"You know how I roll" = whatever

[Scot LaFaive]

Well, when examining the speech patterns of cardboard boxes, it's best to
keep an open mind I've always found.

Scot


>From: Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM>
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>Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:09:06 -0800
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>Thanks for the citation, Hillary.  "You know how I am" undoubtedly works in
>many cases, but the speaker's tone in the commercial sounds a little too
>superior and dismissive. Also, it's clear that this is the first time the
>two shipments have met.
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>   JL
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>Hillary Brown <hillaryhazelbrown at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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>"How I roll" is roughly equivalent to "how I am" or "how I live my
>life." Maybe "how I be"?
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>Dates back at least as far as 1995 in The Barrio Boyzz' "How We Roll":
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>This is how we roll
>And were rolling like that
>So honey's come in
>Kick off your shoes and lay back
>(Champagne, caviar, and bubble bath)
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>hb
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