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Nignogs?
I've given up waiting for Ger's reply, so I have to ask what the Irish usage of "nignogs" is. Ger asked if I was still baiting the nignogs.
I understand "nignog" to be a racial epithet. Since I can't imagine anyone ever thinking any of my posts are in any way racist, the reference sticks in my craw.
I can't figure out if Ger has mistaken me for someone else since I've been "gone" for a couple of years, if Ger has imagined some theme that is very unlike me, or if "nignog" is used differently in Donegal. There is the possibility that he meant that I bait the Irish (which I do, and do so with enthusiasm) because I consider them the nignogs of the Western World (which I don't, and would be truly appalled if this was the thought).
Ger has been known to flash a sense of humor - even humour - at times even though he is a tight with his humor as Eddie is with compliments. Has he lost that completely?
Help a Yank out, here.
I understand "nignog" to be a racial epithet. Since I can't imagine anyone ever thinking any of my posts are in any way racist, the reference sticks in my craw.
I can't figure out if Ger has mistaken me for someone else since I've been "gone" for a couple of years, if Ger has imagined some theme that is very unlike me, or if "nignog" is used differently in Donegal. There is the possibility that he meant that I bait the Irish (which I do, and do so with enthusiasm) because I consider them the nignogs of the Western World (which I don't, and would be truly appalled if this was the thought).
Ger has been known to flash a sense of humor - even humour - at times even though he is a tight with his humor as Eddie is with compliments. Has he lost that completely?
Help a Yank out, here.
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[nq:1]I've given up waiting for Ger's reply, so I have to ask what the Irish usage of "nignogs" is. Ger ... [/nq] So the Irish are evil nignog-baiters, who deserve to be baited a little bit themselves.
- [nq:1]I've given up waiting for Ger's reply, so I have to ask what the Irish usage of "nignogs" is.
- Ger ...
- [/nq] So the Irish are evil nignog-baiters, who deserve to be baited a little bit themselves.
- And the nignogs are just poor innocent victims that you would never even consider baiting.
- Got it.
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[nq:1]I've given up waiting for Ger's reply, so I have to ask what the Irish usage of "nignogs" is. Ger ... them the nignogs of the Western World (which I don't, and would be truly appalled if this was the thought).[/nq]
So the Irish are evil nignog-baiters, who deserve to be baited a little bit themselves. And the nignogs are just poor innocent victims that you would never even consider baiti
So the Irish are evil nignog-baiters, who deserve to be baited a little bit themselves. And the nignogs are just poor innocent victims that you would never even consider baiti
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[nq:1]I've given up waiting for Ger's reply, so I have to ask what the Irish usage of "nignogs" is. Ger ... can't imagine anyone ever thinking any of my posts are in any way racist, the reference sticks in my craw.[/nq]
You understand rightly. It's a precious variant on the traditional N-word. No doubt you remember Jimmy Rabitte's apercu from 'The Commitments'?
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John Dean
You understand rightly. It's a precious variant on the traditional N-word. No doubt you remember Jimmy Rabitte's apercu from 'The Commitments'?
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John Dean
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[nq:1]I've given up waiting for Ger's reply, so I have to ask what the Irish usage of "nignogs" is. Ger ... can't imagine anyone ever thinking any of my posts are in any way racist, the reference sticks in my craw.[/nq]
SOED5 treats "nig-nog" under two headings, both derogatory, but only one a racial epithet. These definitions suggest treading warily:
nig-nog, noun1.
/"nIgnQg/
SOED5 treats "nig-nog" under two headings, both derogatory, but only one a racial epithet. These definitions suggest treading warily:
nig-nog, noun1.
/"nIgnQg/
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Tony Cooper typed thus:
[nq:1]I've given up waiting for Ger's reply, so I have to ask what the Irish usage of "nignogs" is. Ger ... times even though he is a tight with his humor as Eddie is with compliments. Has he lost that completely?[/nq]
What the others say is correct. I didn't see the post in question, but if Ger is Irish then there's nothing more to be said.
But I will.
[nq:1]I've given up waiting for Ger's reply, so I have to ask what the Irish usage of "nignogs" is. Ger ... times even though he is a tight with his humor as Eddie is with compliments. Has he lost that completely?[/nq]
What the others say is correct. I didn't see the post in question, but if Ger is Irish then there's nothing more to be said.
But I will.
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[nq:2]I've given up waiting for Ger's reply, so I have ... in any way racist, the reference sticks in my craw.[/nq]
[nq:1]You understand rightly. It's a precious variant on the traditional N-word. No doubt you remember Jimmy Rabitte's apercu from 'The Commitments'? >[/nq]
I posted this to the wrong newsgroup and canceled it immediately. Evidently, the cancel didn't take or you were very
[nq:1]You understand rightly. It's a precious variant on the traditional N-word. No doubt you remember Jimmy Rabitte's apercu from 'The Commitments'? >[/nq]
I posted this to the wrong newsgroup and canceled it immediately. Evidently, the cancel didn't take or you were very
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[nq:2]You understand rightly. It's a precious variant on the traditional ... of Ireland. North Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin. >>[/nq]
[nq:1]I posted this to the wrong newsgroup and canceled it immediately. Evidently, the cancel didn't take or you were very quick on the draw.[/nq]
I saw it about 40 minutes after you posted it, so it hadn't been cancelled by then.
I knew immed
[nq:1]I posted this to the wrong newsgroup and canceled it immediately. Evidently, the cancel didn't take or you were very quick on the draw.[/nq]
I saw it about 40 minutes after you posted it, so it hadn't been cancelled by then.
I knew immed
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Tony Cooper typed thus:
[nq:2]You understand rightly. It's a precious variant on the traditional ... of Ireland. North Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin. >>[/nq]
[nq:1]I posted this to the wrong newsgroup and canceled it immediately. Evidently, the cancel didn't take or you were very quick on the draw.[/nq]
Usenet cancellations are poorly implemented at best. The German server s
[nq:2]You understand rightly. It's a precious variant on the traditional ... of Ireland. North Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin. >>[/nq]
[nq:1]I posted this to the wrong newsgroup and canceled it immediately. Evidently, the cancel didn't take or you were very quick on the draw.[/nq]
Usenet cancellations are poorly implemented at best. The German server s
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[nq:1]So the Irish are evil nignog-baiters, who deserve to be baited a little bit themselves. And the nignogs are just poor innocent victims that you would never even consider baiting. Got it.[/nq]
That's pretty close. The post was mistakenly posted here instead of soc.culture.irish, but the Irish in that group *do* deserve to be baited. They manage to hold their own and give as good as they g
That's pretty close. The post was mistakenly posted here instead of soc.culture.irish, but the Irish in that group *do* deserve to be baited. They manage to hold their own and give as good as they g
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[nq:1]I've given up waiting for Ger's reply, so I have to ask what the Irish usage of "nignogs" is. Ger ... can't imagine anyone ever thinking any of my posts are in any way racist, the reference sticks in my craw.[/nq]
I didn't know 'nignog' was a racial epithet, though a Google search shows up my ignorance by revealing some very nasty stuff. Even so, entries from the first page or two refer
I didn't know 'nignog' was a racial epithet, though a Google search shows up my ignorance by revealing some very nasty stuff. Even so, entries from the first page or two refer
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[nq:2]I understand "nignog" to be a racial epithet. Since I ... in any way racist, the reference sticks in my craw.[/nq]
[nq:1]I didn't know 'nignog' was a racial epithet, though a Google search shows up my ignorance by revealing some very ... newspaper club in 1930s Britain, at which time it cannot have been an insulting term or had any racial connotation.[/nq]
Why cou
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