MF YYC Politics - there, I mega did it

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Slava

Of course

I find it interesting that people can't seem to see the difference between my not really caring about Chu saying this and how I conduct myself. Like I have some clients that swear throughout our meetings and conversations and it doesn't bother me, but at the same time I don't do that. I just think that I carry myself with a higher degree of professionalism than this, however I really don't care if people swear and there's no way that I'd be offended.

So you similarly also wouldn’t have an issue if your coworker, or somebody working for you, used those kind of terms in conversation with clients?

[Ozy_Flame]

You carry yourself with a higher degree of professionalism and yet you can't see the difference between what hardcore soccer fans spew at a sports event and the vernacular used in a professional setting?

Have you heard some of things the hardcores shout at soccer games?

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

You carry yourself with a higher degree of professionalism and yet you can't see the difference between what hardcore soccer fans spew at a sports event and the vernacular used in a professional setting?

Have you heard some of things the hardcores shout at soccer games?

Can we pick a higher ####ing bar than soccer fans?

[Fuzz]

I'm now just here for UCB ripping on soccer.

[Ozy_Flame]

Sorry, the civilized conversation and etiquette displayed by hockey and football fans is far more couth. My apologies.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Sorry, the civilized conversation and etiquette displayed by hockey and football fans is far more couth. My apologies.

doubtful, but I will say I haven't seem fencing in the stadiums of either of Football of Hockey.

[Ozy_Flame]

If you think Cavs fans are representative of European or South American soccer fans, then I think you should attend a game here and one on your next vacation overseas

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

If you think Cavs fans are representative of European or South American soccer fans, then I think you should attend a game here and one on your next vacation overseas

I'd rather suck on the business end of a rifle that pay to watch paint dry.

I've attended Old Trafford, once, and needed to be on the piss to not fall asleep, sadly Cantona didn't do a flying drop kick

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

You carry yourself with a higher degree of professionalism and yet you can't see the difference between what hardcore soccer fans spew at a sports event and the vernacular used in a professional setting?

Have you heard some of things the hardcores shout at soccer games?

It's not that I can't see the difference between the situations, and that just seems obvious. But here's the part that I find interesting...we both hear those things and don't bat an eye (I'm assuming on your behalf...so go ahead and crucify me for that assumption) in one context. In the other context though, I'm supposed to climb aboard my high horse and act like my virgin ears are aghast because he used this phrase?

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I'm now just hear for UCB ripping on Soccer.

I let him take his shots at soccer, because I played rugby for years (and yeah rugby is the far better sport, without question!), but he can't possibly be such a prude that this phrase would offend him. That doesn't mean he's throwing it around in professional settings, but I'm sure he's heard far worse.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Reducing the amount of waste is part of the solution. How many times previously have you said “sorry, no bag for me, don’t need one.” Sorry you struggle with using your brain on this one, keep the outrage machine rolling, Rick.

Using one's brain would have lead us to keeping the compostable option (recycled paper bags) at no charge instead of trying to get everyone to use the more environmentally-taxing reusable bag option thinking that was somehow a better idea, but hey, clearly we're talking about climate emergencies on a micro and not a macro level. The pollution and energy expenditure from making plastic and cloth reusable bags happens over in China, so we're okay, air doesn't circulate or anything. Clearly council couldn't think of anything not stupid to do with their time and our money, so they did something the dumbest way possible.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Slava

I let him take his shots at soccer, because I played rugby for years (and yeah rugby is the far better sport, without question!), but he can't possibly be such a prude that this phrase would offend him. That doesn't mean he's throwing it around in professional settings, but I'm sure he's heard far worse.

It is all about the setting.

Having pints with the lads, ok.

Having pints with clients, not ok.

In a formal work meeting, definitely not ok.

Chu uttered it in a formal work meeting, definitely not ok.

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by Slava

I let him take his shots at soccer, because I played rugby for years (and yeah rugby is the far better sport, without question!), but he can't possibly be such a prude that this phrase would offend him. That doesn't mean he's throwing it around in professional settings, but I'm sure he's heard far worse.

This has nothing to do with personally being offended by that statement. I'm not. I've heard it used before, over beers, after work, and in private settings. You're moving your own goal posts in this weird stance you're taking.

I'm telling you, that phrase is not appropriate in professional settings, particularly when a politician on the taxpayer dime is saying this phrase in a setting that is ill appropriate. And I say that, with the support of many others, that this isn't in the normal lexicon of words used in a professional setting. Maybe you're the exception, but you're certainly not the rule.

Anyway, let's get back to arguing about plastic straws and bags and how it's an absolute outrage. Priorities, right?

[Sliver]

Can we quit talking about soccer and get back to jizz?

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Can we quit talking about soccer and get back to jizz?

Despite how it may appear sometimes, CP isn't your personal erotica site.

[Mazrim]

The entire word salad statement Chu read from his phone was offensive. You really think he's serving his constituents best when spouting as many conservative buzz words as possible into one paragraph? It was a waste of good oxygen.

[TorqueDog]

I had a bit of a laugh at Gondek sounding like whenever you piss off your spouse; "if you don't know what you did, I'm not going to tell you".

Chu's still a moron. God damn I hate this council so much. I can think of maybe four that I don't find completely regrettably choices.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

I had a bit of a laugh at Gondek sounding like whenever you piss off your spouse; "if you don't know what you did, I'm not going to tell you".

Chu's still a moron. God damn I hate this council so much. I can think of maybe four that I don't find completely regrettably choices.

Yeah. Two things can be true at once, and Chu being a knuckle-dragging idiot doesn't stop Gondek from being a grandstanding incompetent. Hopefully they're both looking for new employment after the next election.

Edited to Add: surely Chu can't be tone-deaf enough to run again can he?

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by bizaro86

Yeah. Two things can be true at once, and Chu being a knuckle-dragging idiot doesn't stop Gondek from being a grandstanding incompetent. Hopefully they're both looking for new employment after the next election.

Edited to Add: surely Chu can't be tone-deaf enough to run again can he?

Oh yes he can.

[nik-]

Why would Chu "learn a lesson" from any of this when enough voters are telling him it's not important enough haha.

[bizaro86]

"It's not the hypocrisy that's the worst part, the worst part is the raping"