WOTY for 2007?

[Laurence Horn]

>Damn, dInIs! Would you believe that we - the boyz in the old 'hood -
>had nearly the same discussion, back "in my younger days," to quote
>the title of an song? It turned out that his name was Napoleon Brown.
>According to Lemuel, anyway.
>
>-Wilson

So Nappy Brown as distinguished from Nappy Bonaparte...

LH

>On 4/16/07, Dennis R. Preston <preston at msu.edu> wrote:
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>>Wilson,
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>>I ain't so sure; member the blues singer Nappy Brown - not
>>Nappy-head(ed) Brown?
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>>dInIs
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>>>Doesn't that have to be conjoined with (-)head(ed) in order to sound
>>>natural? "Nappy" outside  of a clear reference to hair is kinda, like,
>>>uh-uh.
>>>
>>>Whatchu mean, jelly-bean?
>>>You heard what I said, nappy-head!
>>>
>>>Yo' head is nappy
>>>Who's yo' pappy?
>>>You sho' some ugly chile!
>>>
>>>Somebody teach that nappy-headed foo  how to cultivate his wig!
>>>
>>>Well, I guess part of the point is that Imus didn't know / didn't care
>>>WTF he was saying.
>>>
>>>-Wilson
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>>>On 4/15/07, Beverly Flanigan <flanigan at ohio.edu> wrote:
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>>>>   In fact, she did say it, just a minute or so later.  But surely not an
>>>>   appropriate WOTY.
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>>>>   At 02:15 PM 4/15/2007, you wrote:
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>>>>   >Said by Donna Brazile on "This Week" this morning:  "the other
>>>>   >N-word", without actually saying it.
>>>>   >
>>>>   >Meaning, I assume, "nappy".
>>>>   >
>>>>   >Joel
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