breezinup posted:Number 90 posted:I'll say two things:
- RRMAN, I really did not expect you, of all who post here, to refer to "stinkin' conductor or brake person" which is insulting to all the railroaders who read these forum posts. by unions, is now uninviting itself and urging states to do likewise.
Well, I think he (the OP) was being sarcastic when saying "don't need no stink'in conductor or brake persons to run a train anymore," and in fact is critical of what he believed to be an erroneous decision by the FRA (at least the way he interpreted it).
"Stinkin" did not refer to conductors or brake persons, per se, but was the sarcastic use of a famous phrase from the classic 1948 movie "Treasure of the Sierra Madre" starring Humphrey Bogart. It is both a quote and misquote, but is often quoted as "we don't need no stinkin' badges." (The original quote referred to badges worn by Mexican Federales.)
The quote is usually used sarcastically, or humorously, to say that something isn't required, as in "We don't need no stinkin' ________." (Fill in the blank with whatever is being discussed) The quote is commonly used to sarcastically refer to something that may be, in fact, really necessary. The quote also has been satirized in other movies, including, most famously, "Blazing Saddles," and is commonly used in jokes and satire.
Spot on interpretation!! I didn't mean to offend any RRers for their hard work. Sent apology to Number 90 offline and we are cool.
