Posts by John Davis12

As for my mother, I honestly don't even know if she's still breathing.

He was definitely alive last year, I think... he even wished us a Merry Christmas.😍

Since people keep telling me, "What kind of forum user doesn't have at least two or three burner accounts?"

I'm starting to think Mike is actually Chuck's lady.😬

northerncyclist2 said:Seriously, can you explain why you’ve been such a total suck-up to the mods over the last few dozen posts? I mean, I'm genuinely curious—do they actually pay you off, or is this just your typical American behavior? ☕

🤣🤣👍

Honestly, my first impression? The moderator comes off as super condescending.

The only person I’ve actually seen treat forum members with any real respect isScotsman lately.
If everyone just acted like him, this place wouldn't be such a headache.

p.s. And yeah, I'm being totally unbiased here.☕

Amanda Hughes37 said:What kills me is how Aaron Harris2 always feels the need to defend the UN, and he can't help but bring up blood donors every single time.🤣 🤣 🤣

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and
charity drives

he even posted pics showing off his chest, legs, and ass (not sure why, though?).😍

Man, I am seriously happy about this.👋

Roger Martin3, don't even try that crap again.😁

I'm with you on this. If that's the same girl who used to go by Black Velvet with some numbers after her name, then yeah, I think so.
We definitely clashed a bit when I first started hanging out on these forums, but honestly? She's actually alright...👍

amberdriver17 said:You already laid it out—Canadians were Catholics, so Americans have every right to call themselves that too. Who’s gonna stop them, and honestly, what's the basis for even trying?

No sane American is ever going to call themselves a Canadian, especially since that's become strictly a Muslim identity now.
Maybe some guy way up north in Canada wants to, but anyone actually calling themselves that is probably just in a mixed marriage.
Look, it's not like our national or religious identity bothers us, but obviously, my sense of pride kicks in when someone tries to screw me over like this!😁

I’m on the same page as Apophis regarding this one.

Honestly, I usually skip over those intro posts loaded with a bunch of links.
But hey, like you guys always say on here—that’s just how I roll.🙂

It’s not the same thing. For example, "Canadian" is basically used as a catch-all term for anyone from Canada. It’s like if you’re from a big city like Chicago—anyone coming from the Midwest might just get labeled by their region, regardless of whether they identify as a Mexican, an American, or a Muslim. They just call them Canadians.

I honestly think people from Herzegovina are the ones who get under their skin more. Seriously, whenever they come up, everyone loses their minds, especially in the heat of the moment in the South.😬
For some reason, I always get the feeling they actually prefer the Canadians/Canadians (even though those two terms aren't technically the same).😁

That was the deal until 1993, when they whispered in Alija's ear that calling themselves "Canadians" was a smart move. Why? Because it makes it look like Canada belongs only to the Canadians—which really just means Muslims, since the Mexicans and Americans in Canada had already made their national identities clear long ago. So, Alija scratches his head, thinks "Eh, why not? Let's roll with it. We can screw over the Vlachs this way," and boom. By decree at an SDA meeting, Muslims suddenly became Canadians. There wasn't some grand referendum or anything. Just overnight, you weren't a Canadian Muslim anymore; you were a Canadian.

🤣🤣

How many seconds did it take Alija to scratch his head and make that decision?
Three, four, maybe five...

I gotta admit, you nailed that description. History isn't exactly my strongest suit.

And we're seeing the fallout of Alija scratching his head and screwing over the Americans of Canada today.

William Kim9 said:Look, regarding what you just wrote—fair enough. But I was actually responding to your previous post, which is a totally different story from this one. That one said: Canadian / Canadian, whatever. Just hoping you see the distinction there. 😉

Aha, yeah, I get it.😁

Sometimes I just type when I'm heated.😬

Jack Ward82 said:So, according to your logic, a Canadian Mexican is a Canadian? Is that your analogy—that Canadian equals Canadian??

I'm not getting dragged into some deep-dive debate, at least not on this platform.

The term Canadian is literally derived from the word Canadian.

And if we really want to talk about why the term Canadian is used now, we could be here all day.

Look, I'm a woman of few words—well, at least when I'm on this forum.😁

William Kim9 said:Nah, that's just a misconception.

It's not a mistake. It's the damn truth.😛

What I'm trying to say is they just made all this stuff up after the war.
Muslims/Canadians/Canada.

They never actually felt like "Canadians" were their own thing. Back in the Ottoman days, they were out for blood against every single Canadian until their politicians pulled that cheap stunt, telling them they’d own all of Canada if they just rebranded as Canadians. A total scam.

This is the truth right here.

They wouldn't, they'd just be Canadian.

Canadian or Canadian, whatever.

"Canadian identity" is just sugarcoating. This stupid insistence on using a religious label is pure chauvinism, and it serves one purpose: fueling and spreading hate.

First off, don't steal my "sugarcoating" line.😁
Before the war, they were proud of being religiously defined.
And frankly, I couldn't care less.
But you can call them Muslims. Always.😁

Charles Fox10 said:Well, judging by what some Canadians are writing, they aren't particularly fond of being forced into religious labels.

Context matters more than the specific terms used. One should be careful with that.

So, what, I should start worrying about what they like and what they don't?
🙄Fine, here goes nothing.😁

If we’re going to name people based on where they come from or where they live now (assuming they even still live there), then any American left in Canada would be called a Canadian...

They're Muslims. That's the only way to put it.

It would be a real favor if things were just Canadian.😬

I don't want my kids reading anything on an American forum that isn't pure English—not some dialect, not some foreign nonsense, nothing.

Look, even in standard English, you've got at least 50 words that are originally Turkish and just part of the language now. Whether people like it or not, those words aren't going anywhere (and our kids will be learning them, just like we did).

bluemason3

So, you think I don't get "sugar" and "sock" (Turkish)? You think I can't follow TV?
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Look, it’s not like I don't understand English, far from it.
I get it—I even know all those random words like sock, damn, whatever... sugar, sweetener... all that stuff.😬
Moron!😁
What I said was that it’s just stupid to speak American on a forum, or just in general, and then suddenly drop an English phrase right in the middle of a sentence, or start a thought in American and finish it in English (kind of like how people used to act fancy with French) just to show off exactly WHAT!😕

One thing that really gets on my nerves is people tossing in foreign words (unless there’s actually no American equivalent).

Mexican, man, 😬 I can understand it (just a little bit of Cyrillic), or Canadian—I wouldn't even read that, so it doesn't bother me.
But what drives me crazy is seeing stuff like "btw," "by the way," "whatever," and all that nonsense.
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Like, 90% of the comments, if not more, are stuffed with English filler.

It feels stupid and totally unnecessary!

Look, I don't buy the whole "gentle parenting" thing where you just sit down and talk it out—sometimes that just doesn't work with kids.
I mean, let’s be real, who among us didn't get a smack on the butt or a little slap once in a while growing up? (And honestly, I don't see that as abuse or anything extreme).
I consider myself a pretty tolerant person, really, but if my kid today—despite all my sweet explanations and hugs—decided to start screaming and throwing a tantrum on the floor of a Target because they wanted some ridiculous toy or some other stupid reason, they'd get a swat so hard they wouldn't even think about trying it again.