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Oct 02nd 2006 | 1
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i'd ask you to elaborate, but you won't. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 3
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this is Lingo's playground.... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 2
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that means the conversation will be productive. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 6
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If your idea of productive is identical point of views, i agree |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 12
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no. i mean with all the unnecessary ad hominem shit you invariably |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 15
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Translation: the sense you bring to a post my ego can't take it |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 17
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that's exactly it. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 32
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sarcasm - check |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 210
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i stay away from people who use that term |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 4
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yeah. it's a big red flag. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 10
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And these "herbs" are going to be the "good" ones heads will be looking ... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 16
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^^^herb |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 22
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obviously if went to that university i was nerd too |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 24
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amen to your whole response |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 66
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amen |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 124
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This is coming from the same bird.... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 231
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um she was joking |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 254
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two things... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 5
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I've Always Taken It To Reflect On Her Past Choices |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 7
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why are you assuming the speaker has made 'poor' choices in the past? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 13
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RE: why are you assuming the speaker has made 'poor' choices in the past... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 29
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different? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 37
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Really? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 49
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stop. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 127
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Hey, You Asked. Don't Be Mad Because My Replies Don't |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 130
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i had a problem with the assumption. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 141
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Seems Like You're Doing The Assuming |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 153
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"i've always taken it to reflect on her past choices." |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 155
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Nope. And I'll Tell You Why. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 163
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sure. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 166
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Okay, Well Here Goes... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 171
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this nigga just got out-worded. OkayHistory? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 174
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that was a sarcastic 'sure.' |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 204
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Dude, You Have To Explain Your Sarcasm? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 207
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(i obviously did.) |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 213
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i was referring to the string of posts that led to the "sure" |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 215
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Thanks. And Tell Your Girl Good Luck With Her Thesis. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 216
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RE: Thanks. And Tell Your Girl Good Luck With Her Thesis. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 224
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I want to have a problem with it, but I really don't actually object |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 8
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this isn't about nice guys, tho. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 19
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just for conversation... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 27
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they are. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 42
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what if that is her reality? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 50
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if the reality for a cab driver |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 54
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cause & effect. so what do you do with that? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 82
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RE: if the reality for a cab driver |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 227
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no. |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 259
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thats a real good point |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 53
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exactly. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 68
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I doubt that to be the case, and it speaks to the selectioin process |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 85
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not necessarily. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 128
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How does it not? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 179
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The term bothers me for some of the same reasons you mentioned |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 9
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it almost *always* seems to be an economic thing, in part. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 23
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Right. You never hear anyone say "good" in the context of |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 31
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No, if you take the phrase at face value. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 11
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Yeah, man.... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 14
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i feel indicted by it. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 18
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i remember you saying this before. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 30
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i picked up on it from listening to ppl talk. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 51
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agreed |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 55
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i feel you. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 70
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I totally agree with this... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 122
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exactly. i was tryin' to say something like this.... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 134
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the phrase alone doesn't bother me |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 20
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those ppl also seem to care what white ppl think |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 26
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"Good on Paper" is what i was gonna say |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 38
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my single girlfriends |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 21
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RE: 'good black man.' |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 25
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I have a problem with someone getting credit for a thesis on |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 28
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what if shes soc |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 34
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sociology does not = bullshit thesis topic. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 41
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Hmm "Characteristics African-American females seek in African-American m... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 52
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so basically her statistical research would be |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 59
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yeah, a friend of mine did her master's thesis on black women & |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 62
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agreed. it is most certainly a legitimate research topic n/m |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 245
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Is your friend's name Jessica by any chance? |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 258
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i think it was about the disparity in achievement |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 35
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I figure her thesis isn't Good Black Men: Is They Is, Or Is They Ain't?" |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 40
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you must have a bald head and a hoop earring. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 48
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seriously, she was way too clever and critical in this conversation |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 58
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So did you hit it? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 67
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ass. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 72
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but you were out of town... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 81
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it was here. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 94
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*DEAD* |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 100
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LOL..... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 107
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i'd like to cover her blanket statement with my own blanket |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 33
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. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 46
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right. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 61
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maybe she really hates rnb |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 74
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LOL. Right? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 79
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i thought i hated rnb. lol |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 110
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not at all... i was being facetious |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 84
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Well, glad to hear that you were being facetious. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 96
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im trying to dig more into the origin of the idea |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 120
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i do take issue with it the phraseology, and the basic premise. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 36
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and add to that that many proponents of this concept |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 45
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i have a very big problem with that phrase |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 39
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I hate it. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 43
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yeah. and to go back to HotThyng's point |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 75
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Right. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 77
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yup. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 106
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'Girl, he takes care of his children' |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 44
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well, one who doesn't.... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 65
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you're supposed to take care of your children |
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Oct 02nd 2006 |
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The Doc thinks the thoughts are going too deep..... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 101
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Most will deny but... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 47
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i hate it.... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 57
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^^ this too. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 63
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nice |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 64
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Yessir. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 71
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^^^ On point, as usual |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 88
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bottom line: |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 112
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PREACH PREACHA! (c) Kirk Franklin |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 152
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I don't think anything else needs to be said. n/m |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 161
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One Two! (c) Dilla |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 199
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but why you had to drag boris into it 'doh |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 212
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Holler this is why I really like u |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 222
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some people just say shit to say shit |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 60
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they talk cuz they got lips. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 80
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are akin to unicorns towing a wagon w/10 million dollars behind it |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 69
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was this event in indianapolis by chance? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 73
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no. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 78
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good looking |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 93
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i'm always interested in how the tenor of these posts |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 76
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u better tell it |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 83
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you're right. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 87
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it is what it is |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 90
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what do you think it should be about? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 91
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right. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 98
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iono, maybe *why* the term exists in the first place.... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 115
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i think the trite/convenient tack is arguing for the validity |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 117
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and i can agree w/ that. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 123
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i agree. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 119
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exactly! |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 198
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very well said. |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 255
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yup and rarely vice versa.. |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 257
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i don't know if that's because of the gender dynamic on this board |
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Oct 04th 2006 | 261
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i appreciated that |
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Oct 04th 2006 | 263
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And that is why it should be discussed. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 97
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yeah! that's it! |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 118
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very good point |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 232
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Finally, a voice of REASON... |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 246
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'there are a lot of sorry folks out there' |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 256
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your statement seems loaded.... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 102
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everybody's statement about this is loaded... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 111
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i made a point to acknowledge in my post that |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 116
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okay.... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 121
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you're right.... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 142
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This was one of the things I sort of touched on in my initial reply |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 108
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yeah, you're the one who got me thinkin this way. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 126
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black women who use that expression are somewhat out of touch with reali... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 138
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i understand. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 165
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People should want to "nab" a good person IMO |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 86
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no |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 89
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. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 92
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A good man depends on what you need and want in a relationship |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 99
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nevermind |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 104
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COOLxGREAT |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 105
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. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 114
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this is why I love the "reply with quote" option n/m |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 247
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good black man vs bad black man |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 95
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i wanna say that i *don't* have problems with the way she.... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 103
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elaborate. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 109
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yeah, i know. i was interested when you brought it up cause...... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 129
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let's take it there (c) Trotter. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 136
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Should there be, though? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 139
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but that's my point. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 148
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I mean... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 151
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ya'll are saying the same basic thing, just with different wording. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 156
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oh, i feel you. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 157
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yep. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 149
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i agree with you on this |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 147
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right: |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 154
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yes. and inside of this perspective.... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 167
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i dunno. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 113
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right. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 125
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okay. i guess i can see how you would think that.... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 132
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but, but, |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 133
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an interesting point you brought up is..... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 137
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there are black folk who do the |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 162
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i don't consider it offensive, unless i'm disqualified by someone's def. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 144
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I don't buy this analogy |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 158
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eh...i hate that expression moreso because its so generic |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 131
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My problem |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 135
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If she would've said "a good man" instead of "a good black man" |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 140
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RE: If she would've said "a good man" instead of "a good black man" |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 145
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Double N/M |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 146
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right, but you only need have a few good brain cells |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 150
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Exactly. And likewise, a person with only a few braincells |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 164
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LOL didn't even pick up on that til i just read it again. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 187
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^^^^ |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 159
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^GOLDMIND OWNS THIS ENTIRE POST^^^^^^^ |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 248
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so only college educated black men are "good" |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 143
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ain't nobody wanna answer me |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 170
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RE: ain't nobody wanna answer me |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 178
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The way its said means educated and at least middle class |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 188
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but there are nigguhz makin 60 - 100+ that are blue collar |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 195
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A class issue |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 160
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i disagree with so much of this |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 168
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I mean... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 172
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two of the most caked up financially successful |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 180
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I'm just... speechless. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 183
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Less Economics and more lifestyle |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 189
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jesus christ. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 192
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have mercy |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 218
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Well, Sweet Imperial Mother of Horseshit. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 240
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I actually applaud your courage to speak your piece... |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 249
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Financialoy poor men more likely to end up victims |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 177
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*blink* |
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Oct 02nd 2006 |
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Yes Parents play a HUGE Role |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 185
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where do you find these blue-blood Black men? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 190
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I'm mad as hell. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 193
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i quit INRoads b/c i didn't want to go into finance |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 196
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Don't forget SEO |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 202
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Fucked up family (emotional instability, volatility), etc.... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 191
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it's Mori, y'all. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 206
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I've no idea who she is. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 209
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i was this >< close to jumpin in |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 226
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Exactly... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 235
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I just want to add that there are FEW differences in VALUES |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 250
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^^^just gets better and better |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 221
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i agree w/this part: |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 182
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i agree with that too but who is to say |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 201
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word. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 205
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lmao |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 186
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I see the desired traits but the outward signs are suspect |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 223
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I'll second that |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 184
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Is that right? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 169
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Mori didn't see 'Something New'. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 173
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LOL. Right? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 175
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You are the female counterpart of M2 |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 176
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From my experiences, it is true |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 181
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Okay, I agree that everybody should set their own standards |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 194
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I hope you meant that as a compliment to her! :- ) |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 197
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I mean, it's neutral lol |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 200
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I agree 100% |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 217
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here here |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 228
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You can say that again Sistern |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 229
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I'd rather have a blue collar man because thats double duty |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 225
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only to ask |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 203
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What Up Homey? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 211
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FUCK him being black. Its hard to find A GOOD MAN IN GENERAL. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 208
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why... |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 214
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FANTASTIC POST! ----(i'm gonna bookmark it for later read) |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 219
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you may ignore my response but what i have to say is that |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 220
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RE: 'good black man.' *EDIT* |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 230
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good post, kinda wish I had got in sooner |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 233
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seriously, my first reaction was: a good man, period |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 234
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i'm not a good black man. :( |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 236
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Three Things: |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 237
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say wha? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 238
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RE: say wha? |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 239
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Shallow and judgemental you win!! |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 244
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agreed on points #2 & 3...I can't clap to #1. |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 251
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I want a good white man |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 241
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you might could pull a republican senator wit that boy's body. lol. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 243
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my take. |
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Oct 02nd 2006 | 242
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*Applause* (i am so glad you came out of lurk mode for this) |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 252
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i don't understand any of this at all |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 260
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-summarizes- |
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Oct 04th 2006 | 262
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right, but like.... |
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Oct 04th 2006 | 265
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RE: right, but like.... |
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Oct 05th 2006 | 266
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yeah i have a problem with it |
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Oct 03rd 2006 | 253
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I squirm when i'm labeled a good black man |
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Oct 04th 2006 | 264
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