Jean in Newcastle Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Slache, you got it! You got it! (PS - it would make my birthday extra special if it had an H!) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 BOOYA! Slachepoo, you silly! You did it!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I have to go put my shoes on now. See ya later, gators! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 We are in the midst of math. I yelled, then retreated to you all and my covers. He is now contrite and sitting by me, working the problems out on paper as I requested from the get go (he was mixing things up in his head). Because mother knows best. #getwiththeprogram #bettertolearnthesethingsearlyinlife 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Mooies gave me a high five. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Booya, indeed! Yay, Slash! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Booyah? You will always be our Booyah! #notsurewhatthatmeansbutgowithit 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Got distracted by math. Darn it! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 You will always be our Booyah! #notsurewhatthatmeansbutgowithit I was Yum-Yum once in The Mikado. That's close enough. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Slache, you got it! You got it! (PS - it would make my birthday extra special if it had an H!) No. But happy birthday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEAN!!!!! You can now tell everyone you are 500 pages old. :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I have to go put my shoes on now. See ya later, gators! Now, why would we see you later? Like in the Y parking lot? That's just ridiculous. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Now, why would we see you later? Like in the Y parking lot? That's just ridiculous. I know, right? Like I'd be caught dead with orange cheese powder all over me. Nope. That'd be a doppelganger. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Despite having Hispanic last names and occupation by the Spanish, Filipinos are not classified as Hispanic. But that doesn't stop the telemarketers from calling us in Spanish or sending us Spanish junk mail including a Spanish language women's magazine. But then we get the Filipino telemarketers who spout off to me in Tagalog (which I don't speak) offering me new and exciting ways to send money back to the Philippines. It depends. On some forms, you can classify yourself as "Hispanic, Other" or "Hispanic" and not specify. Some people do. So we have some Filipinos who are Asian and some who are Asian and Hispanic and some who check Pacific Islander, other and write in Filipino. I fully support this practice and wish more power to the Filipinos of the world (and the Turks who classify themselves as White, Turkish and Asian, Turkish). And depending on who is entering the data, your "other" fill-in could be marked as any number of things. I must show up as white somewhere because of all my wonky answers, so people offer me ways to invest in home security systems. Because apparently that's what white people do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 It depends. On some forms, you can classify yourself as "Hispanic, Other" or "Hispanic" and not specify. Some people do. So we have some Filipinos who are Asian and some who are Asian and Hispanic and some who check Pacific Islander, other and write in Filipino. I fully support this practice and wish more power to the Filipinos of the world (and the Turks who classify themselves as White, Turkish and Asian, Turkish). And depending on who is entering the data, your "other" fill-in could be marked as any number of things. I must show up as white somewhere because of all my wonky answers, so people offer me ways to invest in home security systems. Because apparently that's what white people do. Ahem. Page 500 is reserved for celebrating. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 DS just said that when I retreated to my room he feared I was in here on my phone researching private school admissions. LOL Maybe I was, maybe I wasn't. I ain't tellin'. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Sheesh. 75 or so posts read, over 80 more to go. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I'd be celebrating if Jean got her BOOYAH. #happyforslache #saddayforh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Renai missed the party. Change that to: Renai came late to the party. We're just getting started. Edited November 20, 2015 by ikslo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Sheesh. 75 or so posts read, over 80 more to go. See what you miss with that whole "gainful employment" thing? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Renai missed the party.Don't be silly, ikslo. The ITT is a non-stop party! Edited to say: Disregard. Prior post edited my post into irrelevance. Edited November 20, 2015 by JoJosMom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Ahem. Page 500 is reserved for celebrating. Dang it. Outta likes. This is awesome Susan. Though there is something quintessentially ITT-ish about serious racism discussions thrown randomly around in the midst of wild partying. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I'd be celebrating if Jean got her BOOYAH. #happyforslache #saddayforh Renai missed the party. Change that to: Renai came late to the party. We're just getting started. See what you miss with that whole "gainful employment" thing? Don't be silly, ikslo. The ITT is a non-stop party! Edited to say: Disregard. Prior post edited my post into irrelevance. Likety likety like. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 There's always those two at every party who are off in the corner waxing philosophic... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Happy 500! I am verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 We were. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Sheesh. 75 or so posts read, over 80 more to go. Ketchup later and party with us! I've got cheese curls and root beer! And a stealth jet-copter to take us all to Jean's Y for her surprise birthday party! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Did anyone invite SWB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Wow, that's odd. Ours you get two races and one ethnicity. This means that if one parent is Native / White and the other black and the native/white parent is also Spanish speaking, you can be black, white, Indian, Latina. But then when I report you to the national science foundation you suddenly become "mixed, underrepresented minority". The NSF needs aggregates due to privacy concerns so they can't allow double counting. The online database only has one drop-down box. I've actually said things before that they've subsequently changed. Like, I told them they didn't have a child's language listed and no 'other.' They asked for the child's language and added it. I could see if they can add more options. I have another student in my class that is Black Hispanic. CHild's mom is from Columbia. The office listed the student as black non-hispanic. But, he's very much hispanic (completely bilingual like my child), but labeling as just hispanic doesn't do justice. They'd be two of over 60% of the rest of the student population (hispanic). This is New Mexico, after all. Is it important? I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 A lot has happened since page 1. Verklempt, indeed. :crying: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) We were.You have Columbus Posts. In the year 1492... Oh rats. I'm not quick enough. Edited November 20, 2015 by Susan in TN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I'm texting SWB right now.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 We were.Smart.... Are you old enough to get the reference? ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Talked to SWB earlier and she is out of state giving a conference on the literature of the Bedouins. She sends her regards. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Smart.... Are you old enough to get the reference? ;) I may be old, but I'm certainly not quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Talked to SWB earlier and she is out of state giving a conference on the literature of the Bedouins. She sends her regards. #overachiever :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Eeeeeeeeee...almost to 25,000 posts! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 You have Columbus Posts. In the year 1492... Oh rats. I'm not quick enough. I guess I am neither smart nor quick -- what?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 #overachiever :)It's hard being in charge of the Internet and SWB. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Talked to SWB earlier and she is out of state giving a conference on the literature of the Bedouins. She sends her regards. Ha ha. Not really. She has been so captivated by my description of my exciting life, she popped by today for some introductory poopaerobics. Poor thing; she's all pooped out now. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Lynn, you up yet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 SWB just texted back -- Bedouins cancelled. She'll be at the Y in an hour. (She puffy-hearts Jean.) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I mizzed it! Happy, happy birthday, Jean! I am at 49,592 word count, did a shade over 3,000 today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 The online database only has one drop-down box. I've actually said things before that they've subsequently changed. Like, I told them they didn't have a child's language listed and no 'other.' They asked for the child's language and added it. I could see if they can add more options. I have another student in my class that is Black Hispanic. CHild's mom is from Columbia. The office listed the student as black non-hispanic. But, he's very much hispanic (completely bilingual like my child), but labeling as just hispanic doesn't do justice. They'd be two of over 60% of the rest of the student population (hispanic). This is New Mexico, after all. Is it important? I don't know. Oh ugh. So they have "Hispanic" as a race? They should have race, and then ethnicity. Hispanics can be any "race". And mind you I just say this from my demographer's hat. In actual fact I am not a fan of the drop-down menus and am working to eliminate it from our statistics and to put in place an alternative coding system. Still, if you're going to have drop-downs, do it right. Let them choose more than one and have ethnicity (Hispanic/Latina, Jewish (though some would have that as a race, biologically it makes even less sense than the other divisions), and uh... that's about it). Also, we don't have one for Australian indigenous peoples. Supposedly they are "Other Pacific Islander" but Australia isn't an island! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Awesome, Critter! Welcome to our celebration page! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 C'mon now, someone post #25,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) For Jean and for the Shire! ETA: And now to the Y, where Jean is making her Post #25,000 statement for the press (from her treadmill): "Thank you, thank you very much (read that in Elvis' voice.)" ETA2: She also says, "Love that H!" Edited November 20, 2015 by Lotsoflittleducklings 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Awesome Quackers! Booya! This Booyah is dedicated to Jean's most happiest birthday, and to the ever classy Mrs. Ducks. All together now... This is the thread that never ends, It just goes on and on my friends. People started posting not knowing what it was, And they'll continue posting forever just because... This is the thread that never ends You'd best come join it with your friends 'Cuz it will replace Facebook as the latest web-based craze And everyone will post here instead for the rest of their days This is the thread that's always there They'll cheer you up so don't despair The group is growing well as more people start checking in And we'll keep sucking them in because our cheer is addictive This is the thread that never ends... (Can you hear the ITT marching band? They're playing our song!) Edited November 20, 2015 by Susan in TN 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I'm outta likes.:( 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Awesomelittleducklings.... #noedit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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