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Black Irish are from the Spaniards who survived the destruction of the Spanish Armada I believe. And my friend’s rommate was not Irish – the Five Towns reference should tell you that (oh, and this was at NYU back in the day).
I agree bxgrl!
“And for Clarence Thomas to claim it was a lynching was appalling. Especially after his trashing affirmative action (of course only after it worked to his benefit.)”
Thomas is clown of the highest order, IMO.
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I had an African-American friend in college whose last name was McNair.
Were they in anyway related to the famous Ronald McNair?
*rob*
http://tiny.cc/f9ujc
still no response from hubby on Jane
Sonic Youth believes Anita Hill
Snaps – Total disagreement about Hill/Thomas – the man’s a slime mold. Long Dong, indeed.
dibs, great freudian slip mAxican=mexican. Explains why my bed is five feet from the floor, aka hip breaker.
Based on my zip code and my name marketers assume I’m blck – I get all sorts of mailings for magazine subscriptions, book clubs, large size fashions, religious articles, etc., etc.
babs, obviously your Irish friends never heard of Barbara McNair.
rob- Rumer is an old english name meaning fame or Roma Pilgrim. Rumer Godden was a famous author. I rather like it.