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RE: Neil Finn/Crowded House
The same as many african-americans refer to themselves wit the "N" word, that doesn't mean you should feel free to use it too.
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From: OncleBoo at aol_com [SMTP:OncleBoo at aol_com]
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 5:12 PM
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Subject: Re: Neil Finn/Crowded House
Kyle writes:
> Yeah, about as affectionate as Frogs for French, Krauts for Germans, Yanks
> for Americans, etc, etc...makes your insides all warm and tingly, doesn't
> it?
"All warm and tingly" might be a slight exaggeration, but considering that
New Zealanders unabashedly refer to themselves as Kiwis, I'm certainly not
going to lose any sleep about using the same term of endearment.
Steve
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