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feckingmorons

2012-11-20 2:34:46 AM

Well it is all about her, heck she even smoked next to a no smoking sign.

She is sticking it to the man.

Uncouth child.

Zeppo Nightshade

2012-11-20 2:36:02 AM

Maybe she could work for Westboro Baptist

kxs401

2012-11-20 2:57:05 AM

It was a stupid thing to do, but goddamn has the military worship in this country gotten out of control.

Happy Hours

2012-11-20 3:11:53 AM

kxs401: It was a stupid thing to do, but goddamn has the military worship in this country gotten out of control.

I don't think so....She didn't even have a point other than to shiat on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

I visited there once. There are certain places and situations where you should shut up and show some respect and that is one of them. Some poor bastard went to war and died in the service of his country. It's something that every soldier in our military might be asked to do at some point.

You can complain all you want about our foreign policy and how we've fought unjust wars but the grunt on the ground is the one who didn't make those decisions and he (or she) is there doing his (or her) best and often sacrificing their life.

Do you know anyone who has ever died? A parent? A grandparent? A friend? Maybe you should go visit their grave and then visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington. And think about something besides lolcats.

And then think about how you might feel about this girl shiatting on your grandmother's grave.

kxs401

2012-11-20 3:22:14 AM

Happy Hours: kxs401: It was a stupid thing to do, but goddamn has the military worship in this country gotten out of control.

I don't think so....She didn't even have a point other than to shiat on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

I visited there once. There are certain places and situations where you should shut up and show some respect and that is one of them. Some poor bastard went to war and died in the service of his country. It's something that every soldier in our military might be asked to do at some point.

You can complain all you want about our foreign policy and how we've fought unjust wars but the grunt on the ground is the one who didn't make those decisions and he (or she) is there doing his (or her) best and often sacrificing their life.

Do you know anyone who has ever died? A parent? A grandparent? A friend? Maybe you should go visit their grave and then visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington. And think about something besides lolcats.

And then think about how you might feel about this girl shiatting on your grandmother's grave.

I've noticed before that you were a dumb asshole. Aren't you the proud drunk driver?

Confabulat

2012-11-20 3:25:07 AM

Happy Hours: Do you know anyone who has ever died? A parent? A grandparent? A friend? Maybe you should go visit their grave and then visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington. And think about something besides lolcats.

And then think about how you might feel about this girl shiatting on your grandmother's grave.

My father was in Vietnam when I was born, and he spent 25 years in the military raising a family of five boys and a wife on a serviceman's salary.

He's dead now, but he would have had a good chuckle over that photo.

Happy Hours

2012-11-20 3:43:12 AM

kxs401: I've noticed before that you were a dumb asshole.

What exactly did I say in that post that was either "dumb" or being an "asshole"?

Aren't you the proud drunk driver?

Yeah - I'm proud to say I can drive with a 0.05 BAC and not kill anyone or cause any accidents, unlike many sober people.

Are you one of those people who thinks the legal limit should be 0.0 BAC? Are you one of those people who thinks drivers should be allowed to run red lights and change lanes without looking so long as they haven't had a drop to drink?

Zeppo Nightshade

2012-11-20 3:43:29 AM

My father was in WWII.
He would not have chuckled.

kxs401

2012-11-20 3:45:39 AM

Happy Hours: kxs401: I've noticed before that you were a dumb asshole.

What exactly did I say in that post that was either "dumb" or being an "asshole"?

Aren't you the proud drunk driver?

Yeah - I'm proud to say I can drive with a 0.05 BAC and not kill anyone or cause any accidents, unlike many sober people.

Are you one of those people who thinks the legal limit should be 0.0 BAC? Are you one of those people who thinks drivers should be allowed to run red lights and change lanes without looking so long as they haven't had a drop to drink?

No, I'm one of those people who thinks you're a stupid asshole who constantly spouts off about sh*t he knows nothing about.

Happy Hours

2012-11-20 3:51:49 AM

kxs401: No, I'm one of those people who thinks you're a stupid asshole who constantly spouts off about sh*t he knows nothing about.

And yet you can't articulate exactly what I said in my earlier post that was "dumb". Do you have a point or are you just going to call me names?

MmmmBacon

2012-11-20 3:54:10 AM

Can't we all just get along?

kxs401

2012-11-20 3:55:03 AM

Happy Hours: kxs401: No, I'm one of those people who thinks you're a stupid asshole who constantly spouts off about sh*t he knows nothing about.

And yet you can't articulate exactly what I said in my earlier post that was "dumb". Do you have a point or are you just going to call me names?

There's the fact that it had nothing to do with my post, which you were ostensibly replying to.

Happy Hours

2012-11-20 3:59:58 AM

kxs401: ere's the fact that it had nothing to do with my post, which you were ostensibly replying to.

lolwut?

You said something about military worship. I said there are certain places for respect and I believed Arlington is one of those places..

Then you brought up drunk driving - which has nothing to do with anything in this thread and then you continued on with personal attacks (calling me a "stupid asshole" among other things).

So which of us is bringing up shiat that has nothing to do with the subject of this thread?

kxs401

2012-11-20 4:01:43 AM

Happy Hours: kxs401: ere's the fact that it had nothing to do with my post, which you were ostensibly replying to.

lolwut?

You said something about military worship. I said there are certain places for respect and I believed Arlington is one of those places..

Then you brought up drunk driving - which has nothing to do with anything in this thread and then you continued on with personal attacks (calling me a "stupid asshole" among other things).

So which of us is bringing up shiat that has nothing to do with the subject of this thread?

The reactions to the picture were another example of the out-of-control military worship in this country, just like your moronic response was another example of how f*cking clueless you are.

Zeppo Nightshade

2012-11-20 4:03:49 AM

HITLER!
Well, we were going to end up there sooner or later.
Might as well get it out of the way.

kxs401

2012-11-20 4:05:28 AM

I really need to go to bed. Just because someone has a pattern of being an egregiously douchey dumbass doesn't mean I have to be nasty.

Happy Hours

2012-11-20 4:13:56 AM

kxs401: The reactions to the picture were another example of the out-of-control military worship in this country, just like your moronic response was another example of how f*cking clueless you are.

Can you explain to the class how anything I said was "moronic" or "dumb" or "f*cking clueless"?

So you have a problem with the military. I get that. But I would point out again that the average GI or even most officers have nothing to do with foreign policy or which wars they are ordered to fight in.

Most Americans never go to Arlington. That's cool with me. This girl did go to Arlington and she let the world know that she was giving a big "f*ck you" to everyone who ever served in the military.

kxs401

2012-11-20 4:18:06 AM

Happy Hours: Can you explain to the class how anything I said was "moronic" or "dumb" or "f*cking clueless"?

Here:

Happy Hours: So you have a problem with the military.

Slaxl

2012-11-20 4:22:44 AM

It is a profound lack of respect but why get worked up over it? If I was there I would have quietly told her not to be a dick, and I'm not even American, but you'll be hard pressed to get me as annoyed as some people are over a picture on the internet.

themindiswatching

2012-11-20 4:38:50 AM

Another Millennial finds out that Facebook is actually public.

/facepalms at his generation

Happy Hours

2012-11-20 5:28:20 AM

Slaxl: It is a profound lack of respect but why get worked up over it? If I was there I would have quietly told her not to be a dick, and I'm not even American, but you'll be hard pressed to get me as annoyed as some people are over a picture on the internet.

I'm not sure how to explain it. Why did I get a very weird creepy feeling when I drove past Dachau in Germany? I'm not even Jewish. Dachau and Arlington are not the same thing by any stretch of the imagination but like I said earlier there are some places where you should just shut up and show some respect.

The reason I didn't stop and visit Dachau was because I didn't want to think about it. I just wanted to get away from it, but imagine if you will the outrage that would have happened if this coont had visited Dachau and done the same thing. At the same time, let's put the outrage in perspective. This isn't making national headlines. It's not news, it's Fark.

What if she had done the same to a national symbol of another country? Wiped her ass with the Union Jack while standing in front of Buckingham Palace? Some people might have a problem with that.

Maybe it's not quite as bad as holding a punk rock prayer in the most important church in the nation which is probably why she's not being sent to a gulag, but she deserves every ounce of ridicule and loathing that she is getting.

It might have been different if she had a point, but she wasn't protesting US foreign policy - she just wanted to take a shiat on a grave that is very a revered and solemn place in the US. .

bunner

2012-11-20 5:29:05 AM

It's not that self-important, I'll-shiat-anywhere-if-somebody-watches douchebags are douchebags. It's that they think douchebag is interesting.

Because People in power are Stupid

2012-11-20 6:14:38 AM

Chick with fat arms does something... meh.

Nofun

2012-11-20 6:49:07 AM

Yay, another person for my ignore list.

This lady deserves the criticism. Defiling the tomb of unknown soldier is not the same thing as sticking it to the man. It's defiling the memory of the person who gave you the right to stick it to the man.

Gwendolyn

2012-11-20 7:11:02 AM

Nofun: Yay, another person for my ignore list.

This lady deserves the criticism. Defiling the tomb of unknown soldier is not the same thing as sticking it to the man. It's defiling the memory of the person who gave you the right to stick it to the man.

She didn't take a piss on it she took a not-so-funny picture.

aimtastic

2012-11-20 7:36:11 AM

Everybody needs to read this: Three Simple Rules to Solve the Internet

gopher321

2012-11-20 8:13:37 AM

OK, I larfed. But I'm not American.

djkutch

2012-11-20 8:38:41 AM

kxs401: It was a stupid thing to do, but goddamn has the military worship in this country gotten out of control.

Nonsense. I watched "Acts of Valor" last night, and I've waited until this morning enlist. I actually slept on it!

organizmx

2012-11-20 9:42:42 AM

Confabulat: Happy Hours: Do you know anyone who has ever died? A parent? A grandparent? A friend? Maybe you should go visit their grave and then visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington. And think about something besides lolcats.

And then think about how you might feel about this girl shiatting on your grandmother's grave.

My father was in Vietnam when I was born, and he spent 25 years in the military raising a family of five boys and a wife on a serviceman's salary.

He's dead now, but he would have had a good chuckle over that photo.

My grandfather was in Korea. A lot of his friends died. He would not have chuckled.

Wellon Dowd

2012-11-20 9:43:33 AM

Whoa whoa who... wait. We didn't mean any disrespect when we were being disrespectful.

vermicious k'nid

2012-11-20 9:44:05 AM

Pic was funny.

Pull the military stick out of y'alls' collective anuses.

A Terrible Human

2012-11-20 9:44:24 AM

A dumb biatch doing something dumb? That's impossible!

Philip Francis Queeg

2012-11-20 9:46:23 AM

Spent all his savings buying Twinkies on Ebay

thurstonxhowell

2012-11-20 9:47:23 AM

Happy Hours: What if she had done the same to a national symbol of another country? Wiped her ass with the Union Jack while standing in front of Buckingham Palace? Some people might have a problem with that.

Not this guy. In fact, I might have to start making some travel plans...

Philip Francis Queeg

2012-11-20 9:47:51 AM

Philip Francis Queeg: [static5.businessinsider.com image 400x300]

Spent all his savings buying Twinkies on Ebay

Wrong thread. Dammit!

Rocket To Russia

2012-11-20 9:49:51 AM

But, but she's being politically incorrect! Aren't we supposed to be impressed by what a rebel she is?

ExperianScaresCthulhu

2012-11-20 9:50:24 AM

Nofun: This lady deserves the criticism. Defiling the tomb of unknown soldier is not the same thing as sticking it to the man. It's defiling the memory of the person who gave you the right to stick it to the man.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

/the right to say whatever you want doesn't include the right not to bear the consequences of saying whatever you want

spcMike

2012-11-20 9:50:29 AM

I think it would be a different story if the pic was funny. But it reeks of trying too hard.

Also, why do they ask for silence and reverence at the Jefferson Memorial. The man was a fancy-pants nancy boy who could hold a candle to the awesomeness that was Alexander Hamilton.

EyeballKid

2012-11-20 9:50:35 AM

Philip Francis Queeg: Philip Francis Queeg: [static5.businessinsider.com image 400x300]

Spent all his savings buying Twinkies on Ebay

Wrong thread. Dammit!

I dunno, Porky's just as likely to be most hated person on the internet as a woman who posed with her mouth open as if she were yelling in a cemetery.

DarnoKonrad

2012-11-20 9:53:52 AM

Philip Francis Queeg: Philip Francis Queeg: [static5.businessinsider.com image 400x300]

Spent all his savings buying Twinkies on Ebay

Wrong thread. Dammit!

Still on topic as an internet douche bag tho.

ExperianScaresCthulhu

2012-11-20 9:54:31 AM

vermicious k'nid: Pic was funny.

Pull the military stick out of y'alls' collective anuses.

Pic was retarded.

yet after writing this, she tries to BA-LEET EVER'THANG.

she's a retard who's never had to work or suffer or toil for anything in her life.
she's the perfect argument for mandatory enlistment for citizenship. yeah: Women Included.

Adjective Bird Whiskey

2012-11-20 9:54:39 AM

lol ur so edgey

Ya f*ckface.

Mid_mo_mad_man

2012-11-20 9:54:47 AM

Last time I check this was a free country and while maybe not in good taste she harmed no one doing this. Btw it's interesting that fark calls this disrespectful when the cemetery was founded as a f$&k you

unexplained bacon

2012-11-20 9:54:53 AM

dumbass trying to be some sort of rebel for her facebook friends.

this isn't political and there's no statement being made here other than, "huh, look at me, I do the opposite of what signs say!"

/stupid as hell

ReverendJasen

2012-11-20 9:55:05 AM

Who gives a shiat? Really, if you don't have enough to worry about in your life to give this more attention a yawn and eyeroll, go get a damn hobby.

velvet_fog

2012-11-20 9:56:30 AM

It was a stupid thing to do, but all the people saying she should be fired are wrong. Free speech protects even the speech we find particularly objectionable. Ironically, that's one of the things the unknown soldier died for.

Ol' Derpy Bastard

2012-11-20 9:57:23 AM

An attention whore doing attention whoring things on the Interwebs? Really now?

Also, someone needs to shoop a Twinkie sticking out of the b*tch's mouth. For teh lulz.

vermicious k'nid

2012-11-20 9:57:45 AM

Gwendolyn: Nofun: Yay, another person for my ignore list.

This lady deserves the criticism. Defiling the tomb of unknown soldier is not the same thing as sticking it to the man. It's defiling the memory of the person who gave you the right to stick it to the man.

She didn't take a piss on it she took a not-so-funny picture.

Also, this.

She would've done the same thing had she seen the same sign in a library and no one would've blinked an eye. She wasn't "defiling" anything. She was using a sign as a prop.

Communist_Manifesto

2012-11-20 9:58:17 AM

Meh, it's not like she is doing anything really offensive like shiatting on the sign or something, taking a 2 second picture where you're fake screaming with your middle finger up where you shouldn't be is just like so crazy you guys. I'm more disturbed by the fact she seems to think she is being truly edgy and really defying authority. She strikes me as someone who is incredibly vapid and wouldn't want to stand up to actual authority lest they pepper spray her and beat her with billy clubs.

whollyholeyholy

2012-11-20 9:58:52 AM

It is awfully hard to imagine being in the vicinity of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and somehow also feeling in a joking mood. It's a pretty moving place. That said, she obviously wants to be Sarah Silverman while also holding a day job, and she'll be judged for her actions. That may end up being more than she bargained for.

Cinaed

2012-11-20 9:58:56 AM

If you meant no disrespect... then why the fark did you do that?

Rich Cream

2012-11-20 9:59:39 AM

Pic not really funny or full of commentary. Not insulting either. As a matter of fact she is facing away from the tomb so.......?

vermicious k'nid

2012-11-20 9:59:46 AM

ExperianScaresCthulhu: vermicious k'nid: Pic was funny.

Pull the military stick out of y'alls' collective anuses.

Pic was retarded.

[wizbangblog.com image 471x112]

yet after writing this, she tries to BA-LEET EVER'THANG.

she's a retard who's never had to work or suffer or toil for anything in her life.
she's the perfect argument for mandatory enlistment for citizenship. yeah: Women Included.

She's probably "BA-LEETing EVER'THANG" because internet assholes like you are going to mercilessly torment her over prop comedy.

The Islamic Shock

2012-11-20 9:59:50 AM

themindiswatching: Another Millennial ~~finds out that Facebook is actually public.~~ doesn't know how to use privacy controls.

FTFY

scottydoesntknow

2012-11-20 10:03:03 AM

velvet_fog: It was a stupid thing to do, but all the people saying she should be fired are wrong. Free speech protects even the speech we find particularly objectionable. Ironically, that's one of the things the unknown soldier died for.

Private business. If your employee acts like an ass on the internet (and that ass-like behavior is in public view for everyone to see), the company has every right to fire you because you're misrepresenting them.

I've seen it happen many times.

protectyourlimbs

2012-11-20 10:05:15 AM

get over it, it was meant to be funny even if it wasnt, if you could have her arrested and beaten for doing something disrespectful you would have dont more damage to that tomb than she could ever have...

clambam

2012-11-20 10:06:56 AM

I disagree with what she had to say, but will defend to the death her right to say it.

magores

2012-11-20 10:07:19 AM

dad got a DSC in Vietnam. He chuckle as he wiped her brain matter off the bottom of his boots. Otherwise, no.

Jackpot777

2012-11-20 10:07:48 AM

ExperianScaresCthulhu: vermicious k'nid: Pic was funny.

Pull the military stick out of y'alls' collective anuses.

Pic was retarded.

[wizbangblog.com image 471x112]

yet after writing this, she tries to BA-LEET EVER'THANG.

she's a retard who's never had to work or suffer or toil for anything in her life.
she's the perfect argument for mandatory enlistment for citizenship. yeah: Women Included.

/would you like to know more?

jso2897

2012-11-20 10:08:04 AM

MmmmBacon: Can't we all just get along?

Not when sleazy media assholes can profit by dividing us. Why do you think this "asshole du jour" story was put on the Politics tab? Clicky, clicky, clicky!

Sock Ruh Tease

2012-11-20 10:10:51 AM

The beauty of free speech: you can be an asshole near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, but others can think you're an asshole.

Cletus C.

2012-11-20 10:11:42 AM

Because People in power are Stupid: Chick with fat arms does something... meh.

I don't know. It's one of those pictures where the woman could be hot or a cow. Lindsay needs to do some nude disrespectin' so we can clear this up.

one0nine

2012-11-20 10:12:09 AM

There's a time and a place to do stupid shiat and joke around, and Arlington doesn't qualify for either. It's a big, huge, wide open world and there's plenty of places for her to be her douchetastic self instead of here, where people come to pay respects to their family members.

Source4leko

2012-11-20 10:12:16 AM

Have fun dealing with the consequences of your free speech biatch! I hope your employer is willing to as well.

error 303

2012-11-20 10:13:35 AM

The best part was when the arm popped up from the grave and grabbed her ankle, dragging her back down into the abyss.

Karne

2012-11-20 10:14:52 AM

magores: dad got a DSC in Vietnam. He chuckle as he wiped her brain matter off the bottom of his boots. Otherwise, no.

Your dad would murder a female American citizen over flipping a bird? He sounds like a great guy!

EyeballKid

2012-11-20 10:14:53 AM

Sock Ruh Tease: The beauty of free speech: you can be an asshole near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, but others can think you're an asshole.

Or, as a Law & Order: SVU actor once phrased it,

Lyonid

2012-11-20 10:14:58 AM

"Everyone look at me! I'm intentionally doing something offensive!"

[5 mins. later]

"Hey, why is everyone getting offended?!?! You're supposed to tell me I'm edgy and cool!"

/no sympathy

sprawl15

2012-11-20 10:15:05 AM

ever since 0bamma has been reelected disrespect among the youths is at record highs

Muta

2012-11-20 10:17:01 AM

I LOL'ed.

Curse of the Goth Kids

2012-11-20 10:17:23 AM

The internet being what it is has led to a deluge of comments on her employer's Facebook page. Apparently they are going to apologize.

Heh. TFA even has said Bookface page linked, so even more people can get in on it. The main thing I'm taking away from this is that I'm still glad I'm not on Facebook. But what about the Awful Lady, you ask? I don't really have an opinion about the foolish, inconsequential, non-criminal actions of somebody who lives hundreds of miles away and whom I'll never meet or even hear of again, probably. The era of universal celebrity is a particularly dumb time in which to live.

offmymeds

2012-11-20 10:18:27 AM

She's no douchebag. She's just your garden-variety stupid biatch with a poor sense of humor.

bwilson27

2012-11-20 10:19:24 AM

I pissed on the unknown soldier's grave. fark it, I didn't know the loser anyway.

Eddie Adams from Torrance

2012-11-20 10:19:57 AM

Does not approve.

ds615

2012-11-20 10:20:05 AM

Her ability to do that, and talk about it, is exactly what all those guys died for.
So it's a really powerful confirmation that they gave their lives for something.

Silencing her, or telling her she shouldn't have done that, is the same thing as telling all those soldiers that they died for nothing. That their lives were a waste.

I don't think that would be very nice.

MFK

2012-11-20 10:21:01 AM

jesus christ. I just clicked through the links in TFA that link to her employer's facebook page and the people there are just screaming, demanding an apology from this chick's employer and it got me thinking:

WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?

Seriously. This was a stupid kid making a stupid mistake like stupid kids tend to do and yet the internet is bound and determined to ruin the lives and livelihoods of everyone even remotely connected to this girl.

It's not like she killed anyone. It's not like she stole anything or committed a hate crime or any crime for that matter. She just took a stupid goofy picture and put it on her facebook page. I have profound respect for the military, especially those that gave their lives, but it's not like she was defacing tombstones or urinating on graves.

To those of you who are posting on her boss's page and commenting publicly about this: who do you think you are that you're entitled to harass her employers who had nothing to do with it and generally fark up this girl forever? It must be nice to have never done anything immature before. You're just being judgmental dicks.

vermicious k'nid

2012-11-20 10:22:37 AM

I don't know why this is bothering me so much, but it is.

Question for all the people vilifying this woman: Do you GENUINELY think that her intent with this picture is to give a big "FARK YOU!" to all the military and the people who died for this country? Like, she went to Arlington, suddenly realized how much she hates dead soldiers, then said to her husband "Get a pic of me one finger saluting these dead arseholes. Hey, then I'll post it to Facebook so the world can see how much I hate them!"

Or did she say:

"Haha, look at the sign. Take a picture of me being ironic."

Now carefully apply Occam's razor.

Mid_mo_mad_man

2012-11-20 10:24:50 AM

First of all this is being blown out of apportion. Second the men there fought for her right to do this. To censor her is wrong. All speech is protected or none should be protected

s1ugg0

2012-11-20 10:27:25 AM

Freedom of speech does not equal freedom from ridicule and scorn.

You get what you deserve you douche.

coeyagi

2012-11-20 10:28:38 AM

Furst Amendment, god damnit.

TrollingForColumbine

2012-11-20 10:29:16 AM

sigh

what's her fark handle

/oblig

MayoSlather

2012-11-20 10:30:54 AM

I see no one has inquired what her fark handle is yet.

People get offended so easily. It may be poor taste, but no harm done.

MayoSlather

2012-11-20 10:31:43 AM

TrollingForColumbine: sigh

what's her fark handle

/oblig

Damn you

Testiclaw

2012-11-20 10:32:39 AM

See picture, shake head, move on.

Smackledorfer

2012-11-20 10:32:57 AM

She is an idiot, but it isn't like the majority of our country really has all this mad respect for soldiers anyways. It's all lip service and manipulation by those controlling them.

The same people who still view the Iraq war as justified are the first people who will throw a hissy fit over fast and furious. Meanwhile I was told I hated the troops because I didn't want our country to start wars and nation-building operations and now I get told things like I don't value lives because I don't see F&F as the greatest issue of them all.

Hickory-smoked

2012-11-20 10:33:29 AM

An ignorant douchebag? Certainly, but she certainly isn't the sociopath that this one is;

coeyagi

2012-11-20 10:33:52 AM

TrollingForColumbine: sigh

what's her fark handle

/oblig

With such anti-patriot behavior, you can be assured that her handle does not include the following words: random, beta, enviro, winter, cheese, tony, skinny or colon.

Ant

2012-11-20 10:35:40 AM

Oh no! someone took a joking picture of themselves shouting and flipping off a sign!

orclover

2012-11-20 10:37:22 AM

Call me when she takes a crap on the TouS, and the subsequent ass beating that the two marines there give her.

Eatin' Queer Fetuses for Jesus

2012-11-20 10:39:04 AM

Zeppo Nightshade: My father was in WWII.
He would not have chuckled.

Which concentration camp did he guard?

Ant

2012-11-20 10:39:14 AM

Happy Hours: And then think about how you might feel about this girl shiatting on your grandmother's grave.

Wait, was there literal defecation involved? If not, I don't think I'd really care unless I was there when she was doing her shouting. I'm pretty sure dead people don't give a shiat either.

impaler

2012-11-20 10:40:32 AM

unexplained bacon: this isn't political and there's no statement being made here other than, "huh, look at me, I do the opposite of what signs say!"

This.

Anyone taking it to be more than that is an idiot.

IlGreven

2012-11-20 10:40:45 AM

She's dead. I don't think she has any feelings. As for me...she's dead, why should I worry about it?

HotWingConspiracy

2012-11-20 10:41:35 AM

Jeez, now everyone hates free speech and expression.

IlGreven

2012-11-20 10:42:11 AM

She's going to lose her job over this. That's what's wrong with America in a nutshell right there.

jso2897

2012-11-20 10:42:33 AM

orclover: [s.myniceprofile.com image 200x75]

Call me when she takes a crap on the TouS, and the subsequent ass beating that the two marines there give her.

I rather doubt that a sober Marine would throw his career away for such a petty purpose, and I don't think they are allowed to drink on that duty.

Cozret

2012-11-20 10:43:41 AM

Things that make people think you are edgy:

Things that make people think you are an idiot:

Can you spot the difference?

/all hot

IlGreven

2012-11-20 10:44:13 AM

The vengeance vulture culture: Not just for murderers, rapists, and pedophiles anymore.

MFK

2012-11-20 10:44:20 AM

IlGreven: Slaxl: It is a profound lack of respect but why get worked up over it? If I was there I would have quietly told her not to be a dick, and I'm not even American, but you'll be hard pressed to get me as annoyed as some people are over a picture on the internet.

She's going to lose her job over this. That's what's wrong with America in a nutshell right there.

so much this.

Smackledorfer

2012-11-20 10:44:51 AM

Cozret: Things that make people think you are edgy:

[www.wnd.com image 220x326]
[www.wnd.com image 335x226]

Things that make people think you are an idiot:

[wizbangblog.com image 500x375]

Can you spot the difference?

/all hot

The top two are male?

impaler

2012-11-20 10:45:50 AM

vermicious k'nid: I don't know why this is bothering me so much, but it is.

Question for all the people vilifying this woman: Do you GENUINELY think that her intent with this picture is to give a big "FARK YOU!" to all the military and the people who died for this country? Like, she went to Arlington, suddenly realized how much she hates dead soldiers, then said to her husband "Get a pic of me one finger saluting these dead arseholes. Hey, then I'll post it to Facebook so the world can see how much I hate them!"

Or did she say:

"Haha, look at the sign. Take a picture of me being ironic."

Now carefully apply Occam's razor.

It's bugging me too for the same reason.

An unoriginal sense of humor is not a crime against humanity.

Ant

2012-11-20 10:46:56 AM

Nofun: Defiling the tomb of unknown soldier is not the same thing as sticking it to the man. It's defiling the memory of the person who gave you the right to stick it to the man.

I didn't see where the article said anything about vandalism. All I see is a picture of her with her mouth open and her middle finger extended. She could be yawning and pointing at something for all we know.

burndtdan

2012-11-20 10:47:07 AM

imontheinternet

2012-11-20 10:47:26 AM

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Edgy has to be tempered with funny. If you try to be edgy without being equally funny, you look like an idiot.

Maud Dib

2012-11-20 10:49:16 AM

Communist_Manifesto: She strikes me as someone who is incredibly vapid and wouldn't want to stand up to actual authority lest they pepper spray her and beat her with billy clubs.

EyeballKid

2012-11-20 10:50:13 AM

impaler: An unoriginal sense of humor is not a crime against humanity.

But, just to be safe, I bet you'll never see Jay Leno anywhere near the Hague.

mod3072

2012-11-20 10:50:31 AM

kxs401: It was a stupid thing to do, but goddamn has the military worship in this country gotten out of control.

It's not "military worship" to show a little goddamn respect once in a while. Don't respect the military? That's fine. At least have a little consideration for the grieving widow/orphaned child who is there to visit the last resting place of someone they love. That doesn't require worship of any sort, just a little common human decency.

ZeroCorpse

2012-11-20 10:50:51 AM

I wish there were some way I could get paid for every stupid thing I have to witness. I'd be rich.

Duke Phillips' Singing Bears

2012-11-20 10:51:09 AM

ಠ_ಠ

impaler

2012-11-20 10:55:16 AM

mod3072: It's not "military worship" to show a little goddamn respect once in a while. Don't respect the military? That's fine. At least have a little consideration for the grieving widow/orphaned child who is there to visit the last resting place of someone they love. That doesn't require worship of any sort, just a little common human decency.

My version of the photo must be cropped. Can I see the full photo that has the widow and orphaned children in it?

rtaylor92

2012-11-20 10:56:08 AM

There's usually nothing I hold as sacred and above being made fun of and I am among those who think we go way over the top with our hero worship of anyone who ever served in the military...

....but what the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier represents, to me at least, is off limits.

QueenMamaBee

2012-11-20 10:56:22 AM

Maud Dib: Communist_Manifesto: She strikes me as someone who is incredibly vapid and wouldn't want to stand up to actual authority lest they pepper spray her and beat her with billy clubs.

[i865.photobucket.com image 500x375]

Came here for this.... thanks!!!

Eatin' Queer Fetuses for Jesus

2012-11-20 10:56:55 AM

one0nine: There's a time and a place to do stupid shiat and joke around, and Arlington doesn't qualify for either. It's a big, huge, wide open world and there's plenty of places for her to be her douchetastic self instead of here, where people come to pay respects to their family members.

ThatsTheJoke.jpg

Seriously, you humorless assholes need to relax. She is making fun of the sign, because the sign is obviously not needed in such a place. Casting the sign in bronze seems to imply humanity will never understand the need for civility and respect near the tomb, and such an insult needs to be mocked. That's okay, I understand y'all are just sexually frustrated and any hot girl reminds you of your constant rejection, so hate away.

Zeb Hesselgresser

2012-11-20 10:57:31 AM

Some words just demand caution.

Tomb is serious business.

Ant

2012-11-20 10:58:52 AM

MFK: jesus christ. I just clicked through the links in TFA that link to her employer's facebook page and the people there are just screaming, demanding an apology from this chick's employer and it got me thinking:

WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?

Seriously. This was a stupid kid making a stupid mistake like stupid kids tend to do and yet the internet is bound and determined to ruin the lives and livelihoods of everyone even remotely connected to this girl.

It's not like she killed anyone. It's not like she stole anything or committed a hate crime or any crime for that matter. She just took a stupid goofy picture and put it on her facebook page. I have profound respect for the military, especially those that gave their lives, but it's not like she was defacing tombstones or urinating on graves.

To those of you who are posting on her boss's page and commenting publicly about this: who do you think you are that you're entitled to harass her employers who had nothing to do with it and generally fark up this girl forever? It must be nice to have never done anything immature before. You're just being judgmental dicks.

Seriously, this. WTF is wrong with you people. Have a farking sense of perspective here. She took a stupid picture in front of a sign.

scottydoesntknow

2012-11-20 11:03:10 AM

Eatin' Queer Fetuses for Jesus:
Seriously, you humorless assholes need to relax. She is making fun of the sign, because the sign is obviously not needed in such a place. Casting the sign in bronze seems to imply humanity will never understand the need for civility and respect near the tomb, and such an insult needs to be mocked. That's okay, I understand y'all are just sexually frustrated and any hot girl reminds you of your constant rejection, so hate away.

And you'd also think that companies that make clothes irons don't need to put the warning "Do not iron while wearing shirt" but:

The simple fact is, someone at some point was loud and showing disrespect, thus requiring the sign. Did they want to have to put up such an obvious sign? No, but obviously some people are, and always will be, douchebags.

Communist_Manifesto

2012-11-20 11:06:41 AM

BWAHAHAHA, it's so perfect

hbk72777

2012-11-20 11:06:46 AM

smoking next to a no smoking sign.

Damn, she's hardcore, don't fark with her. She's witty. She and Tina Fey would be a great comedic act.

Eatin' Queer Fetuses for Jesus

2012-11-20 11:07:28 AM

scottydoesntknow: Eatin' Queer Fetuses for Jesus:
Seriously, you humorless assholes need to relax. She is making fun of the sign, because the sign is obviously not needed in such a place. Casting the sign in bronze seems to imply humanity will never understand the need for civility and respect near the tomb, and such an insult needs to be mocked. That's okay, I understand y'all are just sexually frustrated and any hot girl reminds you of your constant rejection, so hate away.

And you'd also think that companies that make clothes irons don't need to put the warning "Do not iron while wearing shirt" but:

The simple fact is, someone at some point was loud and showing disrespect, thus requiring the sign. Did they want to have to put up such an obvious sign? No, but obviously some people are, and always will be, douchebags.

Now I have to take a picture of myself ironing my clothes while wearing them, just to show you how edgy I am. Thanks a lot.

mksmith

2012-11-20 11:08:15 AM

I'm a far-left liberal and a lifelong Democrat and I have zero use for hyper-patriotic flag-waving name-callers. But as a combat veteran myself, and the son and grandson of career army officers, I have to say, this photo kind of puts me off. My Dad, who was a New Deal liberal Democrat (and who even voted for McGovern) wouldn't have approved, either.

OTOH, the people who are complaining to her employer, fer chrissakes, are just being assholes. Those True Patriots demanding she be punished by losing her job because she was photographed acting like a tasteless idiot had better be damn sure their own glass houses are safe.

/if this had been Nixon's tomb, I would have no problem with it
//or LBJ
///or Reagan

wookiee cookie

2012-11-20 11:11:28 AM

mod3072: kxs401: It was a stupid thing to do, but goddamn has the military worship in this country gotten out of control.

It's not "military worship" to show a little goddamn respect once in a while. Don't respect the military? That's fine. At least have a little consideration for the grieving widow/orphaned child who is there to visit the last resting place of someone they love. That doesn't require worship of any sort, just a little common human decency.

i think what kxs401 meant by "military worship" is the pants-crapping overreaction to her disrespectful lulzing/attention whoring, harassing her employer to fire her, etc.

it's true, we fetishize our respect for our soldiers, like to a demented degree

bring it down to earth folks

Mid_mo_mad_man

2012-11-20 11:12:04 AM

This whole military worship is getting out of control. This type of speech is the kind thing they died for. To censor her is unamerican and wrong. No one or place was harmed.

wookiee cookie

2012-11-20 11:14:24 AM

hbk72777: smoking next to a no smoking sign.

Damn, she's hardcore, don't fark with her. She's witty. She and Tina Fey would be a great comedic act.

sarah palin is wet for you.

Bigdogdaddy

2012-11-20 11:15:54 AM

I would not do this out of respect for not the military, but for those that gave their lives. I support her right to do what she wants as long as it's not illegal, but then, posting this shiat on facebook, the girl deserves what she gets.

SweetRoisinDubh

2012-11-20 11:18:13 AM

Happy Hours: Slaxl: It is a profound lack of respect but why get worked up over it? If I was there I would have quietly told her not to be a dick, and I'm not even American, but you'll be hard pressed to get me as annoyed as some people are over a picture on the internet.

I'm not sure how to explain it. Why did I get a very weird creepy feeling when I drove past Dachau in Germany? I'm not even Jewish. Dachau and Arlington are not the same thing by any stretch of the imagination but like I said earlier there are some places where you should just shut up and show some respect.

The reason I didn't stop and visit Dachau was because I didn't want to think about it. I just wanted to get away from it, but imagine if you will the outrage that would have happened if this coont had visited Dachau and done the same thing. At the same time, let's put the outrage in perspective. This isn't making national headlines. It's not news, it's Fark.

What if she had done the same to a national symbol of another country? Wiped her ass with the Union Jack while standing in front of Buckingham Palace? Some people might have a problem with that.

Maybe it's not quite as bad as holding a punk rock prayer in the most important church in the nation which is probably why she's not being sent to a gulag, but she deserves every ounce of ridicule and loathing that she is getting.

It might have been different if she had a point, but she wasn't protesting US foreign policy - she just wanted to take a shiat on a grave that is very a revered and solemn place in the US. .

When I visited Dachau (in 2001), I walked in and just had a sense that it was a place to be quiet. No one said anything about it, there were no signs requesting silence, it was just a feeling that the entire group of us had. Then we saw a man filming his son pretending to choke to death in the gas chambers. I never truly wept for humanity untiil that moment.

The_Sponge

2012-11-20 11:18:37 AM

Mid_mo_mad_man: Last time I check this was a free country and while maybe not in good taste she harmed no one doing this. Btw it's interesting that fark calls this disrespectful when the cemetery was founded as a f$&k you

Exactly.....she exercised her free speech rights, and I get to exercise mine by calling her a miserable coont.

Mid_mo_mad_man

2012-11-20 11:21:35 AM

The_Sponge: Mid_mo_mad_man: Last time I check this was a free country and while maybe not in good taste she harmed no one doing this. Btw it's interesting that fark calls this disrespectful when the cemetery was founded as a f$&k you

Exactly.....she exercised her free speech rights, and I get to exercise mine by calling her a miserable coont.

If you can't prove she's a "miserable coont" isn't liable ? Or slander I always confuse those two

PartTimeBuddha

2012-11-20 11:23:53 AM

Picture intended to be funny turns out not to be so funny to some people, is funny to some others.

Source4leko

2012-11-20 11:25:17 AM

This. Free speech does not mean freedom from hearing what others think about your free speech.

coeyagi

2012-11-20 11:26:53 AM

Mid_mo_mad_man: The_Sponge: Mid_mo_mad_man: Last time I check this was a free country and while maybe not in good taste she harmed no one doing this. Btw it's interesting that fark calls this disrespectful when the cemetery was founded as a f$&k you

Exactly.....she exercised her free speech rights, and I get to exercise mine by calling her a miserable coont.

If you can't prove she's a "miserable coont" isn't liable ? Or slander I always confuse those two

It would be libel, if she was a person of import and your scathing commentary would damage her reputation. Random internet chatter from random people of no import about people of no import means nothing.

coeyagi

2012-11-20 11:27:32 AM

coeyagi: Mid_mo_mad_man: The_Sponge: Mid_mo_mad_man: Last time I check this was a free country and while maybe not in good taste she harmed no one doing this. Btw it's interesting that fark calls this disrespectful when the cemetery was founded as a f$&k you

Exactly.....she exercised her free speech rights, and I get to exercise mine by calling her a miserable coont.

If you can't prove she's a "miserable coont" isn't liable ? Or slander I always confuse those two

It would be libel, if she was a person of import and your scathing FALSE commentary would damage her reputation. Random internet chatter from random people of no import about people of no import means nothing.

FTFM

Mid_mo_mad_man

2012-11-20 11:28:16 AM

coeyagi: Mid_mo_mad_man: The_Sponge: Mid_mo_mad_man: Last time I check this was a free country and while maybe not in good taste she harmed no one doing this. Btw it's interesting that fark calls this disrespectful when the cemetery was founded as a f$&k you

Exactly.....she exercised her free speech rights, and I get to exercise mine by calling her a miserable coont.

If you can't prove she's a "miserable coont" isn't liable ? Or slander I always confuse those two

It would be libel, if she was a person of import and your scathing commentary would damage her reputation. Random internet chatter from random people of no import about people of no import means nothing.

Even if it caused her economic harm?

GiantBat

2012-11-20 11:28:17 AM

Mid_mo_mad_man: This whole military worship is getting out of control. This type of speech is the kind thing they died for. To censor her is unamerican and wrong. No one or place was harmed.

I dunno. People sure seem to be taking this personally.

Maybe their feelings were harmed?

Rich Cream

2012-11-20 11:28:59 AM

TheGreatGazoo

2012-11-20 11:29:37 AM

mksmith: I

/if this had been Nixon's tomb, I would have no problem with it
//or LBJ
///or Reagan

What about Grant?

mod3072

2012-11-20 11:30:05 AM

wookiee cookie: mod3072: kxs401: It was a stupid thing to do, but goddamn has the military worship in this country gotten out of control.

It's not "military worship" to show a little goddamn respect once in a while. Don't respect the military? That's fine. At least have a little consideration for the grieving widow/orphaned child who is there to visit the last resting place of someone they love. That doesn't require worship of any sort, just a little common human decency.

i think what kxs401 meant by "military worship" is the pants-crapping overreaction to her disrespectful lulzing/attention whoring, harassing her employer to fire her, etc.

it's true, we fetishize our respect for our soldiers, like to a demented degree

bring it down to earth folks

I agree that the reaction was overblown, but it IS the internet after all. I could make a bland statement about the weather that would send someone into a frothing blind fury. If you post something like that online, you should probably expect a little outrage.

Rich Cream

2012-11-20 11:33:04 AM

It was in poor taste, that's about it.

/And if poor taste were a crime.....

coeyagi

2012-11-20 11:33:16 AM

Mid_mo_mad_man: coeyagi: Mid_mo_mad_man: The_Sponge: Mid_mo_mad_man: Last time I check this was a free country and while maybe not in good taste she harmed no one doing this. Btw it's interesting that fark calls this disrespectful when the cemetery was founded as a f$&k you

Exactly.....she exercised her free speech rights, and I get to exercise mine by calling her a miserable coont.

If you can't prove she's a "miserable coont" isn't liable ? Or slander I always confuse those two

It would be libel, if she was a person of import and your scathing commentary would damage her reputation. Random internet chatter from random people of no import about people of no import means nothing.

Even if it caused her economic harm?

If it was false commentary and you could prove that it damaged her reputation and thus her economics, maybe, but that's tough to prove for someone whose isn't widely known. If she made her living in the spotlight, there is nowhere she could go to do her job in that profession. If she was a secretary, she'll find another job.

Of course, anyone, feel free to use actual jurisprudence knowledge other than that which I am quoting from other Fark threads and / or Law & Order to further elucidate us.

Ant

2012-11-20 11:33:56 AM

Also, the fact that her employer is apologizing is only lending legitimacy to the outraged morons with no sense of perspective.

Shove 'em all in the Total Perspective Vortex, I say!

Duke Phillips' Singing Bears

2012-11-20 11:34:08 AM

scottydoesntknow: Eatin' Queer Fetuses for Jesus:
Seriously, you humorless assholes need to relax. She is making fun of the sign, because the sign is obviously not needed in such a place. Casting the sign in bronze seems to imply humanity will never understand the need for civility and respect near the tomb, and such an insult needs to be mocked. That's okay, I understand y'all are just sexually frustrated and any hot girl reminds you of your constant rejection, so hate away.

And you'd also think that companies that make clothes irons don't need to put the warning "Do not iron while wearing shirt" but:

[lawhaha.com image 557x658]

The simple fact is, someone at some point was loud and showing disrespect, thus requiring the sign. Did they want to have to put up such an obvious sign? No, but obviously some people are, and always will be, douchebags.

Never put salt in your eyes.

Never put salt in your eyes.

Never put salt in your eyes.

Danny I'm killing my eyes.

I'm killing my eyes, Danny.

I'm killing my Danny.

...

Kill Danny.

solokumba

2012-11-20 11:34:49 AM

scottydoesntknow: obviously some people are, and always will be, douchebags

Milo Minderbinder

2012-11-20 11:35:02 AM

orclover: Call me when she takes a crap on the TouS, and the subsequent ass beating that the two marines there give her.

If there are two Marines at the Tomb, then they are tourists.

/Unless they are Marine Core Soldiers

Rich Cream

2012-11-20 11:36:12 AM

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?

And the sign said anybody caught trespassin' would be shot on sight
So I jumped on the fence and-a yelled at the house, "Hey! What gives you theright?"
"To put up a fence to keep me out or to keep mother nature in"
"If God was here he'd tell you to your face, Man, you're some kinda sinner"

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?

And the sign said, "Everybody welcome. Come in, kneel down and pray"
But when they passed around the plate at the end of it all, I didn't have a penny to pay
So I got me a pen and a paper and I made up my own little sign
I said, "Thank you, Lord, for thinkin' 'bout me. I'm alive and doin' fine."
Wooo!

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?

Spaced Lion

2012-11-20 11:37:26 AM

Most hated person on the internets? That's funny, she doesn't look like GaryPDX.

/Just for S&G's, let's see if it works like Beetlejuice
//GaryPDX, GaryPDX, GaryPDX
///Has the thread been shat upon yet?

coeyagi

2012-11-20 11:38:27 AM

Spaced Lion: Most hated person on the internets? That's funny, she doesn't look like GaryPDX.

/Just for S&G's, let's see if it works like Beetlejuice
//GaryPDX, GaryPDX, GaryPDX
///Has the thread been shat upon yet?

Why do you hate civility?

Smackledorfer

2012-11-20 11:39:55 AM

Rich Cream: Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?

And the sign said anybody caught trespassin' would be shot on sight
So I jumped on the fence and-a yelled at the house, "Hey! What gives you theright?"
"To put up a fence to keep me out or to keep mother nature in"
"If God was here he'd tell you to your face, Man, you're some kinda sinner"

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?

And the sign said, "Everybody welcome. Come in, kneel down and pray"
But when they passed around the plate at the end of it all, I didn't have a penny to pay
So I got me a pen and a paper and I made up my own little sign
I said, "Thank you, Lord, for thinkin' 'bout me. I'm alive and doin' fine."
Wooo!

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?

Why do you hate property rights? :P

Rich Cream

2012-11-20 11:41:16 AM

Smackledorfer: Why do you hate property rights? :P

No, no. It's about open borders.

Smackledorfer

2012-11-20 11:43:10 AM

Rich Cream: Smackledorfer: Why do you hate property rights? :P

No, no. It's about open borders.

You might want to reread it. It certainly looks house-related. Also I'm just poking fun.

Monkeyhouse Zendo

2012-11-20 11:45:18 AM

Eatin' Queer Fetuses for Jesus: Zeppo Nightshade: My father was in WWII.
He would not have chuckled.

Which concentration camp did he guard?

10/10! Would LOL again.

Rich Cream

2012-11-20 11:48:32 AM

Smackledorfer: Rich Cream: Smackledorfer: Why do you hate property rights? :P

No, no. It's about open borders.

You might want to reread it. It certainly looks house-related. Also I'm just poking fun.

Obviously there are those who can dish it out but not take it.

lexslamman

2012-11-20 11:52:08 AM

I think she's a tranny.

PapaChester

2012-11-20 11:53:42 AM

Is that FMS?

Rigger1955

2012-11-20 11:53:50 AM

Well, she does not have to worry about losing her copies of that picture if her computer or whatever crashes.
It will be around forever now.

Cletus C.

2012-11-20 11:55:38 AM

She's already planning her trip to Ground Zero.

I May Be Crazy But...

2012-11-20 12:02:11 PM

When everyone is upset that you're a jerk acting like an asshole, you're not going to get very far by saying "Oh, that's just us being the asshole acting jerks that we are."

docbenspock

2012-11-20 12:07:29 PM

ExperianScaresCthulhu: vermicious k'nid: Pic was funny.

Pull the military stick out of y'alls' collective anuses.

Pic was retarded.

[wizbangblog.com image 471x112]

yet after writing this, she tries to BA-LEET EVER'THANG.

she's a retard who's never had to work or suffer or toil for anything in her life.
she's the perfect argument for mandatory enlistment for citizenship. yeah: Women Included.

"Wait! What did I do? Oooh, you said Baleet... "

MisterRonbo

2012-11-20 12:07:58 PM

Yes, I always like to keep on the payroll people who have demonstrated poor judgment and brought a farkton of negative publicity down on themselves and the firm.

Life ain't fair. A smart employer would have her out the door immediately.

greenboy

2012-11-20 12:12:10 PM

protectyourlimbs: get over it, it was meant to be funny even if it wasnt, if you could have her arrested and beaten for doing something disrespectful you would have dont more damage to that tomb than she could ever have...

[friedsnickers.files.wordpress.com image 425x283]

funniest picture i have seen in a while.

tenpoundsofcheese

2012-11-20 12:15:56 PM

Ant: Nofun: Defiling the tomb of unknown soldier is not the same thing as sticking it to the man. It's defiling the memory of the person who gave you the right to stick it to the man.

I didn't see where the article said anything about vandalism. All I see is a picture of her with her mouth open and her middle finger extended. She could be yawning and pointing at something for all we know.

Figures that you would defend her.
Pathetic.

Apocalyptic Inferno

2012-11-20 12:20:24 PM

ds615: Her ability to do that, and talk about it, is exactly what all those guys died for.
So it's a really powerful confirmation that they gave their lives for something.

Silencing her, or telling her she shouldn't have done that, is the same thing as telling all those soldiers that they died for nothing. That their lives were a waste.

I don't think that would be very nice.

Yet another dumbass who doesn't understand what free speech actually means. No one is using the force of the federal government to silence or imprison her. That is what the First Amendment protects against. She has every right to express herself the way she did. That same freedom gives everyone else the right to express that she is a pathetic, self-indulgent, immature coont who should STFU.

Ant

2012-11-20 12:31:33 PM

tenpoundsofcheese: Ant: Nofun: Defiling the tomb of unknown soldier is not the same thing as sticking it to the man. It's defiling the memory of the person who gave you the right to stick it to the man.

I didn't see where the article said anything about vandalism. All I see is a picture of her with her mouth open and her middle finger extended. She could be yawning and pointing at something for all we know.

Figures that you would defend her.
Pathetic.

What is there to defend? She took a picture in front of a farking sign! She's not even facing the damn tomb!

coeyagi

2012-11-20 12:33:11 PM

Cletus C.: She's already planning her trip to Ground Zero.

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Oh Cletus, aren't you supposed to show a picture of a Muslim building a mosque like 6 blocks away?

impaler

2012-11-20 12:33:30 PM

Ant: What is there to defend? She took a picture in front of a farking sign! She's not even facing the damn tomb!

Outrage!
Outrage!
Outrage!

Why you no outrage?

The_Sponge

2012-11-20 12:35:08 PM

What's wrong with telling this biatch she should not have done that? Oh noes! I tried to give somebody a dose of common sense.

I May Be Crazy But...

2012-11-20 12:37:44 PM

The_Sponge: What's wrong with telling this biatch she should not have done that? Oh noes! I tried to give somebody a dose of common sense.

I think there's a misunderstanding about the degree of response. Saying "Don't do that" and calling for her company to fire her are different.

MisterRonbo

2012-11-20 12:40:22 PM

Mid_mo_mad_man: To censor her is unamerican and wrong.

I do not think that word means what you think it does. Perhaps you meant censure?

The My Little Pony Killer

2012-11-20 12:40:32 PM

I love that whiny quote from her in TFA.

"Just because I go out of my way to be a douchebag doesn't mean you can call me a douchebag, guys! Gosh!"

And then I imagine her stamping her stupid feet right through the floor.

protectyourlimbs

2012-11-20 12:42:12 PM

greenboy: protectyourlimbs: get over it, it was meant to be funny even if it wasnt, if you could have her arrested and beaten for doing something disrespectful you would have dont more damage to that tomb than she could ever have...

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funniest picture i have seen in a while.

Love that pic, has nothing to do with any anti or pro religion statements to me, just funny...

The My Little Pony Killer

2012-11-20 12:42:51 PM

kxs401: I really need to go to bed. Just because someone has a pattern of being an egregiously douchey dumbass doesn't mean I have to be nasty.

There's a spot on your iggy list waiting to be filled with him. You know it in your heart to be true.

/feels good to not be lectured by a sanctimonious drunk driver, man

Mid_mo_mad_man

2012-11-20 12:43:36 PM

MisterRonbo: Mid_mo_mad_man: To censor her is unamerican and wrong.

I do not think that word means what you think it does. Perhaps you meant censure?

Yes I see my mistake. Thank you for pointing it out

protectyourlimbs

2012-11-20 12:44:30 PM

MisterRonbo: Mid_mo_mad_man: To censor her is unamerican and wrong.

I do not think that word means what you think it does. Perhaps you meant censure?

censorship, and Mid_mo_mad_man is correct, its not an opinion.

impaler

2012-11-20 12:46:50 PM

protectyourlimbs: Love that pic, has nothing to do with any anti or pro religion statements to me, just funny...

Wrong. Little known fact: they were defiling the corpse of Jesus and shatting on the entirety of the Christian faith. We should contact their employer.

The My Little Pony Killer

2012-11-20 12:46:58 PM

Sock Ruh Tease: The beauty of free speech: you can be an asshole near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, but others can think you're an asshole.

Precisely. Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences.

She can act like a douchebag all she wants, and I can call her on being a douchebag. If she doesn't like being called a douchebag, she can simply stop acting like one. TA-DAAA!

The My Little Pony Killer

2012-11-20 12:48:53 PM

vermicious k'nid: "Haha, look at the sign. Take a picture of me being ironic."

Nobody gives a shiat about the backstory when the end result is her looking like an idiot.

Karne

2012-11-20 12:49:30 PM

The most aniti-American piece of crap on Fark says what?

themindiswatching

2012-11-20 1:05:00 PM

The Islamic Shock: themindiswatching: Another Millennial finds out that Facebook is actually public. doesn't know how to use privacy controls.

FTFY

You know that if Mark Zuckerberg could get away with it, he'd remove all privacy controls altogether.

dehehn

2012-11-20 1:10:18 PM

kxs401: Happy Hours: kxs401: ere's the fact that it had nothing to do with my post, which you were ostensibly replying to.

lolwut?

You said something about military worship. I said there are certain places for respect and I believed Arlington is one of those places..

Then you brought up drunk driving - which has nothing to do with anything in this thread and then you continued on with personal attacks (calling me a "stupid asshole" among other things).

So which of us is bringing up shiat that has nothing to do with the subject of this thread?

The reactions to the picture were another example of the out-of-control military worship in this country, just like your moronic response was another example of how f*cking clueless you are.

There's a huge difference between military worship and respect for fallen soldiers. These people gave their lives for the country, were shot at for the country, went into warzones for the country. You can criticize our military leadership, our wars and our foreign policy and still respect the sacrifice of our soldiers, most of whom come from our most disadvantaged communities and families.

You are very much the clueless one here.

the_geek

2012-11-20 1:10:23 PM

People have become addicted to drama.

ToxicMunkee

2012-11-20 1:16:35 PM

Fark mentioned on Gawker: http://gawker.com/5962189/should-this-woman-have-her-life-ruined-becau se-she-posted-a-stupid-photo-on-her-own-facebook-page

quatchi

2012-11-20 1:19:15 PM

IRL troll doin' it for the lulz comes to grim realization that Free Speech works both ways?

And then the story end up on the Fark PolTab?

Oh, Joy!

QueenMamaBee

2012-11-20 1:19:54 PM

Duke Phillips' Singing Bears: scottydoesntknow: Eatin' Queer Fetuses for Jesus:
Seriously, you humorless assholes need to relax. She is making fun of the sign, because the sign is obviously not needed in such a place. Casting the sign in bronze seems to imply humanity will never understand the need for civility and respect near the tomb, and such an insult needs to be mocked. That's okay, I understand y'all are just sexually frustrated and any hot girl reminds you of your constant rejection, so hate away.

And you'd also think that companies that make clothes irons don't need to put the warning "Do not iron while wearing shirt" but:

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The simple fact is, someone at some point was loud and showing disrespect, thus requiring the sign. Did they want to have to put up such an obvious sign? No, but obviously some people are, and always will be, douchebags.

Never put salt in your eyes.

Never put salt in your eyes.

Never put salt in your eyes.

Danny I'm killing my eyes.

I'm killing my eyes, Danny.

I'm killing my Danny.

...

Kill Danny.

I love you

PsiChick

2012-11-20 1:20:32 PM

You...kind of just made the other dude's point. Admittedly, s\he wrecked it by calling you names, but his point was this: If that chick wants to be an idiot there, a healthy reaction would be if everyone shrugged and said "wow, what a moron".

But your reaction, a reaction a lot of other people had, was to link it emotionally to yourself and take the insulting of a soldier personally because (I presume from what you're saying) either you have a relative who's a soldier or highly empathize with those who do.

And if it was just one or two people, well, okay. But it's almost half the people who discuss this issue at any given time. More if you're on a right-slanted site. That's not healthy for our society, because it means we're idolizing young men who don't have the maturity to handle that. And even if all it did was give them swelled egos, historically that's exactly the conditions that lead to major war crimes, because young men are taught to hero-worship soldiers, try to become the hero, and discover how shiatty it really is.

/There's a difference between honestly saying 'we applaud you for doing a needed job' and hero-worship. America as a whole has crossed the line into hero-worship, and historically, that's never ended well.

protectyourlimbs

2012-11-20 1:33:55 PM

impaler: protectyourlimbs: Love that pic, has nothing to do with any anti or pro religion statements to me, just funny...

Wrong. Little known fact: they were defiling the corpse of Jesus and shatting on the entirety of the Christian faith. We should contact their employer.

Oh yeah, then they should burn in hell... I just meant to me it didnt have anything to do with anything other than a funny pic... but they should lose their first born....

I should be in the kitchen

2012-11-20 1:35:49 PM

If you're going to (attempt to) be offensive and rebellious for the sake of humor, at least be creative and, y'know, funny.

I'm not terribly upset by this, but then, I wouldn't be terribly upset if someone had backhanded her a second after the photo was taken.

ExperianScaresCthulhu

2012-11-20 1:41:59 PM

the_geek: People have become addicted to drama.

yeah. but then, I, for one, have never claimed to be drama-free (because I've found the folks who make that claim tend to be mired in drama the deepest)... anyway

according to Fire Lindsay Stone posts
- she works at a non-profit treating independent living residents
- it was a company trip that this was done on
- there were independent living residents along as the picture was taken
- the person who took the picture was either her co-worker or her boss

A person asked why a case/money manager (which Lindsay is/was), was doing on a trip with independent living residents in the first place. That's normal, though, right?

Who usually goes on field trips out of state with independent living residents?

A lot of persons who served in the armed forces are the ones taking up arms against the photo and contacting the non-profit, it's not Anonymous or 4Chan or some radio morning zoo crew or other jokers.

Since folks who served are insulted, what would be the appropriate response of LIFE Cape Cod, since 'it's just a joke chill out' is not going to be accepted?

God-is-a-Taco

2012-11-20 1:44:18 PM

Happy Hours:
I visited there once. There are certain places and situations where you should shut up and show some respect and that is one of them. Some poor bastard went to war and died in the service of his country. It's something that every soldier in our military might be asked to do at some point.

--------Now entering Zone of Reality-bending Inclusion--------

You can complain all you want about our foreign policy and how we've fought unjust wars but the grunt on the ground is the one who didn't make those decisions and he (or she) is there doing his (or her) best and often sacrificing their life.

Do you know anyone who has ever died? A parent? A grandparent? A friend? Maybe you should go visit their grave and then visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington. And think about something besides lolcats.

And then think about how you might feel about this girl shiatting on your grandmother's grave.

All those women on the beaches of Normandy. Never forget their sacrifice.

And this chick is scum. You can respect the soldiers and disagree with the suits that send them to war. It's pretty much the default position, or should be.

ExperianScaresCthulhu

2012-11-20 1:49:07 PM

vermicious k'nid: ExperianScaresCthulhu: vermicious k'nid: Pic was funny.

Pull the military stick out of y'alls' collective anuses.

Pic was retarded.

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yet after writing this, she tries to BA-LEET EVER'THANG.

she's a retard who's never had to work or suffer or toil for anything in her life.
she's the perfect argument for mandatory enlistment for citizenship. yeah: Women Included.

She's probably "BA-LEETing EVER'THANG" because internet assholes like you are going to mercilessly torment her over prop comedy.

No. I believe she's deleting everything because she and her coworker (or boss) didn't get the response she thought they would get by putting that up.

My opinion is that if you're going to claim to be edgy and always sticking it to the man, nut up and stick with it. Be proud of your douchery... what tvtropes calls the 'refuge in audacity'. Others may still hate your guts, but at least you actually are being consistent and have a personal point to make.

Doing something retarded and then deleting everything but also refusing to make an apology....... that blows my mind. The only reason to delete anything is to say I'm sorry. Deleting everything but then turning around and saying the equivalent 'why can't you take a joke? why are you confronting me?' ... that's cowardly. That's not sticking it to anyone. There's no honor in that.

Nothing was learned, on Ms. Stone's end.

If she's going to stick to her guns about this, she needs to do it right and NOT delete everything. That's all.

protectyourlimbs

2012-11-20 1:49:10 PM

ExperianScaresCthulhu: the_geek: People have become addicted to drama.

yeah. but then, I, for one, have never claimed to be drama-free (because I've found the folks who make that claim tend to be mired in drama the deepest)... anyway

according to Fire Lindsay Stone posts
- she works at a non-profit treating independent living residents
- it was a company trip that this was done on
- there were independent living residents along as the picture was taken
- the person who took the picture was either her co-worker or her boss

A person asked why a case/money manager (which Lindsay is/was), was doing on a trip with independent living residents in the first place. That's normal, though, right?

Who usually goes on field trips out of state with independent living residents?

A lot of persons who served in the armed forces are the ones taking up arms against the photo and contacting the non-profit, it's not Anonymous or 4Chan or some radio morning zoo crew or other jokers.

Since folks who served are insulted, what would be the appropriate response of LIFE Cape Cod, since 'it's just a joke chill out' is not going to be accepted?

America is a free country and we do not control the lives of our employees outside of our company, Unfortunately what she did is a horrible lapse in judgement and we in no way agree with this in anyway matter or form, we will do our best to help her understand the sensitivity of this issue and how her actions reflect badly on us as a whole, but to fire her would do more damage to what that tomb stands for than a picture could ever do.

Mid_mo_mad_man

2012-11-20 1:57:42 PM

She won because we are talking about her act. If you want her to stop posting silly pics quit giving her attention.

/I don't care about the pic
// the military is getting way to much worship lately
/// Since slashes come in threes here's an interesting fact. The land the cemetery is built on once belong to Washington and was belonging to Gen Lee when it was stolen by the DC government.

ExperianScaresCthulhu

2012-11-20 1:58:12 PM

protectyourlimbs: ExperianScaresCthulhu: the_geek: People have become addicted to drama.

yeah. but then, I, for one, have never claimed to be drama-free (because I've found the folks who make that claim tend to be mired in drama the deepest)... anyway

according to Fire Lindsay Stone posts
- she works at a non-profit treating independent living residents
- it was a company trip that this was done on
- there were independent living residents along as the picture was taken
- the person who took the picture was either her co-worker or her boss

A person asked why a case/money manager (which Lindsay is/was), was doing on a trip with independent living residents in the first place. That's normal, though, right?

Who usually goes on field trips out of state with independent living residents?

A lot of persons who served in the armed forces are the ones taking up arms against the photo and contacting the non-profit, it's not Anonymous or 4Chan or some radio morning zoo crew or other jokers.

Since folks who served are insulted, what would be the appropriate response of LIFE Cape Cod, since 'it's just a joke chill out' is not going to be accepted?

America is a free country and we do not control the lives of our employees outside of our company, Unfortunately what she did is a horrible lapse in judgement and we in no way agree with this in anyway matter or form, we will do our best to help her understand the sensitivity of this issue and how her actions reflect badly on us as a whole, but to fire her would do more damage to what that tomb stands for than a picture could ever do.

The point of the Fire Lindsay Stone facebook page is that she was on company time on a company trip with clients (residents) of the non-profit she works for. She wasn't doing this while on vacation, on her own time.

She was on paid company time when she did this.
She did it while she was supposed to representing the non-profit.
She did it while independent living residents were under her indirect care (again, if she really is a money manager instead of a case worker or nurse, I don't know how that works with non-profits and independent living centers, what her duties would be while chaperoning indepedent living residents on a field trip).
Her actions, while she's on the company dime, represent the company for better or worse.

Again, that page -- whether you agree with it or not -- was not set up just because they were angry at the photo. They were also angry that it was taken when it was taken. By doing this on the non-profit's dime, Ms. Stone made this an issue for the non-profit.

This could affect funding for the non-profit. It may or may not have, if she was doing this on her own time. It's more likely to, however, if she does it while representing the non-profit.

She has not issued an apology yet.

The non-profit is scrambling and doesn't really know how to handle this, since it's gone national and veterans are pissed.

Should it?

/see also: this week in blowback - Franchise owner John Metz of Florida gets a symbolic 'Desist' order from Denny's Corporate over how his anti-Obamacare stance has directly negatively affected the company's bottom line ever since Metz' statement went viral

ExperianScaresCthulhu

2012-11-20 2:01:41 PM

Mid_mo_mad_man: She won because we are talking about her act. If you want her to stop posting silly pics quit giving her attention.

/I don't care about the pic
// the military is getting way to much worship lately
/// Since slashes come in threes here's an interesting fact. The land the cemetery is built on once belong to Washington and was belonging to Gen Lee when it was stolen by the DC government.

Off topic: Washington and Lee were both slave owners on Indian land, therefore any discussion of which white man stole from which other white man is a little more moot.

MisterRonbo

2012-11-20 2:05:40 PM

protectyourlimbs: MisterRonbo: Mid_mo_mad_man: To censor her is unamerican and wrong.

I do not think that word means what you think it does. Perhaps you meant censure?

censorship, and Mid_mo_mad_man is correct, its not an opinion.

google query - definition:censorship

cen·sor·ship/ˈsensərˌSHip
Noun: The practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts.

So who is advocating the government suppress her right to post this photo?

impaler

2012-11-20 2:10:35 PM

ExperianScaresCthulhu: She has not issued an apology yet.

To the sign?

She wasn't making any comment on military service. All she did was take a picture of herself yelling in front of a sign that said "be quite."

This will shock you: she wasn't even really yelling.

Perspective people.

protectyourlimbs

2012-11-20 2:11:14 PM

MisterRonbo: protectyourlimbs: MisterRonbo: Mid_mo_mad_man: To censor her is unamerican and wrong.

I do not think that word means what you think it does. Perhaps you meant censure?

censorship, and Mid_mo_mad_man is correct, its not an opinion.

google query - definition:censorship

cen·sor·ship/ˈsensərˌSHip
Noun: The practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts.

So who is advocating the government suppress her right to post this photo?

Link

Dont care, just saying that you can censure her all you want, but censorship would be pretty ironic...

Mid_mo_mad_man

2012-11-20 2:11:40 PM

ExperianScaresCthulhu: Mid_mo_mad_man: She won because we are talking about her act. If you want her to stop posting silly pics quit giving her attention.

/I don't care about the pic
// the military is getting way to much worship lately
/// Since slashes come in threes here's an interesting fact. The land the cemetery is built on once belong to Washington and was belonging to Gen Lee when it was stolen by the DC government.

Off topic: Washington and Lee were both slave owners on Indian land, therefore any discussion of which white man stole from which other white man is a little more moot.

Lee freed his slaves and inherited the land from Washington thru his wife. Quit crying about the Indians. The same stuff happened every where. Move on.

protectyourlimbs

2012-11-20 2:19:34 PM

ExperianScaresCthulhu: protectyourlimbs: ExperianScaresCthulhu: the_geek: People have become addicted to drama.
...The point of the Fire Lindsay Stone facebook page is that she was on company time on a company trip with clients (residents) of the non-profit she works for. She wasn't doing this while on vacation, on her own time.

She was on paid company time when she did this.
She did it while she was supposed to representing the non-profit.
She did it while independent living residents were under her indirect care (again, if she really is a money manager instead of a case worker or nurse, I don't know how that works with non-profits and independent living centers, what her duties would be while chaperoning indepedent living residents on a field trip).
Her actions, while she's on the company dime, represent the company for better or worse.

Again, that page -- whether you agree with it or not -- was not set up just because they were angry at the photo. They were also angry that it was taken when it was taken. By doing this on the non-profit's dime, Ms. Stone made this an issue for the non-profit.

This could affect funding for the non-profit. It may or may not have, if she was doing this on her own time. It's more likely to, however, if she does it while representing the non-profit.

She has not issued an apology yet.

The non-profit is scrambling and doesn't really know how to handle this, since it's gone national and veterans are pissed.

Should it?

/see also: this week in blowback - Franchise owner John Metz of Florida gets a symbolic 'Desist' order from Denny's Corporate over how his anti-Obamacare stance has directly negatively affected the company's bottom line ever since Metz' statement went viral

I did not know all this but really, because she offended people she should be fired? I get that it was wrong, I dont even agree with her idea that this was supposed to be funny. What I am saying is that it's not as wrong as the rage to have her pay for her mistake to appease the masses when that place stands for our freedoms.

Your Obama-care point, well it's off point in the fact that no matter which side of the fence you are on it actually affects others involved directly.

This, only makes people fake rile up cause they have nothing better to do but be upset... oh the outrage...

DRFS Rich

2012-11-20 2:25:12 PM

She has every right to do this, and I have every right to call her a stupid c*nt for doing so. Talk about acting like a 13 year-old.

I don't think her employer should necessarily fire her though, if she wasn't on the clock and representing them at the time.

The Dreaded Rear Admiral

2012-11-20 2:40:30 PM

My two cents: LIFE should have said they deplore the incident but also respect their employee's constitutional right to free expression. As said behavior did not happen on company time or associated with the company, they should actually stand up for the principles those soldiers fought and died for and let her be.

MisterRonbo

2012-11-20 2:50:42 PM

ExperianScaresCthulhu:

Off topic: Washington and Lee were both slave owners on Indian land, therefore any discussion of which white man stole from which other white man is a little more moot.

Actually, the history is a tad more complicated. The United States took over territory from the British. At the time of the Declaration of Independence, it was about a decade after the French-Indian wars, in which the Native Americans allied with France to make war on the British settlers.

Frankly, at that point in time, I would have had a "fark you" attitude towards the natives as well.

The idea that the white man "stole" the land from the natives is also pretty silly. Since the natives did not have a legal concept of ownership of the land, then you cannot steal it - theft is an unlawful taking. No law, no unlawful taking.

If you're rather parse the morality, you can go back to King Philip's war (or even a generation farther back than that) to see that the natives and the British immigrants were both quite willing to be dicks to one another, so spare me the narrative that paints the settlers as the root of all evil and the natives as merely victims. It isn't remotely that black and white.

hourheroyes

2012-11-20 2:51:12 PM

If they don't even know whose buried in there, how can they be offended?

FormlessOne

2012-11-20 3:09:21 PM

ExperianScaresCthulhu: Her actions, while she's on the company dime, represent the company for better or worse.

This, really, is what it boils down to - if I managed to do something this stupid while at work, in public, while representing my company, I'd be getting a visit from a friendly HR representative, complete with empty cardboard box and security escort.

You're quite welcome to be an asshole on your own time. Don't do it on someone else's dime, unless that's why they're paying you.

FormlessOne

2012-11-20 3:13:27 PM

protectyourlimbs: I did not know all this but really, because she offended people she should be fired?

Why is that even a question? Because of her actions, the non-profit organization at which she works is now forever (as far as the Internet goes) linked to "that bird-flipping moron at Arlington." Every time someone searches for Living Independently Forever, Inc., her stupid stunt is going to come up.

It's probably a moot point. The two of them have been placed on unpaid leave, and I think the non-profit is hoping it'll blow over. If & when it doesn't, I'm betting at least one of them (the moron featured in the picture) will be fired.

feckingmorons

2012-11-20 3:17:36 PM

Why are you so mean? This is a Internet discussion.

BarkingUnicorn

2012-11-20 3:22:36 PM

Of course she should be fired. Why would any boss keep an employee who questions authority?

impaler

2012-11-20 3:29:21 PM

FormlessOne: It's probably a moot point. The two of them have been placed on unpaid leave, and I think the non-profit is hoping it'll blow over. If & when it doesn't, I'm betting at least one of them (the moron featured in the picture) will be fired.

People that think people should be fired for posting a mock photo of themselves pretending to scream in front of a "be quite" sign should be fired.

protectyourlimbs

2012-11-20 3:32:31 PM

FormlessOne: protectyourlimbs: I did not know all this but really, because she offended people she should be fired?

Why is that even a question? Because of her actions, the non-profit organization at which she works is now forever (as far as the Internet goes) linked to "that bird-flipping moron at Arlington." Every time someone searches for Living Independently Forever, Inc., her stupid stunt is going to come up.

It's probably a moot point. The two of them have been placed on unpaid leave, and I think the non-profit is hoping it'll blow over. If & when it doesn't, I'm betting at least one of them (the moron featured in the picture) will be fired.

two stupidities do not equal intelligence....

kxs401

2012-11-20 4:03:15 PM

ToxicMunkee: Fark mentioned on Gawker: http://gawker.com/5962189/should-this-woman-have-her-life-ruined-becau se-she-posted-a-stupid-photo-on-her-own-facebook-page

Oh goddammit.

kxs401

2012-11-20 4:10:32 PM

feckingmorons: Why are you so mean? This is a Internet discussion.

I'll cop to being way b*tchier than I should have, but I do stand by my point. What she did was disrespectful and not nearly as funny or edgy as she thought it was, but the level of outrage because she happened to do it in Arlington is emblematic of a larger problem in America today. When every person at all associated with the military is an OMGHERO! it cheapens actual heroic actions.

For the record, my dad retired when I was 16 after 20 years as a Naval officer. During my life as a public school student, we moved every year or two and I attended 12 different public school. I have a healthy level of respect for the military.

QueenMamaBee

2012-11-20 4:42:28 PM

FormlessOne: ExperianScaresCthulhu: Her actions, while she's on the company dime, represent the company for better or worse.

This, really, is what it boils down to - if I managed to do something this stupid while at work, in public, while representing my company, I'd be getting a visit from a friendly HR representative, complete with empty cardboard box and security escort.

You're quite welcome to be an asshole on your own time. Don't do it on someone else's dime, unless that's why they're paying you.

Woah.... I can get paid to be an asshole??? Where do I apply?

Ablejack

2012-11-20 5:46:28 PM

ExperianScaresCthulhu: she's a retard who's never had to work or suffer or toil for anything in her life.
she's the perfect argument for mandatory enlistment for citizenship. yeah: Women Included.

You'd make a good counter-example.

cjoshuav

2012-11-20 5:49:21 PM

I'm a clergyman, and I'm not offended by the YMCA picture. They are not standing in the Sistine chapel doing it.

I'm a veteran, and I'm deeply offended by what Ms. Stone did. Actions have consequences, and symbols and gestures have meaning - even if the actor is too ignorant or immature to recognize them. No matter how she feels about our foreign policy or the military, it is the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform that made it possible for her to lead the kind of privileged, entitled life that turned her into a spoiled, arrogant, self-professed "douchebag." Ms. Stone's behavior shows that she is a callow, ill-bred, selfish child without any of the character or integrity of the servicemembers whom she so thoughtlessly insulted. She represents the very worst of her generation. The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines represent the very best.

Ablejack

2012-11-20 5:52:50 PM

cjoshuav: I'm a clergyman, and I'm not offended by the YMCA picture. They are not standing in the Sistine chapel doing it.

I'm a veteran, and I'm deeply offended by what Ms. Stone did. Actions have consequences, and symbols and gestures have meaning - even if the actor is too ignorant or immature to recognize them. No matter how she feels about our foreign policy or the military, it is the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform that made it possible for her to lead the kind of privileged, entitled life that turned her into a spoiled, arrogant, self-professed "douchebag." Ms. Stone's behavior shows that she is a callow, ill-bred, selfish child without any of the character or integrity of the servicemembers whom she so thoughtlessly insulted. She represents the very worst of her generation. The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines represent the very best.

I'm sure you'll get it like a big boy.
/This veteran's pride was not at all hurt by her having fun.

SpacePunk

2012-11-20 6:33:07 PM

Ablejack, you are suppose to be offended if everyone else is offended.

All her picture got from this veteran was an eye roll. It merits nothing else.

Your Average Witty Fark User

2012-11-20 8:43:46 PM

No picture of this biatch yet? I don't mean the picture from TFA, I mean a picture where I can see if she's hot or not.

IlGreven

2012-11-20 9:19:43 PM

MisterRonbo: IlGreven: Slaxl: It is a profound lack of respect but why get worked up over it? If I was there I would have quietly told her not to be a dick, and I'm not even American, but you'll be hard pressed to get me as annoyed as some people are over a picture on the internet.

She's going to lose her job over this. That's what's wrong with America in a nutshell right there.

Yes, I always like to keep on the payroll people who have demonstrated poor judgment and brought a farkton of negative publicity down on themselves and the firm.

...where in that picture did she say "...and my firm says fark you, too!"

If you, as a businessman, fired everyone who did something stupid on film, you'd have no employees left.

IlGreven

2012-11-20 9:23:19 PM

The Dreaded Rear Admiral: My two cents: LIFE should have said they deplore the incident but also respect their employee's constitutional right to free expression. As said behavior did not happen on company time or associated with the company, they should actually stand up for the principles those soldiers fought and died for and let her be.

Ha! No. She should be fired, made to pay back every cent she ever earned, and never be able to get a job with more responsibility than bag girl ever again.

/The Vengeance Vultures have spoken.
//Nyeah!

BarkingUnicorn

2012-11-20 10:14:12 PM

kxs401: feckingmorons: Why are you so mean? This is a Internet discussion.

I'll cop to being way b*tchier than I should have, but I do stand by my point. What she did was disrespectful and not nearly as funny or edgy as she thought it was, but the level of outrage because she happened to do it in Arlington is emblematic of a larger problem in America today. When every person at all associated with the military is an OMGHERO! it cheapens actual heroic actions.

For the record, my dad retired when I was 16 after 20 years as a Naval officer. During my life as a public school student, we moved every year or two and I attended 12 different public school. I have a healthy level of respect for the military.

Sometimes familiarity breeds realism. :-)

NobleHam

2012-11-21 1:07:48 AM

Who the fark cares? She was making a joke, not legitimately disrespecting anything. It was a dumb joke in poor taste but where would Fark, or hell, the internet, be without dumb jokes in poor taste? Stop with the god damn self-righteous preening.

Terrible Old Man

2012-11-21 2:11:48 AM

NobleHam: Who the fark cares? She was making a joke, not legitimately disrespecting anything. It was a dumb joke in poor taste but where would Fark, or hell, the internet, be without dumb jokes in poor taste? Stop with the god damn self-righteous preening.

Wow. Just wow. You are retarded and pretty much an example of the generation of no personal responsibility. You probably think arson is an artistic statement and would go 'whoa, I was making a statement, not trying to murder someone, I can't help it 12 people died in that fire!' Actually what I said was insulting to retards, because a retard understands disrespect.

Do all the stupid shiat you want, when we vote you out of humanity for it, don't be surprised. Actions have consequences as this woman no doubt is going to find out for a very, very, very long time.

Marshal805

2012-11-21 2:36:10 AM

I wonder how many of her defenders would be willing to financially care for her until she's employable again?

Ablejack

2012-11-21 5:51:57 AM

Terrible Old Man:
Wow. Just wow. You are retarded and pretty much an example of the generation of no personal responsibility. You probably think arson is an artistic statement and would go 'whoa, I was making a statement, not trying to murder someone, I can't help it 12 people died in that fire!' Actually what I said was insulting to retards, because a retard understands disrespect.
Do all the stupid shiat you want, when we vote you out of humanity for it, don't be surprised. Actions have consequences as this woman no doubt is going to find out for a very, very, very long time.

Did you make up your own login or was that assigned to you?

ExperianScaresCthulhu

2012-11-21 6:29:31 AM

(chuck herman's photo)

(bob graziano's photo)

(brad boeddecker's photo)

(chris pollitzer's photo)

/from this page

//serious question: what's the difference between the military who shrug and the military who want her gone?

ExperianScaresCthulhu

2012-11-21 6:43:34 AM

(christian lanphere's photo)

(bob souza's photo)

(doc passarelli's photo) caption: Every Friday evening this man continues a tradition of having a beer with his friend at Arlington National Cemetery

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(nick ingalsbe's photo) caption: 3 recon marines died in this HMMWV for that biatches freedom of speech.

They'll get over it, yes?

/and now I'm remembering Romney being blunt about sending folks to Syria and conflating supporting military defense spending with supporting the actual troops
//war is retarded, but it's not the worker bees' fault
///respect the worker bees. save those kind of stunts for elsewhere.
/and definitely don't do it on the company dime

bunner

2012-11-21 7:43:02 AM

Marshal805: I wonder how many of her defenders would be willing to financially care for her until she's employable again?

Hey, if some job creator chooses to laugh in her face and wipe his ass with her application, he's just expressing himself. It's ironic humor. He's exercising at will employment freedoms. That's something this self professed douchebag would certainly applaud and find great amusement in.

eldritch2k4

2012-11-21 8:18:24 AM

impaler: mod3072: It's not "military worship" to show a little goddamn respect once in a while. Don't respect the military? That's fine. At least have a little consideration for the grieving widow/orphaned child who is there to visit the last resting place of someone they love. That doesn't require worship of any sort, just a little common human decency.

My version of the photo must be cropped. Can I see the full photo that has the widow and orphaned children in it?

Any time Arlington National Cemetery is open there is a child without their mother or father, a husband without a wife, a mother without a child within shouting distance; with the exception of tours, that is why people go there.

The problem most people are having is not with her taking a picture; it is what she appears to be doing. She appears to be screaming at the top of her lungs and waiving around a rude gesture. I would say that she is no better than Fred Phelps, but at least he and his ilk keep their bullshiat outside the cemetery. We, as a society, over the course of thousands of years, have decided that cemeteries are places for quiet grief and introspection. The ability of a person to visit their dead and grieve or cope without disturbance is something that our society holds sacrosanct.

What is truly offensive about the whole thing is that she has the nerve to claim she meant no disrespect when photographic evidence clearly illustrates that she did mean disrespect. The disrespectful gesture toward the sign that requests respect is pretty damning evidence.

That said, I would defend to the death her right to say and do the dumb thing she did. She does not deserve threats against her or her possessions, nor does her employer deserve the crap they are having to deal with because of this. However, her right to say stupid shiat does not exempt her from hearing with the voices of those who find her lack of respect offensive (assuming that they do not violate her rights).

/The Tomb of the Unknowns is on a hill overlooking nearly everything else without many trees or other breaks between. Someone shouting at the Tomb could easily be heard within the Columbarium, hundreds of yards away.

OregonVet

2012-11-21 8:31:04 AM

Woah, hey, you know what they say about chicks that smoke....

Smackledorfer

2012-11-21 9:30:43 AM

ExperianScaresCthulhu: protectyourlimbs: ExperianScaresCthulhu: the_geek: People have become addicted to drama.

yeah. but then, I, for one, have never claimed to be drama-free (because I've found the folks who make that claim tend to be mired in drama the deepest)... anyway

according to Fire Lindsay Stone posts
- she works at a non-profit treating independent living residents
- it was a company trip that this was done on
- there were independent living residents along as the picture was taken
- the person who took the picture was either her co-worker or her boss

A person asked why a case/money manager (which Lindsay is/was), was doing on a trip with independent living residents in the first place. That's normal, though, right?

Who usually goes on field trips out of state with independent living residents?

A lot of persons who served in the armed forces are the ones taking up arms against the photo and contacting the non-profit, it's not Anonymous or 4Chan or some radio morning zoo crew or other jokers.

Since folks who served are insulted, what would be the appropriate response of LIFE Cape Cod, since 'it's just a joke chill out' is not going to be accepted?

America is a free country and we do not control the lives of our employees outside of our company, Unfortunately what she did is a horrible lapse in judgement and we in no way agree with this in anyway matter or form, we will do our best to help her understand the sensitivity of this issue and how her actions reflect badly on us as a whole, but to fire her would do more damage to what that tomb stands for than a picture could ever do.

The point of the Fire Lindsay Stone facebook page is that she was on company time on a company trip with clients (residents) of the non-profit she works for. She wasn't doing this while on vacation, on her own time.

She was on paid company time when she did this.
She did it while she was supposed to representing the non-profit.
She did it while independent living residents were under her indirect care (again, if she really is a money manager instead of a case worker or nurse, I don't know how that works with non-profits and independent living centers, what her duties would be while chaperoning indepedent living residents on a field trip).
Her actions, while she's on the company dime, represent the company for better or worse.

Again, that page -- whether you agree with it or not -- was not set up just because they were angry at the photo. They were also angry that it was taken when it was taken. By doing this on the non-profit's dime, Ms. Stone made this an issue for the non-profit.

This could affect funding for the non-profit. It may or may not have, if she was doing this on her own time. It's more likely to, however, if she does it while representing the non-profit.

She has not issued an apology yet.

The non-profit is scrambling and doesn't really know how to handle this, since it's gone national and veterans are pissed.

Should it?

/see also: this week in blowback - Franchise owner John Metz of Florida gets a symbolic 'Desist' order from Denny's Corporate over how his anti-Obamacare stance has directly negatively affected the company's bottom line ever since Metz' statement went viral

Pfft, like you've never taken work time to do personal business or leisure.

She stole a few minutes time from her company and made it her own.
Then she spent that stolen time being an ass.

Bfd.

Rocket To Russia

2012-11-21 12:00:37 PM

BUT SHE'S BEING POLITICALLY INCORRECT ISN'T THAT AWESOME???!?!!?!!?

protectyourlimbs

2012-11-21 2:56:38 PM

Rocket To Russia: BUT SHE'S BEING POLITICALLY INCORRECT ISN'T THAT AWESOME???!?!!?!!?

If it was funny it would be, instead its just stupid... but no reason for her to be fired, maybe talked to, have a blemish on her work record, but yeah, the internet vigilantes need to put their cape back in their pants on this one ...

bunner

2012-11-21 4:03:09 PM

protectyourlimbs: Rocket To Russia: BUT SHE'S BEING POLITICALLY INCORRECT ISN'T THAT AWESOME???!?!!?!!?

If it was funny it would be, instead its just stupid... but no reason for her to be fired, maybe talked to, have a blemish on her work record, but yeah, the internet vigilantes need to put their cape back in their pants on this one ...

Maybe we should find out where her grandmother is buried and go pee on her grave!. You know, ironically!

memebot_of_doom

2012-11-21 8:34:58 PM

Wow, amazing how wound up people are about this. Ridiculous.

Marshal805

2012-11-22 12:26:36 AM

memebot_of_doom: Wow, amazing how wound up people are about this. Ridiculous.

Wow, amazing how farking dense her white knights are. Sad.

Smackledorfer

2012-11-22 12:57:07 AM

Marshal805: memebot_of_doom: Wow, amazing how wound up people are about this. Ridiculous.

Wow, amazing how farking dense her white knights are. Sad.

You're both right.

memebot_of_doom

2012-11-22 3:37:55 AM

An outrage, I say!

fnliii

2012-11-22 7:00:33 AM

Well, she's quit. Or more to the point, she resigned and they let her.

Link

offmymeds

2012-11-22 12:12:46 PM

bunner: protectyourlimbs: Rocket To Russia: BUT SHE'S BEING POLITICALLY INCORRECT ISN'T THAT AWESOME???!?!!?!!?

If it was funny it would be, instead its just stupid... but no reason for her to be fired, maybe talked to, have a blemish on her work record, but yeah, the internet vigilantes need to put their cape back in their pants on this one ...

Maybe we should find out where her grandmother is buried and go pee on her grave!. You know, ironically!

I was peeing on people's graves before it was cool.

beta_plus

2012-11-22 11:00:30 PM

She is clearly an Obama voter, so that makes her behavior OK.

Marshal805

2012-11-23 12:22:04 AM

beta_plus: She is clearly an Obama voter, so that makes her behavior OK.

Shut up, asshat.

ExperianScaresCthulhu

2012-11-23 7:32:13 AM

WTF? It went from 20000+ likes to little over 600 once the announcement of firing had been made? And now the Fire Lindsay Stone person has put this up:

Fire Lindsay Stone
3 hours ago
OK folks...here's the deal. I plan to take this page down some time Friday afternoon. By then everyone should have had plenty of time to discover this page and say their piece. I strongly disapprove of what Lindsay and her coworker did. She lost her job over this, and I think that was a wise move on the part of her employer. However, moving forward, as difficult as it may be, I ask that you try to find it in your hearts to forgive her. If you harbor hatred towards anyone over anything it will eat you up on the inside. Get your frustrations out if you must and then ask God to forgive her. Perhaps this experience will in the long run be a positive one for her and change her life for the better. Hopefully she will have a new-found respect for those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom.

No. You can't just call for someone to be fired and then delete everything after mission accomplished! What the fk is wrong with this world?

I hope there were shiatloads of screenshots taken of everyone who signed onto that site and made a statement.

protectyourlimbs

2012-11-23 12:59:02 PM

Yeah, because there is no law against that I'm sure..

bunner

2012-11-23 1:27:18 PM

protectyourlimbs: Maybe we should find out where her grandmother is buried and go pee on her grave!. You know, ironically!

Yeah, because there is no law against that I'm sure..

Sarcastic humor? Probably not.

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