Why Green Cards?
Aug 2nd 2004, 6:01 pm
#1
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Why Green Cards?
Why are PR cards (Resident Alien Cards)
called Green Cards?
Did they actually use to be green colored in the past?
Or does the "green" mean like a "green light" to
stay in the US?
Believe it or not this is a serious question.
called Green Cards?
Did they actually use to be green colored in the past?
Or does the "green" mean like a "green light" to
stay in the US?
Believe it or not this is a serious question.
Aug 2nd 2004, 6:26 pm
#2
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Re: Why Green Cards?
Musashi wrote on 8/2/2004 11:01:
> Why are PR cards (Resident Alien Cards)
> called Green Cards?
> Did they actually use to be green colored in the past?
Yes.
http://uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/hi...cles/Green.htm
> Believe it or not this is a serious question.
And in the time it took you to ask the question here, you could
have searched on Google...
-Joe
> Why are PR cards (Resident Alien Cards)
> called Green Cards?
> Did they actually use to be green colored in the past?
Yes.
http://uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/hi...cles/Green.htm
> Believe it or not this is a serious question.
And in the time it took you to ask the question here, you could
have searched on Google...
-Joe
Aug 2nd 2004, 7:13 pm
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Re: Why Green Cards?
"Joachim Feise" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Musashi wrote on 8/2/2004 11:01:
> > Why are PR cards (Resident Alien Cards)
> > called Green Cards?
> > Did they actually use to be green colored in the past?
> Yes.
> http://uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/hi...cles/Green.htm
> > Believe it or not this is a serious question.
> And in the time it took you to ask the question here, you could
> have searched on Google...
> -Joe
Thank you for searching and giving me the link.
But stating the obvious wasn't necessary since
99% of the queries posted in this NG can also be
answered by doing a google search.
TTFN.
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> Musashi wrote on 8/2/2004 11:01:
> > Why are PR cards (Resident Alien Cards)
> > called Green Cards?
> > Did they actually use to be green colored in the past?
> Yes.
> http://uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/hi...cles/Green.htm
> > Believe it or not this is a serious question.
> And in the time it took you to ask the question here, you could
> have searched on Google...
> -Joe
Thank you for searching and giving me the link.
But stating the obvious wasn't necessary since
99% of the queries posted in this NG can also be
answered by doing a google search.
TTFN.
Aug 2nd 2004, 11:00 pm
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Re: Why Green Cards?
Musashi wrote:
> "Joachim Feise" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>Musashi wrote on 8/2/2004 11:01:
>>>Why are PR cards (Resident Alien Cards)
>>>called Green Cards?
>>>Did they actually use to be green colored in the past?
>>Yes.
>>http://uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/hi...cles/Green.htm
>>>Believe it or not this is a serious question.
>>And in the time it took you to ask the question here, you could
>>have searched on Google...
>>-Joe
>
>
> Thank you for searching and giving me the link.
> But stating the obvious wasn't necessary since
> 99% of the queries posted in this NG can also be
> answered by doing a google search.
> TTFN.
>
>
>
You've missed the point
> "Joachim Feise" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>>Musashi wrote on 8/2/2004 11:01:
>>>Why are PR cards (Resident Alien Cards)
>>>called Green Cards?
>>>Did they actually use to be green colored in the past?
>>Yes.
>>http://uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/hi...cles/Green.htm
>>>Believe it or not this is a serious question.
>>And in the time it took you to ask the question here, you could
>>have searched on Google...
>>-Joe
>
>
> Thank you for searching and giving me the link.
> But stating the obvious wasn't necessary since
> 99% of the queries posted in this NG can also be
> answered by doing a google search.
> TTFN.
>
>
>
You've missed the point
Aug 2nd 2004, 11:32 pm
#5
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Re: Why Green Cards?
Originally posted by L D Jones
Musashi wrote:
You've missed the point
Musashi wrote:
You've missed the point
No he didn't. He knew how to search and was too lazy to do it adn posted the question instead. Joe did the research for him and Joe got the kick in the arse.
Rete
Aug 3rd 2004, 2:56 pm
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Re: Why Green Cards?
"Rete" <member167@british_expats.com> wrote in message
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> Originally posted by L D Jones
> > Musashi wrote:
> > You've
> missed the point
> No he didn't. He knew how to search and
> was too lazy to do it adn posted the question instead. Joe did the
> research for him and Joe got the kick in the arse.
> Rete
An intelligent person in the group. Bravo.
As a "regular" myself in some other newsgroups for years, I discovered that
I enjoyed giving answers, maybe to be helpful, maybe to show off my own
knowledge,
whatever. Either way it was an enjoyable and entertaining activity for me.
But when I reached the point of giving a lecture about doing a google search
when giving an answer to some low-level question, in other words basically
telling
the poster that he was an idiot for asking and he should go look it up
himself,
I realized that I was spending waaaay too much time in usenet and I really
needed a break.
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> Originally posted by L D Jones
> > Musashi wrote:
> > You've
> missed the point
> No he didn't. He knew how to search and
> was too lazy to do it adn posted the question instead. Joe did the
> research for him and Joe got the kick in the arse.
> Rete
An intelligent person in the group. Bravo.
As a "regular" myself in some other newsgroups for years, I discovered that
I enjoyed giving answers, maybe to be helpful, maybe to show off my own
knowledge,
whatever. Either way it was an enjoyable and entertaining activity for me.
But when I reached the point of giving a lecture about doing a google search
when giving an answer to some low-level question, in other words basically
telling
the poster that he was an idiot for asking and he should go look it up
himself,
I realized that I was spending waaaay too much time in usenet and I really
needed a break.
Aug 3rd 2004, 9:54 pm
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Re: Why Green Cards?
"Musashi" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected] om>...
>
> As a "regular" myself in some other newsgroups for years, I
> discovered that I enjoyed giving answers, maybe to be helpful,
> maybe to show off my own knowledge, whatever. Either way it
> was an enjoyable and entertaining activity for me.
> But when I reached the point of giving a lecture about doing
> a google search when giving an answer to some low-level
> question, in other words basically telling the poster that
> he was an idiot for asking and he should go look it up
> himself, I realized that I was spending waaaay too much time
> in usenet and I really needed a break.
You realized incorrectly. It is much more valuable and useful
to tell someone how to find an answer for himself, or to
encourage him to actually do so if he already knows how, than
it is to give him the answer.
As some bright spark once said "give a man a fish and you feed
him for a day; teach him how to fish and you feed him for a
lifetime".
>
> As a "regular" myself in some other newsgroups for years, I
> discovered that I enjoyed giving answers, maybe to be helpful,
> maybe to show off my own knowledge, whatever. Either way it
> was an enjoyable and entertaining activity for me.
> But when I reached the point of giving a lecture about doing
> a google search when giving an answer to some low-level
> question, in other words basically telling the poster that
> he was an idiot for asking and he should go look it up
> himself, I realized that I was spending waaaay too much time
> in usenet and I really needed a break.
You realized incorrectly. It is much more valuable and useful
to tell someone how to find an answer for himself, or to
encourage him to actually do so if he already knows how, than
it is to give him the answer.
As some bright spark once said "give a man a fish and you feed
him for a day; teach him how to fish and you feed him for a
lifetime".
Aug 4th 2004, 3:51 pm
#8
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Re: Why Green Cards?
"J. J. Farrell" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Musashi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >
> > As a "regular" myself in some other newsgroups for years, I
> > discovered that I enjoyed giving answers, maybe to be helpful,
> > maybe to show off my own knowledge, whatever. Either way it
> > was an enjoyable and entertaining activity for me.
> >
> > But when I reached the point of giving a lecture about doing
> > a google search when giving an answer to some low-level
> > question, in other words basically telling the poster that
> > he was an idiot for asking and he should go look it up
> > himself, I realized that I was spending waaaay too much time
> > in usenet and I really needed a break.
> You realized incorrectly. It is much more valuable and useful
> to tell someone how to find an answer for himself, or to
> encourage him to actually do so if he already knows how, than
> it is to give him the answer.
> As some bright spark once said "give a man a fish and you feed
> him for a day; teach him how to fish and you feed him for a
> lifetime".
Teaching a man how to catch is own fish is really pointless when dealing
with
a man who already knows damn well how to catch his own fish but has also
learned to get others to fish for him. :P
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> "Musashi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >
> > As a "regular" myself in some other newsgroups for years, I
> > discovered that I enjoyed giving answers, maybe to be helpful,
> > maybe to show off my own knowledge, whatever. Either way it
> > was an enjoyable and entertaining activity for me.
> >
> > But when I reached the point of giving a lecture about doing
> > a google search when giving an answer to some low-level
> > question, in other words basically telling the poster that
> > he was an idiot for asking and he should go look it up
> > himself, I realized that I was spending waaaay too much time
> > in usenet and I really needed a break.
> You realized incorrectly. It is much more valuable and useful
> to tell someone how to find an answer for himself, or to
> encourage him to actually do so if he already knows how, than
> it is to give him the answer.
> As some bright spark once said "give a man a fish and you feed
> him for a day; teach him how to fish and you feed him for a
> lifetime".
Teaching a man how to catch is own fish is really pointless when dealing
with
a man who already knows damn well how to catch his own fish but has also
learned to get others to fish for him. :P
Aug 4th 2004, 10:11 pm
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Re: Why Green Cards?
Musashi wrote:
> "J. J. Farrell" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>"Musashi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:<[email protected] om>...
>
>>>As a "regular" myself in some other newsgroups for years, I
>>>discovered that I enjoyed giving answers, maybe to be helpful,
>>>maybe to show off my own knowledge, whatever. Either way it
>>>was an enjoyable and entertaining activity for me.
>>>But when I reached the point of giving a lecture about doing
>>>a google search when giving an answer to some low-level
>>>question, in other words basically telling the poster that
>>>he was an idiot for asking and he should go look it up
>>>himself, I realized that I was spending waaaay too much time
>>>in usenet and I really needed a break.
>>You realized incorrectly. It is much more valuable and useful
>>to tell someone how to find an answer for himself, or to
>>encourage him to actually do so if he already knows how, than
>>it is to give him the answer.
>>As some bright spark once said "give a man a fish and you feed
>>him for a day; teach him how to fish and you feed him for a
>>lifetime".
>
>
> Teaching a man how to catch is own fish is really pointless when dealing
> with
> a man who already knows damn well how to catch his own fish but has also
> learned to get others to fish for him. :P
>
The perfect 21st century usenet attitude
> "J. J. Farrell" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>"Musashi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:<[email protected] om>...
>
>>>As a "regular" myself in some other newsgroups for years, I
>>>discovered that I enjoyed giving answers, maybe to be helpful,
>>>maybe to show off my own knowledge, whatever. Either way it
>>>was an enjoyable and entertaining activity for me.
>>>But when I reached the point of giving a lecture about doing
>>>a google search when giving an answer to some low-level
>>>question, in other words basically telling the poster that
>>>he was an idiot for asking and he should go look it up
>>>himself, I realized that I was spending waaaay too much time
>>>in usenet and I really needed a break.
>>You realized incorrectly. It is much more valuable and useful
>>to tell someone how to find an answer for himself, or to
>>encourage him to actually do so if he already knows how, than
>>it is to give him the answer.
>>As some bright spark once said "give a man a fish and you feed
>>him for a day; teach him how to fish and you feed him for a
>>lifetime".
>
>
> Teaching a man how to catch is own fish is really pointless when dealing
> with
> a man who already knows damn well how to catch his own fish but has also
> learned to get others to fish for him. :P
>
The perfect 21st century usenet attitude
