JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Apr 27 2007 10:03 PM
I posted that I think he looks like Mark Knopfler, people got offended. So I posted this under the comment page but that will be disappearing soon so I am posting my response here.
"It has come to my attention that people were offended by my comment. I am actually a huge Knopfler fan and I meant no offense by what I typed. I happen to think he looks like Knopfler and I don't think Knopfler is an ugly person."
This just really shouldn't have been considered offensive. What if I said he looked like a Beatle? Probably okay, but I said he looks like Knopfler who the people who heard the comparison probably don't like. Being compared to Knopfler is a good thing.
We joke that Steve, drummer of the Verbtones and SG101 member, looks like Dwight Eisenhower all the time. This was meant in the same way.
Last edited: Apr 27, 2007 22:11:11
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JakeDobner
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Seattle
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Posted on Apr 27 2007 10:10 PM
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25535
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Apr 28 2007 01:21 AM
sorry Jake, I don't see the similarity,
and I would be offended if someone said I looked like Mark Knopfler.
no matter how much that person liked him.  
Because Mark Knopfler is Fuuuugly
Jeff(bigtikidude)
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Last edited: Apr 28, 2007 02:20:07
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DualShowman
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 69
Chicago
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Posted on Apr 28 2007 02:14 AM
This is exactly what's wrong with this damn country. Everybody is taught to be hypersensitive and all that other other left-wing politically correct bullshit that a guy can't even make a comment about how somebody looks like somebody else. What the hell is going on here?... I guess I'm fuckin' offended because somebody brought up American Idol in another thread. That's another thing that is wrong with this country...
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ShaunNecro
Joined: Mar 06, 2007
Posts: 524
Bay City (Michigan)
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Posted on Apr 28 2007 02:19 AM
DualShowman
... I guess I'm fuckin' offended because somebody brought up American Idol in another thread.
Hey! I only brought that up because I wanted to know what that guy was playing... And I do think he kinda looks like him.
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wooza
Joined: Apr 24, 2006
Posts: 1618
Ithaca, NY
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Posted on Apr 28 2007 02:19 AM
I kinda see the resemblance. Whether I did or not, I think Jake's comment was kinda funny. I guess I missed people getting offended, but I don't find what Jake said to be offensive. At least he's trying to clear up the misunderstanding. Group hug, everyone? 
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Apr 28 2007 02:22 AM
For those curious, when I wore my glasses I looked like Harry Potter. I actually got that nickname in the hospital. But I have contacts and I keep my hair short now.
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Jon
Joined: Mar 15, 2006
Posts: 1076
Columbus, OH
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Posted on Apr 28 2007 11:50 AM
I can definitely see a resemblance there. Also, I don't see why that would be offensive.
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Redd_Tyde
Joined: Apr 23, 2006
Posts: 260
Oceanside, CA
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Posted on Apr 28 2007 01:00 PM
I've been told I look like Ray Romano, Tony Danza and Mike Myers.
Nothing to be offended with celebrity comparisons. Being call A-hole or F-head. That can be considered offensive depending on the context of situation.
_RT
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SurfBandBill
Joined: Mar 15, 2006
Posts: 1487
San Francisco
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Posted on Apr 28 2007 06:40 PM
In my slightly skinnier days, I got frequent (yet perplexing) comparisons to Ben Affleck. I guess it could be worse.
I DID, however, dredge up some photo evidence that might support that idea:
~B~
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Jon
Joined: Mar 15, 2006
Posts: 1076
Columbus, OH
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Posted on Apr 29 2007 03:12 PM
You were the bomb in Phantoms, Bill.
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SurfBandBill
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Posts: 1487
San Francisco
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Posted on Apr 29 2007 05:47 PM
Jon
You were the bomb in Phantoms, Bill.
Everyone's got to moonlight somewhere, Jon. 
~B~
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HBkahuna
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 1778
Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.
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Posted on May 06 2007 12:21 AM
Jake,
I'm the guy who took the picture. I have no problem with your comment. I took in the manner in which it was intended. It is an observation on your part. Mr Knopfler is a great talent. I doubt the person who was the subject of the comment would take offense, in fact I'll ask him next time I see him & post his answer. Anyone who was offended by the comment needs to get over themselves or register as a Democrat & vote for Hillary in the next election.
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on May 06 2007 03:20 AM
HBkahuna
Jake,
I'm the guy who took the picture. I have no problem with your comment. I took in the manner in which it was intended. It is an observation on your part. Mr Knopfler is a great talent. I doubt the person who was the subject of the comment would take offense, in fact I'll ask him next time I see him & post his answer. Anyone who was offended by the comment needs to get over themselves or register as a Democrat & vote for Hillary in the next election.
Thanks.
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reventlos
Joined: May 23, 2006
Posts: 209
Costa Mesa
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Posted on May 06 2007 08:37 PM
This is a pretty funny thread, as I doubt seriously if Rick knows who Mark Knopfler is. Rick is my second oldest friend in the world and a wonderful bass player, but he knows zilch about popular music. We call him the idiot-savant of the bass guitar---he never takes his bass out of the case unless we're playing or recording, and he doesn't own a real bass amp. He doesn't know ANY songs (seriously, not even Reventlo songs), but plug him in and turn him on and he's brilliant (check out his free-form ramble at the end of "Stan Orlow").
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PolloGuitar
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 5090
San Francisco
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Posted on May 06 2007 09:02 PM
HBkahuna
Anyone who was offended by the comment needs to get over themselves or register as a Democrat & vote for Hillary in the next election.
HBKahuna,
I implore you not to make political references of any kind here at SG101. Brian made it rule #1:
Brian
1. ... "Hot button" topics such as politics, religion, etc., are definitely out of bounds here...
Let's stick with what we can agree on- surf music.
Thanks,
Ferenc
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on May 06 2007 09:27 PM
I wasn't quite sure where HBkahuna's comment stood so I didn't really take it as political. I have a feeling of which way it leans but I'm not sure. I think its pretty hard to offend or upset an democrat/liberal which anything less than ignorance.
I'm voting for Mondale.
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spskins
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 3755
tn
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Posted on May 06 2007 09:51 PM
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HBkahuna
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 1778
Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.
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Posted on May 06 2007 10:00 PM
PolloGuitar
HBkahuna
Anyone who was offended by the comment needs to get over themselves or register as a Democrat & vote for Hillary in the next election.
HBKahuna,
I implore you not to make political references of any kind here at SG101. Brian made it rule #1:
Brian
1. ... "Hot button" topics such as politics, religion, etc., are definitely out of bounds here...
Let's stick with what we can agree on- surf music.
Thanks,
Ferenc
I was making a point that the liberals & democrats see themselves as the great protectors of civil rights yet they often seem to be the first to jump in & muzzle the first amendment rights of others they disagree with. Three cheers for Gavin Newsom, mayor of SF.
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on May 06 2007 10:40 PM
spskins
He and Scott Pilgrim (Sting) can get together and do "Money For Nothing".
Ha! I can totally see that.
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