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Armenian protest in Harvard Square
By adamg on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 9:17am
Jillian York posts photos from a march through Harvard Square yesterday calling on Turkey to admit it committed genocide against Armenians.
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Were they protesting the current administration in Armenia, or the administration in Turkey? Or the new US administration policy?
Indeed, the two countries seem to be normalizing relations.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8014008.stm
Armenian Martyrs’ Day
It is Armenian Martyrs’ Day today.
The rest of us
The rest of us will just have to wait until May 10th.
Oops, I probably just got in trouble with Pawtucket Pat again.
Come on now!
They just peck at your shoes and tires in and around Brookline! Even when they're seen in Watertown, they're NOT KILLING all the Armenians! Man, we have so many problems in this city, but turkeys killing Armenians is NOT one of them.
I know you're trying to be
I know you're trying to be cute, but that's really not at all funny.
I Thought It Was Funny
It would have worked better with the Gilda Radner tagline "Never Mind", but it was funny.
Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com
Now Ottomans, on the other hand...
Some of those are pretty heavy... if they fell off the roof, maybe they could kill you.
Aha!
I think you've got something there...maybe I was wrong before.
Are there many Armenians in Cincinnati?
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
I think it's hilarious
And a little unrelated word play doesn't take away from appreciating the serious issues at hand.
Depends on the situation and how others feel about it
We're all sensitive that there's some ethnic/international conflicts and tragedies -- even several generations ago -- that are off-limits for joking because the situations were too terrible and/or the jokes would be too hurtful to others.
I don't know about the Armenian situation.
Well, sure
But there's a difference between an off-color joke and a bit of word play regarding how the name of that country in English is also the name of an often-ridiculed bird.
http://1smootshort.blogspot.com
True, there is a difference, but
I can imagine someone feeling that people are not aware of a tragedy or injustice, and when you finally start to grab people's attention, the first thing that happens is it's diverted with someone making a pun on the name of one of the parties involved.
(Just playing devil's advocate here because there seems to be an interest not represented; not that I myself was outraged.)