tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post9073291649266753450..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: EXPLAINING MY PROUD CULTUREjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56654511032879367862016-11-25T23:49:33.963-05:002016-11-25T23:49:33.963-05:00It's not easy being a WASP. You have done well...It's not easy being a WASP. You have done well to succeed in life despite this background of hardship and struggle.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-75306204749734155932016-11-23T00:41:06.164-05:002016-11-23T00:41:06.164-05:00I'm a Heinz 57 but when you have an Italian Ca...I'm a Heinz 57 but when you have an Italian Catholic dad you're Italian and Catholic. :) - Catching up! Been hiding out in "Santa's/Mimi's Workshop." :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-70305502338494034232016-11-22T11:47:19.126-05:002016-11-22T11:47:19.126-05:00Hi, I'm here via Stephen Hayes and the Chubby ...Hi, I'm here via Stephen Hayes and the Chubby Chatterbox blog. Glad to meet you. After reading this I don't know what I am. White, Irish, Spiritual. I do drink lager beer and I curse up a storm. What does that make me? LOL Great post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088064062652601423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-284760137406909952016-11-21T21:58:59.179-05:002016-11-21T21:58:59.179-05:00I think my husband and I are WASPs, even though I ...I think my husband and I are WASPs, even though I grew up in a trailer, and he in a house with no indoor plumbing, taking a bath in a washtub in the kitchen, and putting cardboard in his shoes to cover the holes in the soles.<br /><br />We've done okay. Sometimes, you've gotta make your own picnic.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-80253573087282450582016-11-21T21:06:19.143-05:002016-11-21T21:06:19.143-05:00I really like that trick with the salt spoon. But...I really like that trick with the salt spoon. But it doesn't work worth a darn with my $1.98 salt shaker.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-80996394045205996422016-11-21T20:20:02.153-05:002016-11-21T20:20:02.153-05:00For the record this post was written in 2012 it is...For the record this post was written in 2012 it is not intended in any way to be political and is merely a satirical post where I poke a little fun at my own roots...this will remain a political free blog, i am not responsible for political comments. joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-19655207814703586302016-11-21T20:16:59.686-05:002016-11-21T20:16:59.686-05:00My husband definitely fits this profile. Not sure ...My husband definitely fits this profile. Not sure how he ended up with a German like me. Wait, I remember. I asked him out.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-13249585598908192512016-11-21T20:14:39.481-05:002016-11-21T20:14:39.481-05:00Well, you got your guy in the columned house on Pe...Well, you got your guy in the columned house on Pennsylvania Ave, dontcha? You guys will be getting the respect you've been missing. Enjoy. <br />Us others, the other 75% of the population, will get what we get, from the leavings. But we'll be happy with this, nod and smile....'yessir'. <br />Couple of my kids might not be so compliant, but, well, your people trained him, ranger school and all.<br /><br />Just kidding, Joeh. <br />Just like your post, just kidding.<br />MikeShould Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-34971648914197659372016-11-21T15:58:30.777-05:002016-11-21T15:58:30.777-05:00I come from a long line of European Jews; is there...I come from a long line of European Jews; is there any way I could become a WASP?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-38560139488967588142016-11-21T12:23:38.110-05:002016-11-21T12:23:38.110-05:00I just failed your "WASP" test.I just failed your "WASP" test.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-28644532539495176022016-11-21T12:15:31.034-05:002016-11-21T12:15:31.034-05:00I am proud to know you and I respect your culture....I am proud to know you and I respect your culture. I respect every culture until any one culture tries to demean my culture. Then there is a problem.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-54038339270100573752016-11-21T11:29:47.136-05:002016-11-21T11:29:47.136-05:00I am Waspish in that we were only upper crust on m...I am Waspish in that we were only upper crust on my mother's side. Dad was a lower end WASP. Had to laugh at the silver comment. My mom had barrels of heirloom silver that had to be moved when we did. Being the only girl child, it was my job to polish those crates of silver. I hate silver today. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-89742561272535273902016-11-21T09:03:46.694-05:002016-11-21T09:03:46.694-05:00I used to think I was a WASP until I read your lis...I used to think I was a WASP until I read your list...now I'm not so sure lol.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-42198737899877379192016-11-21T08:36:36.154-05:002016-11-21T08:36:36.154-05:00It's now 2016, after the election. I wonder ho...It's now 2016, after the election. I wonder how many would just as well have wished our President, who is racially and culturally different, could have had a third term.<br /><br />I suppose I am a bit waspISH. I think it sounds better than being a Kraut. I do like my silver, anyway.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-81531923059935228282016-11-21T08:21:43.564-05:002016-11-21T08:21:43.564-05:00My English/Irish/Scotch/Dutch ancestors were worki...My English/Irish/Scotch/Dutch ancestors were working class, as were the Italians and the Lebanese and the Albanians -- a mixture for sure.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-75243299175204417272016-11-21T07:56:02.141-05:002016-11-21T07:56:02.141-05:00I'm a WASP and proud first generation college ...I'm a WASP and proud first generation college graduate. My WASP ancestors were all farmers or servants, so I guess I'm not all that WASPish, in the cultural sense.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-42308766583024858242016-11-21T03:57:16.846-05:002016-11-21T03:57:16.846-05:00I guess I'm a WASP too, a poor one, one that d...I guess I'm a WASP too, a poor one, one that didn't go to boarding school or have anything posh. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-50493337853815979812016-11-21T02:47:52.519-05:002016-11-21T02:47:52.519-05:00Being a WASP sounds suspiciously like being upper ...Being a WASP sounds suspiciously like being upper class English, with possibly the only difference is you don't send your kids to boarding school from age 6 to 18.<br />I've never had this explained so thoroughly before, so thanks. From a commoner of a much lower order.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-37831920402405394262016-11-21T01:17:22.493-05:002016-11-21T01:17:22.493-05:00You should have a read of this blog:-
https://theo...You should have a read of this blog:-<br />https://theoldmoneybook.com<br />Definitely no sarcasm there :)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487589871746402154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-71505452694441796062016-11-20T23:33:20.219-05:002016-11-20T23:33:20.219-05:00I was born a WAS-C (White Anglo Saxon Catholic). I...I was born a WAS-C (White Anglo Saxon Catholic). I converted later to a WAS-C (White Anglo Saxon Christian). Actually now that I think of it, I'm not sure I'm Anglo Saxon. My "roots" are Slavic, 100% Polish in nature. I try to do the best I can with what I have to work with. I don't try to discriminate. I try to accept and help and show kindness to others. I think it just makes me a participant in this human race?<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.com