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"Goomba38" > wrote in message
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> Van wrote:
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>> We've got a "Chico's Barbeque" near our house. It is a BBQ joint. Fair.
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>> Just kind of a strange combination, IMO.
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>> Van

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> The hot dog stand in Oyster Bay, L.I., NY was always called
> "Chinks"...which I'm sure would be offensive if named that today?
> I think now they have a different name on the stand but everyone I know
> still refer to it as "Chinks"



All behavior is either blessed or damned by the man at the top, George Bush.
He used the term "Pakis" to describe Pakistanis. That's offensive to some
Pakistanis. But, he said it, so we can use any term we want to describe
people.