Somebody call a doctor...I'm dying laughing! (Page 34/40)
NEPTUNE JUL 16, 05:44 PM

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Originally posted by fierobear:


How would you guys describe a guy who:

2. insults people and calls almost everyone else an idiot
3. blames everyone for his problems but himself

???


The current President and Vice President of the USA.

84Bill JUL 16, 05:52 PM

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Originally posted by NEPTUNE:


The current President and Vice President of the USA.


HA!!!
That was good!!

Marrilow JUL 16, 06:07 PM
84Bill JUL 16, 06:07 PM

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Originally posted by Fastback 86:


Not in this case. If you were to use only the word 'servitude,' then that would be correct. It is defined as Slavery. In this case, we are talking about 'Indentured Servitude.

As defined by Webster's Encyclopedic Unabriged Dictionary of the English Language:

"Indentured Servant:" A person who came to America and was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time, usually seven years, esp, during the 17th to 19th centuries. Generally, indentured servants included redemptioners, victims of religious persecution, persons kidnapped for the purpose, convicts, and paupers. [1665 - 75]

"Slave:" A person who is the property of and wholly subject to another.

Not the same thing. Now before you go pointing out the part that says "persons kidnapped for the purpose," thats like a bogus tax right off. Slave owners called them "Indentured Servants" (incorrectly, I might add) because it sounds nicer than "Slaves." It looks better to say that you have an indentured servant, a respectable position, rather than a slave. Its like writting off that week long trip to Hawaii as a business expense when you only spent 2 hours in a seminar. Its BS for the sake of personal gain or saving face.




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Originally posted by Tugboat:


Indentured servants were SLAVES!!

"By 1620, the Virginia Company had organized an effective system that enabled poorer Englishmen to sail for America. These Englishmen, often skilled workers that were victims of England's widespread unemployment, considered America as the Land of Opportunity. Company agents, as well as private recruiters, impressed Brits with promises of land and other benefits for several years of servitude. According to agents, benefits included, travel, trade, and land. Typically, the Virginia Company sent servants over to Virginia to be "sold" to planters, who would reimburse the Company for the servants' passages. More often than not, the indentured servants were shocked by their new conditions. Rather than finding venues in which they could practice their profession, like gardens and orchards, overseers marched servants out to the fields. Many died, attempted to return, or ran away. In addition to mistreatment, many servants also encountered contract extension, a popular punishment of planters for rowdy indentures. However, even the worst human abuses did not take the mortal tolls that the mere climate of Virginia claimed. The temperate springs and falls, and sweltering summers in the New World, created a market for fresh servants."

From: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/socialstudies/projects/jvc/unit/econ/servantli fe_bkgd.html

GL


Fastback 86 YOU GOT OWNED!!
I duno how I missed this one.

Marrilow JUL 16, 06:08 PM
84Bill JUL 16, 06:08 PM

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Originally posted by Marrilow:


Yeah... 80%

Marrilow JUL 16, 06:13 PM
Ever wonder what some people on the forum look like?

Here's one!

Marrilow JUL 16, 06:15 PM

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Originally posted by 84Bill:


Yeah... 80%


ok now im confused... lol

I'm just doing what everyone else does and turning this into a "lets post pictures" thread trying to douse the flames that are being thrown back and forth

Anything I post is not meant to be taken personally by ANYONE on the forum, at least not in this thread

Marrilow JUL 16, 06:16 PM
Marrilow JUL 16, 06:18 PM
Okay, this is my last attempt. If this doesn't put a douse on the flames you "steamed" men have started, nothing will...