HW: I've got a Silver Machine

[Tom Clark]

Final thoughts on this one.....(keeping this simple, as I am a simple minded person)

People are people and everyone talks funny, depending on your perspective and sense
of humor.   I talk funny, Scottish people talk funny, Scottish people think everyone
else talks funny, some people who happen to be of African descent talk funny, some
people of African descent think white people talk funny,  Bill Clinton talks funny,
Barbara Walters talks funny, my brother talks funny, Keith Richards talks funny, New
Yorkers talk funny, German people talk funny, especially when speaking English (I am
half German, by the way) ,  Dan Ductor talks funny, and I bet you talk funny.   The
list can go on.

This is all what makes the world a fascinating place to be.

As for the Ebonics thing, don't know if you remember, a few years ago, and even up
until now, certain groups (people who happen to be of Africa descent) are pushing to
make this dialect (Ebonics) a recognized language(dialect)  taught in public schools
in America.    I will not comment on that.  It belongs on a different forum.

Take it as you will.


Tom Clark wrote:

> Sorry you got so upset over that one...whew! wow! man-o-man!
> It was definitely not meant to be derogatory whatsoever, or elicit a response
> such as yours.  Lighten up, dude!
>
> I work with people who happen to be of African descent and we often trade
> phrases - stereotypical red-neck white boy phrases, and the teach me
> stereotypical ebonics-type phrases and it is quite funny at times - quite
> harmless, actually, just making fun of the reality that people do tend to mangle
> the english language from time to time.
>
> I ain't no red-neck, by the way.   Theeere you go!
>
> Aintnuttinbutamuddafukkinthang!
>
> DASLUD at AOL.COM wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 7/28/99 10:53:18 AM, tclark at PETRONET.NET writes:
> >
> > <<And for more of the humerous side:
> >
> > In black english (ebonics, translated from a couple of web-based translators):
> >
> > 1.) ah've gots uh silver machine, you know das right!  Sheeit!
> >
> > 2.) Yo buss dis. I'z gets a silvuh machine Sheeit!
> > >>
> >
> > personally i find zero ==repeat ZERO== humor in this.
> >
> > as someone who's used numerous attempts at dialect in my postings here this
> > is a low point in my association with BOC-L
> >
> > because this isnt dialect.
> > it's something UGLY.
> > "<>"