town. In Kentucky. So hah!

Re: Comment of the year

liz — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:50:50 -0000

i second DR's suggestion ... jeet wins

Re: Comment of the year

JonF — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:31:57 -0000

Re: I'm white.

And I was brought up Catholic.

And I'm gay.

And I read this blog. At work, sometimes.

Do you think I might qualify for a prize?

Hmpph.

Every one of those things applies to me too, plus I live in our host's hometown, just a couple miles from his old neighborhood.

Don't I get a bigger prize?

Re: Comment of the year

DR — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:22:20 -0000

LOL I think jeet should get the prize instead.

Re: Comment of the year

jeet — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:04:40 -0000

Jeezus Christ.

Is Andrew Sullivan so lazy he can't walk over and tell you this to your face?

Re: Comment of the year

colleeniem — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:36:42 -0000

Damnit, TNC, I was going to comment in the other thread that I read your blog merely because I like feeling guilty.

But I was at work, and I couldn't...I would have felt guilty.

Re: Comment of the year

TH — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:35:22 -0000

Do we all get to post our qualifications for potential prizes?