"I'm not talking about hate. I'm talking about eight-dinner at eight. So let's eat!"
~ Firesign Theater.


Was that from "Waiting for the Electrician ..." or "Don't Crush That Dwarf ..." ?

It's not often that a line from a Firesign Theater album lends itself so perfectly to becoming a Topic title, so when the opportunity presents itself, I don't pass it up.

It's about what happened the other day at an upscale restaurant in Carmel Valley, a leisure and resort area on the Pacific Coast, closer to San Francisco than to any other big name city in California.

One of the diners-Table For One, by the looks of it--was the (male) CEO of Solid8--hence, "eight"--which happens to be a San Francisco-based cloud computing services company.

Could be worth a read if you like reading about "upscale guys" behaving badly. If that isn't enough, there are clues here to look for video content on YouTube or other such venues.


"Tech CEO apologizes for racist tirade against Asian American family caught on video"
Tim Elfrink for the Washington Post; July 8, 2020.
https://www.washingtonpost....cist-video-tech-ceo/

"Racist, anti-Asian rant at Carmel Valley restaurant inspires praise for server who came to the rescue"
Alejandro Serrano for the San Francisco Chronicle; July 7, 2020.
https://www.sfchronicle.com...-Valley-15392235.php


Had alcohol loosened his lips?

"I don't always indulge in cringeworthy racist tirades, but when I do ..."

File this under Slice of Life. (I've wasted more than enough time on it.)

I used the "Politics" checkbox, out of an abundance of caution.

[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 07-09-2020).]

Pricks like that eventually mouth off to the wrong person... and get their ass kicked.

Solid8. I think that could be a pun on "consolidate."

quote Originally posted by rinselberg: Solid8. I think that could be a pun on "consolidate."

Yes, but obviously trying to hide the "con".

I have a question. Is overt, displayed racism worse than concealed, closeted racism?

I mean, if people are [forum will censor my opinion of them], I want to know. Now. Not after getting to know them.

OK, what do we know about this guy?

He lives near San Francisco, the land of Pelosi.
He runs a "tech" company like Google or Facebook, only much smaller.
He is a racist, like Joe Biden.
He is quoted in many articles as saying, "Trump is going to **** you!", like a couple of members here keep telling us.


You be the judge.

"Overruled."

quote Originally posted by rinselberg: CLICK FOR FULL SIZE "Overruled."

Are any of my statements inaccurate?

Did you draw any particular conclusion from those statements regarding the silicon valley elitist?

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quote Originally posted by williegoat: Are any of my statements inaccurate?

Did you catch that?

quote Originally posted by williegoat: Are any of my statements inaccurate? Did you draw any particular conclusion from those statements regarding the silicon valley elitist?

I might look into this further. But not straight away.

quote Originally posted by rinselberg: I might look into this further. But not str8 away.

quote Originally posted by rinselberg: <snip>

From your Department of Redundancy Department...

(Sorry. Could not resist. Some of you may get the reference. )

quote Originally posted by Jake_Dragon: Did you catch that?

Strikeouts are for fascists...anything that travels that 'fast' ought to have a stewardess on it don't ya think?