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Chinchy means "cheap," and isn't a racist term. It's usually said "chin-see" or "chin-chee."

Saying "chinky" is definitely racist, but you can't be blamed for your parents teaching you bad pronunciation.

Did you mean "chintzy"? That means cheaply made. Can't imagine that was the word his parents were meaning to use about a Chinese restaurant though.

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03-30-2019 , 09:36 PM

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Garick

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Dave, I believe that OFA is not from USA#1.

Chintzy is a completely different word, coming from a cheap fabric that used to be used for curtains, I believe, though I'm not certain of it's etymology.

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03-30-2019 , 10:29 PM

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chillrob

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OFA?

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03-31-2019 , 03:22 AM

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Precept24

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OFA?

The person from post #1431.

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04-03-2019 , 09:17 AM

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RichGangi

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I just learned a few minutes ago that "I Shot the Sheriff" by Eric Clapton was a cover of the Bob Marley version and not vice versa.

Needs more

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I'm sure I've got something, will report back.

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04-06-2019 , 08:30 AM

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EnglishLad72

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I thought for the longest time that Tommy Tutone was some random guy, not the name of the band

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04-06-2019 , 10:08 AM

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daveT

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Originally Posted by chillrob

Did you mean "chintzy"? That means cheaply made. Can't imagine that was the word his parents were meaning to use about a Chinese restaurant though.

No, I meant chinchy, not chintzy.

Chinchy means cheap and miserly.

Chintzy means (now days) cheap and gaudy.

OFA said "fast food," not "Chinese food." If they only meant Chinese food, then yeah...

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04-06-2019 , 10:58 PM

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Garick

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No, I meant chinchy, not chintzy.

Things you thought were normal... till that fateful, maybe embarrassing, day.

And having discussed it with some brits, "chinky" is apparently a take-off on "chippy," which is a term for a fast-food fish and chips chop. "Chinky" is definitely derived from slang terms for orientals, and is a bit racist.

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04-07-2019 , 02:24 PM

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Gaddy

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Originally Posted by Rapid_Fire

I wipe my butt from back to front (toward the taint or scrig). Have done it that way all my life; tried it the other way but it just didn't feel right. My roommates in College adament that I was doing it wrong. They all went from front to back. Small sample size, but is front to back really the norm?

The weird thing I got out of this story is that your roommates in college watched you poop.

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04-07-2019 , 02:43 PM

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cs3

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Originally Posted by Garick

"Chinky" is definitely derived from slang terms for orientals, and is a bit racist.

LOL at pointing out that "chinky" is racist, but in the same sentence calling Asians "orientals"

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04-07-2019 , 03:22 PM

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Garick

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Huh. I have never heard that as a racist term. Seems to be taking the notion of "Orientalism" a bit far, imo. Maybe a bit old-fashioned, but racist? It doesn't seem in any way derogatory to me. Not saying that you're wrong, but it seems more Euro-centric than racist.

Still, no idea why I chose to use that word, maybe I had Edward Said on the brain at the time.

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04-07-2019 , 04:07 PM

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TheRealIABoomer

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Originally Posted by Garick

I think the differentiation is that Oriental is used to describe objects, not people. Thus, calling people of Asia "Oriental" dehumanizes them.

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04-07-2019 , 05:33 PM

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Didace

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I guess that means we need to change the name of either the pastry or the people from Denmark.

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04-07-2019 , 05:47 PM

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cs3

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I didn't mean that it was blatantly racist or derogatory. Just a bit... short of pc?
Anyway I got a good chuckle out of it

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I think the differentiation is that Oriental is used to describe objects, not people. Thus, calling people of Asia "Oriental" dehumanizes them.

Not cool if you're stepping all over them like a rug....

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04-07-2019 , 05:50 PM

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Screw all of the PC people.

Say what you want and don't let people tell you what you can or can't say.

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04-07-2019 , 06:21 PM

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txdome

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It seems like you are telling people what they can or can't say.

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04-07-2019 , 07:46 PM

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I_AM_EVIL

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Seems like you don't comprehend English.

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04-07-2019 , 08:02 PM

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blue moon

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just learned the other day its guide rail not guard rail after reading a sign no guide rails next 400 yards. i couldnt ****ing believe it and i still dont

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04-07-2019 , 08:21 PM

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Neil S

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just learned the other day its guide rail not guard rail after reading a sign no guide rails next 400 yards. i couldnt ****ing believe it and i still dont

It's either

https://www.idealshield.com/products...way-guardrail/

http://roadsafetysystem.com

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04-07-2019 , 09:45 PM

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johnzimbo

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Was on a bowling team with three friends years ago, they were Chinese and named the team "The Orient Express". Good times.

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04-08-2019 , 11:41 AM

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pwnsall

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The Orient express doesn't come closer to China!

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04-08-2019 , 07:21 PM

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golddog

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Just go with Walter's advice:

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04-09-2019 , 12:15 PM

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_Drogo_

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Originally Posted by johnzimbo

Was on a bowling team with three friends years ago, they were Chinese and named the team "The Orient Express". Good times.

My brother's hockey team is mostly chinese players with a few caucasians. They have long been, and still are, called "Yellow Fever".

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04-10-2019 , 01:17 PM

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txdome

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Taking Spanish classes all through high school and college and then running into somebody who just smiles and nods at me, but doesn't realize I am asking a question. My spanish is ****, which is my fault, but I am almost certain I used proper language. It shouldn't piss me off because a lot of money was spent for me to learn the language.

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12-15-2019 , 12:54 PM

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MrWookie

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Having kids is good for this thread, because there are a lot of things you internalize as a kid, never think about for a couple decades, and then revisit. The latest for me is finding out that the song is "London Bridge is falling down" instead of "London bridges falling down." They'd be pronounced the same, and the former would make more sense, but I always heard it as the latter.

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