does and is (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Wilson Gray]

Y'all probably be surprised, but, in my Saint Louis youth, the most
commonly-used of these was:

"Will a nigger steal?"

But, of course, the use was ironic, since being followed around a
small store by its proprietor or around a major department store by a
floorwalker is a common experience.

--
-Wilson
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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"––a strange complaint to
come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
-Mark Twain


On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
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