More "jump on" heard on The Judges

[Wilson Gray]

Amen.

-Wilson

On 2/29/08, Brenda Lester <alphatwin2002 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>  In the south, "jump on" can be literal (physical attack) or figurative (harangue, criticize, etc.)
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>  Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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>  Fifty-ish, black male plaintiff:
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>  "I called and told [the defendant's wife] and he _jumped on_ her, your honor."
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>  Judge Milian, a Cuban-American from Florida: "He _jumped on_ her?"
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>  Plaintiff: Yes, your honor. Four or five times."
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>  Judge: "What do you mean, 'He _jumped on_ her'?"
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>  Plaintiff: "He _hit_ her, your honor."
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>  Judge; "Oh, he _hit_ her."
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>  -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.
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                                              -Sam'l Clemens

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