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leftyman

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Sep 15, 2000
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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: meltdown75
and this relates to the suburbs because...

I'm not sure either. The implication that no one speaks Ebonics in the suburbs is wrong, as there's plenty of crotch-draggin, baggy-pants-saggin Fubu-wearin' mother****ers there too.

They just happen to be white. :p

- M4H

Because the Rochester City School District is a lost cause. 20 yrs ago I decided to buy a smaller home in the suburbs with more taxes rather then send my then unborn children to this type of learning atmosphere.

I have been validated.

 

meltdown75

Lifer
Nov 17, 2004
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Originally posted by: Descartes
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: meltdown75
and this relates to the suburbs because...

I'm not sure either. The implication that no one speaks Ebonics in the suburbs is wrong, as there's plenty of crotch-draggin, baggy-pants-saggin Fubu-wearin' mother****ers there too.

They just happen to be white. :p

- M4H
I believe the modern term for said perpetrators is "chav" :)

I thought chav referred to the UK thug wannabes? I don't think they wear Fubu either.
Oh, they're international. I think a few of them hitched a ride on an ocean liner and began to propagate over here.
 
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Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: Descartes
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: meltdown75
and this relates to the suburbs because...

I'm not sure either. The implication that no one speaks Ebonics in the suburbs is wrong, as there's plenty of crotch-draggin, baggy-pants-saggin Fubu-wearin' mother****ers there too.

They just happen to be white. :p

- M4H
I believe the modern term for said perpetrators is "chav" :)

I thought chav referred to the UK thug wannabes? I don't think they wear Fubu either.
Oh, they're international. I think a few of them hitched a ride on an ocean liner and began to propagate over here.

Probably clinging to the hull.

- M4H
 

GuitarDaddy

Lifer
Nov 9, 2004
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Originally posted by: Queasy
I'm not sure which is sadder....the Ebonics or the fact that there is a government position titled "Chief of Diversity and Leadership"

Fo shizzle my nizzle! I be sendin one ah mah boyeez up to his crib and bustin him in the grill with the butz end o my clock! Word!
 
Aug 23, 2000
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well unfortuneatly for the kids, the reason they act this way and grow up dumb is because of the welfare mentality of their parents.
 

meltdown75

Lifer
Nov 17, 2004
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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: Descartes
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: meltdown75
and this relates to the suburbs because...

I'm not sure either. The implication that no one speaks Ebonics in the suburbs is wrong, as there's plenty of crotch-draggin, baggy-pants-saggin Fubu-wearin' mother****ers there too.

They just happen to be white. :p

- M4H
I believe the modern term for said perpetrators is "chav" :)

I thought chav referred to the UK thug wannabes? I don't think they wear Fubu either.
Oh, they're international. I think a few of them hitched a ride on an ocean liner and began to propagate over here.

Probably clinging to the hull.

- M4H
Probably ghost-riding the ship :p :D
 

mobobuff

Lifer
Apr 5, 2004
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Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: Descartes
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: meltdown75
and this relates to the suburbs because...

I'm not sure either. The implication that no one speaks Ebonics in the suburbs is wrong, as there's plenty of crotch-draggin, baggy-pants-saggin Fubu-wearin' mother****ers there too.

They just happen to be white. :p

- M4H
I believe the modern term for said perpetrators is "chav" :)

I thought chav referred to the UK thug wannabes? I don't think they wear Fubu either.
Oh, they're international. I think a few of them hitched a ride on an ocean liner and began to propagate over here.

Probably clinging to the hull.

- M4H
Probably ghost-riding the ship :p :D

That's called water-skiing.
 

JDub02

Diamond Member
Sep 27, 2002
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movie quote time

English, motherf***er, do you speak it? - Sammy L


Damn, it's the negroes. - Martin Lawrence
 

clamum

Lifer
Feb 13, 2003
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Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: Descartes
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: meltdown75
and this relates to the suburbs because...

I'm not sure either. The implication that no one speaks Ebonics in the suburbs is wrong, as there's plenty of crotch-draggin, baggy-pants-saggin Fubu-wearin' mother****ers there too.

They just happen to be white. :p

- M4H
I believe the modern term for said perpetrators is "chav" :)

I thought chav referred to the UK thug wannabes? I don't think they wear Fubu either.
Oh, they're international. I think a few of them hitched a ride on an ocean liner and began to propagate over here.

Probably clinging to the hull.

- M4H
Probably ghost-riding the ship :p :D

*Pictures wanna-be thug jumping off an ocean liner and trying to dance like a fvcking fool in the water and eventually drowning*
 

meltdown75

Lifer
Nov 17, 2004
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Originally posted by: clamum
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: Descartes
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: meltdown75
and this relates to the suburbs because...

I'm not sure either. The implication that no one speaks Ebonics in the suburbs is wrong, as there's plenty of crotch-draggin, baggy-pants-saggin Fubu-wearin' mother****ers there too.

They just happen to be white. :p

- M4H
I believe the modern term for said perpetrators is "chav" :)

I thought chav referred to the UK thug wannabes? I don't think they wear Fubu either.
Oh, they're international. I think a few of them hitched a ride on an ocean liner and began to propagate over here.

Probably clinging to the hull.

- M4H
Probably ghost-riding the ship :p :D

*Pictures wanna-be thug jumping off an ocean liner and trying to dance like a fvcking fool in the water and eventually drowning*
*cranks up the music and starts popping and locking on the deck* WHAT WHAT
 

zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
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Originally posted by: thirdeye
Oh for the love of god. Ebonics now has a "proper" name of Black English Vernacular. No wonder the rest of the world hates us.

well...the problem is that Ebonics was swept up and perverted by the media years ago, when it started to come to light.

Actually, the biggest proponent of the vernacular is Dr. Walt Wolfram at NCSU, a linguest who studies Eastern Coastal dialects. The vocabulary and grammar that he pooled into the blanket name of Ebonics is the result of extensive research, that traces roots back to specific African tribes. Statisticaly, Ebonics is no less of a language or dialect than is say...Castillian Spanish or Mandarin vs Cantonese.

The public widely misunderstood it as "ghetto speak," and perhaps certain groups wanted to adopt it as such, but that was never the reasoning behind Ebonics.

By the way: Dr. Wolfram is a white dude. His interest in Ebonics is based on linguistics, and not trying to perpetuate "bad english" or separating groups of people.
 

zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
111,864
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Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: Descartes
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: meltdown75
and this relates to the suburbs because...

I'm not sure either. The implication that no one speaks Ebonics in the suburbs is wrong, as there's plenty of crotch-draggin, baggy-pants-saggin Fubu-wearin' mother****ers there too.

They just happen to be white. :p

- M4H
I believe the modern term for said perpetrators is "chav" :)

I thought chav referred to the UK thug wannabes? I don't think they wear Fubu either.
Oh, they're international. I think a few of them hitched a ride on an ocean liner and began to propagate over here.


"chav"would be the UK version. we have our own term coined in the US. It is based on the notorious "n" word, and simply involves replacing the "n" with a "w." they have their own website in the style of mulletsgalore.com ;)
 

meltdown75

Lifer
Nov 17, 2004
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Originally posted by: zinfamous
"chav"would be the UK version. we have our own term coined in the US. It is based on the notorious "n" word, and simply involves replacing the "n" with a "w." they have their own website in the style of mulletsgalore.com ;)
wigga what? OH NO YOU DI INT

:p
 

2Xtreme21

Diamond Member
Jun 13, 2004
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Waahh waahh it's different! I hate it! Make a law making it illegal to make changes because it makes me feel uncomfortable! Waaaahhhhhh!
 

leftyman

Diamond Member
Sep 15, 2000
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Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Waahh waahh it's different! I hate it! Make a law making it illegal to make changes because it makes me feel uncomfortable! Waaaahhhhhh!

meaning?
 

fire400

Diamond Member
Nov 21, 2005
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Originally posted by: deerslayer
What a joke.

I'm laughing...

Suburbs. Sure they can help teach a kid differently. But you have to understand what a child is taught at home beforehand, whether they really apply themselves or not. You could be raised in the smartest school discrict in the nation and get some good grades and spectucular ACT/SAT scores. But if your mom and dad beat you with a stick everyday and teach you only how to pride yourself before your townspeople and your country, then that person is going to be empty and hollow. Then again, maybe that person could score a high paying job and influence society to become more elite?

So we're looking at education? Maybe one thing, but how to emphasize on the focus of mentality versus booksmart could be something else. As far as the government is concerned, you can't seriously blame politicians for trying to care about the people as a whole, 'cuz we know there are enough parents out there who don't give a rats about their own kids. At the expense of students who apply themselves, good luck to those who do so without the will of their own longterm goals, "to satisfy the demands of their peers, grow up and go through a cycle of next-generation corruption." Solution is to teach students how to think and act for themselves in a nation that is 'supposed' to be the most influential in politics, academics, economics, technology, mental & spiritual growth and pursuit of happiness.

Suburb, makes a difference, sure. But the suburbs aren't going to save you.
 

GuitarDaddy

Lifer
Nov 9, 2004
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Originally posted by: leftyman
Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Waahh waahh it's different! I hate it! Make a law making it illegal to make changes because it makes me feel uncomfortable! Waaaahhhhhh!

meaning?

He speaks teh Ebonomics and wears teh baggy pants, and we're makin fun of him:)
 

leftyman

Diamond Member
Sep 15, 2000
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Originally posted by: fire400
Originally posted by: deerslayer
What a joke.

I'm laughing...

Suburbs. Sure they can help teach a kid differently. But you have to understand what a child is taught at home beforehand, whether they really apply themselves or not. You could be raised in the smartest school discrict in the nation and get some good grades and spectucular ACT/SAT scores. But if your mom and dad beat you with a stick everyday and teach you only how to pride yourself before your townspeople and your country, then that person is going to be empty and hollow. Then again, maybe that person could score a high paying job and influence society to become more elite?

So we're looking at education? Maybe one thing, but how to emphasize on the focus of mentality versus booksmart could be something else. As far as the government is concerned, you can't seriously blame politicians for trying to care about the people as a whole, 'cuz we know there are enough parents out there who don't give a rats about their own kids. At the expense of students who apply themselves, good luck to those who do so without the will of their own longterm goals, "to satisfy the demands of their peers, grow up and go through a cycle of next-generation corruption." Solution is to teach students how to think and act for themselves in a nation that is 'supposed' to be the most influential in politics, academics, economics, technology, mental & spiritual growth and pursuit of happiness.

Suburb, makes a difference, sure. But the suburbs aren't going to save you.

I never said the suburbs would "save" me or my children.

the RCSD has a well deserved reputation for ineptness and lack of results..with a dash of violence thrown in.

I'll take the suburbs, thank you.
 

eleison

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Mar 29, 2006
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Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: JS80
who can tell me what "drop it like it's hot" means?

It means, 'I strongly suggest you leave that, as if it were something almost too hot to hold, such as a baked potato that has just come from the oven.'.


you are incorrect. Hot basically means illegal... usually stolen items... when you go sell a watch at a pawn show, the owner will ask you if its "hot"... meaning stolen..

Yea, I took a few classes here and there.. however, my BEV is pretty rusty. Doubtless to say, hot does not pertain to anything like a "baked potatoe"... ie.., hot potato... only white people would make that mistake..

peace out niggga!!
 

leftyman

Diamond Member
Sep 15, 2000
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Originally posted by: eleison
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: JS80
who can tell me what "drop it like it's hot" means?

It means, 'I strongly suggest you leave that, as if it were something almost too hot to hold, such as a baked potato that has just come from the oven.'.


you are incorrect. Hot basically means illegal... usually stolen items... when you go sell a watch at a pawn show, the owner will ask you if its "hot"... meaning stolen..

Yea, I took a few classes here and there.. however, my BEV is pretty rusty. Doubtless to say, hot does not pertain to anything like a "baked potatoe"... ie.., hot potato... only white people would make that mistake..

peace out niggga!!

I thought it meant some girl getting all freaky dancing..but im old, what do I know :confused:
 

Miramonti

Lifer
Aug 26, 2000
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As a youngin' at skoole I felt hog tied without me hillbillybonics so I feel 'em here.
 

purbeast0

No Lifer
Sep 13, 2001
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wtf man how the fvck do people who seriously think this is such a good idea get into a position where they could have the power to do so?

this is the most ridiculous shlt i've seen in a while in regards to school teachings.