6.09.2008

The language of Calabama

While putting gas in my minivan, I note the nearest car, which is a banged-up piece of crap last cleaned around 1983. The driver's a tattooed goober in a gimme cap. His obese wife lethargically chews gum as if it were cud. Beanie Babies fill the rear windshield.

Their bumper sticker: "We speak English in this country -- Learn It or Leave!"

Take me with you when you go, por favor.
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5 comments:

  1. pattinase (abbott)June 9, 2008 at 4:18 PM

    Now there's the beginning of a story.

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  2. ~ kjbJune 9, 2008 at 6:06 PM

    Y yo tambien, si tu quieres. Que feo.

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  3. GrammaLynJune 9, 2008 at 6:25 PM

    What's a "gimme cap"? I'm way behind the times, I guess.

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  4. Steve BrewerJune 10, 2008 at 12:57 PM

    Hi grammalyn:

    A gimme cap is a baseball cap, usually with a corporate logo on the front. Given away for free, hence "gimme."

    S.

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  5. AnonymousJune 10, 2008 at 11:19 PM

    Thanks, Steve. At least I knew what a wife beater shirt was - LOL

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