Do you really not know why the lids on Ball jars are in two pieces? I think you’re very smart but in general, when men play dumb about “home ec” type things as a joke it’s not cute or funny.
The Ball Corporation is a major weapons manufacturer and no longer makes their eponymous jars. That’s how they got stadium money.
I'm sorry, but no, Ball is not a major weapons manufacturer. Their primary business is manufacturing aluminum products for beverages and other consumer uses.
They used to own Ball Aerospace that makes components for aircraft and spacecraft - both defense and civil but, like the mason jar business they sold it (to BAE). It was never a huge part of their revenue stream nor a top 50 defense 1 so quite a stretch to call them a major weapons manufacturer even before the vsale. Inany case so absolutely not how they got the stadium money, they got their stadium money selling soda cans.
Bless your heart, you do know a lot more about the history of the Ball corporation that I do! I'll give you that. But I think we can both agree they have not made Mason jars or canning supplies in a very long time, about 30 years or so. Correct? And that's what my comment was actually about, that if the company doesn't make the canning jars anymore, why even mention the "two piece lids" in a derisive manner? They're used for canning, which is historically a female activity and the design is perfect for that use. So the comment though probably meant to be a joke, was both sexist and unfunny. Tell me Marshall, you think mocking historically female activities is funny?
I did find it a bit ironic that in your reply to a posting about a pointless exercise backed by inaccurate arguments, you correct him with an inaccurate comment. If your comment was about the fact that Ball sold the mason jar business in the 90s, then why not just say that and stop there? But that's not what your comment was actually about, was it?
The meat of your comment was essentially accusing him of sexism and, I assume, making the false comments about Ball being a major weapons manufacturer to knock the company. Why?
I know what Mason jars are used for. I use them for home preserves. The very fact that you felt the need to explain it, though, cuts pretty hard against your point. It made sense for you to explain precisely because not many people do know that today. Most people just use them as jars. What percentage of people under 50 do you think know anything about preserving food at home? 10%?
Probably less. It's certainly very possible, maybe even likely, that he didn't know why the lids come in two pieces. He said the lid came in 2 parts and added parenthetically "for some reason." Going from there to him "mocking traditional female activities" is quite the leap. He mentions neither the activity nor women. Why assume the worst about him?
People are tired of the left policing their language. Over 80% say political correctness has gone too far in polls including a super majority of Democrats.
You win few converts when you start a conversation with "this is what's wrong with you." Overwhelming, the working class voters that we've lost think that highly educated liberals look down on them. People don't vote for candidates they think dislike them.
If we're going to get anywhere, we can't assume the worst possible reading of someone's statement. If you look hard enough for offense, you'll find it, even in an innocuous joke about Ball jars. If everyone did that, they might object to both someone dismissively responding with "bless your heart" or saying something like, "tell me, Carolyn, do you think it's funny to make baseless accusations of bias?"
Not to the point, but "mixologist" has merits. In the nineteenth-century "bartenders" or "barkeepers" were often entrepreneurs who were paying to lease a bar and furnishing their own supplies, not employees of the bar owner.
Do you really not know why the lids on Ball jars are in two pieces? I think you’re very smart but in general, when men play dumb about “home ec” type things as a joke it’s not cute or funny.
The Ball Corporation is a major weapons manufacturer and no longer makes their eponymous jars. That’s how they got stadium money.
I'm sorry, but no, Ball is not a major weapons manufacturer. Their primary business is manufacturing aluminum products for beverages and other consumer uses.
They used to own Ball Aerospace that makes components for aircraft and spacecraft - both defense and civil but, like the mason jar business they sold it (to BAE). It was never a huge part of their revenue stream nor a top 50 defense 1 so quite a stretch to call them a major weapons manufacturer even before the vsale. Inany case so absolutely not how they got the stadium money, they got their stadium money selling soda cans.
Bless your heart, you do know a lot more about the history of the Ball corporation that I do! I'll give you that. But I think we can both agree they have not made Mason jars or canning supplies in a very long time, about 30 years or so. Correct? And that's what my comment was actually about, that if the company doesn't make the canning jars anymore, why even mention the "two piece lids" in a derisive manner? They're used for canning, which is historically a female activity and the design is perfect for that use. So the comment though probably meant to be a joke, was both sexist and unfunny. Tell me Marshall, you think mocking historically female activities is funny?
I did find it a bit ironic that in your reply to a posting about a pointless exercise backed by inaccurate arguments, you correct him with an inaccurate comment. If your comment was about the fact that Ball sold the mason jar business in the 90s, then why not just say that and stop there? But that's not what your comment was actually about, was it?
The meat of your comment was essentially accusing him of sexism and, I assume, making the false comments about Ball being a major weapons manufacturer to knock the company. Why?
I know what Mason jars are used for. I use them for home preserves. The very fact that you felt the need to explain it, though, cuts pretty hard against your point. It made sense for you to explain precisely because not many people do know that today. Most people just use them as jars. What percentage of people under 50 do you think know anything about preserving food at home? 10%?
Probably less. It's certainly very possible, maybe even likely, that he didn't know why the lids come in two pieces. He said the lid came in 2 parts and added parenthetically "for some reason." Going from there to him "mocking traditional female activities" is quite the leap. He mentions neither the activity nor women. Why assume the worst about him?
People are tired of the left policing their language. Over 80% say political correctness has gone too far in polls including a super majority of Democrats.
You win few converts when you start a conversation with "this is what's wrong with you." Overwhelming, the working class voters that we've lost think that highly educated liberals look down on them. People don't vote for candidates they think dislike them.
If we're going to get anywhere, we can't assume the worst possible reading of someone's statement. If you look hard enough for offense, you'll find it, even in an innocuous joke about Ball jars. If everyone did that, they might object to both someone dismissively responding with "bless your heart" or saying something like, "tell me, Carolyn, do you think it's funny to make baseless accusations of bias?"
Strange assumptions you’ve made about my politics.
“We're already seeing people move beyond the straw to looking at where else don’t we need”
“We’ve already kicked you in the shin, now we are looking for other sensitive body parts that need a good kicking”
Not to the point, but "mixologist" has merits. In the nineteenth-century "bartenders" or "barkeepers" were often entrepreneurs who were paying to lease a bar and furnishing their own supplies, not employees of the bar owner.
"Strawless in Seattle"...I’d have spit out my coffee if it weren’t so late in the day.
"a multiplier effect of environmental activism" This is legit. I remember when recycling was fringe
Oh for god’s sake Mike. If everything you say about straws is true, who gives a rat’s ass?
Not a rat's ass Tim. A camel's back. Be sensitive to the plight of the poor dromedary.