Ham Sandwich Scandal

xXWinter_FoXXx · Post by **xXWinter_FoXXx** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:43 pm

Okay, I saw this on Fox News the other day, and now that I'm trying to look for it on their website, I can't find anything about it. I can only find it on unreliable sites and such.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/articl ... lunch.html

Is this a joke or what? Some of these quotes can't be real...
I'm counting on you, Quiz Bowl community! Don't fail me now.

Frater Taciturnus · Post by **Frater Taciturnus** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:32 pm

I don't want to believe that it is real, but i saw some true stuff on the site, so it may be true.

If so, may *insert deity here* have mercy on our souls.

quizbowllee · Post by **quizbowllee** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:36 pm

I especially like where the anti-hate crime guy says "No child, Muslim or normal, should have to endure touching a ham sandwich."

This indicates that Muslim children are not normal.

This HAS to be fake...

AndyShootsAndyScores · Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:16 pm

If this is true, I think I speak for the entire ham-loving community when I call for excommunication from the Church of Oscar Mayer. To bring such taint to the name of one of the greatest foods on this planet is a complete and utter travesty.

Stained Diviner · Post by **Stained Diviner** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:28 pm

The link you provided seems to be based on an actual incident with some fun quotes added in.

A more reliable description is here.

A 14-year-old Somali boy, whose mother asked that his name not be published, said he was eating lunch with four other Somali students on April 11. He noticed many others in the cafeteria "standing up, looking at us."

One boy came near, began laughing and threw a bag on the table while other students laughed and said, 'Good job.'"

"We didn't know what was in this bag," the boy said. "One of my friends reached inside it. It was a big ham steak. There were five of us at the table, all Somali. It was intended for us."

Given the fact that this followed a pig's head being thrown into a mosque in the same town, I would agree that the school should treat this as a hate crime worthy of a suspension and some counseling. I keep Kosher, and I would feel threatened if a group of Christians threw a pork sandwich at me. That doesn't mean that the legal system should lock the perpetrators up and throw away the key, but what they did is very wrong.

Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-TN) · Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:40 pm

It just depends on what really happened, so I'm not going to decide until more comes out about this. However, on the first site it is under the "Humor" section, so I don't know what that means.

DH TTHS · Post by **DH TTHS** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:16 pm

Look at the related themes at the bottom, the first one is "April Fools".

NoahMinkCHS · Post by **NoahMinkCHS** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:59 pm

Umm ... I guess this must be a new addition:
"EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN ACTUAL NEWS STORY. IT IS A PARODY."

quizbowllee · Post by **quizbowllee** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:02 pm

NoahMinkCHS wrote:Umm ... I guess this must be a new addition:
"EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN ACTUAL NEWS STORY. IT IS A PARODY."

Yep. That wasn't there before.

Byko · Post by **Byko** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:14 pm

I think the quote that "I could feel allah [sic] condemning me to burn for eternity for being within a 6.2 meter radius of ham" would be a huge tip-off.

Frater Taciturnus · Post by **Frater Taciturnus** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:29 pm

Byko wrote:I think the quote that "I could feel allah [sic] condemning me to burn for eternity for being within a 6.2 meter radius of ham" would be a huge tip-off.

you know, not everyone reads the whole article, or throughly examines every site they go to. For example, when governemnt teachers tell students to go to "www.whitehouse.com" they dont usually get a chance to see the whole page.

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:38 pm

dsfcaptains2005 wrote:you know, not everyone reads the whole article, or throughly examines every site they go to.

This is one of the reasons http://www.dhmo.org is such a great site.

dsfcaptains2005 wrote:For example, when governemnt teachers tell students to go to "www.whitehouse.com" they dont usually get a chance to see the whole page.

In the event there are people running around who don't know about the whitehouse site referenced here, no one under 18 should go there to investigate.

Post by **DumbJaques** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:45 pm

That site has been defunct for a long time. But thanks to John for protecting America's youth from the corrupting influence of people search databases. BEWARE!

Stained Diviner · Post by **Stained Diviner** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:55 pm

The parody was based on a real event, and it has made the situation worse. Read more here.

My previous link was also to a real article.

xXWinter_FoXXx · Post by **xXWinter_FoXXx** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:00 pm

Since this now seems to be semi-real. I would like to say that Hate Crimes are stupid. I have been made fun of countless times for being a Christian and in none of those cases have they been treated as "Hate Crimes"... Yeah, by the way that parady note wasn't there before. :p

Captain Sinico · Post by **Captain Sinico** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:25 pm

When will this country stop repressing Christians? Will their travails never end?

Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-TN) · Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:43 pm

I'm reading the comments at the bottom and I want to scream at some of them.

It's really unfortunate that they made this parody and that it was broadcasted on national TV as fact, because the whole thing is troubling.

grapesmoker · Post by **grapesmoker** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:59 pm

I'm reading the comments at the bottom and I want to scream at some of them.

People are idiots, film at 11.

rchschem · Post by **rchschem** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:48 pm

There goes a Halliburton contract to build a wall of ham around the Green Zone.

Captain Sinico · Post by **Captain Sinico** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:03 pm

rchschem wrote:wall of ham

Post by **DumbJaques** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:05 pm

I have been made fun of countless times for being a Christian and in none of those cases have they been treated as "Hate Crimes"...

Yeah, totally, and I am entirely affended of people who do not eat pork products.

WE EAT HAM HERE.

Also, THEY TOOK OUR JOBS!!!

ecks · Post by **ecks** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:46 pm

xXWinter_FoXXx wrote:I have been made fun of countless times for being a Christian and in none of those cases have they been treated as "Hate Crimes"...

PLEASE don't tell me you compared being a Christian to being a Muslim in the United States. I can't even begin to explain all the things that are wrong with that.

The Time Keeper · Post by **The Time Keeper** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:54 pm

ImmaculateDeception wrote:
rchschem wrote:wall of ham

DH TTHS · Post by **DH TTHS** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:00 pm

This whole thing reminds me of the South Park hate crimes episode, where Cartman goes to Jouvie.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:38 pm

Dolemite wrote:
ImmaculateDeception wrote:
rchschem wrote:wall of ham

BuzzerZen · Post by **BuzzerZen** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:39 pm

leftsaidfred wrote:
Dolemite wrote:
ImmaculateDeception wrote:
rchschem wrote:wall of bacon

fixed

grapesmoker · Post by **grapesmoker** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:03 pm

DumbJaques wrote:Also, THEY TOOK OUR JOBS!!!

actually i took your job sorry

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:05 pm

You can't stack bacon into a wall.

The Time Keeper · Post by **The Time Keeper** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:08 pm

leftsaidfred wrote:You can't stack bacon into a wall.

maybe you can't

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:11 pm

bacon is not stackable it is in fred's big book of stackable items

xXWinter_FoXXx · Post by **xXWinter_FoXXx** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:02 pm

You're demonstrating my point perfectly. Acting as if Christian or Muslim is different, while supporting laws that supposedly promote equality. QFT: "Hate Crimes, A Savage Hypocrisy"

Matt Weiner · Post by **Matt Weiner** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:03 pm

xXWinter_FoXXx wrote:You're demonstrating my point perfectly. Acting as if Christian or Muslim is different, while supporting laws that supposedly promote equality. QFT: "Hate Crimes, A Savage Hypocrisy"

who are you and what are you talking about

quizbowllee · Post by **quizbowllee** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:13 pm

Matt Weiner wrote:
xXWinter_FoXXx wrote:You're demonstrating my point perfectly. Acting as if Christian or Muslim is different, while supporting laws that supposedly promote equality. QFT: "Hate Crimes, A Savage Hypocrisy"
who are you and what are you talking about

He's a repressed white Christian from Alabama... I know this because he's one of my players. I love him, but he makes me want to pull my hair out when he starts talking about his "beliefs" and "grievances."

He supported Roy More, but dresses gothic and listens to death metal. He's a walking contradiction.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:22 pm

Could you stack multiple hims into a wall

The Time Keeper · Post by **The Time Keeper** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:02 am

Matt Weiner wrote:
xXWinter_FoXXx wrote:You're demonstrating my point perfectly. Acting as if Christian or Muslim is different, while supporting laws that supposedly promote equality. QFT: "Hate Crimes, A Savage Hypocrisy"
who are you and what are you talking about

who is your daddy and what does he do

Wall of Ham · Post by **Wall of Ham** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:04 am

Ahhh, Fox News, what can you get right?

Oh wait. You're always right....Nevermind.

(Yes, I am a liberal)

Captain Sinico · Post by **Captain Sinico** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:36 am

BLiu wrote:(Yes, I am a wall of ham)

Captain Sinico · Post by **Captain Sinico** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:37 am

xXWinter_FoXXx wrote:Acting as if Christian or Muslim is different...

It's good to know that Christian and Muslim are exactly the same. That's a rather deep religious insight for one so young and stupid.

MaS

ecks · Post by **ecks** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:04 am

xXWinter_FoXXx wrote:You're demonstrating my point perfectly. Acting as if Christian or Muslim is different, while supporting laws that supposedly promote equality. QFT: "Hate Crimes, A Savage Hypocrisy"

Wait, wait, let me see if I'm getting this straight: in order for there to be equity under the law, everyone has to be the same? Stalin called, he wants your bacon back.

Er wait... bacon? Why the hell did I say that...

Post by **Auks Ran Ova** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:42 am

I think you meant

leftsaidfred wrote:
Dolemite wrote:
ImmaculateDeception wrote:
rchschem wrote:wall of ham

Zip Zap Rap Pants · Post by **Zip Zap Rap Pants** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:51 am

Dolemite wrote:
Matt Weiner wrote:
xXWinter_FoXXx wrote:You're demonstrating my point perfectly. Acting as if Christian or Muslim is different, while supporting laws that supposedly promote equality. QFT: "Hate Crimes, A Savage Hypocrisy"
who are you and what are you talking about
who is your daddy and what does he do

lol governator in da house

Zip Zap Rap Pants · Post by **Zip Zap Rap Pants** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:51 am

technology and double posts suck...

Post by **Auks Ran Ova** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:53 am

better learn more or you won't stand a chance at the TECHNOLOGY TOURNAMENT

Post by **DumbJaques** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:01 am

Brindlee Mountain: Tolerance, USA.

. . . At least Lee likes the midgets.

Wall of Ham · Post by **Wall of Ham** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:27 am

ImmaculateDeception wrote:
BLiu wrote:(Yes, I am a wall of ham)

Hmmm....

Fred, I will like to officially request that my name be changed to Wall of Ham, provided, of course, that I do not offend some of the pigs on this forum.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:47 am

You don't need to ask twice for that request.

quizbowllee · Post by **quizbowllee** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:55 am

DumbJaques wrote:Brindlee Mountain: Tolerance, USA.

. . . At least Lee likes the midgets.

LOL. Perhaps I should add the disclaimer that Winter Fox in no way speaks for the entirety of Brindlee Mountain's Quiz Bowl Team. In fact, I would say that most of his beliefs are completely opposite that of everyone else on the team. He gets made fun of... often... and for good reason.

If anyone wants to retaliate, he will be the blonde kid dressed in black on Brindlee Mountain B at Nationals. Feel free to supply him with ham sandwiches. And, if you do, could you throw some mustard and mayo on a couple of them. I might want to eat them because the food at the Crowne Plaza costs out the butt.

Byko · Post by **Byko** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:09 am

quizbowllee wrote:If anyone wants to retaliate, he will be the blonde kid dressed in black on Brindlee Mountain B at Nationals. Feel free to supply him with ham sandwiches. And, if you do, could you throw some mustard and mayo on a couple of them. I might want to eat them because the food at the Crowne Plaza costs out the butt.

In part, quoted for re-emphasis, but Lee, the food costs are the reason we're renting a car in Chicago for that weekend.

sweaver · Post by **sweaver** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:04 am

Wall of Ham wrote:
ImmaculateDeception wrote:
BLiu wrote:(Yes, I am a wall of ham)
Hmmm....

Fred, I will like to officially request that my name be changed to Wall of Ham, provided, of course, that I do not offend some of the pigs on this forum.

I wish to protest this, as I own copyright to "Wall of Ham." You should see my back yard.

rchschem · Post by **rchschem** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:41 am

sweaver wrote: I wish to protest this, as I own copyright to "Wall of Ham." You should see my back yard.

Can you see it from a plane?
Can you see it from a train?