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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

I got tired of writing on Ed's compliment page... so to answer your questions:

Philippines
PILIPINS    or   PEELIPINS  (depending on what region you're from)
Filipino
PILIPINO
PILIPINA
FILIPINAS
PILIPINAS

Requests:
1) please don't use figga on me or to refer to any of my people.  It's derogatory.  Filipinos who use it don't know otherwise.  
2) Don't be offended if I correct you when you say or spell Filipino words.  I just don't want you to embarrass yourself the next time you make that mistake.
3) don't try too hard.  just be yourself.   I'll love you anyway.

Again, I don't hate.  I playah participate.
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10/25/2006 Berna "Diva La Glam" .. says:

*word*
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

And educate.
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10/25/2006 CINDY K. says:

daaaaammmmnn - can we still go to Patio Filipino?
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10/25/2006 Heidi "dotHeidi-ay" A. says:

Gee, wow, "educating" via humorless, passhole-aggresshole public posts is really...............SMART.

RACIST LAME FLAG!!!
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10/25/2006 luis .. says:

where da fly pinays up in da heezy yo!
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10/25/2006 Heidi "dotHeidi-ay" A. says:

Totally, Jeff, it's cuz I'm RACIST!!!
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10/25/2006 CINDY K. says:

Isn't that a girl scout cookie?  Was it renamed along with Samoas?
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10/25/2006 Michael "I have no nickname" M. says:

This thread reminds me of a pilot joke ... but I will refrain.  Unless you really want to see / read it!
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10/25/2006 luis .. says:

please don't mention samoans, it brings up bad memories and I get weepy.
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10/25/2006 Just "a dapper dog" J. says:

Graceypoo, you forgot FEEL-A-PINO.....
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10/25/2006 Ed to the M. says:

Whatevs, they like it when i call em Flips.
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

I never called you racist.  Why are you getting up on this Kool Aid if you don't know the flavor?

How is this thread racist?  Really, HOW?  I'm just trying to unearth the ignorance that flows out of people wantonly using terms that they don't know have OFFENSIVE connotations, e.g. "figga".   I'm trying to school you on my people, and you feel offended that I'm doing so?  

(this thread was also directed to OTHERS who are not aware of how TAGALOG words are spelled.  You fuckin irritate my hemmorhoids everytime you misspell my country's name, or any Tagalog words for that matter.... in the proper or phonetic spellings... I'm just trying to help you out, dawg)

I told you Heidi, I got nothing but love.
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10/25/2006 Mari "Me" A. says:

Ano bayan dude?
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10/25/2006 Berna "Diva La Glam" .. says:

Cindy K:  Dude, all we ever talk about is food and boys.  Hahahaha!!
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10/25/2006 Mari "Me" A. says:

Um a lot of people can't spell. Period. :o)
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10/25/2006 Omid "s t u f f e r   o f   r e p u b l i c u n t s" T. says:

What about the PARAFLYS BARKLEY?
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10/25/2006 Ed to the M. says:

Nami Nami.  Doesn't that mean boobs in Tagalog?
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

FUCK YOU ED.  FUCK YOU.  That's another word I do not like... "flips".  OH, I would kick your ass next time I see your C-WORD self.
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This post has been flagged as inappropriate by the community and has been removed.

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10/25/2006 Just "a dapper dog" J. says:

Ed, bacon good.  Flip, bad.  

Nami nami does not mean boob, you pekpek.
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10/25/2006 JT F. says:

Grace...you're BUWISIT
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10/25/2006 Michael "I have no nickname" M. says:

The word "Flips" is derogatory, and has no place here.
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10/25/2006 Just "a dapper dog" J. says:

I can see where this thread is going, you're all BASTOS.
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10/25/2006 luis .. says:

PEKPEK
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10/25/2006 Ed to the M. says:

I'm just kiddin ya guys, i was being a troll.  don't feed me!
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10/25/2006 Just "a dapper dog" J. says:

I know Ed.  that's why I love you.  and will stalk you.  until the end of time.
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10/25/2006 Omid "s t u f f e r   o f   r e p u b l i c u n t s" T. says:

KEYS ME.
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10/25/2006 Ed to the M. says:

Rawr.
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10/25/2006 Berna "Diva La Glam" .. says:

don't make me smack you with the walis ting-ting!
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10/25/2006 Bella "FUC my reviews!!  Ride a Whorse, save a cowboy!" W. says:

Luis, say Pek pek mo baho!!
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10/25/2006 matt "Fro-yo boy" G. says:

BE NICE!!
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10/25/2006 Heidi "dotHeidi-ay" A. says:

I guess we all better stop using CHINK, PEKPEK, WHITEY and every other 'possibly racist' word we can think of, too.

Oh yes, and HIPSTER too, cuz hipsters might get offended. No more CHODE or DOUCHEBAG either, I don't want to start a douchebag/chode backlash.
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10/25/2006 Just "a dapper dog" J. says:

Titi mo.
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10/25/2006 Berna "Diva La Glam" .. says:

*going to estarboks*
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10/25/2006 Berna "Diva La Glam" .. says:

dude, Pek Pek isn't racist, duh.
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10/25/2006 Berna "Diva La Glam" .. says:

aysus.

Ma tigas ang ulo mo, diba?
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10/25/2006 Heidi "dotHeidi-ay" A. says:

I'm looking forward to the world being totally whitewashed....oh fuck, did I just say something about whtie people?! I just offended MYSELF!!
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

Pekpek is NOT racist.  Get your school on.
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10/25/2006 CINDY K. says:

Ed - you bettah WATCH your CHINKIE TWINKIE ass!
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10/25/2006 Gemma W. says:

These are my peeps representin' in the BAY AIR-REA!!!
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10/25/2006 luis .. says:

let's all just have go have a tosilog and be friends!
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10/25/2006 zell c. says:

wow. do people really refer to filipinos as figgas?

according to urbandictionary.com, it means: "Finnish people who think they are black."
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

Heidi, you're totally twisting this shit beyond it's original intention.  I never called you a racist nor even thought you were one.  I'm just saying, if you need to get good with Filipinos out there... don't be using "figga" on us.  YOu may hear us laugh, but that's coz it's ridicu-more.  You don't want to know what I'll say behind your back if you EVER use that on me.  Go ahead and use whatever other derogatory terms you'd like... but please do not feel ENTITLED to say "figga" just because you're dating a Pinoy.  

And I'm not even questioning your dating preferences.  Filipinos are a proud race that came from amalgamations of different races.  WIth historical and colonial ties with the United States and other non-Filipino countries, interracial relations are definitely on the rise.  It's not frowned upon; it's acknowledged and celebrated.  I have many hapa cousins, white uncles, and white aunties--all of whom I love with my wrinkled, black heart.   All I'm saying is, with this thread, if you (any non-Filipinos out there) want to get good with MY PAMILIA, then be respectful.  

Ed knows how I feel about using CHINK or CHINKY.  Y'all saw the Grace of Wrath on those threads.
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10/25/2006 Ed to the M. says:

zell - AWESOME.
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10/25/2006 matt "Fro-yo boy" G. says:

MMM ganda more ngai yon
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10/25/2006 JT F. says:

The only way to a filipino's heart is by Magic Mic.
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10/25/2006 Brigid H. says:

you can be from any race and still be a douchebag.  douchebags unite.
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10/25/2006 Jeremy W. says:

Heidi, as someone who passes for white I am now considering being offended by your Hates-ments above.

...and I'm unoffended. Taker 'er EZ!
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10/25/2006 maria d. says:

zell - hahahaha. related anecdote: when i went to denmark earlier this year, my boyfriend went into a store that sold graffiti gear and while we were waiting to be ringed up, a friend of the cashier showed up. they greeted each other with "wassup my nigga!?" and then proceeded to have a conversation entirely in danish, except for saying "know what i'm sayin" and "nigga" every couple of words. hilarious. they love hip hop culture over there.
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

Man, you non-Filipinos get it easy.  If you were Filipino and you use "figga" on me, you will get the bamboo stick dipped in dishwater.
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10/25/2006 Heidi "dotHeidi-ay" A. says:

I find it interesting that you would assume that was derogatory.

Yes, I secretly enjoy insulting my own boyfriend....to his FACE.

Whatever, everyone knows that arguing about race, religion, and politics on the Internet is retarded. I already explained all this to you in a non-public forum way, but I guess that's just not as much fun, is it?

Carry on with the witch hunt, guess I'll go actually WORK now.
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10/25/2006 Just "a dapper dog" J. says:

It's now called magic sing.  i just got one.  and i am soooooo learning air supply right now.  

i respect what you're trying to do gracey...sadly, the people you intend your message to reach are the ones most resistant to it.
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

well that's coz your boyfriend probably don't even know that "figga" is derogatory.
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

the only perk on this thread is that I got to identify the Pinays on Yelp.  HEYYYY!
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

JT...you're BASTOS.
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

HEYYYYYYY!
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10/25/2006 Ed to the M. says:

as a side note, in mandarin when you say something that sounds alarmingly like "jigga" you're actually saying "this one", on the other hand when you say the word for "that one" it sounds like "nigga"

on the third hand, when you say "figga" you're not actually speaking in mandarin.

grace - don't even try on heidi.  she clearly doesn't get it.
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10/25/2006 Jeremy W. says:

Oh yeah, and as someone who only passes for white, we prefer the mildly insulting abbreviation "PFWP". You know, when we're being reduced to initials. If you don't know, axe somebody.
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10/25/2006 JT F. says:

grace...duh...that's what my shirt says...

http://images.yelp.com...
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

okay Agent J.  I'll acknowledge your Whiteness.
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10/25/2006 luis .. says:

anybody here watch Lumpiapalooza or Lumia The Movie?
*clicky*
http://www.lovethatlum...
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

lesson:  using "figga" is not cool.
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

JT... you're also MAARTE
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

self-deprecation humor is funny.  note the word "SELF"
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10/25/2006 JT F. says:

self-defecation humor is funny. note the word "DEFECATION"
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10/25/2006 Stupid F. says:

This is sooo lame!  Ohhh, I would be so embarrassed if I mispronounced a filipino word!  WTF?  Of course I'll probably mispronounce it because I'M NOT FILIPINO!!
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10/25/2006 Stupid F. says:

P.S.  I once heard a filipino man at SFO say PUCK YOOO to another filipino man.  OHhhh, he should be so embarrassed for mispronouncing an english word.  I thought it was cute.
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10/25/2006 Stupid F. says:

P.S.  I once heard a filipino man at SFO say PUCK YOOO to another filipino man.  OHhhh, he should be so embarrassed for mispronouncing an english word.  I thought it was cute.
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

figga is a modification of the nigga, which is a modification of nigger.  (I'm not going to use the euphemism "N-word" because I'm not going to euphemize the historical and social weight of the term either).  

My people were subjugated to 400 years of Spanish Colonialism, almost 100 years of American NEOCOLONIALISM.  We were called "Little Brown Monkeys", dehumanized, called "niggers"--all to justify the American agenda to commit genocide on my people so they can own the Philippine Islands (google that shit.. it's real.  words: Frederick Funston) as a way to gain military/naval advantage of the area.

Just because mainstream hip hop normalizes, appropriates, and profits from these epithets (REAL hip hop do not... it educates and moves people!)...does not make it cool.

Chuck D says it best in the documentary "The 'N' Word":
"so nigger is a word that was probably put down 300, 400 years ago
when we got off a boat, and you got a marketing campaign turn it
around in a 15-year hip hop period?  that's crazy!"
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10/25/2006 zell c. says:

Stupid F. - That's true. When I go to French or other Asian restaurants, I hope they don't get offended when I mispronounce the names of their dishes. (Well to be safe, I just point at it in the menu so I don't embarass myself)
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10/25/2006 Danny "dannyman" H. says:

Can I get away with the phrase "or Pacific Islander"?

-danny
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10/25/2006 Stupid F. says:

yes, Danny.  You can check that box.  

I prefer to check "other"
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10/25/2006 Bella "FUC my reviews!!  Ride a Whorse, save a cowboy!" W. says:

I've never dated a Filipino guy- does JT count?
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10/25/2006 luis .. says:

You are crazy Bella, JT is African American.
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10/25/2006 Berna "Diva La Glam" .. says:

From the waist down, Luis, from the waist down.

So I heard.
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10/25/2006 luis .. says:

why didn't we invite him up for a bubble bath?
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

Bella, JT is not Filipino--he's Blaucasian who CAN SPELL Filipino words.
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

P.S.  Bella---you got tiggo bitties.
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10/25/2006 Bella "FUC my reviews!!  Ride a Whorse, save a cowboy!" W. says:

HAHAHA!! Bren- it's all true;)!
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

ewww.

So THAT'S what's more important than steak perfectly broiled at 1800 degrees temperature.
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10/25/2006 b g. says:

what's a Pinoy?
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10/25/2006 zell c. says:

pinoys are those young filipino boys that hang out/loiter at serramonte mall.
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10/25/2006 b g. says:

I knew someone that always called Serramonte Serra-Manilla.
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10/25/2006 JT F. says:

whoa! this is how rumors start people....

carry on.
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10/25/2006 Eugene G. says:

Be carepool! You might pool in de swimming pool!
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10/25/2006 Bella "FUC my reviews!!  Ride a Whorse, save a cowboy!" W. says:

Eugene- it's Paul!!! It's Paul!!
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10/25/2006 luis .. says:

That's how rumors get started...
They started by the jealous people...
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10/25/2006 Mari "Me" A. says:

Luis wishes he was pinoy! *mwah*
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10/25/2006 zell c. says:

b g., it's Manila, not Manilla!

just wanted to let you know so that you get it right next time. ha! ;P
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

Use Paul five times in a sentence:

PAUL!  BE CARE-PAUL!  YOU MIGHT PAUL IN THE SWIMMING PAUL AND MAKE A PAUL OP YOURSELP!
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10/25/2006 luis .. says:

I do Me, I really do!
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10/25/2006 Berna "Diva La Glam" .. says:

Luis, you're Pinoy by association.  Por reals.
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10/25/2006 Mari "Me" A. says:

Ms Ghetto - I totally know what you're talkin about but it's just not the same! Gotta hear someone say it with accent and peeling pare!

Luis - you are most definitely an honorary pinay! I mean pinoy!
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10/25/2006 Fong "all night Fong" L. says:

by the transitive property, Luis DID sleep with you Me A... ;)
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

Use PAPERS and PAMPERS in a sentence:

At the gasoline is-station, you cannot PAMPERS, you hab to PAPERS.
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10/25/2006 luis .. says:

haha, at first I was going to say *Fong you crazy* but you are right.
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10/25/2006 luis .. says:

and let's not leave Mikey out of the picture either.  woohoo!
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10/25/2006 Mari "Me" A. says:

MWAH HAHHAHAAAA love it Ms. Ghetto!!!

Fong - In his dreams!
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

use DEDUCT, DEFENSE, and DETAIL in a sentence:

DEDUCT jumped ober DEFENSE, pers da head, and den DETAIL.
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10/25/2006 Berna "Diva La Glam" .. says:

no, ghettograceypoo....it's
DEDUCT jump ober DEFENSE, DEFEAT bepor DETAIL.
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

Anne MARIE!!! MWAHAHAHAHA.

use CHICKEN NUT BREAD in a sentence:
Don't put a plastic bag ober your sister's head.  Ip you do, CHICKEN NUT BREAD.
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

i stand corrected duude... omg how can I forget DEFEAT.
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10/25/2006 Berna "Diva La Glam" .. says:

and ebery morning, when i get ready to leave de house, i bend ober to tie my TENACIOUS.
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10/25/2006 luis .. says:

you guys almost made me pee my pants!
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

I was late, so when I got to the buffet, co-CONTEMPLATE.
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10/25/2006 Berna "Diva La Glam" .. says:

um, i didn't understand that one, grace.  i'm stoopid right now.
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

yeah that one's actually a spoof of "koKONTING PLATEs"  as in.. not that many plates.  It's not that good coz KONTI is Tagalog.  

Okay lang... as in... talaga!
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10/25/2006 grace "( | )" m. says:

i didn't RSVP to the Elite event tonight, so they're just gonna have to deal with me craashing their partaayyy
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10/25/2006 Fong "all night Fong" L. says:

AHAHAH you guys are hilarious
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