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by **Lucas1860** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:16 pm

From the DM.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... icans.html

Jim.

by **Mayfly** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:31 pm

Helen has mentioned a similar article Here from th Lincoln Echo

by **34053** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:36 pm

You cannot rewrite history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PW

by **Xplumberlives** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:51 pm

34053 wrote:You cannot rewrite history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PW

YES you can if there's a LAW SUIT on the horizon!!! :-o

by **34053** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:56 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:
34053 wrote:You cannot rewrite history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PW

YES you can if there's a LAW SUIT on the horizon!!!

Has anybody asked the Duke of Edinburgh what he thinks about it? (I know he's probably a bit busy today!!!).

PW

by **Xplumberlives** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:10 pm

I'll give him a ring in a while and see what he feels about the name!

by **Dan4th** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:39 pm

I agree that the name should remain
as it was..........

Some day this will all be behind us despite
the best efforts of those who just can't
seem to get past it.

The dog's name is the dog's name.

Danf.

by **MOD** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:01 pm

I can see both sides of the argument here. They don't want to offend their largest audience ie the US public, or a very large section of it, and if all they end up changing is the dog's name then I could go along with that.

Even the original was full of inaccuracies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dambusters_(film_remake)#Remake

As I posted on another, Lancaster-related topic, it could be much worse.

(Note to self - use more Smileys like Helen

then people will know my tongue is firmly in my cheek). =))

ibw

by **Dan4th** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:13 pm

I think a majority of the US moviegoers
would buy a ticket just to hear the word
enunciated!

......but that's only me.........

At SOME POINT people have to get OVER it!!!!!!!!!!

EDIT: Perhaps they ought to make two versions?

This what is now being called in my country "The
Tyranny of the Left".

Danf.

by **MOD** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:14 pm

Dan4th wrote:I think a majority of the US moviegoers
would buy a ticket just to hear the word
enunciated!

......but that's only me.........

At SOME POINT people have to get OVER it!!!!!!!!!!

Danf.

If only Danforth, if only. Personally I think we were well on the way to some sort of rapprochement (here in the UK at least) but then PC was invented .. by whom I wonder???

ibw

by **Nickolas** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:56 am

MOD wrote:
Dan4th wrote:I think a majority of the US moviegoers
would buy a ticket just to hear the word
enunciated!

......but that's only me.........

At SOME POINT people have to get OVER it!!!!!!!!!!

Danf.

If only Danforth, if only. Personally I think we were well on the way to some sort of rapprochement (here in the UK at least) but then PC was invented .. by whom I wonder???

ibw

Only the Brits can say that word without an offensive tone attached.
They seem to want to change the dog to a YORKIE too. WTF is that about?????????????

Still my mother-in-law would be happy with Digger as that was the name of the family black lab.

by **Xplumberlives** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:58 am

Nickolas wrote:
MOD wrote:
Dan4th wrote:I think a majority of the US moviegoers
would buy a ticket just to hear the word
enunciated!

......but that's only me.........

At SOME POINT people have to get OVER it!!!!!!!!!!

Danf.

If only Danforth, if only. Personally I think we were well on the way to some sort of rapprochement (here in the UK at least) but then PC was invented .. by whom I wonder???

ibw

Only the Brits can say that word without an offensive tone attached.
They seem to want to change the dog to a YORKIE too. WTF is that about?????????????

Still my mother-in-law would be happy with Digger as that was the name of the family black lab.

Did the person who named the dog have a cold?

by **Nickolas** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:02 am

Actually Ray would have been quite happy to call Digger Nigger but I think there was a bit of resistance from Doris...........

Lovely old mutt. (Hated pickled onions though!!)

by **Xplumberlives** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:09 am

Nickolas wrote:Actually Ray would have been quite happy to call Digger Nigger but I think there was a bit of resistance from Doris...........

Lovely old mutt. (Hated pickled onions though!!)

Thanks for the random observation! =))

by **Nickolas** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:51 am

You could throw any food at him and he'd woof it down (no pun intended) but pickled onions would be in his mouth and out again almost instantly.

We loved feeding him Brussel sprouts at Christmas......God would they make him stink!!! =))