"I'm an American citizen, I'm not a monkey"

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This is pretty hilarious:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3470383.stm

Brazil has fined US holidaymaker Douglas Alan Skolnick $17,200 for making an obscene gesture during fingerprinting procedures.
He was arrested in the resort town of Foz do Iguacu for raising his middle finger while being photographed.

Mr Skolnick is the second US national to be fined for "disrespecting police" since Brazil began photographing and fingerprinting US citizens in January.

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 9 February 2004 04:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Why don't they get it? You cant have it both ways, guys - let anyone fingerprint in THEIR OWN COUNTRY or flippin' well quit doing it yourselves. I know this guy's plainly a moron, but yeesh.

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 9 February 2004 04:50 (twenty-two years ago)

"I'm not a monkey. I'm a boiled lobster."

― Sengai, Monday, 9 February 2004 05:11 (twenty-two years ago)

right, because as well all know douglas alan scholnik is directly responsible for the united states' decision to fingerprint foreigners.

― John (jdahlem), Monday, 9 February 2004 05:25 (twenty-two years ago)

And I don't think the US would fine a Brazilian $17K for flipping off a customs agent. I think Americans flip off customs agents every day.

― nickn (nickn), Monday, 9 February 2004 05:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe we ought to fine these guys 17K. Something has o be done about the horrendous deficit. Better than me slavin' away at it.

― jim wentworth (wench), Monday, 9 February 2004 05:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm making no comment on the fine itself, I am just puzzled at the attitude (which the US govt has expressed themselves) that they are allowed to fingerprint forgeingers entering their country but if anyone else does it its "an inconvenience" at the very least.

This is hypocritical.

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 9 February 2004 06:07 (twenty-two years ago)

this why when planning my vacation i went out of my way to make sure no connecting flights went through the u.s.
that + i didn't want to wind up in a turkish prison.

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 9 February 2004 06:14 (twenty-two years ago)

The US gov.t has its own set of rules. All else abide. This is where I have spent my entire life, but if fortunate enough, I won't die here.

― jim wentworth (wench), Monday, 9 February 2004 06:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Trayce it's partly my fault because i didn't read the article and passed off the thread title as something of your own creation, but yeah, that statement does sort of typify the stereotypical american attitude. i just disagree with the insinuation that american citizens have no right to be offended or angered by this, especially when there are big differences (the US is tekked out and efficient and EVERYONE is a victim, while in brazil US citizens are singled out and the methods are old-school, apparently creating huge delays). i admire what brazil's doing in theory but in practice it's pretty dumb, especially if they're naive enough to think our government actually gives a damn.

― John (jdahlem), Monday, 9 February 2004 06:27 (twenty-two years ago)

mr. skolnick may not be a monkey ... but his "president" sure is.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Monday, 9 February 2004 06:40 (twenty-two years ago)

how dare you disrespectalise the leader of the free world.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Monday, 9 February 2004 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Dubya and his neologisms would be right at home on ILX.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 9 February 2004 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

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