Web Forgery Warning

Very sure I am NOT the only Citi cardholder to get the following e-mail. Posting copy here for benefit of any interested readers. In the event one decides to click on the link, I sincerely hope that you get the same warning as did I.

Immediately following is the red flag warning that my system sent when I clicked on the link in the e-mail. Following that is the e-mail that prompted this red flag. I use Mac OS-X if that is relevant.

 

Reported Web Forgery!

This web page at www.theprimexperts.com has been reported as a web forgery and has been blocked based on your security preferences.

Web forgeries are designed to trick you into revealing personal or financial information by imitating sources you may trust.

Entering any information on this web page may result in identity theft or other fraud.

Dear CitiBank customer,

Due to a recent upgrade in our server, we are currently reviewing member's accounts and we request you to take just a second out of your time to comply with this upgrade for effect on your account, click the link to upgrade your account.

http://citibank.com/updates/infoupdate.html

Click above link to confirm your account.

Failure to comply might lead to suspension or problem accessing your account.

Thank you for using Citibank Online 

Negro and Other Words

Recommend you take time to read this sensible approach to the use of a particularly offensive word ... except when a particular group of Negroes use it among themselves. That word is "nigger." When Caucasians speak the word it's highly inflammatory.

Negro is a perfectly proper word from the Spanish and Portuguese. It simply means black in those languages. When used to describe a race whose origins are, generally speaking, sub-Saharan Africa just like Caucasian describes a race marked by fair to dark skin, straight to tightly curled hair, and light to very dark eyes, and originally inhabiting Europe. Both words are "no longer in technical use." Whatever the hell that means. Probably just not fitting within the current politically correctness framework.

When first imported into the English language and pronounced correctly ... ney-groh in English; ne-gRaw in Spanish; or ne-gRoo in Portuguese ... it was acceptable by almost everyone. Then along came the Negroes who decided they no longer liked the word. So, they wanted to be called "black." "Colored" is no longer acceptable. People of color seems to be OK for now. Then it was decided that  African-American was the identity handle of choice. How ridiculous it is. They are still Negroes and we are still Caucasians and, together, we should all be Americans. By this, I mean legal ... repeat, legal ... citizens of The United States of America.

I was once told by a homosexual man that within the homosexual community there are gays and there are queers. Gays is preferable to queers because queers is just plain offensive and derogatory ... except when used within the "community" and in reference to each other. Another exception for those who had not noticed the first one. Same pew, different church. Or is it same church, different pew? Who gives a fat rat's ass anyhow?

Ain't nobody got a friggin' sense of humor anymore. One might say, "F*** 'em if they can't take a joke."

Winston Churchill Proven Correct

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute

conversation with the average voter. 

~ Winston Churchill

It took less than three minutes

for "Florida Jo,"  interviewed in this video,  to prove Churchill right.

Bill Cosby's You Bet Your Life

From the Bill Cosby archives, featuring Marcia Brody from North, South Carolina.

Sort of reminds one of "Who's on First" with Abbott and Costello. Put them against each other and Marcia Brody and Cosby would probably put "Who's on First" in second place.



After Part 1, click on Part 2.

*ORGANIZED* Religion: Clergy's Wrongheaded Personal Opinions Pushed from the Pulpit

Generally, I agree with Ms. Rice. In my opinion she more eloquently expresses the current state of organized religion  than I ever could. Pitts's article also covered the situation quite well.

An idea that I can relate to: Keeping faith, losing religion is a well stated wake-up call for organized religion.

I grew up in a fundamentalist church in the south. I joined and was dipped (baptized). Some say I've back slid. So? I have no feelings even remotely verging on guilt. Morals I understand and adhere to ... much more so than some of the organized membership role models. 'Nuff said.

Genetic Connection Between Sea Sponges and Humans

Attributed to Winston Churchill is this quotation: "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." 

His statement seems to conflict not at all with discoveries recently made by some Australian scientists whose lead researcher stated that there is a 70% connection between sea sponges and humans.

In my not-so-humble opinion that 70% increased exponentially in the brains of 2008 presidential election voters.

Those voters were, for the most part, lazy, which was evidenced by their  emotional voting and with not one iota of intelligent research. It was so wonderful to so many that they were a part of making history by voting for the first Negro President of the United States of America.

Look where we are now. Not that he is a Negro, but that he is basically an ignorant juvenile with regard to running one of the biggest businesses in the world ... this once great country of ours.

What does POTUS Obama know about national and international economics? What does he know about foreign policy? He constantly  embarrasses us with his apologies to the international community at ever opportunity and especially to those states which are Islamic-Muslim dominated.

Someone once said that great democracies last 200 years. Our 200 years are behind us with a level of respect never to be regained. Sponge brained voters and Congress can take pride in their contribution to our downfall.