General Discussion

BainsBane

(57,757 posts)

153. For reals

Reply to Agschmid (Reply #68)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 02:52 AM

Sep 2014

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

223 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

What would you do if you saw a middle eastern person [View all] sawdust Sep 2014 OP

Why do you ask? itsrobert Sep 2014 #1

saw a fb post sawdust Sep 2014 #5

There's a set of images going viral, Isis Symbol in Houston Deli. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #7

What you want to bet it is nothing of the sort? BainsBane Sep 2014 #12

No bet, given the circles and sites that are promoting it. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #20

yes this is it sawdust Sep 2014 #14

Do we allow what? Beaverhausen Sep 2014 #24

Allow what?? Quayblue Sep 2014 #27

actually Its no worse than a swasticka sawdust Sep 2014 #29

What?! That's quite a leap you made there. Quayblue Sep 2014 #34

Meh not really says Goodwin's Law. Agschmid Sep 2014 #56

nothing like a nazi comparison to drive home the argument. Quayblue Sep 2014 #71

Swastikas predate the Nazis by hundreds of years. Good grief. Doesn't everyone know that Hitler MADem Sep 2014 #94

wait what? Quayblue Sep 2014 #122

You were the one who talked about "nazi comparison" were you not? MADem Sep 2014 #126

please refer to Godwin's law Quayblue Sep 2014 #178

Or a Confederate battle flag. nt tblue37 Sep 2014 #46

. arcane1 Sep 2014 #76

Results of your Jury Service reorg Sep 2014 #145

At least two of the jurors didn't read for understanding and context. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #182

As someone living in a country where wearing a swastika is illegal reorg Sep 2014 #147

ALLOW??? Warpy Sep 2014 #83

"Allow is here"? Allow what where? Wearing hats or headgear of any sort? What "here"? DU? uppityperson Sep 2014 #139

Do you mean this symbol, this writing? Do you know the background or meaning? Link... uppityperson Sep 2014 #144

Allow what? The shahada? NuclearDem Sep 2014 #173

Exactly! Thank you . The crazies and haters are out in this thread lunasun Sep 2014 #180

and yarmelke wearers? eating palestinian babies fersure. elehhhhna Sep 2014 #198

If I thought right-wing morons could be trusted to recognize the ISIS symbol... Marr Sep 2014 #214

KTRH is a right wing talk station in Houston. Take this "poll" with a grain of salt. nt alp227 Sep 2014 #150

Never mind... yuiyoshida Sep 2014 #163

How can they say "you decide"??? How does anyone in the U.S. LiberalElite Sep 2014 #223

Ask if I could help them. Downwinder Sep 2014 #2

Besides wonder what they're doing wearing one of these on their head? NuclearDem Sep 2014 #3

Perhaps offer him some Advil? BainsBane Sep 2014 #9

Best response of the day! Contrary1 Sep 2014 #25

I guess that means I can't be his biggest fan. Orrex Sep 2014 #28

Bad Orrex! Bad! NuclearDem Sep 2014 #181

HAHAHA laundry_queen Sep 2014 #123

Impulse as well as reaction. Turbineguy Sep 2014 #138

***ROFLSNICKER* Earth Bound Misfit Sep 2014 #164

First off...I don't know what a 'isis/isil/is' looks likes. eom Purveyor Sep 2014 #4

Me either, beyond that I doubt I'd do much. Agschmid Sep 2014 #52

That's even a better point. This is pure flame bait, and I seriously question the motives of the OP still_one Sep 2014 #65

A turbine? BainsBane Sep 2014 #6

Wouldn't his beard get caught in the turbine? hatrack Sep 2014 #8

LOL !!! Damn! LOL! BlueJazz Sep 2014 #16

lulz XemaSab Sep 2014 #19

It would be easier to wear it on the back. kentauros Sep 2014 #33

You first Beaverhausen Sep 2014 #10

I really haven't thought of this sawdust Sep 2014 #23

That wasn't the question in your OP. Those who are not direct and say what they mean says what still_one Sep 2014 #90

Nothing because I try not to commit racist acts. ncjustice80 Sep 2014 #11

Wearing a turbine? That's a person really committed to energy NoGOPZone Sep 2014 #13

LOL!!! Beaverhausen Sep 2014 #21

no question about it, and it is quite efficient still_one Sep 2014 #26

Round up the usual suspect... pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #35

Lol! PasadenaTrudy Sep 2014 #15

Motorhead! Enrique Sep 2014 #17

This happened recently.... ForgoTheConsequence Sep 2014 #18

I would wonder what a Sikh is doing with an ISIS symbol , and why he was wearing a dress that didn't still_one Sep 2014 #22

Come on now BainsBane Sep 2014 #31

I guess I am old school still_one Sep 2014 #41

Why are you folks making such a joke of this sawdust Sep 2014 #37

you saw it on FB, and the link supplied in this thread was from the Washington Times, that says still_one Sep 2014 #43

I'm not saying its a real picture I really don't know sawdust Sep 2014 #45

Let's extrapolate. Because of bush and the invasion of Iraq, ISIS came about. It also destabilized still_one Sep 2014 #50

. . . . and the loud, loud silence grinds on . . . hatrack Sep 2014 #58

sounds like it sawdust Sep 2014 #59

Are they poising a threat? That is planting a bomb etc., then report them to authorities, if not, still_one Sep 2014 #62

that is the parochial view of Americans reorg Sep 2014 #142

What loud silence? What would YOU DO if you saw someone wearing an ISIS symbol? still_one Sep 2014 #63

You don't know if it is real, or the ISIS flag, but are pissed off someone may or may not be wearing uppityperson Sep 2014 #146

I think YOU need to take this thread down. You are having fun, but that kind of thing can come MADem Sep 2014 #128

The OP won't take it down, he is playing some intellectual game, that makes him feel superior still_one Sep 2014 #136

It's racist and offensive. MADem Sep 2014 #154

of course it is. still_one Sep 2014 #187

you folks Skittles Sep 2014 #148

This is why I love yuiyoshida Sep 2014 #165

We are paranoid about foreign men sporting turbines! Skittles Sep 2014 #189

Especially yuiyoshida Sep 2014 #190

May cooler turbine-covered heads prevail!... marzipanni Sep 2014 #201

I get pissed off when people wear the american flag as a decoration. CBGLuthier Sep 2014 #172

This... regnaD kciN Sep 2014 #97

That was my reaction: Huh, one of those very rare Middle Eastern Sikhs emsimon33 Sep 2014 #121

Nothing GitRDun Sep 2014 #30

Why would he be wearing a rotary mechanical device? n/t Avalux Sep 2014 #32

Welcome to DU! zappaman Sep 2014 #36

Buy my food. I go to an arabic grocery store, they have awesome food. Katashi_itto Sep 2014 #38

If I saw someone with a turban and a beard I'd probably assume he was a Sikh? Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #39

I would tackle them and drag them by their beard to the nearest WalMart, LeftyMom Sep 2014 #40

I believe the correct term is al-Inclusive arcane1 Sep 2014 #105

Hey I heard it had 3 stars! Agschmid Sep 2014 #107

. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #114

Best post ever on DU... Earth Bound Misfit Sep 2014 #166

aw man Skittles Sep 2014 #218

I might wave, or say hello. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #42

Ask him if he knew where I could get some hash Tom Ripley Sep 2014 #44

That's the way to detect terrorist cells in the U.S. pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #47

lol Quayblue Sep 2014 #51

And wind turbines... Don't forget those as indicators of terror cells. Agschmid Sep 2014 #55

... Kali Sep 2014 #60

turbans in the west are usually worn by Sikhs, even ISIS itself doesn't usually wear turbans JI7 Sep 2014 #48

maybe that it was a costume by some idiot who thinks all brown people are from the same place JI7 Sep 2014 #49

If he was wearing a turbine The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #53

What does the ISIS symbol look like? Rex Sep 2014 #54

So this was sort of an OP fail... Agschmid Sep 2014 #57

Not for appreciators of turbine humor pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #61

Turbines can be dangerous! Throw them blades 50 miles I tells ya! Rex Sep 2014 #80

They're at the turbine store Oilwellian Sep 2014 #183

I would probably ask where they got their turbine bigwillq Sep 2014 #64

Apparently, ISIS or ISIL has "stolen" the seal of the Prophet.......... PDJane Sep 2014 #66

Thank you sawdust Sep 2014 #69

You are so fucking clever with your tricky wisdom still_one Sep 2014 #82

There it is!!!! Just as Hitler stole the symbol of the Hindus and Native Americans MADem Sep 2014 #116

We will all get through it, we always do. Agschmid Sep 2014 #118

Pardon me for "ruining the fun." MADem Sep 2014 #119

We apparently read quite different DU's... Agschmid Sep 2014 #120

I think this entire thread is garbage. MADem Sep 2014 #124

Did you see people mocking turbans anywhere because I did not. Agschmid Sep 2014 #127

Read the thread. MADem Sep 2014 #129

Well it's a good time I spent my time here taking about mayonnaise then... Agschmid Sep 2014 #130

Please go check the OP's edit history. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #174

This whole thread is not DU's finest hour. nt MADem Sep 2014 #191

Yeah, actually, it is. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #206

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #175

I wouldn't recognize the symbol anyway. Nice try though. arcane1 Sep 2014 #67

Now those white dudes with face tattoos are some scary shit... Agschmid Sep 2014 #68

For reals BainsBane Sep 2014 #153

Seriously, how the fuck are we supposed to react if we have no clue what it looks like? Rex Sep 2014 #70

watch the news sawdust Sep 2014 #72

So that would be a YES, you have no clue either. Rex Sep 2014 #73

Why don't you tell us what YOU would do? still_one Sep 2014 #75

Because his likely goal... regnaD kciN Sep 2014 #158

maybe, but I think he is playing an "intellectual" mind game to show how "clever" he is still_one Sep 2014 #186

It probably looks like a soccer jersey. arcane1 Sep 2014 #74

Well I have to admit, it would be hard to miss someone wearing a turbine on their head. Rex Sep 2014 #77

I knew it... Agschmid Sep 2014 #79

Well if I see any costumed people at the end of October, I know to blame Obama arcane1 Sep 2014 #108

And Elizabeth Warren I hear it's her fault too. Agschmid Sep 2014 #111

Order my turkey sandwich and eat it. morningfog Sep 2014 #78

Mmmmm turkey... Does that sandwich have bacon? Agschmid Sep 2014 #85

Of course. And extra mayo. morningfog Sep 2014 #88

Ah ha! Extra mayo...just as I thought! Rex Sep 2014 #92

Okay mayo as in mayo... Or miracle whip? Agschmid Sep 2014 #93

MAYO. morningfog Sep 2014 #98

Thank The Lord. Agschmid Sep 2014 #100

Whew...okay crisis adverted, stand down. Rex Sep 2014 #102

For me, the neon "Middle Eastern Person" sign over them would be my first clue. nt pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #81

with the flashing neon arrow pointing at the top of his turbine Quayblue Sep 2014 #91

Well something will have to power the sign! Rex Sep 2014 #95

Well since all these people are from the Middle East I think solar is more efficient to be honest. Agschmid Sep 2014 #103

Now you have me wondering, is there a difference between East and Eastern? Rex Sep 2014 #106

Alien turbines spin on a vertical axis... see Agschmid Sep 2014 #110

I can't imagine wearing one of those into a store, but hey to each their own! Rex Sep 2014 #113

I can think of a couple of friends who might consider wearing PART of it pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #132

That's one of my fave campy movies that I'd forgotten about. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #207

Cool turbine!!! steelsmith Sep 2014 #176

I would think "At least he's not wearing the Yankees logo" Scootaloo Sep 2014 #84

This is series! I can't believe people are joking around about an anonymous picture on FB! Rex Sep 2014 #86

Don't mock it, it's the only book some people read. Agschmid Sep 2014 #87

DU-ZEEEY! Rex Sep 2014 #89

!!!!! pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #104

Facebook? Amidoinitrite? Scootaloo Sep 2014 #96

Oh shit! Two DU-ZEES that close together gonna cause problems! Rex Sep 2014 #99

Nooooooooooooo...... Agschmid Sep 2014 #101

Don't tase me brony! BainsBane Sep 2014 #143

HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM Skittles Sep 2014 #149

What would you do if you saw an ancient alien Rex Sep 2014 #109

buy a lottery ticket, serious answer, I really want to win the lotto still_one Sep 2014 #112

Thank him for sharing his technology... Agschmid Sep 2014 #115

I liked it better when it was a turbine and a thobe is NOT a dress, more of a robe. uppityperson Sep 2014 #117

There are very few Sikhs in the Middle East emsimon33 Sep 2014 #125

Ignore the person NOLALady Sep 2014 #131

Thank you sawdust Sep 2014 #134

who are YOU to determine who is answering "genuinely or not". still_one Sep 2014 #135

The only way to take his reply is as hilariously ironic pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #140

my guess is he doesn't know how Skittles Sep 2014 #151

On the positive side... pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #156

Is this the thread about sandwiches... Agschmid Sep 2014 #171

yeah and everyone left out the avocado Quayblue Sep 2014 #212

oh this thread quickly became a DU classic Skittles Sep 2014 #221

I am not, he is playing with DU still_one Sep 2014 #188

Ask him where he got it. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #133

IF you saw somebody making propaganda in favor of reorg Sep 2014 #137

I don't know what an Isis symbol looks like Kalidurga Sep 2014 #141

HEY! I saw a guy with suspicious headgear and weird symbols! pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #152

DUzy! tomm2thumbs Sep 2014 #170

Have no idea what the ISIS symbol is treestar Sep 2014 #155

Free Charles Manson Now! NBachers Sep 2014 #157

I see them all the time in Itaewon w/o the ISIS rpannier Sep 2014 #159

You know, I have one simple request... regnaD kciN Sep 2014 #160

I've heard some right-wing chatter about terrorists coming from the "wide-open" southern border... daschess1987 Sep 2014 #161

Because all brown people look the same. baldguy Sep 2014 #167

The odds of running into an idiot malaise Sep 2014 #162

No idea what an Isis symbol looks like gollygee Sep 2014 #168

Invite him/her to church. ileus Sep 2014 #169

I'd ask them cvoogt Sep 2014 #177

In this area of the country I would figure he was following me B Calm Sep 2014 #179

Iraq was a secular state under Saddam. Before Bush &Cheney invaded under false claims lunasun Sep 2014 #184

C'maaawn. SILLY Question. sibelian Sep 2014 #185

The last ME person I dealt with was an Egyptian who was selling me a car last year. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #192

What is an ISIS symbol? Glassunion Sep 2014 #193

google gives me this uppityperson Sep 2014 #194

That looks cool. Glassunion Sep 2014 #195

This message was self-deleted by its author sawdust Sep 2014 #199

maybe this will clear this up sawdust Sep 2014 #200

I posted information upthread for you about that flag. Here... uppityperson Sep 2014 #203

Thank you sawdust Sep 2014 #205

Shoot him on the spot. SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #196

But I thought we were suppose to hate and fear anyone with different clothes or facial hair randys1 Sep 2014 #204

The owner of my neighborhood 7/11 wears a turban and has a beard. dilby Sep 2014 #197

I think it looks like this Skittles Sep 2014 #210

What the hell do Tesla and Edison have to do with this? Glassunion Sep 2014 #219

OK it was black flag Skittles Sep 2014 #222

That's easy enough. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #202

Well being black and all and understanding people are different, underthematrix Sep 2014 #208

Nothing. Now if I saw a jackass walking around with his penis (oops, I mean military grade weapon) madinmaryland Sep 2014 #209

This again??? I would get rid of the facebook friend who shared it. Being in Houston ScreamingMeemie Sep 2014 #211

I would think it quite convenient if terrorists began publicly labelling themselves and DebJ Sep 2014 #213

LMAO Marrah_G Sep 2014 #216

Smile and say hello? Marrah_G Sep 2014 #215

Id take the treat seriesly & cast asparagus on his chartar. NuttyFluffers Sep 2014 #217

ignore them much the same way as i do most fundamentalists? La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #220