griffinmills 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2003 Buy two cakes. The saying isn't "You can't have your cakes and eat them too" so no go there, sorry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RollingSambos Report post Posted November 22, 2003 Anglesault has to be the whitest guy I know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toxxic 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 I always thought it basically meant "I'm so much better than you you can't even see me, let alone touch me". But I'm VERY white, and British too. So my interpretation of American Street Talk should be viewed as more or less worthless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted November 23, 2003 Anglesault has to be the whitest guy I know. Should I be offended? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toxxic 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 Depends if you see yourself as hip and cool, down with the kids and their lingo. I think being into hip-hop helps. Personally, I would never make a fuss if someone called me the whitest person they knew because it would be totally laughable for me to attempt to claim otherwise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted November 23, 2003 I don't particularly see the problem with being "white" ( I AM, after all). I don't understand why it would be derogatory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaParkaYourCar 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 "You can't see me" is so simple yet so entertaining. Here's a saying I have no idea the meaning of. "You can't have your cake and eat it too." Why the hell not? It means at the same time. If you eat the cake, it's gone, you don't *have* it. But if you still have it, that means you haven't eaten it. You can't have both. If you can't have your cake and eat it too then why bother buying the cake in the first place?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 I don't particularly see the problem with being "white" ( I AM, after all). I don't understand why it would be derogatory Oh Anglesault, that's such a white thing to say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toxxic 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 White people aren't cool. White Men Can't Jump. I personally have formulated a theory based on my own observations that a person of any other racial background can kick the crap out of an equal-sized white person in a fight. Basically, since white people aren't cool, anyone who isn't cool is white. Then again, I think this rationalisation only works if the person is uncool in relation to a culture dominated by a different racial group. The rap/hip-hop culture is obviously traditionally dominated by black people, Eminem being the only notable exception, and has a language vastly different to "standard" English, whether American or British. So if you don't understand the language, you're white. I hope that makes some kind of sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted November 23, 2003 White people aren't cool. White Men Can't Jump. I personally have formulated a theory based on my own observations that a person of any other racial background can kick the crap out of an equal-sized white person in a fight. Tell that to the esteemed heavyweight champion Lennox Louis who got his ass handed to him by Klitschko before the ref stopped it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toxxic 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 A minor detail. Besides, that wasn't a fight, that was boxing. You know, it has rules. I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Trivia247 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 Its like Any given sunday where Willie Beeman said " I gotz this Invisible juice in me and when I turn it on, im gone." Cena is assentially saying no one can touch him.... He Gatz skills Dawg... bleh until someone big boots him or slugs him or throws him around like a rag doll Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 The rap/hip-hop culture is obviously traditionally dominated by black people, Eminem being the only notable exception, and has a language vastly different to "standard" English, whether American or British. So if you don't understand the language, you're white. I hope that makes some kind of sense. It's not a "language," it's a bastardization of American English. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 Does "White" mean "WASP"-white, or like any-kind-of-white. Some Japanese are "white" skinned, but aren't "White". Some "white" people are more tanned than white. Where do places like Brazil and Spain fall? ... in other news, this is all very stupid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 Does "White" mean "WASP"-white, or like any-kind-of-white. Some Japanese are "white" skinned, but aren't "White". Some "white" people are more tanned than white. Where do places like Brazil and Spain fall? ... in other news, this is all very stupid. Silence, Whitey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 RRR: Held down by the man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 White people aren't cool. White Men Can't Jump. I personally have formulated a theory based on my own observations that a person of any other racial background can kick the crap out of an equal-sized white person in a fight. Basically, since white people aren't cool, anyone who isn't cool is white. Then again, I think this rationalisation only works if the person is uncool in relation to a culture dominated by a different racial group. The rap/hip-hop culture is obviously traditionally dominated by black people, Eminem being the only notable exception, and has a language vastly different to "standard" English, whether American or British. So if you don't understand the language, you're white. I hope that makes some kind of sense. I was all set to laugh at this and applaud you for your comedic talents until I realized you weren't really joking, were you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RollingSambos Report post Posted November 23, 2003 Anglesault once again proves how white he is by taking "white" literally. It has nothing to do with color, it has to do with how painfully unhip you are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RollingSambos Report post Posted November 23, 2003 By the way, I elect this thread to go to the Eternal Folder or whatever it's called...Hall of Shame? How funny is Anglesault's original post? What is up with Cena's whole "wave his hand in front of his face, make stupid facial expression, say You can't see me" bit? What does it mean? Why is it being done? The person he says it to is always RIGHT THERE and can CLEARLY see him. Does this waving his hand bit make him invisible? To everyone but me? Is it "thug language that means something that isn't even close to the actual phrase in meaning? (i.e. "word Life" "phat") Am I just not "down" with the lingo? Am I just not "down" with the lingo?...LOL...I can just see him making the quotation marks with his fingers like Kurt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 Anglesault once again proves how white he is by taking "white" literally. It has nothing to do with color, it has to do with how painfully unhip you are. And he should care because.........? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cherry Blossom Viscount 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 It doesn't have anything to do with being hip, it has everything to do with common sense. I would like to believe that even an amoeba could figure out Cena couldn't literally mean McMahon could not see him, so why not Anglesault? AS is a guy that constantly harps on the stupidity and lack of common sense exhibited by the WWE, it's ironic and humorous that he can't even see the reasoning behind an obvious metaphor, what's worse, he doesn't even know it's a metaphor. Idiocy in it's purest form. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ManKinnd Report post Posted November 23, 2003 "You can't see me" is so simple yet so entertaining. Here's a saying I have no idea the meaning of. "You can't have your cake and eat it too." Why the hell not? It means at the same time. If you eat the cake, it's gone, you don't *have* it. But if you still have it, that means you haven't eaten it. You can't have both. If you can't have your cake and eat it too then why bother buying the cake in the first place?? Do you seriously not get the saying? I'll assume you don't: It's good to have a cake. It's also good to eat a cake. At any one point in time, you cannot have both. You can't say, "Look at my wonderful cake" and say "This cake tastes delicious." You can't. It's like consuming anything edible. You can't have it out on display and enjoy eating it all together. It's one or the other. If you still don't get it, I give the hell up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted November 23, 2003 "You can't see me" is so simple yet so entertaining. Here's a saying I have no idea the meaning of. "You can't have your cake and eat it too." Why the hell not? It means at the same time. If you eat the cake, it's gone, you don't *have* it. But if you still have it, that means you haven't eaten it. You can't have both. If you can't have your cake and eat it too then why bother buying the cake in the first place?? Do you seriously not get the saying? I'll assume you don't: It's good to have a cake. It's also good to eat a cake. At any one point in time, you cannot have both. You can't say, "Look at my wonderful cake" and say "This cake tastes delicious." You can't. It's like consuming anything edible. You can't have it out on display and enjoy eating it all together. It's one or the other. If you still don't get it, I give the hell up. What if you just eat HALF of the cake? You still have a CAKE but ya still ate the cake as well... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ManKinnd Report post Posted November 23, 2003 The figure of speech obviously assumes you eat the whole thing. Thing of it as a friggin brownie then. Do you eat the brownie or show it off? Can't do both... Lord... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 What if you show it off while eating? Like, opening your mouth as you chew? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted November 23, 2003 Who shows off a brownie anyways? Who is really impressed by a brownie? A Ho-Ho? Maybe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 A Ho Ho?? How uncivilized... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted November 23, 2003 What? You perfer Ding-Dongs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 DING DONGS??! You think a man of my stature and refinement would eat a DING DONG? HA! Don't make me laff. The Rolls Royce of Snackcakes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaParkaMarka 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 The rap/hip-hop culture is obviously traditionally dominated by black people, Eminem being the only notable exception, and has a language vastly different to "standard" English, whether American or British. So if you don't understand the language, you're white. I hope that makes some kind of sense. It's not a "language," it's a bastardization of American English. It's not a language per se or a bastardization, it's a dialect of English. A very linguistically rich dialect of English, in fact. There's a lot of interesting derivation going on in African American Vernacular. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
