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 Teddy Eagle  03 Jul 20 4.45pm |
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Willo  South coast - west of Brighton. 03 Jul 20 4.53pm |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
This is getting more and more absurd. The supposed etymology of nitty gritty has been questioned since it didn’t appear before the 1950s. After I got on my 'Soapbox' outside of HOL, I was sent the following : "There is no evidence to support the suggestion that 'nitty-gritty' has any connection with slave ships. It may have originated in the USA as an African-American expression, but that's as near as it gets to slavery. It isn't even recorded in print until the 1930s, long after slave ships had disappeared, and none of the early references make any link to slavery" But there have been concerned raised over it's SUPPOSED links to slavery.
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| Teddy Eagle 03 Jul 20 5.40pm |
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Originally posted by Willo
After I got on my 'Soapbox' outside of HOL, I was sent the following : "There is no evidence to support the suggestion that 'nitty-gritty' has any connection with slave ships. It may have originated in the USA as an African-American expression, but that's as near as it gets to slavery. It isn't even recorded in print until the 1930s, long after slave ships had disappeared, and none of the early references make any link to slavery" But there have been concerned raised over it's SUPPOSED links to slavery.
That’s the absurdity of the whole thing. Anyone who is concerned about unproven links in expressions to 200 hundred year old events must spend their life in a frenzy of offence.
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| Stirlingsays 03 Jul 20 6.52pm |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
Basically, there isn't a lot of love for whitey. But that's mostly from soy infused baizuo though so it's quite a struggle to care, even more than it's a struggle for them to get laid.
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| Teddy Eagle 03 Jul 20 7.03pm |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
Basically, there isn't a lot of love for whitey. But that's mostly from soy infused baizuo though so it's quite a struggle to care, even more than it's a struggle for them to get laid. As previously noted my toxic masculinity is acceptable when my independent empowered wife finds a spider in the sink.
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| the silurian The garden of England.(not really) 03 Jul 20 7.04pm |
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My car has a 'master' cylinder AND a 'slave' cylinder in the braking system, do I need to sell it or give it away now?
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| Stirlingsays 03 Jul 20 7.10pm |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
As previously noted my toxic masculinity is acceptable when my independent empowered wife finds a spider in the sink. Yes, as long as the spider knows that her fear comes from a strong assertive place that demands respect.
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| Spiderman Horsham 03 Jul 20 7.16pm |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
Yes, as long as the spider knows that her fear comes from a strong assertive place that demands respect. Of course I do
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| Spiderman Horsham 03 Jul 20 7.17pm |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
I think he pines for his co-conspirators. Probably because he would never admit he backed the wrong horse.
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| Stirlingsays 03 Jul 20 7.17pm |
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Originally posted by the silurian
My car has a 'master' cylinder AND a 'slave' cylinder in the braking system, do I need to sell it or give it away now? I think you should take an indelible pen and divide off the master section from the slave section....You can colour the sections in if you want but be aware that this could be considered cylinder black face....so that's at your own risk. Anyway once you've done this, point yourself towards the 'slave' cylinder and kneel....bow your head a bit and raise a 'black power' fist. Once you've done that, give some aggressive recriminating glances towards the master section of the cylinder. That should end racism within your cylinder....good luck. Edited by Stirlingsays (03 Jul 2020 7.18pm)
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| Stirlingsays 03 Jul 20 7.19pm |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
Of course I do
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 Hrolf The Ganger 03 Jul 20 7.32pm |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
Probably because he would never admit he backed the wrong horse. He'll be back when he thinks we have forgotten the garbage he posted on BLM. He is an endless source of insubstantial twaddle.
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