HW: I've got a Silver Machine

[Ductor, Dan [NEUUS]]

Well, Tom...

I agree with everything you said except for the Dan Ductor thing.  You
really
think that I talk funny?  Man, you think you know some one and then they
stab you in the back.

Dan







        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Tom Clark [SMTP:tclark at PETRONET.NET]
        Sent:   Wednesday, July 28, 1999 11:27 AM
        To:     Multiple recipients of list BOC-L
        Subject:        Re: HW: I've got a Silver Machine

        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.
        > > "<>"