If Robert Fisk were Rameez Farooq… The lady doth protest too much.

Black Pakistan and White Pakistan Mr. Atash,
U dont have 2 repeat everything. Im sure every1 got it. The level of ur intellectual discourse is for every1 2 see.
Middle-aged is my dad`s age - 50+. Thats abt all u have in common w/ him.
FYI im not indian or pakistani.
But i hate racists. Like U.
Im sure ur immigrant commission chariman wud b quite interested in how u view blacks & girls of a certain ethnicity.

Black Pakistan and White Pakistan Forgot 2 mention that my father, who`s also middle aged considers filthy & abusive language characteristic of uneducated folk. He`s not against being honest but his honesty does NOT allow him to attack ppl he doesnt know.

Black Pakistan and White Pakistan #181 hamidmji,
You`re getting carried away.
There`s a very good reason for staying anonymous - especially if you have a family and kids. You don`t want kooks calling them up and harassing them because of something you said. As far as I know you are known here only as hamidmX which is just fine.
Moreover, it`s a lot easier to be honest when you`re anonymous - the exact opposite of posing and pretending both of which happens a lot with or without an anonymous handle. You don`t have to worry about being misunderstood by friends and having their feelings hurt.
It`s not a virtue to get abusive and filthy on a web site even if you don`t hide your identity just as it is no virtue to stand in a street corner and pick fights and become abusive.
It`s quite unseemly for a bunch of middle-aged and over the hills guys getting their jollies egging on another over-the-hill guy who promises to ``teach {} girls how to be with their sugar daddies.``
Is this the kind of authenticity you want to see?

Black Pakistan and White Pakistan nb, no way!
A commissioner on immigrants bein a racist & sayin awful stuff abt black ppl? Texas may b bad but not that bad! Mr Atash must specialize in white immigrants...
fp is gettin 2 b as bad as up. Personal attacks arent kosher here i thought.

Pakistan Rocked Very vivid description almost like frontline war reportage.
Inclusion of some drawings & maps wud have helped someone who isnt familiar with the terrain..

Night Out Love the narration. The copulation thing is a bit jarring coz it comes outta nowhere. Rest is smooth...

The Ground Beneath Pakistan’s Feet godot,
i realize this is only a blip in the vast ocean that is the internet & what we say here has no bearing on whats going on in the quake-hit areas. Conversely, every little bit helps & we cud use this forum 2 share useful info & organize help. Analysis & recriminations can wait.

The Ground Beneath Pakistan’s Feet Got 2 admit, this thread has turned in2 a giant pissing match. Only tahmed is staying on msg - this is a disaster & there`s real ppl out there dying. Lets do all we can.
Folks - injuns & pakis - wheres your humanity?

Linguistic Imperialism #52
girlie man

Earthquake Relief Efforts Injuns shudnt b pokin their nose in2 paki affairs. if the pakis feel they r gettin shafted & the gummit iz failing them they can always throw the bums out. oops.

Dark Places Oh & looks like theres a typo - U r happy 4 Naomi @ Helenas wedding?

Dark Places Soysauce, this was a decent read. A little unbelievable but interesting. I liked it that u left a lot 2 the readers` imagination - including whats going on in Helenas mind :)

Brou’ha ha on “The Da Vinci Code” The idea that Jesus was married 2 Mary comes from the Dead Sea Scrolls, I think. The DSS offer a competing & mundane version of Jesus` life - marriage, no resurrection, etc. Ultimately mythologies take on a life of their own & the real-life Jesus is only incidental 2 Xtianity. The religion is the collective work of all the believers.

Brou’ha ha on “The Da Vinci Code” Haven`t read The Code. I have however read Holy Blood Holy Grail which I understand The Code cites extensively.
Christianity is really Paulism 4 it was Paul who made it into a religion and gave it its mythology. John with his apocalyptic vision infused meanspiritedness into an otherwise harmless cult. Now we have all these deluded souls holding candles outside a hospice center in Florida.

Report on the Tsunami: Cuddalore #1 Sorry whats anus of the world?