How to say 'first' in malaysian ?

Hmmm... the word 'reparations' comes to mind. Good luck with that.

Well, you know, I dunno what to say, we did some bad stuff. I hope this helps:

Piss off.

Better?

I'm confused. Will Al Sharpton get on this reparations train, too?

Do not want.

off-topic, but is anyone leaving work early today? if so, how early?

The giant tea cups should be provided as evidence of intense psychological damage.

From TFA:

The group, which forms about eight percent of Malaysia's 26 million people, says a decades-old affirmative action plan for the country's Malay Muslim majority has deprived it of opportunities, and the government has done little to improve living standards.


O_o

"...suing Britain, the country's former colonial ruler, for $4 trillion (1.9 trillion pounds)."

"Moorthy wants Britain to pay damages of 1 million pounds to each of Malaysia's 2 million ethnic Indians..."

Something doesn't add up.

I submitted this with a better headline.

/no I didn't
//I think that's supposed to be the joke...

DownTheRabbitHole: off-topic, but is anyone leaving work early today? if so, how early?

Yes. The bosses are letting us shave off two hours today, so I get to leave at 2:30 - wooHOO!!

1.9 trillion pounds Subby... 1.9.

I think they prefer to be called 'wogs'.

DownTheRabbitHole: off-topic, but is anyone leaving work early today? if so, how early?

Yes, noon.

Britain needs to get back behind it's 1967 borders.

4 TRILLLLLLLLION Pounds

Cthulus_Toaster: The giant tea cups should be provided as evidence of intense psychological damage.

Disney World Malasia?

4 trillion pounds != 4 trillion dollars

thirdangletheory: "...suing Britain, the country's former colonial ruler, for $4 trillion (1.9 trillion pounds)."

"Moorthy wants Britain to pay damages of 1 million pounds to each of Malaysia's 2 million ethnic Indians..."

Something doesn't add up.

(1 * 10^6) * (2 * 10^6) = 2 * 10^12, which is about 1.9 trillion pounds. Unless we're talking about long scale notation, then it would be only 1.9 billion pounds. (popa)

Someone tell this guy to get in line.

DownTheRabbitHole: off-topic, but is anyone leaving work early today? if so, how early?

I think it's me and 2 other people in the office today. Officially we can leave at 3. Unofficially I think I can leave whenever I feel like it.

How about issuing them all with a credit note, redeemable at any British East India Company outlet store?

For the record, colonial times ended in Malaysia in 1957, not 1777.

Haha!

I love it when the British urge to be overwhelming PC-pussies comes back to bite them in the ass.

Alternatively, they can all come over and live in Merrie Olde England, where, within three months, they'll be just another minority group with interesting restaurants

/Pratchett

"How much??? Oh....let me write you a check"

Mayor Bee: DownTheRabbitHole: off-topic, but is anyone leaving work early today? if so, how early?

I think it's me and 2 other people in the office today. Officially we can leave at 3. Unofficially I think I can leave whenever I feel like it.

I want to leave early, and plan on it. Coworkers are scared to, it seems. Boss aint here!

I wanna just leave at 230

mike d_85 to answer your question, A group in malaysia recently had built a bunch of statues of really strange things such as teacups and tea kettles and some other things I don't remember. Does anyone else remember that being in the news a while ago?

Can't give you a headline subby but it sure sounds a lot like Canada.

ExRedStater: DownTheRabbitHole: off-topic, but is anyone leaving work early today? if so, how early?

Yes. The bosses are letting us shave off two hours today, so I get to leave at 2:30 - wooHOO!!
=====================================

The douches here like the element of suprise. They like to hand out the early leave like they're hosting the "Price is Right". Sometime between 1:00 and 2:00 pm today someone will come to my office and say, "Everyone can go home!!!"

/I might still be here to get the message

ExRedStater: "How much??? Oh....let me write you a check"

I LOL'd.

Apparently these people need to talk to every other minority that's been persecuted during the colonial times.
Untold numbers of African tribespeople were slaughtered and oppressed by the French, German and British during the colonialization of "the Dark Continent," which wasn't as long ago as these countries would like us to think. Google the Herero tribe in Africa. Good luck with that, Malays.

/Btw, not getting off early today. Get off early on Friday though...
//Explain to me how that makes sense. Stupid NYSE

Mayor Bee:
(1 * 10^6) * (2 * 10^6) = 2 * 10^12, which is about 1.9 trillion pounds. Unless we're talking about long scale notation, then it would be only 1.9 billion pounds. (popa)

You've blinded me with your science.

/has been out of school for far too long

Cthulus_Toaster, that wasn't a question, that was a smart-ass comment. I read your comment as "Giant tea cups should be provided as evidence of psychological damage." As in they should build some sort of memorial revolving around tea cups (which apparently they already did).

Disney World Malaysia -> as in Disney's famous tea cup ride (consisting of giant tea cups).

can i get reparations for what Francisco Pizarro did to my Incan ancestors in 1526? kthnxbye!!1!

Prehensile Quote 2007-11-21 10:24:06 AM
Apparently these people need to talk to every other minority that's been persecuted during the colonial times.
Untold numbers of African tribespeople were slaughtered and oppressed by the French, German and British during the colonialization of "the Dark Continent," which wasn't as long ago as these countries would like us to think. Google the Herero tribe in Africa. Good luck with that, Malays.

/Btw, not getting off early today. Get off early on Friday though...
//Explain to me how that makes sense. Stupid NYSE

Ah, ah, now now. Let's not forget the Churches role in this. Plus Spains, Portugals, the west Coast African tribes that participated in the whole sale slaughter of their own ethnicity. There's so much blame, and since we're pretty much all related, why don't we all just sue ourselves, accept a good dutch rudder and be done with it.

thedarkshadow: Prehensile Quote 2007-11-21 10:24:06 AM
Apparently these people need to talk to every other minority that's been persecuted during the colonial times.
Untold numbers of African tribespeople were slaughtered and oppressed by the French, German and British during the colonialization of "the Dark Continent," which wasn't as long ago as these countries would like us to think. Google the Herero tribe in Africa. Good luck with that, Malays.

/Btw, not getting off early today. Get off early on Friday though...
//Explain to me how that makes sense. Stupid NYSE

Ah, ah, now now. Let's not forget the Churches role in this. Plus Spains, Portugals, the west Coast African tribes that participated in the whole sale slaughter of their own ethnicity. There's so much blame, and since we're pretty much all related, why don't we all just sue ourselves, accept a good dutch rudder and be done with it.

...and don't forget the wholescale genocide of the native Americans by the none native ones.

\How long before people become native by the way ?

DROxINxTHExWIND: ExRedStater: DownTheRabbitHole: off-topic, but is anyone leaving work early today? if so, how early?

Yes. The bosses are letting us shave off two hours today, so I get to leave at 2:30 - wooHOO!!
=====================================

The douches here like the element of suprise. They like to hand out the early leave like they're hosting the "Price is Right". Sometime between 1:00 and 2:00 pm today someone will come to my office and say, "Everyone can go home!!!"

/I might still be here to get the message

Exactly! And little do they know that the word got out two hours ago and everybody's been packed up, shut down and ready to go since they heard the news. And yet, everybody puts on their best 'fake surprise' face full of false gratitude when they hear the official word!

/gotta love holiday traditions

ExRedStater: DROxINxTHExWIND: ExRedStater: DownTheRabbitHole: off-topic, but is anyone leaving work early today? if so, how early?

Yes. The bosses are letting us shave off two hours today, so I get to leave at 2:30 - wooHOO!!
=====================================

The douches here like the element of suprise. They like to hand out the early leave like they're hosting the "Price is Right". Sometime between 1:00 and 2:00 pm today someone will come to my office and say, "Everyone can go home!!!"

/I might still be here to get the message

Exactly! And little do they know that the word got out two hours ago and everybody's been packed up, shut down and ready to go since they heard the news. And yet, everybody puts on their best 'fake surprise' face full of false gratitude when they hear the official word!

/gotta love holiday traditions

Maybe the manager likes being the guy who gives good news once in a while. It has to be depressing only telling people when they screwed up and how to improve themselves.

The US no longer has a monopoly on the reparations morons it seems :)

mike_d85: ExRedStater: DROxINxTHExWIND: ExRedStater: DownTheRabbitHole: off-topic, but is anyone leaving work early today? if so, how early?

Yes. The bosses are letting us shave off two hours today, so I get to leave at 2:30 - wooHOO!!
=====================================

The douches here like the element of suprise. They like to hand out the early leave like they're hosting the "Price is Right". Sometime between 1:00 and 2:00 pm today someone will come to my office and say, "Everyone can go home!!!"

/I might still be here to get the message

Exactly! And little do they know that the word got out two hours ago and everybody's been packed up, shut down and ready to go since they heard the news. And yet, everybody puts on their best 'fake surprise' face full of false gratitude when they hear the official word!

/gotta love holiday traditions

Maybe the manager likes being the guy who gives good news once in a while. It has to be depressing only telling people when they screwed up and how to improve themselves.

Well, aren't you just TOO cute!? Can I pinch your cheeks? Huh? Can I?

/poor, widdle managers. I fwink I'm gonna cwy *sniff - sniff*

the Aristocrats?

Some of my Indians brethren have been waiting for years for the Koh-i-noor to be returned. Ain't gonna happen! They probably think they paid for it by teaching us cricket.

Hmmmmmmm people wanting retribution for something that happened to their ancestors in the past. Where have I seen this before?

I got one...Stupid.

No seriously. That could have been the whole headline right there and it still would have completley summed the story up.

Stupid.

/ya know you like it.

Really stupid question time:

If the UK settle in any way(however unlikely), does this open the door to all other colonies having reparation cases? I.E. can American colonialists (and their decedents) sue the U.K. for damages? Israel? China? India? Ireland?

I doubt this would ever happen(Though the U.K. is made up by a bunch of pussies who are scared of hoodies) but what a pandoras box!

...said Moorthy, who accuses British officials of failing to honour their responsibility to protect ethnic Indians when they granted independence to Malaysia in 1957.

That's what independence is all about chum, looking after yourself.

Malaysia, huh? "The Sleeping Dictionary" (new window)

Many male farkers should know this one...

Unlike the US, the Crown has actually had the strength of character to apologize (as well as make reparations) when they violate their agreements to take advantage of the native inhabitants.

/Once they were taken to court over it ...

Well, Britain was very naughty.