sounded like the wildwood flower. I'm a pickin' and he's a grinnin' .... I mean bouncin'

You need to look at the drug war for what it is. Not some complicated scheme to disenfranchise inner-city blacks. It's about money.
There is a cottage industry built around interdiction,enforcement,and treatment. That legalistic side goes hand in hand with the illicit side. If the herb was legalized tomorrow, how would it affect the DEA? the Coast Guard? or your local drug task force unit? or your local treatment center? If it's legal and it's not a problem for my job why would I need treatment? What percentage of drug raids would end? no more seized cars or property. I think they'd all lose a jobs and some funding. If the drug war ended tomorrow, what are you going to do with all those out-of-work DEA agents? send them to the IRS? If drug convictions go down per capita could that result in a reduction in forces for a police department that justified hiring more officers based on drug offenses? Is it possible that just legalizing could lighten the load on our overburdened courts and corrections, so they could deal with real criminals? If the herb is legal, what happens to the price? It goes down. Do dealers and producers want to be cut completely out of the action by cheap legal producers? Of course not. So who benefits from legalization? Have you ever seen a government program reach it's goal and end? Why would work yourself out of job? I contend that enforcement and treatment have just as much to lose as producers and suppliers and as long as there's money to be made on both ends of the spectrum, there will be no end

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Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator

Here's a tip for you:
You need to reference my original post ...
"It's worth mentioning that the other ethnic group that doesn't tip is "redneck" aka "white trash". I'm sure there's some better code for them but they typically leave a dollar regardless of the amount they spend or they just stiff you outright."

If you do not tip, expect to be called names. I can assure that "canadian" is not what she/he will call you when you stiff them.

I hate non-tippers. I hate Black non-tippers and White non-tippers. And I hate them equally. And since we've had this discussion I've realized that I even hate Jewish and Asian non-tippers just as much.
there, I said it and I feel free.

geno and subzero
I am serious.
I see you've never worked at a profession like waiting tables or you would understand that it is part of the pay and it IS expected and it is customary. Do you stiff your server? are you that asshole. Here's a tip for you: THEY ARE SPITTING ON YOUR FOOD. They are losing money and it is just an excuse not to tip. This is part of civilized living. That's why they add a gratuity to the check for a group so you can't stiff them, you jackass. And you called me a moron?
i do find it completely ironic that you would flame me. This news is hardly earth-shattering since i heard it 20 years ago and it would not exist if the the behavior did not exist. I'm not explaining away anybody's racism, I'm explaining away a euphemism. I don't use the "C" word and I don't work in an eating establishment so we're not talking about me. For that matter, Canadians everywhere should beam with pride because it was there sqeaky-clean image that made them the perfect choice. Because nobody hates Canadians.
Are you saying that past injustice makes it right to not tip? ...I'm am without words. Not tipping as reparations absolutely takes the cake and i'm out... it's ok to not tip and hate the South .... reference hitler and end teh thread

I am a proud Southerner and find most of these post offensive. The term is not new. My wife waited tables 20 years ago and it was in use then. It means black people who don't tip. She would tell you that the vast majority of the people of color didn't tip at all. Imagine having someone tie up one of your tables and you run your ass off to be the best server and they stiff you. I've seen this happen to her with tabs that were several hundred dollars and her boss actually gave her a tip out of the total bill. She did have several black customers who gave very generous tips and I never heard them referred to as "canadian". It's worth mentioning that the other ethnic group that doesn't tip is "redneck" aka "white trash". I'm sure there's some better code for them but they typically leave a dollar regardless of the amount they spend or they just stiff you outright. SO it means black and not tipping. I do find it ironic that we can excuse someone not paying for part of their meal(given that the service was up to par) and accuse someone who's actually losing money due this behavior of racism because they label the behavior with a nice word. Isn't that stealing? I don't buy the "they don't tip because they're perceive this underlying racism and they receive inferior service" argument. If they tipped before the word would never have come in to use in this context.

If the chickens were half as annoying as most people's dog or cat or children, this might be a valid argument. I have to side with the last guy. I'm sure the city of Missoula has more important issues to deal with. And I'm not just saying that because I have chickens. Where's the old west spirit of rugged individualism? The ideal of a man making his own way in the world? these chicken-haters sound like the head of the home association crying about my grass being too long. What, are they retired from Chicago?

the white model -which appears to be discontinued- was on digg a while back. It would appear that someone let anticon in on the joke.

http://www.digg.com/tech_news/Get_your_very_own_KKK_hoodie_

obviously, the target audience would be the hipster,mac-loving-slacker-type clansman.
How much more dangerous would it be to wear the white hoodie than the black? I would rather be mistaken for a terrorist -my preference being a ninja or a monkey....do they make one with an eye patch?