 LordJim
Male, 50-59, Europe
 2422 Posts
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Monday, February 04, 2013 12:00:20 PM
Watermelons are indiginous to Africa and were introduced to the Americas in the 17th century. They were originally grown mainly in the southern states (where most slaves were) and were one of the few foods that slaves would have been familiar with. |
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LordJim
Male, 50-59, Europe
2422 Posts
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Monday, February 04, 2013 11:53:04 AM
MacGuffin,
Reinald D Hunter would seem to bear that out. |
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 r66tramp
Male, 40-49, Canada
676 Posts
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Saturday, February 02, 2013 9:14:00 PM
MacGuffin you should update your IAB profile to indicate that you are self-proclaimed Eurotrash and that you have not been anywhere in the world other than your own backyard.
It will help others in the future understsand you are a wind-bag. |
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 tommy2X4
Male, 50-59, Eastern US
2841 Posts
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Saturday, February 02, 2013 11:42:25 AM
Where do stereotypes come from? |
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 MacGuffin
Female, 30-39, Europe
2597 Posts
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Saturday, February 02, 2013 6:45:45 AM
Being Eurotrash, I only just about got the reference in this item. Am I right in thinking this is a stereotype thing? That Blacks are stereotypically seen as having a penchant for fried chicken?
I was just as bemused when someone made a reference to something involving Obama and watermelons one time: I'd no idea until a Septic friend explained to me that you guys have an unflattering stereotype of black people eating watermelon.
It's amazing how some slights and humour are context-specific. Like Brits have stereotypical jokes about the Irish being stupid, the Scots being miserly and the Welsh being sheep shaggers. I doubt any of these would make sense to non-Brits, even if they were understood to be insults. |
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 5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
17000 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 10:13:06 PM
"...chicken fried steak is steak with a "fried chicken" breading..."
Dang it!
@darkmagic14n has "outed" me!
It's true, what I meant to say was "Steak Fried Chicken" which is widely known a "scnitzel"
Schnitzel
My bad, uncorrected, but the rest is true!
Around here (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, North & South Dakota, Minnisota & several other places) it's a common, staple Mennonite dish.
And OH-SO delicious!
Man, IABers are a smart bunch! |
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 mcssls
Male, 40-49, Western US
377 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 8:24:35 PM
watch out fo yo watermelons |
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darkmagic14n
Male, 18-29, Western US
1634 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 5:53:29 PM
it's flat, breaded fried chicken, served as if it were a steak
chicken fried steak is steak with a "fried chicken" breading... |
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 ferdyfred
Male, 40-49, Europe
5582 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 2:44:57 PM
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ferdyfred
Male, 40-49, Europe
5582 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 2:44:19 PM
Now there is a lot of C ock
must be a black thang |
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r66tramp
Male, 40-49, Canada
676 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 1:24:41 PM
Our good friend Homer Simpson knows what fancy is talking about. |
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 carmium
Female, 50-59, Canada
4070 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 1:11:53 PM
As soon as I read "Bandits Steak..." I knew it was a Fancy post. |
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 AntPharm
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
929 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 12:14:37 PM
they steaked the chicken
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 zeebeedee
Male, 50-59, Eastern US
501 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 11:26:43 AM
Maybe they're gonna open their own Popeyes |
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 Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25709 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 11:21:39 AM
"Chicken Fried Steak" is a staple around here (Mennonite dish: it's flat, breaded fried chicken, served as if it were a steak"
In Texas that was Chicken Fried Chicken. Not to be confused with Fried Chicken.
Chicken Fried Steak was actual cubed beef {which isn't in squares don't ask} battered or breaded and fried. Same thing, just different meat. |
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 whodat6484
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
2271 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 10:44:11 AM
@LordJim - " ... it is a very convenient food to carry if you are travelling ..."
That reminds me of the first year I was stationed at Camp Lejeune. I took leave to go home for Christmas but couldn't afford a plane ticket thanks to my measly $1500/month PFC paycheck. I ended up having to "Go Greyhound" and sit on a f*cking bus for 18 hours from Camp Lejeune, NC to NYC. At the second stop a black family of 10 got on the bus with big tupperware buckets full of fried chicken. I thought it was hilarious and had to harness every ounce of discipline I had to not laugh. Then they all started eating and the whole goddamn bus smelled like fried chicken for the rest of the trip. To this day the smell of fried chicken makes me nauseous. |
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 soundman655
Male, 50-59, Canada
956 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 10:26:19 AM
Beat me to the watermelon line, drat! |
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LordJim
Male, 50-59, Europe
2422 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 10:21:11 AM
I've heard it suggested that the reason African-Americans are associated with fried chicken is that it is a very convenient food to carry if you are travelling and know that most restaurants won't serve you. |
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robthelurker
Male, 18-29, Canada
824 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 10:03:06 AM
so, like, live chickens? or frozen chicken fillets or something?? were they gonna start roosterfighting like that giant who was married to that bar maid that raylan was f*cking?
Bar Maid- Since when did you start sleeping with a gun?
Raylan - Since I found out the woman I'm sleeping with is married to a guy I couldn't drop with a hammer. |
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5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
17000 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 9:56:36 AM
@MeGrendel: YES! Everyone likes fried chiccken!
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5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
17000 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 9:51:48 AM
@freddyferret: "Chicken Fried Steak" is a staple around here (Mennonite dish: it's flat, breaded fried chicken, served as if it were a steak: it has many names) and it's delicious!
However, I'm pretty sure that "Steaking Chicken" is NOT illegal... |
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whodat6484
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
2271 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 9:47:09 AM
Yet another link I submitted yesterday (with a link to an article) that has been posted giving credit to fancylad.
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Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25709 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 9:35:41 AM
SPrinkZ, "Watermelon...koolaid...fried chicken...etc."
Of course black people love those things... they're DELICIOUS!
I love those foods, too.
OMG! I'm black!
[looks down]
*sigh* no I'm not. |
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 freddyferret
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
9843 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 9:34:59 AM
How do you steak chicken? Douche. |
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 MeGrendel
Male, 40-49, Southern US
2339 Posts
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Friday, February 01, 2013 9:30:58 AM
Gerry1of1-"You want a tough crime that will bolster your street cred"
Q: "Kid, whad'ya get?"
A: "I didn't get nothing, I had to pay $50 and pick up the garbage."
Q: "What were you arrested for, kid?"
A: "Littering."
(thank you Arlo Guthrie) |
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