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  • From: "Marie McHarry" <mmcharry AT gmail.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Obama fans, what say ye?
  • Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:25:40 -0500

On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 9:13 AM, <Clansgian AT wmconnect.com> wrote:
>
> But also like so many pejorative terms, used among family and close friends,
> they can be terms of endearment, much like a spouse calling the other 'you
> old
> fool'.

This brings back memories. I used 'fool' around a black secretary.
Only months later, did she tell me she thought I was a thoughtless
cracker. She and I got to be good friends. I was using the term as was
common in my experience, but her experience was different. I wish she
had told me when I used it. Communicaton, communication, communication

Marie




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