That's pretty good Wiliam, I like it.
Charlie
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Wiliam Wagenaar <wiliam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Michael wrote:
>
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> Great phrase I heard years ago, no idea where, but it stuck: "No such thing
> as white people - we're pink in the summer and grey in the winter."
>
> Michael
> -----
>
> I will even elaborate on that with the translation of a mail I once
> received:
>
> "Do you get it?
>
> When a black man sits in the sun, he is black
> When he is sick, he is black
> When he is angry, he is black
> When he is cold, he is black
> When he is hot, he is black
>
> When a white man sits in the sun, he turns brown
> When he is angry, he turns red
> When he is sick, he turns green
> When he is drunk, he turns blue
> When he is short of breath, he turns purple
> When his liver isn't functioning well, he turns yellow
> When he is dead, he has turned white
>
> Yet, the black man is called colored.
>
> If you get it, please explain it to me."
>
>
> Wiliam
>
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