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Jury Duty, such a response ability it's not this, that is hard for me, as much as my encounter with folks to or from their court parking lot... this entire experience is hilarious, both before or after court; One Spanish lady asks, please sir where is them alabateors - What did she say - oh sure... why she meant those 'elevators' - I'm going there myself on our way a black fellow yells-out "ho-dee- doe fo me" well, he said 'hold that door' for him, so follow me said, I ordeal is over, on my way to my car one thing I hear monback - monback- monback ok you, you can go I think to myself - 'come-on-back' not till next year... in my car he was mon-backin' me, now, so leaving he said at my window sir, spare any change my car is on 'E' meaning on empty, five bucks ok... driving away, in my trusty rearview, joyfully, he is wavein' note: He did leave me his phone number - Fi Fi Fo Fo Fi fi fo 554-4554 on Pennsylvania Avenue - ay!

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Date: 8/25/2023 10:42:00 AM
Hi Perry, thank you for sharing about slang. Your playful, yet sober share I enjoyed reading; and think to myself, how personal and individual slang gets. I am not a fan of slang.
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Perry Campanella
Date: 8/25/2023 12:58:00 PM
Hi, Iris Elizabeth - Thank you for you review - Funny i'm not a fan of slang though sometimes it is funny!

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