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Her being "black" is relevant how?

[A friend of mine owned a gun shop in a very small town. A very poor elderly black lady that had lived in the town all of his life brought in a very old rifle in good condition and told him that she needed $250 for it. (The fact that she was poor, very old, and black is relevant, it also means that she was illiterate or very close to it and had no transportation to go somewhere else with the rifle.]
Try and explain yourself ouy of this one moron.
 
What does being black have to do with it?

[A friend of mine owned a gun shop in a very small town. A very poor elderly black lady that had lived in the town all of his life brought in a very old rifle in good condition and told him that she needed $250 for it. The fact that she was poor, very old, and black is relevant, it also means that she was illiterate or very close to it and had no transportation to go somewhere else with the rifle.]
Try and explain yourself ouy of this one moron.
 
bumpypickle said:
[A friend of mine owned a gun shop in a very small town. A very poor elderly black lady that had lived in the town all of his life brought in a very old rifle in good condition and told him that she needed $250 for it. The fact that she was poor, very old, and black is relevant, it also means that she was illiterate or very close to it and had no transportation to go somewhere else with the rifle.]
Try and explain yourself ouy of this one moron.
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apparently all black people are illiterate or close to it.
 
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poolplayer2093 said:
i'd like to point out that you put he and she when referring to this elderly black person.

second i'd just like to check this. Did you just sat that because she was black she was illiterate?
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bumpypickle said:
[A friend of mine owned a gun shop in a very small town. A very poor elderly black lady that had lived in the town all of his life brought in a very old rifle in good condition and told him that she needed $250 for it. The fact that she was poor, very old, and black is relevant, it also means that she was illiterate or very close to it and had no transportation to go somewhere else with the rifle.]
Try and explain yourself ouy of this one moron.
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To poolplayer2093 and bumpypickle

If either of you had an IQ higher than a (deleted, as a courtesy to Mr. Wilson) or the reading comprehension of the average (deleted, as a courtesy to Mr. Wilson) you would have read and understood my sentence explaining why it was relevant. Elderly, black, and female took her to depression era or earlier small farm town USA. Odds are she was working in the fields before she was six and she would have been unlikely to attend school even had there been one for her to attend, also very unlikely. Most rural families of the time, rural black families in particular, saw no reason a girl should have a formal education. So yes being black elderly and female did almost guarantee she was illiterate and did not have the ability to research the rifle had she thought to do so. Those that think that being black, most definitely being black and female didn't matter in the 1910's and 1920's are living in fantasy. Sorry if my post bumped your delicate little noses into the real world. I'm not really sorry, ignorance and bias on the level you two indicate needs to be addressed.

Two of the smartest men I have ever met were elderly, black, and functionally illiterate products of our society in that era. Education was hard to come by and few people working in the fields saw any value in educating their children. If the boys got a couple years of school they were lucky. Girls were taught how to cook, clean, and sew at home. Working in the fields and being a stay at home wife was all that was expected of a girl.

PP, could you read and comprehend you would realize that the lady was considerably older than my friend. He had no way of knowing how long she had lived there, all of his life however and he was a lifelong resident of the town.

I have broken out the crayons to aid the clarity of my original post for those that find reading challenging. When I am referring to my male friend the color is blue. When I am referring to the lady the color is red. Hopefully this will aid those with vendettas in understanding that they have only made huge asses out of themselves once again.

Hu


ShootingArts said:
A friend of mine owned a gun shop in a very small town. A very poor elderly black lady that had lived in the town all of his life brought in a very old rifle in good condition and told him that she needed $250 for it. (The fact that she was poor, very old, and black is relevant, it also means that she was illiterate or very close to it and had no transportation to go somewhere else with the rifle.)

He knew that it was worth much more than that but not how much. He paid the $250 asking price. When he checked he found that the rifle was worth at least $2500 maybe more. $2250 was a very nice score in that day, more than he made most months. His first thought was to take the profit and keep his mouth shut since he could easily sell it out of town at the next gun show and nobody the wiser. It was the "smart" thing to do but he couldn't convince himself it was right. After a few days he sent word for the lady to come see him. She did, afraid he was wanting his money back.

He explained to her what the rifle was worth and told her that he couldn't afford to buy it but would find her a buyer and get the money to her. I can't remember if he charged a very small fee or commission, he didn't profit from the deal even the amount he would have had someone came in with the rifle knowing exactly what it was worth.

He is forever glad that he handled things the way he did. It makes it a lot easier to look at yourself in the mirror every morning.

Hu
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bumpypickle said:
Try and explain yourself out of this one moron.
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making another record since you included your reply in with the quote of part of my message the other time.

Hu
 
ShootingArts said:
If either of you had an IQ higher than a (deleted, as a courtesy to Mr. Wilson) or the reading comprehension of the average (deleted, as a courtesy to Mr. Wilson) you would have read and understood my sentence explaining why it was relevant. Elderly, black, and female took her to depression era or earlier small farm town USA. Odds are she was working in the fields before she was six and she would have been unlikely to attend school even had there been one for her to attend, also very unlikely. Most rural families of the time, rural black families in particular, saw no reason a girl should have a formal education. So yes being black elderly and female did almost guarantee she was illiterate and did not have the ability to research the rifle had she thought to do so. Those that think that being black, most definitely being black and female didn't matter in the 1910's and 1920's are living in fantasy. Sorry if my post bumped your delicate little noses into the real world. I'm not really sorry, ignorance and bias on the level you two indicate needs to be addressed.

Two of the smartest men I have ever met were elderly, black, and functionally illiterate products of our society in that era. Education was hard to come by and few people working in the fields saw any value in educating their children. If the boys got a couple years of school they were lucky. Girls were taught how to cook, clean, and sew at home. Working in the fields and being a stay at home wife was all that was expected of a girl.

PP, could you read and comprehend you would realize that the lady was considerably older than my friend. He had no way of knowing how long she had lived there, all of his life however and he was a lifelong resident of the town.

I have broken out the crayons to aid the clarity of my original post for those that find reading challenging. When I am referring to my male friend the color is blue. When I am referring to the lady the color is red. Hopefully this will aid those with vendettas in understanding that they have only made huge asses out of themselves once again.

Hu
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you're right we should have read between the lines and assumed everything you just wrote! get out of here with that crap. i read and comprehended just fine. you were vague with the details, and before you start criticizing our comprehension check your story again because this "A very poor elderly black lady that had lived in the town all of his life" doesn't make any sense


how were we supposed to know what year this story took place in. i have old grandparents that are black and can read/write and do most things older fairly educated people can do.
 
ShootingArts said:
If either of you had an IQ higher than a (deleted, as a courtesy to Mr. Wilson) or the reading comprehension of the average (deleted, as a courtesy to Mr. Wilson) you would have read and understood my sentence explaining why it was relevant. Elderly, black, and female took her to depression era or earlier small farm town USA. Odds are she was working in the fields before she was six and she would have been unlikely to attend school even had there been one for her to attend, also very unlikely. Most rural families of the time, rural black families in particular, saw no reason a girl should have a formal education. So yes being black elderly and female did almost guarantee she was illiterate and did not have the ability to research the rifle had she thought to do so. Those that think that being black, most definitely being black and female didn't matter in the 1910's and 1920's are living in fantasy. Sorry if my post bumped your delicate little noses into the real world. I'm not really sorry, ignorance and bias on the level you two indicate needs to be addressed.

Two of the smartest men I have ever met were elderly, black, and functionally illiterate products of our society in that era. Education was hard to come by and few people working in the fields saw any value in educating their children. If the boys got a couple years of school they were lucky. Girls were taught how to cook, clean, and sew at home. Working in the fields and being a stay at home wife was all that was expected of a girl.

PP, could you read and comprehend you would realize that the lady was considerably older than my friend. He had no way of knowing how long she had lived there, all of his life however and he was a lifelong resident of the town.

I have broken out the crayons to aid the clarity of my original post for those that find reading challenging. When I am referring to my male friend the color is blue. When I am referring to the lady the color is red. Hopefully this will aid those with vendettas in understanding that they have only made huge asses out of themselves once again.

Hu
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do you ever respond to anyone who disagrees with you without being condescending? The last time i disagreed with you about something you threw a little fit something like the one posted above. really negative and overly aggressive, it seems like you're looking for a reason to call names.

if you read what you posted and take it at face value it implies that old black people are illiterate "or close to it"

Relax man! we all know you're the big manly man who shoots pool world class, shoots pistols world class, and has never lost a fight in his life. hell you might be the smartest, toughest, most talented/knowledgeable guy on here!
 
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dabarbr said:
Kicks the bucket! Hilla Hilla, such words from such a sweet lady.
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Perhaps, "Expired" would be a little more appropriate than "Kick the bucket". Sorry!
 
poor PP

Poor PP, you are still showing your lack of reading comprehension. The entire sentence you fail to grasp makes perfect sense in context. You made an ass out of yourself correcting my imagined gender error and now are trying to refute that since you can't edit it. Understand why I quoted your and BP's silly assed posts now? Your messages that I quoted can only be edited by a moderator or myself in my posts.

The entire sentence that you still can't grasp is in red. The sentence before that aids context.

"A friend of mine owned a gun shop in a very small town. A very poor elderly black lady that had lived in the town all of his life brought in a very old rifle in good condition and told him that she needed $250 for it."

Pretty clear to most. Here is another quote:

"$2250 was a very nice score in that day, more than he made most months"

A strong indication that this didn't happen any time recently.

You are right that I didn't spell everything out. I explained why it mattered that she was elderly, black, and female. I didn't explain why that meant she was unlikely to be functionally literate or have transportation, I just explained that this was so. To explain things on a level that you and BP can understand I would never quit writing. A simple post would require pages of footnotes, which would require explanations also. Instead of the rest of the members dumbing down to your level I suggest that you put a little more effort into reading comprehension.

I insulted nobody in my first post. Several posters in this thread had pointed out that the lady with the pool cue should have done her homework. I simply explained in my first post why it wasn't practical for the lady to research the rifle herself or even get a second opinion. The path was wide open for my friend to take advantage of the lady had he chosen to, which was a major factor in the tale. Only his knowing that he had an unfair advantage and his ethics prevented him from making what was a very nice profit at the time.

You and bumpypickle have both revealed a lot about your abilities to read and your ethics in this thread. I'll save the link for future reference. :D :D :D

Hu

poolplayer2093 said:
you're right we should have read between the lines and assumed everything you just wrote! get out of here with that crap. i read and comprehended just fine. you were vague with the details, and before you start criticizing our comprehension check your story again because this "A very poor elderly black lady that had lived in the town all of his life" doesn't make any sense


how were we supposed to know what year this story took place in. i have old grandparents that are black and can read/write and do most things older fairly educated people can do.
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ShootingArts said:
Poor PP, you are still showing your lack of reading comprehension. The entire sentence you fail to grasp makes perfect sense in context. You made an ass out of yourself correcting my imagined gender error and now are trying to refute that since you can't edit it. Understand why I quoted your and BP's silly assed posts now? Your messages that I quoted can only be edited by a moderator or myself in my posts.

The entire sentence that you still can't grasp is in red. The sentence before that aids context.

"A friend of mine owned a gun shop in a very small town. A very poor elderly black lady that had lived in the town all of his life brought in a very old rifle in good condition and told him that she needed $250 for it."

Pretty clear to most. Here is another quote:

"$2250 was a very nice score in that day, more than he made most months"

A strong indication that this didn't happen any time recently.

You are right that I didn't spell everything out. I explained why it mattered that she was elderly, black, and female. I didn't explain why that meant she was unlikely to be functionally literate or have transportation, I just explained that this was so. To explain things on a level that you and BP can understand I would never quit writing. A simple post would require pages of footnotes, which would require explanations also. Instead of the rest of the members dumbing down to your level I suggest that you put a little more effort into reading comprehension.

I insulted nobody in my first post. Several posters in this thread had pointed out that the lady with the pool cue should have done her homework. I simply explained in my first post why it wasn't practical for the lady to research the rifle herself or even get a second opinion. The path was wide open for my friend to take advantage of the lady had he chosen to, which was a major factor in the tale. Only his knowing that he had an unfair advantage and his ethics prevented him from making what was a very nice profit at the time.

You and bumpypickle have both revealed a lot about your abilities to read and your ethics in this thread. I'll save the link for future reference. :D :D :D

Hu
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i think it would make sense if you added a comma or 2. what you've done is typed out a "run-on sentence". the problem wasn't with comprehension, it was with punctuation.
 
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ShootingArts said:
Poor PP, you are still showing your lack of reading comprehension. The entire sentence you fail to grasp makes perfect sense in context. You made an ass out of yourself correcting my imagined gender error and now are trying to refute that since you can't edit it. Understand why I quoted your and BP's silly assed posts now? Your messages that I quoted can only be edited by a moderator or myself in my posts.

The entire sentence that you still can't grasp is in red. The sentence before that aids context.

"A friend of mine owned a gun shop in a very small town. A very poor elderly black lady that had lived in the town all of his life brought in a very old rifle in good condition and told him that she needed $250 for it."

Pretty clear to most. Here is another quote:

"$2250 was a very nice score in that day, more than he made most months"

A strong indication that this didn't happen any time recently.

You are right that I didn't spell everything out. I explained why it mattered that she was elderly, black, and female. I didn't explain why that meant she was unlikely to be functionally literate or have transportation, I just explained that this was so. To explain things on a level that you and BP can understand I would never quit writing. A simple post would require pages of footnotes, which would require explanations also. Instead of the rest of the members dumbing down to your level I suggest that you put a little more effort into reading comprehension.

I insulted nobody in my first post. Several posters in this thread had pointed out that the lady with the pool cue should have done her homework. I simply explained in my first post why it wasn't practical for the lady to research the rifle herself or even get a second opinion. The path was wide open for my friend to take advantage of the lady had he chosen to, which was a major factor in the tale. Only his knowing that he had an unfair advantage and his ethics prevented him from making what was a very nice profit at the time.

You and bumpypickle have both revealed a lot about your abilities to read and your ethics in this thread. I'll save the link for future reference. :D :D :D

Hu
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the post where you started insulting people was post 92. it really seemed like you wanted to call names when no one had called you any names. actually i just checked someone did call you something but that wasn't me.

relax bro, no need to throw a fit
 
The short of it is; The cue dealer is a thief, and, in editing this post, I'll add that bumpypickle and poolplayer2093 appear to have no ethics. A couple of other posters also appear to be pretty shady characters as they make mention of "it happens all the time" and this clearly implies that because it happens frequently we should think of it as being morally acceptable.

The thinking behind justifying a way of thinking or acting because it happens frequently is what has caused the lowering of morality in this country over the last 30 or so years. Because of the electronic media and it's ability to inform us of more events in the world, more people have been made aware of more of the larceny and dishonesty in the world and have used this increased awareness to justify their own greed or lust or other self-serving character defect they may have. The thinking often is; "Hey! They did it so I can too!".

What's that old saying... two wrongs don't make a right? Right?
 
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