American Expressions That Still Confuse You After All These Inane Years Here ?

Started by mongers, June 14, 2011, 05:15:09 PM

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Caliga

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June 21, 2011, 07:44:25 AM
Quote from: Monoriu on June 21, 2011, 05:07:50 AM
And, are things really that bad?  I mean, there must be quite a large number of relatively poor whites.  It is a bit hard to believe that they all participate in incest  :unsure:
That's mostly an unjustified stereotype.  Inbreeding is extremely rare, and also extremely illegal.  Even cousin marriage is illegal in many US states.
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#46
June 21, 2011, 11:01:08 AM
Extremely illegal, Cal? Is that like being extremely pregnant?
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June 21, 2011, 11:25:56 AM
A woman at 3 months is pregnant. A woman at 8 months is extremely pregnant.
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June 22, 2011, 10:47:28 AM
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June 22, 2011, 01:02:14 PM
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