Kool Aid?

[pbwalker]

i was thinking the same thing ..i just didnt want to say it out loud

Heck, I've offended people today...might as well keep up the image!

[USA1]

i was thinking the same thing ..i just didnt want to say it out loud

Heck, I've offended people today...might as well keep up the image!

im offended that your so offensive

[roberts]

i always connected it with the Jim Jones poison thing . you know...suicide

Good analogy for the 2008 elections.

[74novaman]

I wonder if we could use those plates with this? At a $1.99, they'd make some fun reactive targets!

I was thinking they'd make some good replacements for clay pigeons, but hey, your way works too.

In response to the first comment, I believe the poster was connecting the kool aide reference to a common racist assumption about increased kool aide consumption among the Black population in the US.

I think most of us connect it far more easily to the way Rush uses it to refer to people "drinking the kool aide" when voting democrat.

[USA1]

I think most of us connect it far more easily to the way Rush uses it to refer to people "drinking the kool aide" when voting democrat.

[pbwalker]

In response to the first comment, I believe the poster was connecting the kool aide reference to a common racist assumption about increased kool aide consumption among the Black population in the US.

Ahhh...ok. I didn't even think of that...I'm with the "drinking the kool aide" crowd.

[74novaman]

In response to the first comment, I believe the poster was connecting the kool aide reference to a common racist assumption about increased kool aide consumption among the Black population in the US.

Ahhh...ok. I didn't even think of that...I'm with the "drinking the kool aide" crowd.

Me too, but just thought yall might want to know why someone might get huffy if they're not a talk radio listener.

[boomerang]

I don't listen to talk radio but I hear the phrase used in business about someone who is an enthusiastic supporter of a new corporate policy or a project. Especially support that borders on blind faith. I also sometimes hear it used about microsoft fans.

I did a quick Google search on the phrase and found many uses to describe fanatic supporters of a company, philosophy, etc. I saw claims that it originated from the Jonestown incident where the followers drank poisoned punch. I didn't see any that mentioned race or skin color.

But if someone is looking for an excuse to be offended they will surely find one.

[stevie_d_64]

I wonder if we could use those plates with this? At a $1.99, they'd make some fun reactive targets!

They look to be the right color...The shape is a bit off though...

[timdsmith72]

I wore my "Obamunism" t-shirt to a 4th of July cookout. I stopped by WalMart for a few things beforehand. The cashier almost refused to check me out after checking out my shirt.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Anti-Obama-Obamunis ... otohosting

I gotta get me one of those!!!!

[74novaman]

But if someone is looking for an excuse to be offended they will surely find one.

Too true.