Quote of the Day
Everyone I know, who has either held on during the bad old days, and is still hanging on, or chose to come back or join our communities since then, is very, very committed to not only keeping what we have now, but improving it. For ourselves and families, not to make it attractive and desireable…
Everyone I know, who has either held on during the bad old days, and is still hanging on, or chose to come back or join our communities since then, is very, very committed to not only keeping what we have now, but improving it. For ourselves and families, not to make it attractive and desireable to others. Because we, as a black community, are certainly not all poor, not criminal, not all unemployed, and not all concerned with impressing other people. We in Crown Heights North, did not work like dogs to get our neighborhood landmarked to impress white people, or make it “good enough” for them to want to move here. We, and by which I mean an organization that was about 95% black at the time, did it for US, because we are proud of our neighborhood, and wanted it protected, for now, and for our future generations, no matter who happens to live there.
— by Montrose Morris in What the Census Says About Us
I think in honor of MM we should all sign ourselves as some sort of pompous asshat. I shall now be PJA. I realize this might conflict with biff- an njb, I think? You could be PWJA, biff.
bxgrl, PJA
“Leary”
“Merrum”
Maybe I should look up the spelling of words prior to using them.
I’m leary of free things…especially with words.
According to Merrum Webster, it’s not a word!
http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contently
“(yes, I know contently is not a word, but it would be so appropriate in this case)”
BRG, even when you’re right, you’re wrong!!
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Contently
“If I may quote, “Montrose Morris, you are a pompous black Asshat!” If you can’t beat ’em, remind ’em. Contantly.”
or it could be….
If you can’t beat ’em, remind ’em. Contently.
(yes, I know contently is not a word, but it would be so appropriate in this case)
That should be “constantly.”
Friday, at last!
Yep, when the What called me that the other day, I decided to wear it proudly as a badge of honor. If I may quote, “Montrose Morris, you are a pompous black Asshat!” If you can’t beat ’em, remind ’em. Contantly.
Montrose Morris, PBA
Aha, and I believe DIBS signs off sometimes with PWA, the meaning of which is now clear as well (and no, it’s not “Prefers Well-Proportioned Asians”).
“PBA = Professinal Blatant Asshat”
– Brg
“Pompous Black Asshat”
– The truth
How could I get it wrong?? Of course, it makes sense now.
I got the Asshat part right (see, I know all about you Montrose)
MM – Please post today, we need somthing profound to carry us through the weekend…it’s been a long week.