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Re. brain sizes: Einstein's and women's

Bob LeChevalier lojbab at lojban.org
Fri Oct 25 15:58:33 EST 2002


JDay123 at BellSouth.net (Jd) wrote:
>I knew an American negro one time who was constantly worrying about
>his younger brother stealing from him.  Since they both moved into
>the same apartment, he had to give his younger brother a key.  Lo
>and behold, he came to work one day all peed off because his brother
>had stolen his VCR, camcorder, and a few other things.
>
>I get the impression  that for some reason blacks think that if you
>don't get caught, stealing is not only OK but it's a way of life
>much like it was a way of life for indians to steal horses from
>neighboring tribes.  To them, horse thievery was almost like a rite
>of passage into manhood I suppose.
>
>In all fairness whites have been known to steal too, but I don't
>recall ever hearing of any of my white friends being ripped off by
>their own brothers or sisters.  

You must have a small circle of friends.  I've had to punish my kids
for doing so multiple times, both from each other and from us.  I had
one (white) high school friend whose mother called the police on him
because she was tired of his stealing from her.

lojbab



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