Comments on: A real howler

By: pinoy maritime

pinoy maritime — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:53:58 +0000

Any seaman would know that there is no such thing as a definite person as the filipino monkey. It goes together with the word, indian bad smell and mario that is constantly polluting the airwaves at the high seas. But nobody could really tell where its coming from, except if they put a caller id or something similar on the VHF to identify where the signal is coming from.

By: justice league

justice league — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:29:18 +0000

Bencard,

Again you keep forgetting that in the actual story analogy; the unfavorable assessment came from the Harvard law graduate. And the client took his advice.

And the teaching of nonsense is then directed upon the image of the lawyer. So what does that tell of the lawyer?

And you keep forgetting that the client’s perception was deliberately broadcast practically around the world.

By: Bencard

Bencard — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:54:28 +0000

justice league, looks like the client didn’t buy the unfavorable opinion (which is his prerogative)so he chooses a harvard graduate.

he perceives bencard school of law is not a good-enough law school and teaches “nonsense”.

verdict: neither lawyer (from bencard law) nor law school has viable cause of action for defamation. client has right to choose who he thinks is the best lawyer. lawyer’s rejection is not an “insult” to him.

By: justice league

justice league — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:09:33 +0000

Cvj,

I hope you realize that I’m not dragging you into this.

Bencard,

And the perception of whether this is “in a light vein” depends on who?

And when told directly to the person that he is a product of a vaguely hinted inferior source; how is the person supposed to interpret it?

And you keep forgetting that you “told” the supposed graduate of justice league school of law that you are retaining another because the first one JUST HAPPENS to be a supposed graduate of justice league school of law.

But since you do claim that it often depends on the beholder; I’m quite curious how you would interpret the following:

After being told of a possible unfavorable outcome of his case; the client says:

“Now just before you go any further, I’d like to check those diplomas just to make sure that its not from some law school in the Philippines (just presuming the scenario).”

The client then goes to see the diplomas and say:

Now I don’t know what NONSENSE THEY TAUGHT YOU IN BENCARD SCHOOL OF LAW (which just happens to be a Philippine law school) …. etc…. and then leaves.

By: Kutkut

Kutkut — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:33:52 +0000

excerpts
at the gulf while a big tanker was at the Hormuz traffic.
Tanker: Small vessel on my port quarter, this is blue tanker, please, do not approach.
a forceful voice: Revolutionary guard fleet, avoid closing in on the blue tanker. This is the US Navy Fleet!
Eavesdropper: Filipino Monkey, the revolutionary guard cannot hit you.
After a moment, a huge explosion on the Hormuz traffic.
To this day I am quite sure the eavesdropper had an Ilonggo twang.

By: Bencard

Bencard — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:01:42 +0000

btw, if i choose to retain a graduate of harvard law school over a product of justice league school of law, that doesn’t automatically mean that i regard the latter “incompetent”, does it?

By: Bencard

Bencard — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:55:20 +0000

justice league, a vague hint as to the low quality of a medical school is not an attack on the “competence” of the doctor who graduated from it. if i say (in a light vein): ‘i hope you didn’t learn how to argue from cvj’, you would not consider that an attack against your skill as a debater, would you?

By: justice league

justice league — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:45:52 +0000

Rego,

Since Bencard hasn’t returned to this thread yet; I hope Bencard wouldn’t mine but I’m sure YOU wouldn’t mind taking the cudgels for him, now would you?

By: cvj

cvj — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:37:23 +0000

Rego, for your own safety, don’t say that word within earshot of African Americans. Pinoys and Hispanics may not mind but that’s because it’s not an integral part of their history.

By: rego

rego — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:46:25 +0000

I totally agree with you, Bencard. Its much ado about nothing.

Vic, UPn,

Do you that N word has become a terms of endearment between buddies? I even have a Pinoy assistant and helper who answered is the call of his best. with Whats Nigger? I have heard al lot of youg Hispanic people who called their peers Nigger.