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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:52 pm
by Slava
...a smart ass as well.
As my father was fond of saying, that's why they don't send donkeys to school. Nobody can stand them.

Hee Haw :lol:

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:09 pm
by Enigma
As a Southerner, I have heard people say things like "being that you're already here, you might as well stay and eat supper."
If I were to emulate the way people around me speak, you would struggle to decipher what I'm saying.

Bro, up to tonight? You keen for a cruize, g?

This is how many of the Pacific Islanders and maori speak. It translates to something like

Hello, friend/mate, what are you doing tonight? Are you keen to join me in an aimless drive about town, gangster unit?

I think some of this dialect comes from the Hip-Hop culture in America.

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:21 pm
by saparris
I think some of this dialect comes from the Hip-Hop culture in America.
Yes, it seems to be all the rage. My children, all of whom are articulate, can speak the lingo when they want.

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:31 pm
by Enigma
I think some of this dialect comes from the Hip-Hop culture in America.
Yes, it seems to be all the rage. My children, all of whom are articulate, can speak the lingo when they want.
How nice it is to have a proud father amid.

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:01 pm
by saparris
I am proud. They're wonderful people--and bilingual, too, dawg!

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:22 pm
by LukeJavan8
Definitely hip-hop. It has such a wonderful influence on
culture.

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:48 pm
by Enigma
Definitely hip-hop. It has such a wonderful influence on
culture.
I assume you're kidding there?

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:33 pm
by saparris
Luke? Kidding? He's known as Iced Luke on the street.

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:46 pm
by LukeJavan8
Or "L Luke Cool J"
L=Luke
J=Javan