terms of endearment

[Jonathan Lighter]

Yes, it's a gated community.

JL

On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 2:14 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> Does Martin's/Zimmerman's "neighborhood"* have
> "entrances"?  (Gates?  Some other form of (legally) restricted
> entry/exit?)  Or is Zimmerman claiming turf, a "neighborhood" in
> which walking while black is suspicious?
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> * I assume it's theirs in common, since IIRC Martin's home was only a
> short distance from where Zimmerman was patrolling. I definitely
> remember a statement that the store Martin went to was perhaps 100
> yards from his house.
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> Joel
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> >ZIMMERMAN: Down towards the other entrance of the neighborhood.
> >
> >  911: Which entrance is that that he's heading towards?
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> >  ZIMMERMAN: The back entrance. [pause] *[Inaudible]*.
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> At 3/27/2012 08:22 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> >CNN has played it again.
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> >To me, the words in question are almost 100% inaudible.
> >
> >Here's the context:
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> >
> >ZIMMERMAN: Shit, he's running.
> >
> >  911: He's running? Which way is he running?
> >
> >  ZIMMERMAN: Down towards the other entrance of the neighborhood.
> >
> >  911: Which entrance is that that he's heading towards?
> >
> >  ZIMMERMAN: The back entrance. [pause] *[Inaudible]*.
> >
> >For Zimmerman's friend Joe Oliver. Go to 2:15 or so:
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> http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/trayvon-martin-shooting-geroge-zimmerman-legal-advisor-joe-oliver-interview-us-15997138
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> >JL
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> >On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 11:41 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 1:00 AM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com
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> > > wrote:
> > > > "And 'goon' is apparently a term of endearment in the high schools
> > > > these days," he added. "I don't know of anyone younger than 40 who
> > > > uses 'coon' as a racial epithet."
> > >
> > > Is this bullshit? Or is it bullshit?
> > >
> > > If they don't use it as a racial epithet, for what purpose *do* they
> > > use it, then?
> > >
> > > This is what Shakespeare described as "protesting too much."
> > >
> > > Hence, it's bullshit.
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