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Men behaving badly (Original Post) anasv Dec 2013 OP
That was NOT a funeral, but rather a memorial service. Much of Africa considers such a time to IrishAyes Dec 2013 #1
Meh, stale manufactured 'outrage'. HappyMe Dec 2013 #2
Locking - Does not meet SOP. Agschmid Dec 2013 #3

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
1. That was NOT a funeral, but rather a memorial service. Much of Africa considers such a time to
Sat Dec 21, 2013, 09:24 AM
Dec 2013

celebrate the life of the dearly departed, like we do at Irish wakes. Incongruent as it might seem to many Americans, it's most definitely not a time for sad faces. In New Orleans jazz funerals, the band plays a dirge as it leads attendants to the cemetery; the return march, however, is exhuberance unleashed. I'd feel terribly offended if my own wake was anything but a loud, raucous party.

This was a false and manufactured 'controversy'. Same as the flap over Michelle's facial expression of a micro flash. Easy to pose false indictments with today's high speed cameras.

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)
2. Meh, stale manufactured 'outrage'.
Sat Dec 21, 2013, 09:32 AM
Dec 2013


What else ya got?

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)
3. Locking - Does not meet SOP.
Sat Dec 21, 2013, 10:44 AM
Dec 2013

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