why so serious?
the champ, before his morning toast
although i don’t have any 2520’s in my immediate circle, i’ve had more than a few white acquaintances, co-workers, f-buddies, and i even know a few people who have a couple white friends. when you combine this information with the fact that i’ve attended predominately white schools my entire life, it’s apparent that i’m a white person expert. i know white people. if “white people” were “crack”, i’d be jojo hailey. if “knowing white peoples habits” were “lazy ass music”, i’d be “jockin effing jay-z”.
although this expertise has proven to be extremely valuable when creasing khaki’s or watching “the house of payne“, in no other way has it helped me as much as it has when comparing and contrasting the habits of young whites with us (”us” being, “american black people” or “north american n*ggas”…whichever you prefer)
now, it’s common knowledge among us that white people admire and emulate much of the sh*t that we bring to the table. from our music and our women, to our “cool” and justin slayer, there’s a multitude of sh*t born in our community that continue to inspire adulation and envy. yet, as i continue to observe the actions and general mores of our paled skinned brethren, i realize that there are a few aspects of their behavior that i admire as well.
today, in true vsb.com fashion, the champ will discuss one “typically white” behavior that could prove to be extremely benefical to us and our dating selves if we chose to adopt it. of course, i’m referring to…
…their ability to have unadulterated and unpretentious fun.
***sidenote: the champ realizes that he is making many blanket generalizations, but is only doing so because he feels that he needs to use some hyperbole to get his point across. if you have a bit of an issue with the subject matter, please try to remember that even though the champ is a virulent racist, sexist, homophobe, and jingoist he’s fair.***
to expound a bit, here is a list of things a typical “north american n*gga” needs in place in order to have fun when partying
—perfect music. in this case, “perfect” describes a certain type of music that must be played and the percentage of time devoted to the playing of said music. what defines “perfect” varies from person to person, but unless the music at the establishment falls within 85 percent of that persons personal perfect music quota, the experience will not be seen as favorable
—a favorable male to female ratio
—a favorable number of cute-to-bagable/bangable members of the opposite sex
—a slight to moderate level of intoxication
—favorably priced (or free) access to their favorite intoxicant
—favorable “outside clothes”, an outfit which allows one to moderately stand out without looking like they spent 70 minutes plotting exactly what to wear
—a favorable number of like-minded comrades accompanying them
here is a list of things a typical “white person” needs in place in order to have fun when partying
—oxygen (and this is negotiable)
case in point: i live in shadyside, an area of the burgh filled with the type of white people parodied at stuffwhitepeoplelike.com. i can’t even leave my apartment without tripping over a prius or an american apparel skinny tie. basically, a perfect place to bag drunken, liberal, snizzles continue my observations.
anyway, last saturday, a couple young women who live below me (ha!) decided to grill some chicken and swine, setting up shop in a somewhat shaded section of our parking lot, an area which can’t be any larger than 150 square feet. not exactly the optimum place for a party, right? well, that’s exactly what i thought when i left the crib for a minute to drive to the arab seafood/soulfood spot to buy some blank cd’s home depot. when i returned an hour later, that tiny square section of our parking lot had turned into south padre island. there was a four man touch-tab football game, badminton, a one woman wet t-shirt contest and some convoluted yet compelling game which looked to be a combination of the westminster dog show and twister. all of this at 10:15 in the f**king morning.
as i watched them party like it was the last episode of ma.s.h., i couldn’t help but think to myself how much easier sh*t would be for us if we allowed ourselves to just let the f**k go sometimes, and how that would translate to our dating selves. how much happier would we be if we didn’t have these terrible self-limiting constraints about appropriate labels for non-married significant others, and weren’t so unreasonably obsessed with swagger and exceedingly optimum ass-to-waist ratios. if we didn’t require our potential mates to take both the pool and the extended pinkie test. if “nice” wasn’t a four letter word, and asking someone to smile wasn’t akin to asking them to volunteer for a colonoscopy.
but then…i remembered that i hadn’t eaten yet, and all idealistic thoughts went astray as i sauntered over to the party square to grab a hot dog and quarterback the football game. i scuffed up my white pro-keds a bit too…but it was cool. its just a sneaker, right? it’s really not that serious.
—the champ
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I am really feeling you on this post. For many years I was the only black person on staff and had to be the voice of the black community..ugh, but thats another story..for another time.
Yeah, I really admire them for how they “let their hair down”. They are not caught up in being seen a certain way, or really caring what others think . They just do what comes natural. Hanging around my fellow caucasions have taught me the art of “ufck it” and relax..it aint that crucial.
But what is up with them and hair? They are always amazed by the different styles black women can wear..lol
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:39 am}
lmao! you are so right about that aja….they are just so amazed when i rock a new do! askin me if i cut my hair and junk…i find it amusing, really.
ive been going to school surrounded by white folk since i was 12, i think that whole “ambassador to the race” thing just comes way too easily to me these days. lol…i mean, they get a lot of sarcasm when i answer, but ive come to grips with the fact that i may be the only black friend they have….
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aja {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:42 am}
you are so right about that one! I really do think im the only black person they know on a personal level. Basically i just say whats on my mind..and i just keep it real. The real funny thing is..most of them are republicans and im the only lonely democrat holding it down..lol
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:32 am}
good for you! lol…i only have one republican friend and we just dont talk politics! but yeah, im the same way, i just give it to em straight….and to be honest, if im calling this person friend, then i would prefer they look like a jackazz in front of me rather than gettin stabbed for saying something stupid to the wrong person! lol
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:44 pm}
you know, i read a study a couple months that showed republicans to not only be generally happier people than democrats, they live longer, volunteer more (time and money), and are less prone to addiction.
i have no idea why i’m sharing this info…but i think it could be relevant in some way and sh*t
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Leila {September 3rd, 2008 at 9:44 pm}
It’s probably cuz they’re richer lol. I’ve never met anyone who’s broke and Republican….
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suga {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:48 am}
LAwd, ha mercy, if one mo white person acts stunned and amazed by my afro, oohin and aahin, and reaches out to caress it, they’re getting chopped in the throat, no questions asked
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:54 am}
oh yeah, i cant stand for folk to touch my hair….but they see the murderous look in my eye when they reach their little hands up and pull it back with a quickness!
i like to see my hair as a white person’s magic trick…TADA!!!
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Shay-d-lady {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:23 am}
i like to see my hair as a white person’s magic trick…TADA!!!
ME Too… I love to do any and everything with my hair. twists, curls, fro, twists and curls, twists and fros, braids, hawks, pin ups up do’s , straight.. you name it and I have probably worn it this month. Its getting harder now to get away with some of the more Fro centric styles since my hair is growing but I still will buss it out on casual day..LMAO
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aja {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:05 am}
YESSSS!! I try to change my hair every week just to keep em guessing… and you touch it you die! and they really dont realize why when it starts to sprinkle i make a mad dash inside! lol
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:09 am}
lmao! well thats not me…but they do tend to wonder why when it starts to sprinkle my fro starts to shrink!
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:26 am}
rant
and you know what…white folk dont know how to touch hair right! yeah, i said it! if im rockin a big round fro pushed back with a headband, then the appropriate way to touch it would be to pat it…but nooooo, white folk wanna grab a section and pull and isht! im like, do you know how long it took for me to get it like this?!?!?
/rant
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:39 am}
“if one mo white person acts stunned and amazed by my afro, oohin and aahin, and reaches out to caress it, they’re getting chopped in the throat”
It ain’t just white folks that touch my fro. Black ppl do too. And I mainly ice-grill those that do it b/c as everyone knows, a perfectly-shaped ‘fro can be hard to achieve at times. So when folks touch it, there is a dent there and that makes me VERY irate!
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Shay-d-lady {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:14 am}
as everyone knows, a perfectly-shaped ‘fro can be hard to achieve at times.
MAYNE a dented fro is enough to make me go B. A. Baracus on some ninja’s I pity the fool…..
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:35 am}
excellent A-Team ref! lmao
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:26 am}
“So when folks touch it, there is a dent there and that makes me VERY irate!”
lol…you sound like “undercover brother”
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B 23 {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:46 pm}
I don’t enjoy when people touch my hair period (except for the occasional scalp massage). It doesn’t matter the ethnicity, if they’re family, friend or whatnot. If I put in the time and effort or the money to achieve a style, I want it to last a while. This includes holding off any activity (-ies) that would prohibit my style from remaining crisp.
Many nights have been spent sleeping on an arm to maintain a style.
You can admire it, be amazed or surprised my hair can do what it does, but don’t touch it!
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WuDaMan {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:12 pm}
It’s called assault people. Unwanted touch.
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JBoogie {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:29 pm}
omg, i HATE when people wanna touch my hair, or worse yet, they hug and just HAPPEN to bump up against the hair. i immediately get aggravated and reach for the mirror…cause i can’t have a lopsided fro!
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Vodka&Milk {September 3rd, 2008 at 11:38 am}
They do love to touch your hair, lol. I”m like, “It’s hair! Geesh, lmao.”
-Sasha Two Pistols
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Shay-d-lady {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:34 am}
I dont know but I have had to cut several short for trying to touch the fro. I had to go through “sensitivity” training in the past for these such instances. Touching the hair and trying to talk to me while we are in the bathroom have to be 2 of the things that annoy me most about yt’s
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:41 am}
awww, youre not a fan of the piss n’ chat? lmao!
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 11:33 am}
“the piss n’ chat?”
this is one of the finalists for the name of the first vsb.com podcast
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Eathan {September 3rd, 2008 at 3:23 pm}
I gotta agree. It’s that f*kk it attitude that sucks me in all the time. Of course some baggable females help also. I’ve always loved the party anywhere, anytime mentality. Ya made some good points.
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Interesting…
Yes, white people can have a good time. As long as alcohol is involved. Lots of alcohol.
Me and drunk white folk just.don’t.mix.
I’ve walked through New Orleans at 5 a.m. during Essence fest , the concerts were over, people had been drinking for hours, without trippin over nary a drunken negro.
Wrigleyville in Chicago at 11 p.m. after a Cubs game? White girls falling off of low curbs, frat boys layin in the gutter and two white kids carrying a couch down the street, stopping to pose with it in front of various bars. Yes…this did happen.
They are often loaded and ready to head home at 11 pm, when we are just leaving the house.
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aja {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:53 am}
Now there truly is a difference between the behavior of a drunk caucasian and the sober caucasian…*i wonder if there’s a scientific study on that, and if not..there should be one*
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:29 am}
“Now there truly is a difference between the behavior of a drunk caucasian and the sober caucasian…*i wonder if there’s a scientific study on that, and if not..there should be on”
there is, and its called “the kennedy family”
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:00 pm}
“there is, and its called “the kennedy family””
Can we say skiing while playing football and operating a video camera?
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Intellectual Hedonist {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:10 pm}
Whoa! there! (in true New England form….)
there wont be any Kennedy bashing.
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:37 pm}
“there wont be any Kennedy bashing.”
But it’s so hard not to…
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Intellectual Hedonist {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:48 pm}
yeah but up in these parts we take our Kennedy’s quite serious… faults (murder, curse, giving your daughter an unnecessary lobotomy, crashing into trees, affairs, marrying a republican idiot) and all
Patrick is my state rep his prescription drug shenanigans, fighting with TSA and such is nothing to laugh about
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:27 pm}
im glad you were here to handle it IH! i may live in philly, but im a boston gal through and through! and ted kennedy was very nice when i met him in the 7th grade! lol
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:12 pm}
I believe the “Kennedy Curse” is real.
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:04 am}
LOL yeah wrigleyville is the BEST place for people watching (until them drunk white folks decide they want to loiter IN THE STREETS while its bumper to bumper traffic).
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Miss Patterson {September 3rd, 2008 at 3:15 pm}
have you ever seen a drunk negro at freaknic? they’re just as bad.
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as a fellow expert on the melanin challenged, i would have to say that you are dead on with this post. white folks can have fun anytime, anyplace and i feel its something to be admired…im kind of the same way - very easily amused (product of being an only child, i think!)
as sad as it is to say, i often find that im more comfortable chillin with my white friends going to some seedy bar and talkin smack or something than i would be going to, say, a cookout or party where most of the people will be black. i feel extremely self-conscious around black folk and not even remotely so with white folk….like i have to look just so and be dressed just so or i will face judgment and ridicule.
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:41 am}
White people are definitely more adept at letting their hair down. One of my good friends, a white girl, is my favorite partner for dining out. She’s open to eating new stuff and won’t frown at something you’re eating if it doesn’t look appetizing to her. She’ll even try it.
I am apt to enjoy myself anywhere (though I prefer the hole in the wall over a fancy joint any day) and anyone who puts on the funky face if the atmosphere isn’t “just so” gets taken off the ‘hang out partner” list.
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:46 am}
im feelin that…ive found a great group of black chicks to hang with here and they are a great time no matter what we’re doing. im lucky!
although, i cant front…im not big on trying new foods. lol
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:59 am}
Yeah. My friend of (gasp) 20 years is the ultimate hangout partner. No funky faces. Even if the place is whack we will entertain ourselves making snarky comments.
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Jennwill {September 4th, 2008 at 12:01 am}
I echo your sentiments…I love people that can go anywhere and have a good time. Seedy bar, hollywood club, mansion party, bbq at my granny’s. I have been fortunate to always have at least one friend that doesn’t require at least 87.9% black ppl at an establishment, with 42.1% of that being sexy above 6 ft tall black men with good jobs and nice cars and no baby mommas (I have very specific friends). My current running buddy that can go anywhere, do anything, hang with anybody, is a persian/indian chick. We have a blast-wherever we are, despite what anyone else is doing.
The y-t’s know the way to go on this…plus they are quick to buy a round or 4, there is no squabbling with them come bill time, they are HAPPY to pay. Try to get more then 4 blk ppl at a table and NOT fight over the bill. Cheap behinds…
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:31 am}
“i feel extremely self-conscious around black folk and not even remotely so with white folk….like i have to look just so and be dressed just so or i will face judgment and ridicule.”
why do you think this is?
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:31 pm}
oh, experiences during my youth and sh*t….
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Vodka&Milk {September 3rd, 2008 at 11:42 am}
I feel you on that. And it’s basically because “we” are so judgemental on each other, judging hair, clothes, etc. And they’re just like “Hey, we’re here to have a good time, let’s drink!”
It really doesn’t take much to get them started, lol. But I feel you, going to a bar with white people is a fun experience because everytime you go its hilarious. Not that I don’t love my people, I do. I just wish we weren’t so quick to judge ourselves and just learn to let loose and have fun, regardless of where we are. You know some of us can only have fun in a certain club or lounge. We need to migrate out and experience new things, and you might just have a good time doing it.
-Sasha Two Pistols
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Miss Patterson {September 3rd, 2008 at 3:26 pm}
i’m with you on your observation shatani. i’m generally low-maintenance when i go out- i look nice but it doesn’t take me a year to get ready- and my melanin challenged friends are usually ready in 15 minutes and ready to have fun. sometimes, i feel all of the prep work takes away from your ability to go with the flow. i could find myself doing shots in a loud bar to riding a bull with a million strangers to singing karaoke off key on camera with no make-up. usually my people are opposed to the randomness that prevails with my mc-friends. also, i think i should get extra points for my ability to get ready in a half hour and still look cute. i also smile and laugh.
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“an area which can’t be any larger than 150 square feet. not exactly the optimum place for a party, right?”
I always joke that it’s not officially summer in Chicago unless a group of white folk fall through the back porch of their north side apartment. Happens every year: 30 or so fools pack on a 5×8 wooden porch. And then they crash through. Booze is always involved.
Have attended many functions with black folk and, if we see more than 6 people on the deck, we just ask one to pass us a plate.
Uptight? Maybe. Blessed with common sense? Definitely.
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:32 am}
“I always joke that it’s not officially summer in Chicago unless a group of white folk fall through the back porch of their north side apartment. Happens every year: 30 or so fools pack on a 5×8 wooden porch. And then they crash through. Booze is always involved.”
ah yes. i think this is right up there with the first 85 degree day as the official start of summer in every northern city
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:35 pm}
“ah yes. i think this is right up there with the first 85 degree day as the official start of summer in every northern city”
For white folk its 60 degrees. They are out in shorts and whatnot. We (negros) will still have on our NorthFace parkas. Or at least a pair of gloves. lol.
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Panama Jackson {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:01 pm}
hell, it hit 70 degrees in DC last week and i swear i saw a dude with a zip up hoodie AND a northface jacket on.
i had on a wifebeater and shorts.
then again, dudes in DC stay on some way too many clothes tip anyway. probably why they stay shooting eachother. they hot and agitational.
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:51 pm}
“then again, dudes in DC stay on some way too many clothes tip anyway. probably why they stay shooting eachother. they hot and agitational.”
honestly, i think that contributed to at least 35 percent of the LA gang violence in the 80’s and 90’s. its 99 degrees out and your walking around in dickies and flannel shirts, a combo that would make anyone want to do a drive by
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 3:21 pm}
omg. lmao. literally.
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shay-d-lady {September 3rd, 2008 at 4:25 pm}
Yeah being hot and being hungry or being hot and hungry are two reasons most people shoot off….
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:39 pm}
lmao! i love it when its still clearly winter time, but just a little mild and white folk go WILD…shorts and tank tops when the snow aint even all the way melted!
and then theres the most mind bottling thing ever…the shorts/sweatshirt combo! i mean, are ya hot or are ya cold??
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**applause**
folks drive me batty with that overly picky isht. A couple of random hoodrats beefing at coatcheck/a less than stellar entree at dinner/lots of short dudes in the club should NOT ruin your MFing evening!
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:43 am}
nah…as long as there’s people to mock theres fun to be had! lol
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Deviant {September 3rd, 2008 at 9:14 am}
that sh!t (mocking people in the club) can get old fast. Sooner or later you have to do something that is actually fun
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Dorian G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 9:34 am}
Amen
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Intellectual Hedonist {September 3rd, 2008 at 4:19 pm}
thats when you start tripping drunk folk and looking at the floor as if they stumbled on something. LOL whee!
I never done it b4 but it sounds entertaining
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More black people should let their hair down and f**k what everyone else thinks. We worry so much about other people judging us and what they’re gonna think/say so we hold back a bit. I stopped caring a few years ago and just do my thing and am a lot happier now…
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:33 am}
good for you and sh*t. good for you
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oh and PS. “jingoist”?? thats hot!
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ahhhhh…the fun you had-wish I was there with you.
yeah, but they don’t worry about the next pair of jordans coming out and then being broke for the next 2 weeks or so.
they will go to a resturant they never been to before and pay 15$ for a dish only later to say to their friends that they didn’t like it but they love the environment and the homely feel to it.
they don’t mind trying different things and also they love to network…our world of black people–really not so much.
some black not all but some act as though when they learn knowledge to get ahead will not share and then put others in a box like their useless
white people will loan money to others because they support each other/ be the bum–iest looking person but have dough stacks saved like the world is coming to an end/
I think you people get my point…maybe?
try some new thangs people…
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aja {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:46 am}
“some black not all but some act as though when they learn knowledge to get ahead will not share and then put others in a box like their useless”
*dapz on that one..Message!*
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Luckyred {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:48 am}
hey thanks aja…I’m just saying why can’t people have some diversity in their lives…right? right.
Love, Help, and Encourage others…yep. that’s right
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aja {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:58 am}
thats refreshing to hear…
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:47 am}
“they will go to a resturant they never been to before and pay 15$ for a dish only later to say to their friends that they didn’t like it but they love the environment and the homely feel to it.”
I find black folk do too much networking and that’s why I steer clear of certain clubs/bars/events. I am grooving, I do NOT want your business card. I also purposely avoid asking people what they do for a living in a bar setting. Now, if I am on the prowl, I do ask cuz I need to get as much info as I possibly can to text to friends in case I come up missing. And, yes…I’ve done this.
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:50 am}
thats interesting…ive never been networked! lol…im the opposite, i always wanna know what people do. but im usually reluctant to tell them what i do, cuz thats gonna be a whole ‘nother set of dumbazz questions!
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Shay-d-lady {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:50 am}
I find black folk do too much networking and that’s why I steer clear of certain clubs/bars/events. I am grooving, I do NOT want your business card..
Oh my gawd.. another pet peeve especially when said business card is printed off line and dude is CEO and president of a record label, production company or a real estate “mogul” LMAO. I know a chick that ordered cards from her job (her title didnt provide for them to be printed by the company) and had them printed with her ‘club” name. And then got mad because people at the office kept asking her who the he-ll was tiffany or if that was her middle name.
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:56 am}
oh lord! folks do some idiotic stuff! ive never met a fake CEO, but i cant wait! lmao
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 5:12 am}
I know someone who had cards printed at the popular online shop. The free cards. “Rockstar” was her title.
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Hostess {September 3rd, 2008 at 9:00 am}
Who is still carrying biz cards? I thought everyone just beamed their info between Blackberries/iPhones/PDAs.
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Deviant {September 3rd, 2008 at 9:18 am}
black people network for different reasons. The really light skint people I knew networked to find new bars, new women, and new drankin partners
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Panama Jackson {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:03 pm}
word.
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Leila {September 3rd, 2008 at 9:46 am}
“white people will loan money to others because they support each other/ be the bum–iest looking person but have dough stacks saved like the world is coming to an end”
That is so true! I just moved out to Seattle and this place is filled with millionaires and you can’t even tell by the way the people dress. I think the stat is like 1 in 8 people here are millionaires, but everyone dresses real low-key. I also remember this one dude I went to school with dressed like a complete bum. He didn’t like he even showered much and turned out that his family are millionaires and lived in a mansion in Long Island.
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 11:34 am}
“I think the stat is like 1 in 8 people here are millionaires, but everyone dresses real low-key”
1 in 8? me thinks thats a tad high
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Panama Jackson {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:05 pm}
could be her suburb…
OR…if it’s actually in Seattle, 1 in 8 are millionaires and 4 in 8 are absolutely dirt poor…like they don’t get checks…or money orders. period.
that would bring seattle right about to the national average.
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juli {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:03 pm}
I live in Seattle and grew up here. I’m poor as hell and have NEVER known a millionaire..(both my brothers and my sisterinlaw work at microsoft).. that being said, that stat is WAY OFF. But it is true that the wealthy up here many times look like poor frugal white folk. They’re busy being “green” and recycling their underwear, and having their microwaves repaired so they don’t add to the landfills. LOL
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:44 pm}
recycled underwear, huh? thats deep.
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Leila {September 3rd, 2008 at 9:48 pm}
I’m still adjusting to the recycling! It’s so different than the east coast, they recycle everything here and take it seriously! There’s different cans for different things, it’s confusing…
Leila {September 3rd, 2008 at 9:46 pm}
lol! I read it in a guide book about Seattle. It might have included the suburbs though, not sure.
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I must first say that the list you provided concerning black people needs should be prefaced as “uppity or Bourgeois” cause all hood ninja’s need is a kick it spot, a gallon of burnetts,orange or cranberry juice and fi smoke. food needs are .rotel, wings, sweet tuna fish some spades and dominoes. The music requirements are simple too…Pac (starting from thug life going forward), Jay z, ball and g and some old school soul for later in the evening.. al green, hathaway, hutch, marvin gaye here my dear, ya know how it goes ….LOL
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:55 am}
OK…toss some roots reggae and a bit of conscious dance hall into the mix you listed, a few Heine’s and some margarita mix and it’s a party.
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suga {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:59 am}
Dont forget Frankie Beverly.
Ooh, I aint had rotel in years..mmm good.
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:08 am}
whats rotel?
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southernabelle {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:23 am}
LOL..Rotel is a brand canned tomatoes..you can use it as dip/salsa or add it to cheese nachos..lol
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:27 am}
ah, i see! sounds good…imma have that at my next party. lol
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Shay-d-lady {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:41 am}
whats rotel?
ROTEL CHEESE DIP
1 lb. ground beef
2 lb. box of Velveeta cheese
1 med. onion
1 can Rotel tomatoes
Cook ground beef and drain off grease. Add chopped onion and let cook until onion is tender. Add Rotel tomatoes (break up tomatoes with your hand). Slice up Velveeta and add to other ingredients. After cheese is melted, remove from heat and let stand until thickened. Then serve with plain Doritos or Tostitos.
THis is rotel.. a ghetto hood classic!!!
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:45 am}
*copy. paste. print*
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Shay-d-lady {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:25 am}
copy. paste. print*
LOL dont add the onions though.. people always trying to do to much…. they will food network themselves into a f*cked up dish everytime….
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:37 am}
“food network” as a verb?? me likey! lol
Shay-d-lady {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:45 am}
the style network also works in much the same way…
that ho got on knee socks and heels..shakes head sadly… she done style networked her self into a f*cked up outfit…..I think that was past participle usage….
miss t-lee {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:54 am}
what A minute?! Who didn’t know what Rotel was?
Oh man. I forget e’ryone is not from TX…lol
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 3:00 pm}
“what A minute?! Who didn’t know what Rotel was?”
**raising hand**
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miss t-lee {September 3rd, 2008 at 5:35 pm}
this is for you and Luvvie…lol
http://www.texmex.net/Rotel/main.htm
Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 3:02 pm}
*Hangs head in shame* I sho’ll didn’t know what rotel was.
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JBoogie {September 3rd, 2008 at 10:09 am}
rotel is delish…my aunt made some on sunday at her crib…i hadn’t eaten all day, and in less than 15 minutes, i’d downed two plates full…
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miss t-lee {September 3rd, 2008 at 10:42 am}
I didn’t know Rotel was hood, hell this is a staple at almost all family/friendly get togethers.
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miss t-lee {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:26 pm}
I add jalapenos to mine, cause I likes it spicy…lol
eff yo couch {September 3rd, 2008 at 11:07 am}
That sounds like my breakfast for today. In honor of the Champ, I’ll have to swap the Nachos with slighty burned toast
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Liz {September 3rd, 2008 at 11:37 am}
I must try this lol. I think we need a VSB Cookbook. This recipe shall be in said cookbook.
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miss t-lee {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:26 pm}
I 2nd this…I would like to learn some recipes from other parts of the country…lol
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kalia {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:42 pm}
lol@plain doritos. do they really make them? doritios are my pet peeve….if they didn’t have all that thick onion-flavored powder on them they would be ok, but then i guess they would just be plain tortilla chips.
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V Renee {September 3rd, 2008 at 7:36 am}
Please don’t forget Frankie!!!
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:35 am}
“I must first say that the list you provided concerning black people needs should be prefaced as “uppity or Bourgeois” cause all hood ninja’s need is a kick it spot, a gallon of burnetts,orange or cranberry juice and fi smoke. food needs are .rotel, wings, sweet tuna fish some spades and dominoes. The music requirements are simple too…Pac (starting from thug life going forward), Jay z, ball and g and some old school soul for later in the evening.. al green, hathaway, hutch, marvin gaye here my dear, ya know how it goes ….LOL”
you forgot about the guns and the bullets. you can’t forget about the guns and the bullets
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Dorian G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 9:36 am}
Yeah thats kind of where they lose me
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Shay-d-lady {September 3rd, 2008 at 11:24 am}
you forgot about the guns and the bullets. you can’t forget about the guns and the bullets
awww mayne you one of THEM ninja’s from the suggested “preface”…. most of my experiences involving running and ducking for cover to avoid bullet spray happened at night clubs. I have heard shooting at parties but I have never been shot at (at a house party).
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Panama Jackson {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:09 pm}
i think this depends on where you’re from. see, in LA, clubs close hella early. so the chances of getting shot at the club decrease since most ignant ninja behavior happens between 230am and 4am, which is prime club let out time in every other major city.
now in NY, some clubs stay open later…so you’re safer staying to the end since, once again, ignant ninja prime time is 230am to 4am.
no lie…this cat left my club one night, walked a BLOCK…one block…there are still street lights, and was robbed at gunpoint and forced to strip bukkey nekkid…in front of a church…
ONE BLOCK AWAY.
umm…
we don’t have that problem so much anymore. come to my club today!
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Intellectual Hedonist {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:19 pm}
PJ, whats good this Friday? I’m a be in the district
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this post made me think (thanks, VSB, for helping me keep my braincells working and sh*t - probably a good thing as i almost fell asleep in my first class of the semester)…
my closest group of friends at college, for whatever reason, is a group of asian/hispanic/white (read, all white) guys who i always, absolutely always, have an amazing time with, even if all we’re doing is drinking cr*ppy beer, smoking hookah and watching south park. when we add illegal drugs in the mix, it gets even better. i appreciate their total lack of pretension (they’re all kinda screwbally) and their willingness to fully embarrass themselves in public just because.
the only thing that kills me is the music… i’m sorry, i’m african, and bass runs in my blood (one of my white guy friends actually asked me once - when some song came on the radio and i immediately started winding and shaking my a$$ around - if i was physically unable to not dance when i heard music)… there’s a limit as to how many times i can listen to slipknot, korn and avenge sevenfold without running out of the room screaming “dutty wine! dutty wine!”
i will say that africans are also pretty unpretentious (as long as they haven’t lived abroad too long) when it comes to partying - some palm wine, jollof rice and chicken mixed with premier gaou (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJMpeYwifEU) is all we need to get crunk.
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suga {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:00 am}
mmmmm, jollof rice
ya’ll makin me hungry..stopit
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:06 am}
I am hungry now.
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:04 am}
oh SNAP!! i love jollof rice so damn much! im mad you mentioned it cuz now i want some! lol
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:07 am}
Jollof rice is THAT BIZNESS!! My mama usually cooks it on Sundays. She didn’t this week and I’m craving it.
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:07 am}
“i will say that africans are also pretty unpretentious (as long as they haven’t lived abroad too long) when it comes to partying”
I went to Caribana this year with a bunch of Kenyans…they were obsessed with making sure there was always plenty of top shelf liquor on hand. Good times. Good times.
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:09 am}
Yes, us Africans like to kick it! Give us our music (any really), and we start a party. Then add the spraying of the money, and you have instant carnival.
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:12 am}
Jamaicans can have a good time too, I must say. And Haitians. And you ain’t seen a party till you give some fools in the N.O. a mini umbrella and start that second line…
lol.
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Shay-d-lady {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:44 am}
I co sign on Jamaicans… I got Married in Ocho Rios and when I tell you we partied like it was 1999 for real? The clubs were small, dark and hot but when I tell you once they started jammin we sweated our way into a funky good time, literally.
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puff {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:15 am}
bwahahahahahaha omg when i was a kid i made so much money off of spraying, it was disgusting - i’m mad it’s been made illegal in nigeria now, i wanted to be a professional sprayee when i grew up…
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:18 am}
Shut the *gasp* UP!!!! Spryaing is illegal in Naija now??? WTF?? As if there aren’t more important thing to tackle, like the rampant intergovernmental corruption or the ineffective local police forces. SPRAYING money at parties is what the goubment decided to stop??
Rubbish!! Foolish IJOTS!
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puff {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:23 am}
“Rubbish!! Foolish IJOTS!”
you just made my evening perfect.
and in reply,
“kai! see me see wahala!”
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:50 am}
Eh heh! I’m glad you know. Abeg make u na go warn your gubment to get their lives 2getha.
kamakula {September 3rd, 2008 at 11:12 am}
wtf? I was counting on that to pay for my honeymoon!
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 11:37 am}
spraying?
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:07 pm}
Spraying is when during a party, whike you are dancing, you are literally “sprayed” with money. People either put money on you, all make it rain on ya.
Africans been “making it rain” for DECADES.
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Intellectual Hedonist {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:10 pm}
I love going to African weddings for this very reason. African men LOVE LOVE LOVE women with curves and extra on them…
miss t-lee {September 3rd, 2008 at 3:25 pm}
I’ve seen this at a Nigeran party as well, I was like…dayum…okay…lol
shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:18 am}
you aint playin bout no Africans…a good baseline, some good food and a few beers and its a party everytime!
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:50 am}
Africans dig Heinekins and Guinness (aka Stout). It’s at MOST of our shindigs.
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:52 am}
you aint said nothin but a word! lol…i cant imagine whats gonna happen at my graduation party.
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:54 am}
Oh and I must not forget Bailey’s Irish Cream. We kicks it HARD w/ our Irish Cream.
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:56 am}
girl…i LOVE me some baileys! and khalua…you cant try and part an African from his/her khalua!
kamakula {September 3rd, 2008 at 11:13 am}
haha, I knew I wasn’t the only one!
The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 3:04 pm}
bailey’s love is universal, like sex and ruby red grapefruit juice
puff {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:04 am}
nne, biko bring me wan guinness make i balance well well
oh naija
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Dorian G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 9:40 am}
LMAO! I’m in tears over here
V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:26 am}
I think most folk of color dig Heineken. No matter who’s throwing the party - Haitian, Dominican (from Dominica, NOT the Dominican Republic), Jamaican, South siders, west siders, Kenyans, lol. - there is Heineken. Jamaicans may toss in Red Stripe for good measure.
Have only seen the MGD at a party thrown by white friends. But even they had Heineken. And Stella.
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genius khan {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:06 am}
stella artois and st pauli girls. kiss them for me would ya Vdot?
Shay-d-lady {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:28 am}
Oh and I must not forget Bailey’s Irish Cream. We kicks it HARD w/ our Irish Cream.
really? where I am from we drink either clear or dark liquor. On occasion we will have some Alize (now replaced by Hypnotiq) but I didnt even know what bailey’s Irish cream was until I was out of college.
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:39 am}
thats a shame! baileys is liquid paradise! thats all i drank when i went to ireland and at dinner i always had baileys cheesecake….sooooo good!
malaika {September 3rd, 2008 at 3:57 am}
Alcohol is the only requirement Kenyans have……… We can kick it anywhere if there’s alcohol and food.We can party from Sunday to Sunday and it never stops. There are some places which can be classified as really remote with maybe two shops and a restaurant bt as long as the food and alcohol is there it becomes everyone’s destination for the weekend. Actually the more remote the better we just carry the things we think we’ll need and the party is so on……I love my Kenyan people……… plus the Ugandans as well they are serious competition when it comes to partying and my 9ja people
Plus cosign on the Bailey’s and Amarula…..
pl
genius khan {September 3rd, 2008 at 9:28 am}
Luvvie meloves guiness. my friends look at me strange when i drink it. 1 or 2 cold mugs of stout on tap and i’m nice wit it. …i will swallow a couple of German Beck’s too and be something nice.
i can’t be falling out drunk and sh*t, the khan got sh*t to live for. coupla 2 tree beers and sips a few liquors on ice and i’m properly beveraged.
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genius khan {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:10 am}
puff remembers:
“there’s a limit as to how many times i can listen to slipknot, korn and avenge sevenfold without running out of the room screaming “dutty wine! dutty wine!”
heh, heh, heh (inhale) whooooo!
Puff says:
“i will say that africans are also pretty unpretentious (as long as they haven’t lived abroad too long)…”
Puff i’ve seen way too much of this when it comes to everything. it’s like a holier than thou complex.
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genius khan {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:19 am}
…however i do have some really close Tanzanian (shout to Pamela) and Nigerian friends that party their azzes off. …some fine azz chix will cook and throw a party like it’s the last day on earth. …but its a few in the clique (men) who have that better than u American blacks vibe. …but otherwise coveting and trying to soak up everything else American. what is that?
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puff {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:39 am}
you should meet the ones who live in england, they’re even worse…. every party is some huge production requiring RSVPs via facebook, there’s always drama and i always get salty looks from all the chicks in 4 inch heels because i show up to parties prepared for bouger bouger (ie flip flops, shorts/jeans and whatever top)…
yeah, africans sometimes do need to get over that sh*t - you’re not african-american, tryna front like your name is sean when it’s SEUN, claiming you’re from brooklyn when you know full well your mama’s home in ijebu-ode…
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:09 pm}
“yeah, africans sometimes do need to get over that sh*t - you’re not african-american, tryna front like your name is sean when it’s SEUN, claiming you’re from brooklyn when you know full well your mama’s home in ijebu-ode…”
LMAO!! Puff, me I love you sha!
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puff {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:08 pm}
and i love you back - no be se go come (pidgin for “no homo”)
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:04 pm}
“tryna front like your name is sean when it’s SEUN”
I almost spit up my Sierra Mist. Met a dude I was gonna hook up with a friend. He’s Nigerian and told me his name was Sean. I told her and, she being an ignant Nigerian told me “that fools name is Seun.”
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sisanda {September 3rd, 2008 at 10:17 am}
” what is that?”
GK they are called B*tch-a**-ni99as, anybody who fronts on another black folk over issues of perceived social classes is an idiot. I mean not everyone can afford to study abroad, nor can every black person be from Nigeria or Kenya, F**k them.
One Luv to my North American Ni99as
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:37 am}
“i will say that africans are also pretty unpretentious (as long as they haven’t lived abroad too long) when it comes to partying - some palm wine, jollof rice and chicken mixed with premier gaou (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJMpeYwifEU) is all we need to get crunk.”
i’d agree, which is why i prefaced it with “north american n*ggas”
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miss t-lee {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:52 am}
“i will say that africans are also pretty unpretentious (as long as they haven’t lived abroad too long) when it comes to partying - some palm wine, jollof rice and chicken mixed with premier gaou (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJMpeYwifEU) is all we need to get crunk.”
This is true, I’ve been to a few of these, and ya’ll do get down. I’ve been ribbed, for not drinking enough…lol
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blackberry molasses {September 3rd, 2008 at 10:50 am}
I just found this blog (thanks SBPH) and I’m kicking myself… though its prolly a good thing since I have a ton of work to do
I just had to shout out my fellow Africans WE INVENTED “PARTY”… that is all.
oh and co-sign that white peoples know how to have a blast… see: my best friend and her invention, the corona machine
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 11:38 am}
welcome and sh*t
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blackberry molasses {September 3rd, 2008 at 11:59 am}
thank you for the welcome and willingness to submit yourself to my random musings and generally f*cked up way of seeing the world….
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WuDaMan {September 3rd, 2008 at 11:50 am}
Way too true. I can remember partying from like friday afternoon until 15 minutes b4 church on sunday w/ some Zambians n Nigerians n some Ghanians. Catholic student association good times
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puff {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:09 pm}
hahahahaha yeah we african catholics are the worst… the party probably continued AFTER mass too… getting crunk offa communion wine and whatnot…
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WuDaMan {September 3rd, 2008 at 2:41 pm}
puff remind me to look you up to party during my b-day month
oh yeah the apple juice club never misses a Sunday
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:56 pm}
big up, Ghana!! lol…you know folks can party when even the funerals are a big ole party.
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I feel you about white people having fun. I remember going to the white frat parties back in college, where there was no cover charge and FREE drank…lemme say that again…FREE drank. Of course the party was always in a frat house, and the FREE drank was whatever Chad bought from 7-11, but hell, it was FREE. The Black frat parties weren’t free, with no drank, and of course somebody would have to start fighting and the campus police would come in shuttin ish down before midnight. *smch* My people surely do try though. I respect their effort but we gots ta do better.
I think my Creolian roots shine through when it comes to partyin, because all I need is a shot of patron or a glass of wine, and one man (who doesn’t look like a gila monster) and I can have the time of my life.
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:00 am}
“I think my Creolian roots shine through when it comes to partyin, because all I need is a shot of patron or a glass of wine, and one man (who doesn’t look like a gila monster) and I can have the time of my life.”
As long as the booze is there, a true Creole will have a good time.
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JBoogie {September 3rd, 2008 at 9:53 am}
Nah, the black frat parties weren’t free…them ninjas were FUNDRAISING lol! But being a member of a certain org got me in free when my bros threw the HOTTEST parties…replete with free drank and the obligatory fight at the end of the night after some ninja who couldn’t his liquor started feelin’ himself. Good times for me!
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Treezy F. Baby {September 3rd, 2008 at 10:24 am}
Ohhh…memories of Thursday night parties on “The Row.” Too bad, I wasn’t an alki back then and didn’t partake of the free libations.
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WestIndianArchie {September 3rd, 2008 at 11:23 am}
^^”I got that Good Hair” vertisement
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suga {September 3rd, 2008 at 4:18 pm}
Oh how I wish. When I said Creolian roots, i simply meant my heritage because for some reason, that curly hair gene skipped me completely over. It’s ok though. I’m happy to be nappy. Moms told me to put some water on my hair one time and I had to give her the SUPER sideye for that one. lol Tryna have me walkin around lookin like Frederick douglass with the part on the side
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..wow so true Champ..I agree…I attended white schools in early yrs of school - then progressed to hmm, lets say nore urban insitutes of higher learning undergrad/grad…all the same.. there is a level of personal freedom that panks (pinks- thats what I call ‘em ) possess- seemingly having no apologizes for uncombed hair, wrinkeld clothes and gross sun burn ( was that mean ? ) they comin’ to the spot..ready to throw back some shots..
..I am gonna go on a psuedo historical limb here..I think we are still on a mental auction block.. how we physically looked- translated into how well we could work- and sire others with like traits….which has tumbled into our dating /mating chocies (strong backs, big hands,big a$$es, wide hips… are our favorites for som reason)…ref video chicks and the alien Buffy the Body…WTF !! ?
Those of us who buy new outfits to kick it at parties- lame…most of the time how that person is dressed is NOT even a honest reflection of who they are…I HATE pretense… DO YOU !!! fake a$$ people who hold up the wall and turn their noses up and folk having fun..makes mya$$ hurt…bc I am usually the one on the dance floor going hard with Lil Kim…wha’ wha’.. or Pimp C..hol’up…being looked at sidewayz…I hate them salad eatin bytches !
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:23 am}
the thing is, white people are allowed to be judged individually whereas we are always “a disgrace to the race” or “an asset to the race”….if we could truly just be a drunk n*gga effin up and not have to worry about harriet tubman turning over in her grave, i bet we would be much more relaxed in general….
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southernabelle {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:32 am}
we are dipped in a huge bucket of drama when we party…its an unfair stereotype
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:39 am}
“we are dipped in a huge bucket of drama when we party”
a bucket of drama is better than a bucket of…wait, i forgot we were trying to clean things up here. nevermind
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miss t-lee {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:50 am}
“bc I am usually the one on the dance floor going hard with Lil Kim…wha’ wha’.. or Pimp C..hol’up…being looked at sidewayz…”
You too? Aw man, we gotta get together.
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Everyone should experience at least ONE barcrawl with white folks. Imagine 200 people going from bar to bar. Often times, people get piggyback rides, you get free liquor bought for you AND you get high-fived AT LEAST 20 times throughout the nite. It’s AWESOME!
*Sigh* I miss college.
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:11 am}
“you get high-fived AT LEAST 20 times throughout the nite.”
Okay…that part is not fun. The high-fives and the thumbs ups and the “whooo hooos” must stop. Forever.
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:12 am}
why come this drunken white boy at the kanye concert kept turning around to high five me after every damn song?!? LMAO! i was ctfu…and i woohoo quite constantly as an homage to homer simpson.
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:13 am}
I’m sorry but a party w/ White folks ain’t complete without some drunken “Whooo hoo!!!!” It REALLY is necessary. It’s like a Black party without the DJ playing “Poison” and people almost busting their stuff when they do the dance where u touch ur foot to someone elses and turn around in a circle. It’s NEEDED!
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:16 am}
“It’s like a Black party without the DJ playing “Poison” and people almost busting their stuff when they do the dance where u touch ur foot to someone elses and turn around in a circle.”
LMAO cuz I’ve done this. In a pair of 3 1/2 inch heels. lol. Gotta love Kid-n-Play.
All the woo hoo’ing from random white dudes in Wrigleyville has just pushed me to my limit. lol. And none of my white friends woo hoo. They are usually too high to.
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Shay-d-lady {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:48 am}
I am from the Memphis TN so we dont play poison but we play “Trigga Man” and get that gangster walk crunk!!!
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JBoogie {September 3rd, 2008 at 9:49 am}
“I’m sorry but a party w/ White folks ain’t complete without some drunken “Whooo hoo!!!!”
*St. Patrick’s Cathedral*
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WuDaMan {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:04 pm}
I liver you JBoogie
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Treezy F. Baby {September 3rd, 2008 at 10:26 am}
Yes…woooohoooo is like the universal term for “Look at me I’m white and drunk!”
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miss t-lee {September 3rd, 2008 at 10:40 am}
This is truth.
We sometimes do it to be funny when we’re out and about.
WHOOO!!!. ala Ricky Bobby.
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JBoogie {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:37 pm}
girl, whatcha know bout Ricky Bobby? LOL…I friggin’ LUV that movie!
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miss t-lee {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:52 pm}
That is MY JUNK!!!! Went to the movies to see it by myself because none of my friends “got it”. Bought it the moment it came out on DVD. I watch it weekly…lol
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 3:23 pm}
“I wake up in the morning and I PISS EXCELLENCE!”
I love Will Ferrell
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WuDaMan {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:02 pm}
an explicative couldn’t sound any better like when I was a kid and on a roller coaster we could handle we would yell weeeeee. woooohoooo is like I’ve arrived @ wasted party world.
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:11 am}
muvva has LIVED!!! lol
ive never done a pub crawl, but ive seen it and by the end of the night folks were crawling to the next one!
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puff {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:28 am}
lol makes me think of this one game they play in england called circle line…
in london, one of the subway lines is circular, and you’re supposed to down a pint of beer at each stop (there are about 25) on each point….
gotta love the british, they wrote the book on getting f**ked up
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:31 am}
“gotta love the british, they wrote the book on getting f**ked up”
Naw man. The Irish wrote a TOME on getting f*cked up!
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:38 am}
with a preface by the russians….two of my closest friends: one irish and one russian. these chicks can DRANK!
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:48 am}
Yeah there is a drink called “the russian” so I believe you. You don’t need mo’ people.
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WuDaMan {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:28 pm}
I actually think it is just colder climated places. Cuz the Germans and most of those Balkanie Eastern European countries stay fuged up.
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 3:25 pm}
“I actually think it is just colder climated places. Cuz the Germans and most of those Balkanie Eastern European countries stay fuged up.”
Well that makes sense b/c Eastern European winters are colder than a witches’ tits and the folks there may need alcohol to keep their blood from freezing. Viva la LICKA!!!
WuDaMan {September 3rd, 2008 at 4:12 pm}
& if you notice in ye ole Usuh it’s the colder midwest erreeeuuuh that gets uber wasted. I love the lickuh!
JBoogie {September 3rd, 2008 at 9:47 am}
one of my goals in life…going to london on vacay!
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V.E.G. {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:55 pm}
Take the train to Paris if you can. Wine everywhere.
I had a glass at lunch, 2 at dinner…every day. it was great.
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southernabelle {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:14 am}
“Often times, people get piggyback rides, you get free liquor bought for you AND you get high-fived AT LEAST 20 times throughout the nite. It’s AWESOME!”
…ok ! I miss that syht too..but I exp this in the workplace- I need some more pank frds..
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 11:40 am}
because of where i live, i hear the “woo-hoo” at least 30 times a week. i also hear “yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah”, “duuuuuude”, and random bouts of crying just as much.
my neighborhood is entertaining
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Luvvie {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:11 pm}
“my neighborhood is entertaining”
Champ, ur neighborhood sounds like College. Can I move there?
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 3:26 pm}
“Champ, ur neighborhood sounds like College. Can I move there”
sure. just email me your new burgh resident application, and i’ll try to get in a good word for you with the committee
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Intellectual Hedonist {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:14 pm}
champ your neighborhood sounds like a sociological experiment
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The Champ {September 3rd, 2008 at 3:14 pm}
“champ your neighborhood sounds like a sociological experiment”
it actually is though. theres an adjacent predominately black neighborhood (east liberty), thats being gentrified as we speak, so much so that they’ve even “officially” changed the name of a section of it to “eastside” (combining shadyside and east liberty), and its interesting to see these upscale restaurants and lounges opening up next to dana’s hair, mo gear, and east liberty kutz.
like i said before, my neighborhood is entertaining
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Knockout Ned {September 3rd, 2008 at 6:03 pm}
Champ, you’re making me miss the 412. I’m from Pittsburgh, now I live in Atlanta. I grew up in Squirrel Hill. When I go home, I kick it in Shadyside, or the Shadow Lounge in East Liberty. No lines to get in, just a good time. My crowd of friends back home are more diverse (asian, jewish, white, black) and at times more fun, than down here because I went to an HBCU, so now, all my friends are black. But I’ve been kickin it with some of my coworkers, who aren’t black, so I’m trying to get some diversity back.
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Vodka&Milk {September 3rd, 2008 at 12:04 pm}
LMAO, I completely forgot about the high-fives! Oh it brings back memories! haha.
-Sasha Two Pistols
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I clicked send to soon.. sorry but to pick up where I left off the more we move up the ladder we (black folks) become more concerned with proving the stereo types wrong and proving we have class and sophistication.. We become obsessed with appearances instead of actually having fun. I have friends that seriously will not go to the club with me because I have too much fun. I have a good time whenever, where ever and I dance with whoever wants to dance. We always leave having had totally different experiences. I also have learned that the more fun I am having the more likely ninja’s are to approach me, buy me drinks, try to teach me to break dance ( I actually had a dude do the centipede in the club once). White people on the other hand don’t have to always “represent”. They are not worried about appearances or a stereotype which allows them the freedom to do what they want. I mean white people can smoke, get DUI, use drugs and become president… blacks are not so lucky
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:15 am}
you are absolutely right, shayD…white folks are allowed an individuality that we are not afforded.
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genius khan {September 3rd, 2008 at 8:02 am}
shatani and Shayd agree:
“you are absolutely right, shayD…white folks are allowed an individuality that we are not afforded.”
says who?
naw, i feel where ur coming from but i guess i have no designs on becoming President of the U.S.A and i don’t wanna work for Diddy either so no such inhibitions and hang ups for me when out to party. i “represent” aight. …but for what i like and how i like it. and what i like is non judgemental fun and i like it uninhibited by the Draconian thought, dress and fun Police. dickhead jones and nem will not worry me and neither will corporate America. (not such that i become borish, overthiinking how i appear to others and spoliling my fun) tellem i said it.
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shatani {September 3rd, 2008 at 9:07 pm}
i feel ya, GK….i like to make shatani happy in whatever i do, but i still find myself having a thought every now and then….
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southernabelle {September 3rd, 2008 at 1:19 am}
“I also have learned that the more fun I am having the more likely ninja’s are to approach me, buy me drinks, try to teach me to break dance ( I actually had a dude do the centipede in the club once)”
OMG ! you and I are club twins ! I was just break dancing this weekend…I have frd like that too- I leave the club hair sweated out..legs sore ..with no voice…bc I kicked it…Guys like FUN…they are attracted to women who are fun..not wild..they go- hey- she will be cool to hang with…she knows who she is ..most chicks that sit with stuck up stick in their a$$ is over looked
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