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Following up Zinnia’s links on my earlier post, I found this mildly interesting article, I was born this way, from the Jamaican Gleaner in 2001. More fascinating was the comments page. There’s an initially amusing flame war between TT and Saleem and his girlfriend, before the online casino comment spam takes over. The page was Continue reading Sod ‘em and begorrah Today, my five-year-old informed me, his class is having cake for a dead person. What could he be talking about? His teachers had explained a lot more about the who and why, but after having celebrated Thanksgiving, Diwali, Channukah, Kwanzaa, Loi Krathong, Las Posadas, Sinter Klaas and Christmas … I imagine the kids were reduced Continue reading What I say and what you hear In yesterday’s Gleaner newspaper, I came across a letter headed “Not hostile to homosexuals”. Here are the high- and low lights. THE EDITOR, Sir: THE BRITISH Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported that Elton John regards Jamaicans as very hostile towards homosexuals. Not only is Mr. or Mrs. Elton John (the BBC did not state his title Continue reading Ignorance is … no excuse “Raucous” is the word that seems most often associated with The Contours, their reputation sealed with boss Berry Gordy’s description of them as “hoodlums”. When these Motown bad boys hit the road, the word went out: lock up your daughters and hide your gin. This is not only a great hipswaying handclapping dance number, Continue reading First I look at the purse |
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