earlier specimen of gank and o.g.

[Mike Salovesh]

I made the mistake of saying:

> > Fred Shapiro commented:
> >
> > >>     According to Smitherman (_Black Talk_), an "o.g"
> > >>is  an original gangster, one whose bold actions have
> > >>earned him respect (props).

Fred Shapiro quite properly chided me, thusly:

> This wasn't me who said this.  I assume "o.g." stands for "old" followed
> by some word beginning with a "g", like "girl" or "geezer."

Ooops -- my bad.  Sorry!

I couldn't be more embarassed -- I've  always insisted that when my
students find it useful to quote, they had damned well better go back to
the original source and get the words and the attribution straight!

-- mike salovesh   <salovesh at niu.edu>   PEACE !!!