10-12-2003 03:07									#31
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison Nice move Shi Ticketed for having 'illegally tinted windows'? Damn, talk about fashion police.

Hopefully he can be guilt tripped into letting this guy off the hook.

	10-12-2003 03:11									#32
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"That's not the point Shi. He was a policeman, he was addressing a citizen, I know that at least in Greece it's in the job description of policemen to address citizens as Sirs or Madams. I think that something similar must exist in the US?"

It's polite, and it is certainly helpful for getting cooperation. But I am pretty sure it is not an obligation, and Police Officers are often MUCH ruder and say MUCH worse things, and I am not aware of any job requirement to adress people as "Sir"

I suspect this is the case of the rich and powerful demanding to be treated with deference.

	10-12-2003 03:16									#33
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They do say worse things, we're talking about seeking the ideal.

Well if it's not an obligation then I guess all that's left is the cop/sherif making fun of that guy. That's not professional either.

And if that guy was giving him attitude he could cut his air so to speak in a proffessional way and not letting himself being exposed to this attack.

	10-12-2003 03:22									#34
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quote: Originally posted by paiktis22 Bullshit. In all seriousness, policemen must address all citizens as Sirs or Madams (according to the preffered mode). Anything else is below job obligations. Although getting a cop fired for that is too much he can be repremented for it.

Damn, I agree with paiktis 100%. I'm getting scared.


But I must admit it's a lot nicer when I'm pulled over now and they call me MR. ******* instead of just saying "out of the car punk" which was more likely when I was younger.

	10-12-2003 03:25									#35
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Damn, I agree with paiktis 100%. I'm getting scared."

Fair enough. But keep in mind, paitkis did say he thought getting the fired was too much, and the article mentioned that was that mayor was trying to have happen.

	10-12-2003 03:31									#36
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That mayor is one ****ed up *******.

You're trying to get a guy fired because he called you a "dude"? What's next? After this, will he can that secretary that didn't sit up straight? Or how about that police chief, he's always looking at him funny! You shouldn't look at good upstanding Christian citizens that way. (Of course, that implies he thinks that good upstanding Muslim citizens or what have you wouldn't be allowed this...but enough about his verbal foibles.)

IIRC, the Japanese Emperor before WWII was worshipped, and if you looked at him you supposedly went blind (well, I think the History Channel said that). Is this guy trying to bring back leader-worship or something?

	10-12-2003 03:41									#37
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quote: Originally posted by Shi Huangdi " Damn, I agree with paiktis 100%. I'm getting scared." Fair enough. But keep in mind, paitkis did say he thought getting the fired was too much, and the article mentioned that was that mayor was trying to have happen.

And yes, I agree, maybe a reprimand but not fired.

	10-12-2003 03:45									#38
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What's that dude's problem, anyway?

	10-12-2003 04:14									#39
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Exactly, the police officer should have called him The Dude, his Dudeness, or Duder or El Duderino if he wasn't into the whole brevity thing.

	10-12-2003 04:24									#40
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did anybody that wrote to him recieve a response?

	10-12-2003 04:24									#41
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quote: That's not the point Shi. He was a policeman, he was addressing a citizen, I know that at least in Greece it's in the job description of policemen to address citizens as Sirs or Madams. I think that something similar must exist in the US?

Actually, I agree with Shi, though I will write a different letter. I think that if he's caught cheating on his wife, with an open beer in his car, then he really hurts Christian witness. Vindictiveness is just the icing on the cake.

If he's upbraiding the officer for not treating his superior with respect, I should think the mayor ought to be worthy of the respect. In this case, it seems the proper occasion to call him 'dude' when he's sloshed.

	10-12-2003 04:31									#42
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quote: Exactly, the police officer should have called him The Dude, his Dudeness, or Duder or El Duderino if he wasn't into the whole brevity thing.

You're about to enter a world of pain, Smokey.

	10-12-2003 04:34									#43
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quote: Originally posted by Drake Tungsten quote: Exactly, the police officer should have called him The Dude, his Dudeness, or Duder or El Duderino if he wasn't into the whole brevity thing. You're about to enter a world of pain, Smokey.

Has the whole world gone crazy? Am I the only one here who gives a **** about the rules? Mark it zero and lock his drunk-driving ass up!

	10-12-2003 04:44									#44
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It's a league game, Smokey...

	10-12-2003 09:23									#45
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okay- who knows the song called "don't call me dude"?

	10-12-2003 10:52									#46
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There is no improper time to call someone "dude". America is a free land, and our ancestors and our current relatives fought for the right to live without leader-worship. America's mayors, businessmen, etc. are normal human beings like all the rest of us.

	10-12-2003 11:14									#47
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@ shi and Ben

@ Boshko


As a note, I have never seen a police officer addressing any civilian as "sir" or "madam" here. I think "citizen" is a good term to use.

	10-12-2003 11:38									#48
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In that case, I think "dude" is a good term to use for cops

Seriously, though - having a cop call you "citizen" is fairly patronizing, and smacks of authoritarianism, wouldn't you say?

	10-12-2003 11:58									#49
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Chinese police smacking of authoritarianism? Impossible...

	10-12-2003 12:35									#50
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Damnit, got this response:

quote: *** ATTENTION *** Your e-mail is being returned to you because there was a problem with its delivery. The address which was undeliverable is listed in the section labeled: "----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----". The reason your mail is being returned to you is listed in the section labeled: "----- Transcript of Session Follows -----". The line beginning with "<<<" describes the specific reason your e-mail could not be delivered. The next line contains a second error message which is a general translation for other e-mail servers. Please direct further questions regarding this message to your e-mail administrator. --AOL Postmaster ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- ----- Transcript of session follows ----- ... while talking to air-yg01.mail.aol.com.: >>> RCPT To: <<< 550 mayorcityofarvin IS NOT ACCEPTING MAIL FROM THIS SENDER 550 ... User unknown

Hmmm, looks like you can't e-mail the mayor unless the server recognizes you. Good method if he doesn't want to be contacted by ordianary people? You have any better luck Ben?

Oh well, I tried.

	11-12-2003 04:03									#51
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This says it all:

Don't Call Me Dude Lyrics

Artist(Band):Scatterbrain


Here's my story, sad but true
About a girl that I once knew.
She broke my heart, I became unglued,
It all started when she called me dude

Well today I leave the psycho ward
Cause my sentence did conclude:
I had killed a man with my bare hands
Because he called me dude

The jury said that I was insane.
Temporally insane - brain strain.
But now the doctors say I'm A.O.K.
So I start my new life today.

This story starts some years ago
As I vacationed by the sea.
In the California sunshine
Just me & my baby.

I was in love feeling sky high
When a big blonde lifeguard walked by.
He looked at her, she looked at him -
I knew it was good bye.

He took her by the hand, kicked sand in my face.
She looked & laughed & said, "Later Dude!"
They were gone without a trace
And the waves echoed her laughter
And her words...Yo Later Dude.

Later that night I was in such a bad mood
Sittin' in a bar drinkin' hard, getting stewed
Thinkin' 'bout that girl & how 'bout I'd been screwed
When some guy walks in sits next to me & says
What's up dude!

I heard the word dude & I became unglued.
Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch
And put my hands around his neck, and I squeezed...

Don't call me dude!

So that's how I got where I am
But this ain't where it ends.
The doctors said they cured me
I said good bye to my crazy friends.

I was smiling as I left that place
My life had been renewed.
The guard at the gate, he stamped my pass
And he said, "Yo Later Dude!"

Slowly I turned...

ACK!

	11-12-2003 04:15									#52
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The dude will not abide!

	11-12-2003 04:30									#53
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quote: You have any better luck Ben?

Nope.

Figures.